Tag: on the town

New York, New York!

Think classic Broadway, and the tune “New York, New York” from On the Town probably comes to mind. Based on Jerome Robbins’ ballet Fancy Free, On the Town, with music by Leonard Bernstein, hit the Great White Way in 1944 and was later made into a movie starring Gene Kelly. This fall, On the Town […]

The Fairchilds Take Broadway

Megan Fairchild in ballet mode in Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering (photo by Paul Kolnik) We love, love, love ballet dancers who are decidedly not bunheads. There’s nothing cooler than a world-class ballet professional who’s excited to take on other dance styles—or other sides of the dance world entirely. Yesterday, it was announced that beautiful […]