On the Stage & Screen, An Unrequited Love
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On Tuesday evening, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts unveiled a crucial document from one of the most controversial episodes in New York City Ballet’s history. It is a newly edited print of the first performance of George Balanchine’s evening-length “Don Quixote,” a gala preview that occurred in May 1965, one night before the ballet’s official opening.
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