Click here to listen to season three of Legacy: Dancing With Shadows.
A list of contributors for each episode of Dancing With Shadows can be found below.
Episode 1
Maggie Anderson – Nicky’s proud “Irish mammy” who joins her to watch some of Nicky’s old ballet videos at the start of the series.
Brian Seibert – Dance critic who writes regularly for the New York Times and the New Yorker.
Alexandra Waterbury – A student at the School of American Ballet from 2013 to 2016, who sued New York City Ballet in September 2018. We reached out to Alexandra but due to personal reasons, she was unable to participate in the documentary. These clips are from an interview recorded shortly after what happened.
Episode 2
Allegra Kent – One of the most famous American ballet dancers of all time who, after catching George Ballanchine’s eye at the School of American Ballet when she was just eleven years old, dominated the ballet stage for almost three decades.
Jim Steichen – Renowned musicologist, ballet historian and writer.
Brian Seibert – Dance critic who writes regularly for the New York Times and the New Yorker.
Suzy Pilarre – Former New York City Ballet dancer and teacher at the School of American Ballet.
John Clifford – Former principal dancer at New York City Ballet and self-proclaimed confidante of George Balanchine.
Alastair Macaulay – Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times from 2007-2018.
Edward Villella – Former principal dancer at New York City Ballet who remains one of the most famous ballet dancers in American history.