Podcasts by City Ballet The Podcast
Welcome to City Ballet The Podcast, an exploration of New York City Ballet where we'll journey through our history, delve into our new and existing repertory, and reveal insider tidbits.
Each season of City Ballet The Podcast features episodes that span three topics: New Combinations hosted by Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, Hear the Dance hosted by dance educator and former NYCB dancer Silas Farley, and See the Music hosted by Music Director Andrew Litton.
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Episode 103: The Rosin Box: Pointe Work from 2023-11-27T10:00
This week, Soloist Sara Adams joins hosts Claire Kretzschmar and fellow Soloist Aarón Sanz at The Rosin Box to talk pointe shoes, from the first dancer to popularize dancing en pointe to all the...
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Episode 102: The Rosin Box: NYCB Education Programs from 2023-11-20T10:00
Join us this week for another conversation around The Rosin Box with hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Soloist Aarón Sanz, who are joined by Senior Manager of School Programs Colleen Megley and Corps...
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Episode 101: The Rosin Box: Conducting Ballet from 2023-11-13T10:00
Join us for another round of cozy conversations at The Rosin Box, beginning with Associate Music Director Andrews Sill. Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Soloist Aarón Sanz chat with Sill about how h...
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Episode 100: Hear the Dance: Jennifer Homans (Part 2) from 2023-10-16T09:00
This week, the two-part conversation between Hear the Dance host Silas Farley and dance historian Jennifer Homans continues. They discuss Lincoln Kirstein’s essential role as a collaborator with...
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Episode 99: Hear the Dance: Jennifer Homans (Part 1) from 2023-10-09T09:00
In this first part of a special Hear the Dance episode, host and former NYCB Dancer Silas Farley is joined by dance scholar Jennifer Homans to discuss her recently published biography, "Mr. B: G...
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Episode 98: See the Music: Serenade from 2023-10-02T09:00
In this week’s See the Music episode, Associate Music Director Andrews Sill provides a taste of history and context for Tschaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, the score of the first ballet George ...
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Episode 97: Hear the Dance: Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 from 2023-09-25T09:00
This week’s episode is a special Hear the Dance reunion: former NYCB Dancer Silas Farley hosts a wide-ranging conversation between legendary former Principal Dancer Merrill Ashley and current Pr...
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Episode 96: See the Music: Rubies from 2023-09-18T09:00
New York City Ballet’s Music Director Andrew Litton returns to host this week’s See The Music episode, devoted to Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, the score for the Rubies se...
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Episode 95: New Combinations: Alexei Ratmansky from 2023-09-11T09:00
City Ballet The Podcast returns in the run-up to our 75th Anniversary Season, which begins by celebrating The Foundation of the Company. Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan checks in with A...
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Episode 94: Bonus: 22-23 Season Wrap-Up from 2023-07-03T09:00
This week, City Ballet The Podcast wraps up the 22-23 Season with Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, who celebrate a year of discovery, change, and...
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Episode 93: The Rosin Box: Ask the Dancers from 2023-06-26T09:00
It’s time for the annual Ask the Dancers episode of The Rosin Box! Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are joined by Corps de Ballet Member Meaghan Dutton-O’Hara to dig into questions submit...
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Episode 92: The Rosin Box: Ballet in the Age of Social Media from 2023-06-19T09:00
This week, Soloist Olivia MacKinnon joins Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz at The Rosin Box to talk all things social media. Olivia shares how time away from the stage during the pandemic inspi...
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Episode 91: The Rosin Box: Dance on Film with Sean Suozzi from 2023-06-12T09:00
Aarón Sanz is back from NYCB’s first tour in Madrid to join fellow host Claire Kretzschmar and guest Sean Suozzi for a chat around The Rosin Box. Suozzi, a former Soloist with Company, shares ho...
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Episode 90: See the Music Live: Agon from 2023-05-15T09:00
This week’s episode features a special live presentation of See the Music, hosted by Associate Music Director Andrews Sill and Resident Conductor Clotilde Otranto. With a little help from the Ne...
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Episode 89: New Combinations: Christopher Wheeldon from 2023-05-08T09:00
Host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is back with another New Combinations episode, chatting with long-time friend, former ballet partner, and Tony Award-winning choreographer Chris...
