At an April rehearsal at the Rochester City Ballet studios on University Avenue, the company was running through the George Balanchine work “Serenade” under the direction of Leslie Peck, one of an elite group of dancers authorized by the George Balanchine Trust to stage his ballets, in an effort to keep the artistic integrity of […]
Nutcracker
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Land of the sweets
A little girl watches her Christmas dreams come to life on a magical journey through a land of dancing toys and sweets. By now this is a familiar story for most: The Nutcracker is performed on stages across the world year after year. And this year the Rochester City Ballet and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra […]
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A world full of cheese
The six o’clock news was showing footage of the military campaign in Iraq. My three-year-old daughter saw something that looked familiar. “Dad, what’s that thing?” she asked as she pointed to US troops firing a field artillery cannon. “It’s a cannon,” I replied. “But what’s it for?” she insisted. “It’s a bad thing, like […]
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A sparkling gift from Rochester artists
Snow was gathering outside Eastman Theatre and onstage as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester City Ballet gave us an early Christmas gift last weekend. Saturday night, I saw another extraordinary performance of the Nutcracker ballet. It was rewarding to a degree far beyond any appreciation born of boosterism or local pride. I’ve said that […]
