Autumn in the city is a wonderful time to get inspired by new teachers and attend performances by your favorite companies We’ve gathered plenty of information for you to leap in and get those creative vibes flowing. Performances Fall for Dance at City Center is in full gear and continues until Oct. 14. If you can’t buy a ticket online (they tend to sell in as little time as it takes to open your browser), there may be tickets being sold directly outside of the theater if you’re willing to hang out for a chance to see this incredible festival. Some of the star performers and companies include Pennsylvania Ballet, Stephen Petronio Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris, David Hallberg, and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. More information here. New York City Ballet opens their season with Swan Lake at the David H. Koch Theater through Oct.
- 10/9/2017
- backstage.com
Autumn in the city is an incredible time for finding new inspiration, teachers, workshops, season premieres, and even company auditions. We’ve got a little bit of everything ready for you to check out below. Grab your scarf and warm-ups...it’s time to fall for dance. Performances Twyla Tharp Dance premieres “Dylan Love Songs,” a piece exploring love’s give and take at the Joyce Theater through Oct. 5. Along with Tharp’s new piece, the company will also perform two gems from the 1970s: “The Fuge” and “The Raggedy Dances.” Purchase your tickets here. New York City Ballet opens their season with Swan Lake, choreographed by Peter Martins after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine. This stunning romantic tragedy is not one to miss. More information and tickets here. As part of the 2017–2018 40th Anniversary Season at Wp Theater, Monica Bill Barnes & Company presents their Off-Broadway debut “One Night Only...
- 9/25/2017
- backstage.com
New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the events New York City actors should have on their radars this week. The New York City Ballet swan dives into its new season.The New York City Ballet officially kicks off its new season Sept. 19, beginning in a most grandiose fashion: with the classic “Swan Lake.” Ongoing through Oct. 1, the seminal and heartbreaking piece is a perfect opportunity for longtime fans as well as those who are new to the artform and the storied Nycb to help usher in the new season. Head to Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater to experience firsthand the confluence of beauty that is Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s score with choreography by Peter Martins, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine.
- 9/15/2017
- backstage.com
Police in Maine arrested a Manhattan socialite after she allegedly went on a crime spree with a friend, stealing money from three companies in Camden, reports say.
Talicia Martins, 21, was arrested on Aug. 3 and booked into the Knox County jail where she was charged with burglary and theft, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office official tells People. She was released on $1,500 cash bail just hours later.
Martins is the daughter of Darci Kistler, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, and Danish choreographer Peter Martins.
Police allege Martins and 20-year-old Jacob Flanagan broke into the Francine Bistro,...
Talicia Martins, 21, was arrested on Aug. 3 and booked into the Knox County jail where she was charged with burglary and theft, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office official tells People. She was released on $1,500 cash bail just hours later.
Martins is the daughter of Darci Kistler, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, and Danish choreographer Peter Martins.
Police allege Martins and 20-year-old Jacob Flanagan broke into the Francine Bistro,...
- 8/8/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
New York City Ballet hosts its 2014 Spring Gala tonight, May 8 at 7pm, featuring a special one-time-only program designed by Nycb's Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the opening of the New York State Theater now the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, as well as celebrate its future with a World Premiere ballet by choreographer Justin Peck and composer Sufjan Stevens.
- 5/8/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Earlier this year, the enfant terrible photographer who calls himself Jr made his New York City Ballet debut, wrapping the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater in an enormous photographic mural. The result has been Instagrammed nearly as often as Ellen’s Oscar selfie was, and a relationship with Nycb was born. On April 29, it will bear fruit, as Jr’s first foray into ballet—a collaboration with the video director and musician Woodkid, with an assist from Nycb’s Peter Martins himself—premieres. It’s called Les Bosquets, and, he says, it “is about the French riots of 2005. I was even thinking of taking the dancers to the streets of Paris. I am sure that these two worlds that are completely opposite, the projects of Paris and the ballet world, could actually get together.” They certainly do cross paths in Jr himself, a graffiti brat turned sophisticated photographer,...
- 4/24/2014
- by Wendy Goodman
- Vulture
New York City Ballet's 2014 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 29, with a one-week Festival of 21st Century Choreographers featuring 11 ballets by 10 different choreographers - Mauro Bigonzetti, William Forsythe, Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Justin Peck, Angelin Preljocaj, Alexei Ratmansky, Liam Scarlett, Richard Tanner, and Christopher Wheeldon - as well the world premiere of a piece d'occasion by the artist Jr, which will debut on opening night.
- 4/17/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sarah Jessica Parker, who trained in ballet as a child, has produced and narrated a splendid new documentary that chronicles life behind the barre for AOL called city.ballet.