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Episode 88: Hear the Dance: Allegra Kent (Part 2) from 2023-05-01T09:05
Our special two-part episode of Hear the Dance continues with former Principal Dancers Allegra Kent and Jared Angle exploring Kent’s career at New York City Ballet, zeroing in on two key roles: ...
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Episode 87: Hear the Dance: Allegra Kent (Part 1) from 2023-05-01T09:00
In part one of this week’s special Hear the Dance episode, legendary former Principal Dancer Allegra Kent joins host and fellow former Principal Jared Angle to discuss her beginnings as a dancer...
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Episode 86: New Combinations: Alysa Pires from 2023-04-24T09:00
Host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is back with another intimate and insightful New Combinations conversation. Choreographer Alysa Pires joins Wendy between rehearsals for her fir...
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Episode 85: See the Music: Square Dance from 2023-04-17T09:00
For the latest See the Music episode, host and Associate Music Director Andrews Sill do-si-dos with George Balanchine’s Square Dance. Sills demonstrates with recordings of traditional square dan...
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Episode 84: Hear the Dance: Kammermusik No. 2 from 2023-04-10T09:00
Host Jared Angle returns for this season’s first Hear the Dance episode, focusing on 1978’s Kammermusik No. 2. Jared is joined by Soloist Daniel Applebaum and Corps de Ballet Member Lars Nelson ...
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Episode 83: The Rosin Box: Promotions from 2023-04-03T09:00
This week, The Rosin Box host Claire Kretzschmar talks with Principal Dancers Megan Fairchild and Isabella LaFreniere about promotions within the Company and their experiences moving up the rank...
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Episode 82: The Rosin Box: Winter Season Highlights from 2023-03-27T09:00
Join us at The Rosin Box for a winter highlights chat with host Claire Kretzschmar and Corps de Ballet Members Mary Elizabeth Sell and Anna Snellgrove. Mary, who has been dancing with NYCB for 1...
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Episode 81: The Rosin Box: Intimacy Director from 2023-03-20T09:00
The Rosin Box is back with host Claire Kretzschmar discussing one of the newest roles at the Company with Intimacy Director Leigh Zimmerman. Prior to joining NYCB, Zimmerman trained in ballet, t...
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Episode 80: New Combinations: Alexei Ratmansky (Re-release) from 2023-02-06T10:00
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky joins Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan to discuss Voices, his most recent ballet for NYCB, which premiered at the Company’s annual New Combinations evening...
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Episode 79: Hear the Dance: Fancy Free from 2023-01-30T10:00
Three sailors walk into a podcast studio… and chat with Hear the Dance host and Principal Dancer Jared Angle about Jerome Robbins’ first ballet, Fancy Free, choreographed on the American Ballet ...
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Episode 78: New Combinations: Keerati Jinakunwiphat from 2023-01-23T10:00
In this week’s New Combinations episode, host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan talks fearlessness and phoenixes with choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat, whose first commission for t...
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Episode 77: Hear the Dance: Allegro Brillante from 2023-01-16T10:00
Hear the Dance host and Principal Dancer Jared Angle dives into the unique challenges and special rewards of dancing George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante with Principal Dancer Tiler Peck. Tiler...
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Episode 76: New Combinations: Copland Dance Episodes from 2023-01-09T10:00
A fresh season of City Ballet The Podcast kicks off with New Combinations host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan in conversation with Repertory Director Craig Hall, Company Pianist Cr...
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Episode 75: The Rosin Box: The New York Choreographic Institute from 2022-11-21T10:00
For the concluding conversation of this season of The Rosin Box, hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are joined by NYCB Principal Dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring, who also serves as the artisti...
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Episode 74: The Rosin Box: Repertory Directors from 2022-11-14T10:00
This week’s conversation around The Rosin Box explores the way ballets are passed from generation to generation at New York City Ballet, and the artists who are responsible for carrying on that ...
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Episode 73: The Rosin Box: Shoes from 2022-11-07T10:00
This week, hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are joined by Shoe Room Supervisor Daniel Wong around The Rosin Box to talk all things footwear at NYCB. Daniel shares how his time as a dancer...
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Episode 72: The Rosin Box: Retirement from 2022-10-31T09:00
This week we return to The Rosin Box, with co-hosts Aarón Sanz and Claire Kretzschmar in cozy conversation about retirement—a topic fresh on Claire’s mind, following her own farewell to performi...
