Posts Tagged "Patricia McBride"
(316) Lauryn Johnson: uncovering gems of New York City Ballet history
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LaurynJohnson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS You know her as @laurynjohnson20 on Instagram. On today’s episode of ‘Conversations On Dance’, our guest is Lauryn Johnson, a dancer and New York City Ballet usher who has captivated the dance world with her documentation of historic NYCB photography via her social media. We talk to Lauryn about how she fell in love with the company, grew her collection of dance books to nearly 1,000, where she sources her incredible images of the Balanchine era and her...
Read More(72) Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ with Bob Gottlieb: author, editor, and dance critic
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Read More(50) Part II: Edward Villella, Balanchine Dancer and Miami City Ballet Founding Artistic Director
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Read More(30) Alastair Macaulay, NYT Chief Dance Critic on Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’
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Read More(29) Patricia McBride, Beloved Balanchine Ballerina
http://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/PatriciaMcBride.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Patricia McBride, beloved Balanchine Ballerina. Patricia McBride is one of the most treasured ballerinas of the 20th century. In a career that spanned nearly 3 decades, she performed dozens of leading roles in the repertoire of the New York City Ballet. In 1961, she was promoted to principal dancer, the youngest in the company’s history at that point. George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins both created signature...
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