Through interviews with current company members (from Apprentices to Soloists to Principals) and Artistic Director Peter Martins, the 12-episode series gives viewers an inside look at what it takes to join, and maintain a spot, at the prestigious New York City Ballet.
Photos - Through The Years: Sjp's Fashion
Each episode focuses on a different faction of life at the Nycb and elaborates on another dancer's journey to the stage. From maintaining relationships to breaking social stigmas and achieving their dance dreams, the series taps directly into the vein of this rarely-seen world and will leave you longing for more.
Check out the pilot episode of city.ballet below and click here to watch the rest on AOL!
Through interviews with current company members (from Apprentices to Soloists to Principals) and Artistic Director Peter Martins, the 12-episode series gives viewers an inside look at what it takes to join, and maintain a spot, at the prestigious New York City Ballet.
Photos - Through The Years: Sjp's Fashion
Each episode focuses on a different faction of life at the Nycb and elaborates on another dancer's journey to the stage. From maintaining relationships to breaking social stigmas and achieving their dance dreams, the series taps directly into the vein of this rarely-seen world and will leave you longing for more.
Check out the pilot episode of city.ballet below and click here to watch the rest on AOL!
- 11/6/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Sarah Jessica Parker premiered her new docu-series, city.ballet., at Tribeca Cinemas in NYC last night. The new series, which airs online at AOL On, doesn't star Sjp, but it does feature the dancers in the New York City Ballet and follows them as they put on shows. Sarah Jessica is serving as the executive producer and creator for the web series, and she is also a board member on Nycb, which means that she is sure to get unprecedented access to the company and a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage. Sarah Jessica was joined on the red carpet by Peter Martins, the Nycb master in chief. She also got a chance to interview Peter in a behind-the-scenes look at city.ballet., where he talked about what makes his ballet company so special and why regular folks shouldn't be afraid to go see a ballet. Peter isn't the...
- 11/5/2013
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
Sarah Jessica Parker is not Carrie Bradshaw, but that doesn’t mean the lines don’t blur a little bit — especially when shoes are involved.
In a new reality show, city.ballet, premiering Nov. 4 on AOL, Parker takes audiences into the world of the New York City Ballet. The idea of a reality show about a well-respected institution like the New York City Ballet and its dancers might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but through Parker’s guidance and the cooperation of the Ballet, city.ballet hopes to give an unparalleled look at the lives of professional dancers...
In a new reality show, city.ballet, premiering Nov. 4 on AOL, Parker takes audiences into the world of the New York City Ballet. The idea of a reality show about a well-respected institution like the New York City Ballet and its dancers might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but through Parker’s guidance and the cooperation of the Ballet, city.ballet hopes to give an unparalleled look at the lives of professional dancers...
- 10/31/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
Sarah Jessica Parker is not Carrie Bradshaw, but that doesn’t mean the lines don’t blur a little bit — especially when shoes are involved.
In a new reality show, city.ballet, premiering Nov. 4 on AOL, Parker takes audiences into the world of the New York City Ballet. The idea of a reality show about a well-respected institution like the New York City Ballet and its dancers might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but through Parker’s guidance and the cooperation of the Ballet, city.ballet hopes to give an unparalleled look at the lives of professional dancers...
In a new reality show, city.ballet, premiering Nov. 4 on AOL, Parker takes audiences into the world of the New York City Ballet. The idea of a reality show about a well-respected institution like the New York City Ballet and its dancers might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but through Parker’s guidance and the cooperation of the Ballet, city.ballet hopes to give an unparalleled look at the lives of professional dancers...
- 10/31/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley, David Hyde Pierce, Josh Groban, Itzhak Perlman, Peter Martins, Patti Austin and Take 6, Met Opera star Elna Garana and Michael Buble. The evening, taped at Lincoln Center last November, will be televised on Great Performances, Today, October 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS check local listings.
- 10/18/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley, David Hyde Pierce, Josh Groban, Itzhak Perlman, Peter Martins, Patti Austin and Take 6, Met Opera star Elna Garana and Michael Buble. The evening, taped at Lincoln Center last November, will be televised on Great Performances, Friday, October 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS check local listings. Click below to watch a preview...
- 10/11/2013
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley, David Hyde Pierce, Josh Groban, Itzhak Perlman, Peter Martins, Patti Austin and Take 6, Met Opera star Elna Garana and Michael Buble. The evening, taped at Lincoln Center last November, will be televised on Great Performances, Friday, October 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS check local listings.
- 9/20/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Getty Sir Paul McCartney attends the UK premiere of George Harrison: Living In The Material World at The BFI Southbank on October 2, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.
Paul McCartney is already a rock legend but he isn’t growing complacent. The 69-year-old former Beatle continues to experiment with musical genres, and this week he’s releasing his music for a ballet.