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Episode 71: Hear the Dance: Vienna Waltzes from 2022-10-03T09:00
On the newest Hear the Dance episode, host Jared Angle leads us through the five fasntasy-filled movements of Balanchine’s crowd- and dancer-pleasing Vienna Waltzes. He and Repertory Director Re...
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Episode 70: Hear the Dance: Symphony in Three Movements from 2022-09-26T09:00
Hear the Dance host and Principal Dancer Jared Angle explores George Balanchine’s bombastic and infinitely complex Symphony in Three Movements on this week’s episode. Jared speaks with two gener...
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Episode 69: New Combinations: Gianna Reisen from 2022-09-19T09:00
For this week’s New Combinations episode, Host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan caught up with choreographer Gianna Reisen between rehearsals to talk about her third Fall Fashion Gal...
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Episode 68: See the Music: Concerto DSCH from 2022-09-12T09:00
City Ballet The Podcast returns for another season of deep dives and candid conversations, beginning with an episode of See the Music devoted to the score for Alexei Ratmansky’s 2008 ballet Conc...
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Episode 70: Bonus: 21-22 Season Wrap-Up from 2022-06-20T09:00
In a special 21-22 Season wrap-up, Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan reflect candidly on the many challenges, surprises, and inspiring successes of...
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Episode 69: The Rosin Box: Ask the Dancers from 2022-06-13T09:00
The fan-favorite Q&A episode of the Rosin Box is back. Hosts and Soloists Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz respond to listener questions covering costumes, composers, and more. Tune in to find ...
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Episode 68: The Rosin Box: Behind the Midsummer Scenes from 2022-06-06T09:00
Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are back for another cameo-filled conversation around The Rosin Box. On a typically drama-filled performance night of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Nigh...
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Episode 67: See the Music: A Midsummer Night's Dream from 2022-05-16T09:00
In this special episode of See the Music recorded live at our Lincoln Center theater, NYCB Music Director Andrew Litton dives into the history of the Felix Mendelssohn score for Balanchine's enc...
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Episode 66: Hear the Dance: The Four Seasons from 2022-05-09T09:00
Hear the Dance returns with guest host Jared Angle in conversation with former NYCB Principal Dancer Kyra Nichols. Nichols shares how having a dancer mother (former Company Member Sally Streets)...
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Episode 65: See the Music: Orpheus from 2022-05-02T09:00
Associate Music Director Andrews Sill voyages into the beguiling score of George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky's Orpheus in the latest See the Music episode. As Stravinsky describes, in a 1949 ...
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Episode 64: New Combinations: Silas Farley and David K. Israel from 2022-04-25T09:00
Host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is back with another New Combinations episode of City Ballet The Podcast. This week she's joined by choreographer, former NYCB dancer, and curre...
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Episode 63: Hear the Dance: Helgi Tomasson (Part 2) from 2022-04-19T09:01
In Part 2 of this week’s Hear the Dance conversation between host Silas Farley and Helgi Tomasson, the two discuss Tomasson’s career following his entrance into the Company as a Principal Dancer...
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Episode 62: Hear the Dance: Helgi Tomasson (Part 1) from 2022-04-19T09:00
On this week’s Hear the Dance episode of City Ballet the Podcast, join host Silas Farley for an in-depth conversation with former NYCB Principal Dancer Helgi Tomasson. In Part 1, Tomasson shares...
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Episode 61: New Combinations: Pam Tanowitz from 2022-04-11T09:00
New Combinations is back with a conversation between host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan and choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Wendy catches up with Pam between rehearsals for two works ...
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Episode 60: The Rosin Box: Something Old, Something New from 2022-04-04T09:00
What goes on behind the big gold curtain at New York City Ballet? Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz take us on a backstage tour for the latest episode of The Rosin Box, catching up with da...
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Episode 59: The Rosin Box: Pianists from 2022-03-28T09:00
This week’s episode of The Rosin Box finds hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz in candid conversation with NYCB Solo Pianist Alan Moverman, who shares how he went from childhood piano lesson...
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Episode 58: The Rosin Box: Originating Roles and Keeping them Fresh from 2022-03-21T09:00
Join us for another cozy conversation around The Rosin Box with hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aaron Sanz, joined by recently-promoted Soloist Ashley Hod. This week’s episode revolves around the c...
