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Fall lineup at Lincoln Center highlights new works

Lincoln Center is going global this fall with some untraditional choices for the season’s repertoire.

Lincoln Center is going global this fall with some untraditional choices for the season’s repertoire.

Breaking Down Classical: opera infiltrates living rooms and movie theaters

The Metropolitan Opera has created innovative programs to reach out to new audiences who wouldn’t normally attend opera due to intimidation, high ticket prices, or ignorance.

The Metropolitan Opera has created innovative programs to reach out to new audiences who wouldn’t normally attend opera due to intimidation, high ticket prices, or ignorance.

NSOP performance showcases Columbia’s dancers

This year’s 2009 NSOP Performance Showcase featured multiple dance groups, including Columbia favorites cuBHANGRA, Sabor, and Taal.

This year’s 2009 NSOP Performance Showcase featured multiple dance groups, including Columbia favorites cuBHANGRA, Sabor, and Taal.

Do the D.A.N.C.E. with other C.O.L.U.M.B.I.A. S.T.U.D.E.N.T.S.

With more than two dozen different dance organizations on campus, students have an abundance of opportunities to both attend performances and take part in dance free-for-alls.

With more than two dozen different dance organizations on campus, students have an abundance of opportunities to both attend performances and take part in dance free-for-alls.

Primping for a new season at the New York City Ballet

Lincoln Center, located on 66th Street and Broadway and just off the 1 train, is one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world, and the New York City Ballet is its crown jewel. With the spring season starting on April 28th, the full-length classics Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and Coppelia are returning to the stage, as well as 40 other works and two world premieres.

Lincoln Center, located on 66th Street and Broadway and just off the 1 train, is one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world, and the New York City Ballet is its crown jewel. With the spring season starting on April 28th, the full-length classics Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and Coppelia are returning to the stage, as well as 40 other works and two world premieres.

The fate of music in the face of Twitter

With music—from distrubution to journalism—being shaped and changed by the internet, will music's quality diminish?

With music—from distrubution to journalism—being shaped and changed by the internet, will music's quality diminish?

Modernizing the movie score

While all other art forms move forward, why do movie scores remain stuck in a classical past?

While all other art forms move forward, why do movie scores remain stuck in a classical past?

Little-Known Ballet Company Makes it Big

If you’re looking for an alternative source of classical ballet, New York Theatre Ballet—located at 30 E. 31st St. between Park and Madison avenues—is an option that will satisfy everyone from ballet connoisseurs to children. The company prides itself on the restoration of small works by canonized choreographers as well as presenting shorter, more accessible works based on children’s literature meant for younger generations.

If you’re looking for an alternative source of classical ballet, New York Theatre Ballet—located at 30 E. 31st St. between Park and Madison avenues—is an option that will satisfy everyone from ballet connoisseurs to children. The company prides itself on the restoration of small works by canonized choreographers as well as presenting shorter, more accessible works based on children’s literature meant for younger generations.

A Symphony Orchestra for the Digital Age

The YouTube Symphony Orchestra members were revealed yesterday online, but what does this group of musicians, who auditioned via performance videos, say about the future of classical music?

The YouTube Symphony Orchestra members were revealed yesterday online, but what does this group of musicians, who auditioned via performance videos, say about the future of classical music?

Tango Finally Finds Its Comfort Zone at Columbia

If you don’t like to dance, then you’re probably the perfect candidate for Robin Thomas’s Thursday night tango classes in 304 Barnard Hall.

If you don’t like to dance, then you’re probably the perfect candidate for Robin Thomas’s Thursday night tango classes in 304 Barnard Hall.