“Ocean’s Kingdom” is a collaboration with New York City Ballet Company’s ballet master-in-chief Peter Martins. It’s also...
Paul McCartney is already a rock legend but he isn’t growing complacent. The 69-year-old former Beatle continues to experiment with musical genres, and this week he’s releasing his music for a ballet.
“Ocean’s Kingdom” is a collaboration with New York City Ballet Company’s ballet master-in-chief Peter Martins. It’s also...
- 10/3/2011
- by Michelle Gerdes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
New York -- When Paul McCartney took a bow at the opening night gala for "Ocean's Kingdom" last Thursday, the record will show it was the most dramatic moment of the evening. One reviewer noted "a large contingent of ladies screaming like it was 1964"; another wrote "there were cheers and screams" from the A-list crowd just at the mention of McCartney's name. But it wasn't the former Beatle's ballet that set their hearts aflutter.
"Every single person in that theater ... is there for one reason -- not for the ballet, because of Paul," acknowledged Peter Martins, the New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief and the show's choreographer, in a preview for the show.
By the time the matinee performance took the stage Sunday, with McCartney no longer there, it was just another day at the ballet. The house was filled with an older, more seasoned audience, who were there for the ballet,...
"Every single person in that theater ... is there for one reason -- not for the ballet, because of Paul," acknowledged Peter Martins, the New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief and the show's choreographer, in a preview for the show.
By the time the matinee performance took the stage Sunday, with McCartney no longer there, it was just another day at the ballet. The house was filled with an older, more seasoned audience, who were there for the ballet,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
Washington, Sept 26: Sir Paul McCartney, who is 'always interested' in new musical directions, has revealed that he was 'excited' when he was approached to write the music for the ballet production 'Ocean's Kingdom'.
The former Beatles star revealed that he was enthralled to get the offer from choreographer Peter Martins, as it was something he had never done before.
"I said that I hadn't [considered ballet before] but would be excited to think about it because I am always interested in new directions that I haven't worked in before," Contactmusic quoted him as telling the Times.
"I have done a few orchestral.
The former Beatles star revealed that he was enthralled to get the offer from choreographer Peter Martins, as it was something he had never done before.
"I said that I hadn't [considered ballet before] but would be excited to think about it because I am always interested in new directions that I haven't worked in before," Contactmusic quoted him as telling the Times.
"I have done a few orchestral.
- 9/26/2011
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
The New York City Ballet's Ballet Master in Chief, Peter Martins, is well-aware that nobody is going to the ballet tonight to see the ballet.
"Every single person in that theater... is there for one reason -- not for the ballet, because of Paul," Martins said of the Paul McCartney-scored ballet, "Ocean's Kingdom," which premieres at the New York City Ballet tonight. In a new interview, McCartney and Martins explain how it all coalesced.
According to McCartney, he had already made some headway on the ballet score before he even got involved.
"I started a piece of music for another project that didn't work out... so when Peter asked me would I consider, I immediately thought of this other piece of music and I thought, yeah, this is what I should do with this other piece of music," McCartney said.
Martins made it clear that the music isn't the...
"Every single person in that theater... is there for one reason -- not for the ballet, because of Paul," Martins said of the Paul McCartney-scored ballet, "Ocean's Kingdom," which premieres at the New York City Ballet tonight. In a new interview, McCartney and Martins explain how it all coalesced.
According to McCartney, he had already made some headway on the ballet score before he even got involved.
"I started a piece of music for another project that didn't work out... so when Peter asked me would I consider, I immediately thought of this other piece of music and I thought, yeah, this is what I should do with this other piece of music," McCartney said.
Martins made it clear that the music isn't the...
- 9/22/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Rock icon Paul McCartney is set to release .Ocean.s Kingdom. on October 4th. The release was commissioned by the New York City Ballet. The recording will be released by Hear Music/Telarc and is conducted by John Wilson, produced by John Fraser and performed by The London Classical Orchestra. .Ocean.s Kingdom. is the first time McCartney has written an original orchestral score or any kind of music for dance and is the result of a collaboration between Paul and New York City Ballet.s Master in Chief Peter Martins - who have worked together to present the world premiere of a new ballet for the company.s 2011/2012 season this September. Though the work is McCartney.s first ballet, he approached...
- 8/25/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Beatles legend Paul McCartney is collaborating with the New York City Ballet to write his first original orchestral score for ballet. He will be partnering with Nycb's Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins on a World Premiere ballet for the 2011 to 2012 season.
The new ballet will debut at the company's Fall Gala performance on September 22. It will also include George Balanchine's "Union Jack," the extravagant tribute to Britain featuring nearly all of the company's dancers.
Martin said, "We are so honored to have Paul working with us that I thought we would pay tribute to this extraordinary man by performing Union Jack on the same program."
