Coppélia: Then & Now

Cecilia Iliesiu as an SAB Student in George Balanchine's "Coppelia" Waltz of the Hours in 2003.

George Balanchine’s Coppélia is a ballet near and dear to my heart. As I rehearse for its opening in one week, I daydream about my memories as a […]

2016-04-04T00:37:12-07:00April 4th, 2016|Categories: Performances|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Cecilia Iliesiu, Coppelia, David H. Koch Theater, Garielle Whittle, George Balanchine, New York State Theater, Peter Boal, PNB Blog, PNB School, Waltz of the Hours|Comments Off

6 Things You Need to Know About Alejandro Cerrudo

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This is Alejandro’s second time at PNB. Here he is (above) last time, backstage with PNB dancers following the premiere of his Memory Glow.

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Memory Glow premiered in 2014.

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Cerrudo became Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s first-ever resident choreographer in 2008.

2025-07-09T13:02:54-07:00March 19th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Alejandro Cerrudo, Little mortal jump, Memory Glow|Comments Off

11 Things You Need to Know About Justin Peck

Justin is the subject of a recent documentary titled Ballet 422.

2016-03-17T21:06:35-07:00March 17th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Ballet 422, Craig Hall, Director's Choice, Janie Taylor, Justin Peck, New York City Ballet, Sufjan Stevens, Year of the Rabbit|Comments Off

NYC Tour: Contemporary Innovators

Blog by PNB Dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

I know I am biased, but PNB knocked New York’s socks off the last two days with the Balanchine Program! However, they don’t know what is coming their way with the next program – Contemporary Innovators.

On the Program —

2016-02-27T08:00:51-08:00February 27th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB on Tour|Tags: 2015/16 Season, A Million Kisses to my Skin, Angela Sterling, Batkhurel Bold, Benjamin Griffiths, Carrie Imler, Cecilia Iliesiu, City Center, Crystal Pite, David Dawson, Emergence, emma love suddarth, Jonathan Porretta, Joshua Grant, Laura Tisserand, Lesley Rausch, Leta Biasucci, Lindsi Dec, Margaret Mullin, New York City, Sarah Orza, Sarah Pasch, Sarah Ricard Orza, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, William Forsythe|Comments Off

PNB Tour: George Balanchine’s Square Dance, Prodigal Son, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto

PNB on Tour: George Balanchine’s Square Dance, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Blog by PNB dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

PNB’s opening night was magical! There had been a few rough rehearsals with tired bodies and swift musical tempos, but once that curtain went up Wednesday evening, we just danced!

2023-10-10T13:24:55-07:00February 26th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB on Tour|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Benjamin Griffiths, Cecilia Iliesiu, Dylan Wald, emma love suddarth, George Balanchine, Guillaume Basso, Jerome Tisserand, Jonathan Porretta, Lesley Rausch, Leta Biasucci, Lindsay Thomas, Matthew Renko, Miles Pertl, Nancy Casciano, Noelani Pantastico, Prodigal Son, Seth Orza, Square Dance, Steven Loch, Stravinsky Violin Concerto|Comments Off

NYC Tour: Day 1 Rehearsals

Yesterday (Tuesday) was our one-and-only full rehearsal day before our four-days of consecutive Dress Rehearsals & Performances coming up. Company dancers warmed-up and rehearsed in the beautiful City Center Studio 4. My schedule for yesterday was as follows:

12-1:15a Warm-up class with PNB Ballet Master, Otto Neubert at City Center
1:35-4:30 Rehearsals for the […]

2016-02-25T15:30:57-08:00February 25th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB on Tour|Tags: 2015/16 Season, A Million Kisses to my Skin, Angelica Generosa, City Center, Crystal Pite, David Dawson, Emergence, Emma Love, George Balanchine, Joshua Grant, Lesley Rausch, Leta Biasucci, Lindsay Thomas, Margaret Mullin, New York City, Otto Neubert, Prodigal Son, Sarah Orza, Square Dance, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, William Forsythe|Comments Off

NYC Tour: A Day in the City

The PNB family has made it to NYC safe and sound on our early Alaska Airline flight. It is my first time touring and traveling with a dance company and I must say it is a blast. It’s a hoot seeing everyone half awake with coffee in hand as we board our early […]

2016-02-22T23:49:24-08:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB on Tour|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Alvin Ailey, Angeli Mamon, Batkhurel Bold, Cecilia Iliesiu, Cendrillon, Cinderella, Dammiel Cruz, Deborah Wingert, Elizabeth Murphy, Elle Macy, Henry Cotton, James Moore, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Lesley Rausch, Nancy Casciano, New York City, New York City Ballet, Nicole Rizzitano, Sarah Orza, Seth Orza|Comments Off

Are you ready for the NYC tour? PNB is!

Blog by PNB dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

I am thrilled to introduce myself as both a new PNB Company dancer and PNB blog writer. Our first journey together will be PNB’s upcoming tour to my hometown New York City next week!

To start, I’m Cecilia Iliesiu. A […]