Press & News
The Huffington Post: A Nonprofit In Harlem Wants To Bring Dance To Every Public School In America
"In performances, we don’t have a front in the room. We’re always turning the room around so there’s no back line, splitting the room in half so that we can make sure the kids in the middle are really embracing and understanding the material and can lead on their own."
Pointe Magazine: What to Watch: Jacques d'Amboise on Dancing for Jerome Robbins
"The lasting success of Robbins' dances can be attributed to what d'Amboise sees as the great humanity behind his work; Robbins presented identifiable and relatable characters onstage. To that end, D'Amboise shared that Robbins would often pair him with his wife, fellow NYCB dancer Carolyn George, to get authentic feeling out of them. Some of Robbins tactics, while effective, were less kind. "He would have the dancers come in and say 'You're not allowed to talk to each other or make eye contact today' in his rehearsal," says d'Amboise, "And then one day he says 'And now you can.'"
New Learning Times: Seen in NY: National Dance Institute
PBS NewsHour: Free Dance Lessons Teach NYC Students to Think on their Feet
Broadway World: Photo Flash NDI Presents A Celebration of Jerome Robbins Hosted by Jacques d'Amboise and co-directed by Daniel Ulbricht
"Alongside Daniel Ulbricht, the two discussed the intricacies and humanistic nuances of some of Robbins most iconic work which followed by performances of "Fancy Free," "Interplay," "Cage," "Afternoon of a Faun," "Dances at a Gathering," and "Suite of Dances," performed by New York City Ballet principal dancers."
Town & Country Magazine: On Their Toes