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Episode 57: The Rosin Box: Stage Makeup from 2022-03-14T09:00
Join hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz for another banter-filled backstage chat around The Rosin Box, opening a fresh season of City Ballet The Podcast. In this episode, they walk us throu...
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Episode 56: Hear the Dance: The Steadfast Tin Soldier from 2022-02-21T10:00
Host Silas Farley is back with another Hear the Dance episode, devoted to the creation of George Balanchine’s tale of toy romance, The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Farley is joined by former Principal...
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Episode 55: See the Music: Swan Lake from 2022-02-14T10:00
In this episode of See the Music, NYCB Music Director Andrew Litton dives into the history and particular genius of Tchaikovsky’s treasured Swan Lake score. Joined by NYCB Concertmaster Kurt Nik...
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Episode 54: Hear the Dance: Moves (Part 2) from 2022-02-10T11:33:36
Our 2-part Hear the Dance exploration of Jerome Robbins’ Moves concludes with three conversations that trace the work’s living legacy. Host Jared Angle speaks with former Soloist Diana White, on...
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Episode 53: Hear the Dance: Moves (Part 1) from 2022-02-07T10:00
In a special two-part Hear the Dance episode, Principal Dancer Jared Angle dives deep into the history, context, development, and performance of Jerome Robbins’ masterwork Moves. Part one featur...
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Episode 52: New Combinations: Jamar Roberts from 2022-01-31T10:00
In the lead up to the premiere of his first ballet commissioned for the NYCB stage, choreographer Jamar Roberts joins host Wendy Whelan for the latest New Combinations conversation. From dancing...
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Episode 51: Hear the Dance: Mozartiana from 2022-01-24T15:51
Host Silas Farley opens the latest season of City Ballet The Podcast with a Hear the Dance episode devoted to George Balanchine’s Mozartiana. Choreographed for the 1981 Tschaikovsky Festival, the b...
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Episode 50: The Rosin Box: The Nutcracker from 2021-12-20T13:22:33
Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are back with a very special holiday edition of The Rosin Box. In an intimate tour of the bustling backstage spaces before, during, and after a performanc...
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Episode 49: The Rosin Box: Growth within NYCB from 2021-11-29T10:00
In the latest installment of The Rosin Box, hosts and Soloists Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are joined by Judy Elliott-Pugh, NYCB’s Senior Director of Human Resources, Diversity, and Inclus...
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Episode 48: The Rosin Box: International Artists from 2021-11-22T10:00
This week on the Rosin Box, hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz explore the unique experiences of Company dancers originally trained in other countries. They’re joined by retiring Principal ...
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Episode 47: The Rosin Box: The Steps to a Teacher from 2021-11-15T10:00
Step behind the curtain and into the rehearsal studio with hosts and Soloists Claire Kretzschmar and Aaron Sanz on another episode of The Rosin Box. School of American Ballet faculty members Suk...
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Episode 46: The Rosin Box: Bringing NYCB Back from 2021-11-08T10:00
The Rosin Box is back for a fresh season of vital conversation and first-person perspective on the backstage lives and day-to-day work of NYCB’s dancers. Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz ...
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Episode 45: See the Music: La Valse from 2021-10-11T09:00
In this new See the Music episode, host and NYCB Orchestra Music Director Andrew Litton leads us through the history and multi-faceted movements of the music for George Balanchine's La Valse. Ch...
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Episode 44: Hear the Dance: Chaconne from 2021-10-04T09:00
Host Silas Farley is back with another Hear the Dance episode of City Ballet The Podcast exploring Balanchine’s Chaconne. Farley is joined by legendary former Principal Dancer Suzanne Farrell, w...
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Episode 43: New Combinations: Andrea Miller from 2021-09-27T09:00
New Combinations is back with host Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan in a wide-ranging conversation with choreographer Andrea Miller, whose first onstage work for NYCB premieres this Thur...
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Episode 42.2: Hear the Dance: Glass Pieces (Part 2) from 2021-09-20T09:01
Host Silas Farley delves deep into the creation of Jerome Robbins’ Glass Pieces in part two of this new Hear the Dance episode. Former NYCB Principal Dancers and husband and wife duo Maria Caleg...
