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The History of the New York State Theater
Laury Johnson
Apr 16, 2024
New York State Theater No. 11 - The Facade & Terrace
“Outside it is a super sight, Greek-like in simplicity and strength, harmony of mass and space. A gem, soothing to the eye inside it is a...
Laury Johnson
Apr 16, 2024
New York State Theater No. 9 - The Plaza
“Subsequently, Johnson was asked to develop a plan for the plaza pavement pattern. He proposed a series of concentric circles with spokes...
Laury Johnson
Apr 16, 2024
New York State Theater No. 8 - Stage Floor
Sprung Floors "In certain details, such as a special stage floor built with springs, [NYCB's] requirements were complex. But their needs...
Laury Johnson
Apr 15, 2024
New York State Theater No. 7 - Construction
The New York State Theater was built on schedule and within one percent of its authorized budget. Approximately 1,000 workers were...
Laury Johnson
Apr 14, 2024
New York State Theater No. 6 - Travertine
Philip Johnson: “Once the siting was agreed upon, we needed to use materials that would reflect the Classicism I was striving for. Poured...
Laury Johnson
Apr 14, 2024
New York State Theater No. 5 - Johnson's Inspiration
Philip Johnson: "The New York State Theater was designed with Classicism in mind. When I began to plan the ballet theater in the 1950s, I...
Laury Johnson
Apr 14, 2024
New York State Theater No. 4 - Choosing an Architect
Johnson's History with Early NYCB Philip Johnson was in some way the obvious choice of architect to design what was to be the dance...
Laury Johnson
Apr 13, 2024
New York State Theater No. 3 - Coming to Consensus
After agreeing upon the location of each building for Lincoln Center, the architects still needed to come to consensus on visual elements...
Laury Johnson
Apr 13, 2024
New York State Theater No. 2 - Visions and Plans
Situating the Six Constituents The preamble to the this story is long and complicated----the displacement of hundreds of families from...
Laury Johnson
Apr 12, 2024
New York State Theater No. 1 - Ground Breaking Ceremony
On May 14th, 1959, the groundbreaking ceremony for the future Lincoln Center was held atop the leveled neighborhood of San Juan Hill....
Laury Johnson
Mar 19, 2024
NYCB Logo History
Had a lovely evening at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts seeing so many friends and celebrating the School of American...
Laury Johnson
Jul 30, 2022
Red Angels 2
We chatted with Ashley Hod today as she prepares for her “Red Angels" debut tonight. LJ: What was your first experience with "Red...
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