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The wings to the stage: on the 75th anniversary of SAB Allegra Kent recalls her days as a student
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the fall of 1951, my mother and I turned up at the School of American Ballet, then located on...
Dance Magazine, 01/01/09 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Her favorite pursuit: Allegra Kent, former principal of New York City Ballet , explains why she continues to take class
Ballet class is indispensable to me. Ideally it is first destination of the day, as essential as waking up and drinking a cup of coffee (Balzac's...
Dance Magazine, 02/01/07 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Going platinum: as Miami City Ballet turns 20, Allegra Kent interviews Edward Villella about the company's anniversary season, and being true to the choreographers' visions
Long ago, at the School of American Ballet in 1951, I remember Mr. Oboukhoff stopping our class and asking a young boy with dark eyes to jump. The...
Dance Magazine, 03/01/06 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Dream weaver: former Balanchine star Allegra Kent guides Miami City Ballet dancers in "La Sonnambula"
THE STORY CONCERNS A POET WHO APPEARS AT A BARON'S LAVISH PARTY AND BECOMES ENAMORED OF A COQUETTE (APPARENTLY THE HOST'S MISTRESS) SUBSEQUENTLY...
Dance Magazine, 10/01/05 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
La Belle SoFiane: Allegra Kent talks to NYCB's rising star, Sofiane Sylve
Sofiane Sylve dances with glorious virtuosity. Her musical phrases are sweeping, her pirouettes extravagant, and her leaps exultant. She looks like...
Dance Magazine, 02/01/05 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
To toss or not to toss: Allegra Kent remembers a hairdo disaster onstage
The Cage, created by Jerome Robbins in 1951 to music by Stravinsky, uses stylized choreography to investigate an insect society, somewhat like that...
Dance Magazine, 01/01/05 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Excellent evil
Your October cover is spectacular. It's so dramatic! The whole "evil" issue is great fun. Your October cover is spectacular. It's so dramatic!...
Dance Magazine, 12/01/04 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Nijinska in action
The large studio was overflowing with magnificent dancers at work, lifting their legs on high, jumping and turning. Vibrant piano music compelled...
Dance Magazine, 08/01/02 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Remembering Doubrovska: elegant Balanchine ballerina kept a close eye on her students—onstage and off - School of American Ballet's Felia Doubrovska - Brief Article
A FLORAL SCENT FILLED THE AIR AS Mme. Felia Doubrovska entered the studio soundlessly in a fluid stream of little steps--on demi-pointe. Class was...
Dance Magazine, 01/01/02 by Allegra Kent · More from publication -
Tanaquil Le Clercq, A Great American Ballerina
Tanaquil Le Clercq died of pneumonia on New Year's Eve, 2000, at 71. She had created thirty-two roles in ballets by Balanchine, Robbins and others...
Dance Magazine, 04/01/01 by Allegra Kent · More from publication