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Episode 42.1: Hear the Dance: Glass Pieces (Part 1) from 2021-09-20T09:00
Just like the Company itself, City Ballet The Podcast is back, with a brand new Hear the Dance episode on Jerome Robbins’ Glass Pieces. Returning host Silas Farley is joined by former Principal ...
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Episode 41: Bonus: Digital Season Wrap-Up from 2021-05-31T09:00
For this season’s final episode, Artistic Director Jonathon Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan sat down to reflect on the concluding Digital Season, and to look forward to our...
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Episode 40: New Combinations: Justin Peck from 2021-05-03T09:00
With just days to go before the world premiere of his newest work for the Company, Resident Choreographer Justin Peck joins host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan for the latest episo...
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Episode 39: New Combinations: Kyle Abraham from 2021-04-05T09:00
This season of City Ballet The Podcast continues with a fresh edition of New Combinations. Host and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is joined by choreographer Kyle Abraham in the lead u...
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Episode 38.2: Hear the Dance: Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Part 2) from 2021-03-08T10:05
Host Silas Farley and guest Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s discussion of the 1972 Stravinsky Festival continues in this second part of a special Hear the Dance episode dedicated to Balanchine’s Stravin...
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Episode 38.1: Hear the Dance: Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Part 1) from 2021-03-08T10:00
Hear the Dance host and former NYCB dancer Silas Farley is back for the newest two-part episode of City Ballet The Podcast. Farley is joined by former Principal Dancer Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux for ...
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Episode 37: See the Music: Theme and Variations from 2021-03-01T10:00
NYCB Music Director Andrew Litton hosts a new See the Music edition of City Ballet The Podcast, exploring the score to Balanchine’s ode to classical dance, Theme and Variations. Set to the final...
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Episode 36.2: Hear the Dance: Prodigal Son (Part 2) from 2021-02-22T10:05
The second part of our Hear the Dance exploration of Balanchine’s Prodigal Son continues, with host Silas Farley and former NYCB Principal Dancer Edward Villella looking back on Villella’s legen...
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Episode 36.1: Hear the Dance: Prodigal Son (Part 1) from 2021-02-22T10:00
The latest season of City Ballet The Podcast begins with this special two-part Hear the Dance celebration of George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son. Host Silas Farley is joined by former NYCB Principa...
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Episode 35: See the Music: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® from 2020-12-21T10:00
City Ballet the Podcast is back for a special edition of See the Music. Music Director Andrew Litton hosts a tour through the musical delights of the Tschaikovsky score to George Balanchine’s Th...
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Episode 34: New Combinations: Sidra and Dennis Bell from 2020-10-26T09:00
City Ballet The Podcast’s season finale has arrived with a fresh New Combinations episode, just in time for NYCB’s first ever digital New Works Festival. In the lead up to the Festival’s premier...
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Episode 33: Hear the Dance: The Steadfast Tin Soldier from 2020-10-19T09:00
Host Silas Farley is back with another Hear the Dance episode, devoted to the creation of George Balanchine’s tale of toy romance, The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Farley is joined by former Principal...
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Episode 32: See the Music Live: Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet from 2020-10-12T09:00
This week’s edition of City Ballet The Podcast is the premiere broadcast of a live See the Music presentation on the score to Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, recorded on the NYCB stage i...
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Episode 31.2: Hear the Dance: Red Angels (Part 2) from 2020-10-05T09:05
In this second half of a special 2-part Hear the Dance episode celebrating the life and work of late choreographer Ulysses Dove, host Silas Farley interviews Ulysses’ brother Alfred, Director an...
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Episode 31.1: Hear the Dance: Red Angels (Part 1) from 2020-10-05T09:00
Former NYCB dancer Silas Farley is back to host a special 2-part episode of Hear the Dance devoted to the life and work of late choreographer Ulysses Dove. Beginning with a brief overview of Dov...
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Episode 30: See the Music: Revisiting Symphony in C from 2020-09-28T09:00
City Ballet the Podcast is back with a new season of deep dives into the history and artistry of New York City Ballet. We begin by revisiting our very first See the Music episode to celebrate th...
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Episode 29: The Rosin Box: Ask the Dancer from 2020-06-22T09:00
Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz wrap up this season of City Ballet The Podcast with their last episode of The Rosin Box, responding to a selection of questions submitted by NYCB Instagra...
