Commissioned by New York City Ballet for their Digital Fall Season, "new song" premiered on October 29, 2020.
Performed by New York City Ballet dancers: Harrison Coll, Unity Phelan, Indiana Woodward, Sebastien Villarini-Velez
Choreography by Andrea Miller, Directed by Ezra Hurwitz, Director of Photography Jon Chema, Music by Victor Jara (“Manifesto”), Produced by Stephani DeLuca, Creative Assistant Haley Sung
new song was featured in the New Yorker article “How New York City Ballet Took On the Pandemic” by Michael Schulman and with photography by Michael Avedon.
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Originally broadcast at 12 p.m. ET Friday, April 16, 2021.
A founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Virginia Johnson was one of its principal ballerinas over a career that spanned nearly 30 years. After retiring in 1997, Ms. Johnson went on to found Pointe Magazine and was editor-in chief f...
Originally broadcast at 12 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
A founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Virginia Johnson was one of its principal ballerinas over a career that spanned nearly 30 years. After retiring in 1997, Ms. Johnson went on to found Pointe Magazine and was editor-in chie...
An informal presentation on the art and science of classical dancing, a lecture/demonstration is a fun and accessible introduction to ballet. Specific exercises that develop jumping, turning, partnering, lifting, and dancing on pointe are demonstrated and explained. Throughout, excerpts from Danc...