The World Premiere performance will be followed by additional McCartney/Martins ballet during the course of the 2011-2012 season.
The new ballet will debut at the company's Fall Gala performance on September 22. It will also include George Balanchine's "Union Jack," the extravagant tribute to Britain featuring nearly all of the company's dancers.
Martin said, "We are so honored to have Paul working with us that I thought we would pay tribute to this extraordinary man by performing Union Jack on the same program."
The World Premiere performance will be followed by additional McCartney/Martins ballet during the course of the 2011-2012 season.
- 2/25/2011
- icelebz.com
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, and Suri Cruise posed with the ballerinas backstage after attending a performance of The Nutcracker in NYC last night. The four-year-old looked a little more into her candy than the photo op, though she gave a shy smile when one of the sugar plum fairies showed off her wand. Katie and Tom also chatted with the show's Master in Chief, Peter Martins. Katie may be making a return to the stage herself, since she's in talks to star in Extremities on Broadway. The Cruises just went from one chilly climate to another, traveling from Vancouver where he was shooting Mission: Impossible 4 to the East Coast for Katie's birthday weekend. She turns 32 today, one month after celebrating her fourth wedding anniversary with Tom. He loves to go all out for his girls, so there's probably more fun up his sleeve for this evening. Photo Credit: © Paul Kolnik and INFDaily.
- 12/18/2010
- by Molly Goodson
- Popsugar.com
">New York City was popping with A-list gala events on Thursday, April 29, and Gw was on the horns of a dilemma. Would the night be spent with “Gwynnie” (Gwyneth Paltrow) at the Frick Museum’s celebration for Chopard’s 75th Anniversary? Would it be spent with “Jon B.J.” (Jon Bon Jovi) at the 4th annual Dkms Linked for Leukemia gala at Cipriani 42nd Street? Or would it be spent with “S.J.P.” (Sarah Jessica Parker) at the opening night of the New Choreography and Music Festival of the New York City Ballet? As a huge fan of ballet, Gw could not resist spending the evening at the David Koch Theater. There could not have been a more revelatory way for Ballet Master-in-Chief Peter Martins to herald his company’s 50th anniversary than with world premiere of two new works—Why Am I Not Where You Are, choreographed by Benjamin Millepied,...
- 5/3/2010
- Vanity Fair
Spending the evening at the theater, Sarah Jessica Parker attended the 2010 New York City Ballet Spring Gala in New York City on Thursday (April 29).
Held at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, the Carrie Bradshaw cutie playfully mingled with Peter Martins before taking in the night's festivities.
Meanwhile, Sjp recently chatted with press about adjusting to life as the mother of baby twins after previously being used to only having to tend to her elder son, James Wilkie.
She says, "It couldn’t be more different. I mean, just one alone is daunting: the diapers, the ointments, the bottles, the pacifiers. You’re carrying suitcases! There is so much planning it’s like a military operation!"...
Held at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, the Carrie Bradshaw cutie playfully mingled with Peter Martins before taking in the night's festivities.
Meanwhile, Sjp recently chatted with press about adjusting to life as the mother of baby twins after previously being used to only having to tend to her elder son, James Wilkie.
She says, "It couldn’t be more different. I mean, just one alone is daunting: the diapers, the ointments, the bottles, the pacifiers. You’re carrying suitcases! There is so much planning it’s like a military operation!"...
- 4/30/2010
- GossipCenter
Santiago Calatrava has often been called the most lyrical of the current crop of starchitects. Today, the New York City Ballet announced that it will give the Spaniard a chance to apply his architectural and engineering skills to the most lyrical of the performing arts.
Nycb's ballet master Peter Martins has invited Caltrava to design several multi-functional stage sets for four world-premiere ballets during the company's spring season, which begins on May 4. The sets are expected to embody Calatrava's recurring themes of movement and flight, an inspiration made visible in his work for the Milwaukee Art Museum, whose roof sports two steel "wings" made of 36 fins that can open when the wind off Lake Michigan isn't too stiff, and his design for the transportation hub at the World Trade Center, whose spiky roofline was inspired by the idea of a child releasing a dove.
By designing for the ballet, Calatrava...
Nycb's ballet master Peter Martins has invited Caltrava to design several multi-functional stage sets for four world-premiere ballets during the company's spring season, which begins on May 4. The sets are expected to embody Calatrava's recurring themes of movement and flight, an inspiration made visible in his work for the Milwaukee Art Museum, whose roof sports two steel "wings" made of 36 fins that can open when the wind off Lake Michigan isn't too stiff, and his design for the transportation hub at the World Trade Center, whose spiky roofline was inspired by the idea of a child releasing a dove.
By designing for the ballet, Calatrava...
- 1/21/2010
- by Linda Tischler
- Fast Company
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