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Episode 28: The Rosin Box: Injuries, Wellness and Fitness from 2020-06-15T09:00
In this week’s Rosin Box episode, hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz discuss injuries, wellness, and fitness—three important, intertwined aspects of a dancer’s development and ongoing pract...
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Episode 27: The Rosin Box: Touring from 2020-06-01T09:00
Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz are back for another season of The Rosin Box, recorded remotely but with all the exclusive behind-the-scenes access intact. This week, NYCB dancers and lo...
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Episode 26: New Combinations: Pam Tanowitz&Justin Peck from 2020-05-25T09:00
This week’s New Combinations episode of City Ballet The Podcast features two recordings of Inside NYCB presentations made at Lincoln Center. The first is a conversation between choreographer Pam...
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Episode 25.2: Hear the Dance: Diamonds (Part 2) from 2020-05-18T09:01
In the second half of our two-part Hear the Dance on Balanchine’s Diamonds, host Silas Farley is joined by Principal Dancer Sara Mearns, who has performed the lead role for over 12 years with se...
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Episode 25.1: Hear the Dance: Diamonds (Part 1) from 2020-05-18T09:00
The newest episode of Hear the Dance is a special two-part discussion of Diamonds, the glittering final movement of Balanchine's Jewels, from the perspective of the lead ballerina. In this first...
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Episode 24: Hear the Dance: Afternoon of a Faun from 2020-05-11T09:00
“This is a hot summer day, in a studio, in New York City.” So former NYCB dancer Dr. Afshin Mofid recalls Jerome Robbins’ description of the setting and mood of his Afternoon of a Faun, an innoc...
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Episode 23.2: Hear the Dance: Rubies (Part 2) from 2020-05-04T09:01
In the second part of this special edition of Hear the Dance, Silas Farley and former NYCB Principal Dancer Patricia McBride continue their expansive conversation on her impressive career—from w...
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Episode 23.1: Hear the Dance: Rubies (Part 1) from 2020-05-04T09:00
The latest episode of City Ballet The Podcast is a special two-part Hear the Dance, hosted by NYCB Soloist Silas Farley, with special guest Patricia McBride. Her illustrious 30-year career with ...
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Episode 22: Hear the Dance Live: Apollo from 2020-04-27T09:00
This week’s edition of Hear the Dance with Silas Farley is a special live recording of Inside NYCB on Apollo, captured during 2018’s annual Saturday at the Ballet with George event celebrating B...
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Episode 21: See the Music: Allegro Brillante from 2020-04-20T09:00
City Ballet The Podcast is back with a new edition of See the Music originally recorded at a 2018 performance. Resident Conductor Daniel Capps gives a brief history of Tschaikovsky’s Piano Conce...
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BONUS: See the Music Live: Rodeo from 2020-03-02T10:00
In this special bonus episode of See the Music recorded live in the David H. Koch Theater, Resident Conductor Daniel Capps briefly surveys the history and unique musical qualities of Aaron Copla...
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Episode 20: See the Music: In G Major from 2020-02-24T10:00
In this week’s episode of See the Music, NYCB Music Director Andrew Litton introduces us to the score of Jerome Robbins’ In G Major: Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto from 1931. With live demonstra...
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Episode 19: New Combinations: Nico Muhly from 2020-02-17T10:00
In a lively, wide-ranging discussion about the relationship between music and choreography, Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan is joined by composer Nico Muhly, who is currently collaborat...
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Episode 18: Hear the Dance Live: Stravinsky&Balanchine from 2020-02-10T10:00
This episode of City Ballet The Podcast is the first ever Hear the Dance recorded live from a recent Inside NYCB presentation hosted by Silas Farley on the uniquely fru...
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Episode 17: See the Music: Swan Lake from 2020-02-03T10:00
In this episode of See the Music, NYCB Music Director Andrew Litton dives into the history and particular genius of Tschaikovsky’s treasured Swan Lake score. Joined by NYCB Concertmaste...
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Episode 16: Hear the Dance: Episodes from 2020-01-27T10:00
In this week’s installment of Hear the Dance, Silas Farley is joined by the two dancers who will perform the solo in Balanchine’s Episodes choreographed on Paul Taylor in 1959, NYCB Sol...
