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Welcome to City Ballet The Podcast, an exploration of New York City Ballet introduced by Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford, where we'll journey through our history, delve into our new and existing repertory, and reveal insider tidbits.

The Rosin Box with Claire Kretzschmar and Aarón Sanz

The Rosin Box gives you the opportunity to listen in on candid conversations with members of the New York City Ballet. Hosted by NYCB Soloist Aarón Sanz and recently retired Soloist Claire Kretzschmar, these episodes take you behind-the-scenes, offering you exclusive insight into the lives of the Company’s dancers.

New Combinations with Wendy Whelan

During our performance season, New York City Ballet showcases recent works from some of the most influential choreographers working today. Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan hosts the New Combinations episodes, where she talks to the choreographers and other artists behind the unique new works premiering this season at New York City Ballet.

Hear the Dance 

Explore our expansive repertory, from the earliest Balanchine works to more recent classics, with an insider’s take on the Company’s rich history with Hear the Dance. Taking on a new ballet each episode, the host is joined by many key players, from original cast members to ballet masters to current NYCB dancers, who share their personal experiences performing and coaching works from our illustrious repertory.

See the Music with Andrew Litton

In See the Music, New York City Ballet’s Music Director Andrew Litton takes us off the stage and into the orchestra pit, giving listeners an in-depth look at the scores from some of our most notable ballets, featuring discussions with both orchestra members and commissioned composers.

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Episode 128: Hear the Dance: Concerto Barocco

Jan 13, 2025

City Ballet The Podcast returns with a new Hear the Dance episode exploring George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco. Host Silas Farley is joined by three former NYCB dancers whose engagement with this foundational ballet continues today: SAB Senior Faculty Chair Suki Schorer, Balanchine Repetiteur Victoria Simon, and SAB Faculty Member Meagan Mann. Together they trace the highlights and unique demands of Barocco's four distinct movements, describing how the apparent simplicity of the ballet demands plenty of hard work and helps build community amongst the dancers. (1:00:28)

Written by Silas Farley 
Edited by Emilie Silvestri

Music:
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, B.W.V. 1043
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by the New York City Ballet Orchestra
Kurt Nikkanen and Arturo Delmoni, Violin Soloists

Aria with Variations in G, BWV 988 (1742), "The Goldberg Variations"
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Susan Walters, Pianist

Reading List: 
1. Repertory in Review: 40 Years of the New York City Ballet by Nancy Reynolds, with an
Introduction by Lincoln Kirstein
2. Thirty Years: Lincoln Kirstein’s The New York City Ballet by Lincoln Kirstein
3. Balanchine and Kirstein’s American Enterprise by James Steichen
4. Suki Schorer on Balanchine Technique by Suki Schorer and Russell Lee
5. Balanchine Pointework by Suki Schorer
6. Balanchine Then and Now Edited by Ann Hogan
7. Balanchine’s Ballerinas: Conversations with the Muses by Robert Tracy with Sharon DeLano
8. Balanchine the Teacher: Fundamentals That Shaped the First Generation of New York City Ballet
Dancers by Barbara Walczak and Una Kai
9. Balanchine Variations by Nancy Goldner
10. Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Eliot Gardiner