April 2018

April 26, 2018

Thank you for coming! Plus, upcoming show at St. Francis College

A magical weekend, and we are so grateful to our supporters, board members, dancers, collaborators, technical crew, staff, volunteers, and audience members for making these performances a success. 

And we thank New York City Ballet Principal Tyler Angle - who led a thoughtful and enlightening Q&A after Saturday evening's performance. 

April 19, 2018

REVISIONIST HISTORY: Spotlight on Duncan/Fokine

Isadora Duncan is widely known as the “mother of modern dance”. She rejected the rigidity of ballet in favor of more expressive, natural movement, and her dancing became hugely popular in tours throughout Europe.

April 11, 2018

REVISIONIST HISTORY: Spotlight on Merce Cunningham

Jamie Scott (former Cunningham dancer and Princess Grace Award recipient) of the Cunningham Trust restages Duet from Landrover on Brooklyn Ballet company. The piece, which originally premiered in 1972 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is rooted in the exploration of people moving through different geographies and representing varied spaces with varied backgrounds.

April 3, 2018

REVISIONIST HISTORY: Spotlight on George Balanchine

For this season’s performances (April 19-22), Brooklyn Ballet is embracing multifaceted dance styles and refashioning historical works. One of those historic works is The Four Temperaments (1946) by legendary dancemaker George Balanchine. A ballet with unceasing appeal, The Four Temperaments references the medieval concept of the psychological humors that exists within every person: melancholic, sanguinic, phlegmatic, and choleric.