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  Linda Bernstein

  

  A City Ballet Season, but Online, With Bells and Whistles

  The New York Times - Peter Libbey

  Less than a month after canceling its spring season because of the coronavirus pandemic, New York City Ballet is back with a six-week slate of online programing. The company announced on Monday that it would broadcast full ballets and excerpts twice a week, from Tuesday through May 29, for free on …

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  Linda Bernstein

  

  Wilhelm Burmann, Teacher of Ballet’s Brightest, Dies at 80 (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Gia Kourlas

  Wilhelm Burmann, a revered ballet master and teacher who trained generations of dancers, including Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca, Maria Kowroski and Wendy Whelan, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 80. Jane Haugh, his friend and health care proxy, said the cause was renal failure. He had also …

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  Linda Bernstein

  

  Souls in Single File

  nybooks.com - Joan Acocella

  On Marius Petipa, the most productive and influential ballet choreographer of the late nineteenth century. It will surprise many people, but not many …

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  Linda Bernstein

  

  Melanie Hamrick is Saying Goodbye to American Ballet Theatre, but Has Big Plans for the Future

  pointemagazine.com - Marissa DeSantis

  Melanie Hamrick has been an undeniable force in American Ballet Theatre's corps de ballet for the past 15 years (16 if you count her time in the …

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  Linda Bernstein

  

  Alicia Alonso, Star of Cuba’s National Ballet, Dies at 98

  The New York Times - Jack Anderson

  Alicia Alonso, who overcame near-blindness to become a charismatic ballerina of unusual range and power, and who helped found what became, with Fidel Castro’s support, the National Ballet of Cuba, died on Thursday in Havana. She was 98. The National Ballet announced her death. The Cuban-born Ms. …

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  Linda Bernstein

  

  Bringing Suzanne Farrell back into the New York City Ballet studios is a step in the right direction

  The Washington Post - Sarah L. Kaufman

  Ballet eminences across the country hailed the news this week that Suzanne Farrell, the celebrated ballerina and choreographic inspiration to George Balanchine, had returned to the New York City Ballet to coach dancers after being fired in 1993 by former director Peter Martins. Farrell’s return to …