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Episode 15: New Combinations: Alexei Ratmansky from 2020-01-20T10:00
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky joins Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan to discuss Voices, his new ballet for NYCB, which premieres at the company’s annual New Combinations evening on Jan...
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Episode 14: Hear the Dance: Firebird from 2020-01-13T10:00
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Episode 13: The Rosin Box: Back to School from 2019-12-30T10:00
In the final episode of Season Two of City Ballet The Podcast, Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz welcome Principal Dancer (and law student) Abi Stafford to the Rosin Box to discuss the challenge...
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Episode 12.2: Balanchine's Early Life (Part 2) from 2019-12-23T10:01
The art of ballet doesn't exist in a vacuum, and in the second half of this two-part episode of Hear the Dan...
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Episode 12.1 : Balanchine's Early Life (Part 1) from 2019-12-23T10:00
In an extended conversation with Silas Farley, cultural scholar Elizabeth Kendall, author of the 2013 book Balanchine & the Lost Muse Revolution...
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Episode 11: The Rosin Box: Backstage from 2019-12-16T10:00
Don’t just step behind the curtain, come all the way backstage on this week's episode of The Rosin Box. Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Listen
Episode 10: The Rosin Box: Back in the Day from 2019-12-09T10:00
Dancing can certainly run in the family, as evidenced by the multiple sibling pairs that have passed through the Company over the years. And while our dancers may find a chosen family a...
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Episode 9: The Rosin Box: The Ranks from 2019-12-02T10:00
Hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz delve into the Company’s dancer ranks in this episode of The Rosin Box. They get the full scoop on a dancer’s life at each level with Apprentices Cainan W...
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Episode 8: The Rosin Box: Maria Kowroski from 2019-11-25T10:00
Join hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz as they invite celebrated Principal Dancer Maria Kowroski to step into The Rosin Box, for the series’ inaugural episode. Embarking on her 25...
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Episode 7: Season Two of City Ballet The Podcast Introduction from 2019-11-24T10:00
Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford welcomes you back to a new season of City Ballet The Podcast, and announces the release of our newest series – The Rosin Box Listen
BONUS: See the Music Live - Symphony in C from 2019-10-09T06:00
In a special bonus episode, take a trip to Lincoln Center without leaving your home. Music Director Andrew Litton takes us behind Bizet’s Symphony in C score in a See the Music...
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Episode 6: See the Music: Symphony in C from 2019-10-06T13:30
In our first See The Music episode, New York City Ballet’s Music Director Andrew Litton delves into the history of Bizet’s Symphony in C, a hidden treasure that, 80 years after...
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Episode 5: Hear The Dance: Summerspace from 2019-09-29T13:30
In this episode of Hear the Dance, host Silas Farley delves into the history of Merce Cunningham and Listen
Episode 4.2: New Combinations: Lauren Lovette from 2019-09-22T13:31
In this episode of City Ballet The Podcast, Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan sits down with NYCB Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette. The two discuss Lauren’s origi...
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Episode 4.1: New Combinations: Edwaard Liang from 2019-09-22T13:30
Former NYCB Soloist and Artistic Director of BalletMet Edwaard Liang reflects on his time in the Company on this episode of New Combinations with Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whela...
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Episode 3: Hear the Dance: Opus 19/The Dreamer from 2019-09-15T13:30
Silas Farley sits down with Principal Dancer Taylor Stanley, Ballet Master Jean-Pierre Frohlich, NYCB Concertmaster Kurt Nikkanen, and former NYCB dancer and Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Di...
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Episode 2.2: Hear the Dance: A History of New York City Ballet (Part 2) from 2019-09-08T13:32
New York City Ballet’s history doesn’t end with George Balanchine. Corps de Ballet Member Silas Farley continues to recount the history of the Company and the integral roles Jerome Robbins and P...
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Episode 2.1: Hear the Dance: A History of New York City Ballet (Part 1) from 2019-09-08T13:31
How did New York City Ballet come to be? Join Corps de Ballet Member Silas Farley as he goes deep into the history of Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine’s groundbreaking company. (30:30)
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Episode 1: Welcome to City Ballet The Podcast from 2019-09-08T13:30
Join Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford as he kicks off City Ballet The Podcast with hosts Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, Music Director Andrew Litton, and Corps de ...
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