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Dancers’ Choice at NYCB

KRISTIN SLOAN
New York City Ballet
New York, NY USA
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This Friday is New York City Ballet’s first annual Dancers’ Choice evening, which was programmed and cast by Principal Dancer Jonathan Stafford, and features a world premiere ballet by dancers Adam Hendrickson (choreographer) and Aaron Severini (composer) among excerpts from a variety of ballets by Balanchine, Robbins, Martins, and Wheeldon.

Tickets are specially priced at $45 and $25. All proceeds from the evening will go to benefit the Dancers’ Emergency Fund, which exists to help dancers in times of extraordinary need.

There will also be a Silent Auction, as well as two film clips we’ve been working on (”The Monarch” about Adam and Aaron’s new work, and “When We Were Kids” featuring footage of NYCB dancers when they were little.)

Should be an exciting program, and it’s for a good cause. Maybe we’ll see you there!

Philip said,

June 24, 2008 @ 4:26 pm

This is one of the most-anticipated events of the season! I hope it becomes an annual celebration.

jennifer said,

June 24, 2008 @ 5:32 pm

“When we were kids” reminds me of a funny video we have somewhere in the depths of our storage room, we have an old vhs video of andy veyette at our local community performance of the nutcracker, where i take a spectacular fall onstage at the end of the piece…dancing with andy and my sister, as “chinese tea”.

it must’ve been ~1993.

Noelani Pantastico said,

June 24, 2008 @ 7:54 pm

I will be flying during this premiere!!! I so wish I could attend! :(

kristin sloan said,

June 24, 2008 @ 7:55 pm

theres actually a clip of andy in the video we’ll be showing, :)
not from nutcracker though

Carla Korbes said,

June 24, 2008 @ 8:28 pm

That is such a great idea to give the dancers the chance to create an evening. I wish I could be there to see Adam and Aaron’s new piece. Merde to all!

Sophie B said,

June 24, 2008 @ 9:05 pm

I have my ticket and I can’t wait! It looks like it’ll be a fantastic evening!

Bernard Profitendieu said,

June 26, 2008 @ 10:26 pm

added bonus: you get to see his magnificence, S E A N S U O Z Z I

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