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Chase Finlay: New York City Ballet’s Newest Apollo

Apollo is, for many reasons, one of George Balanchine’s most important ballets. For starters, it’s the oldest one that survives, dating from 1928, when a 24-year-old Balanchine was working in Paris for...

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Jewels: A Balanchine Celebration of Music, Style, & Women

Jewels, a plotless 1967 triptych by George Balanchine, can be approached in a number of satisfying ways. Some consider it a kind of ballet world tour, an homage to three national forms of classical...

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Robert Fairchild & Chase Finlay: A Tale of Two Apollos at New York City Ballet

Two competing qualities define the title character of George Balanchine’s Apollo: youthfulness and godliness. The ballet is a portrait of a mighty Olympian — the master of light, the sun, and the arts...

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