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Werk: Stravinsky Violin Concerto

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KomponistStrawinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
PeriodeFrühes 20. Jahrhundert
GattungTanz
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Alexa Maxwell's Novice leads an excellent All Stravinsky program

Ashley Laracey and Joseph Gordon in George Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto © Erin Baiano
The whole evening had an excellence across four ballets that is a rare occasion. And it had a sui generis portrayal in Alexa Maxwell’s Novice. I would highly recommend seeing this program.
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Their joyous performance was a heartwarming win!

Donizetti Variations Tiler Peck © Erin Baiano
I must admit I like NYCB’s recent trend away from the themed programming. The combinations can seem strange, but the performances have more variety.
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Classic NYCB I... Or when the middle act is really the closer

Sterling Hyltin and Adrian Danchig-Waring in Concerto DSCH © Erin Baiano
Concerto DSCH received a raucous reception during curtain calls. It’s a classic closer for an evening in that it sends everyone home happy. It doesn’t below as the middle ballet. Programming gods at NYCB, are you listening?
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Choreographing Stravinsky: Balanchine and the Violin Concerto

Lesley Rausch and Jerome Tisserand in Aria I © Pacific Northwest Ballet
An exploration of the two central movements – a pair of contrasting pas de deux – in Balanchine's black-and-white masterpiece, Stravinsky Violin Concerto