Christina Pandolfi

Christina Pandolfi

Christina Pandolfi is a New York native, born and raised on Long Island. She began her dance training at St. James' Seiskaya Ballet Academy under the distinct training of former National Opera of Greece ballerina, Valia Seiskaya. She studied with Seiskaya for thirteen years, dancing prominent roles in traditional and original ballets, including: Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Kitri in the Don Quixote Wedding Pas de Deux and Odile in the Black Swan Pas de Deux.

Christina also studied modern dance, beginning at the age of 14 under former Paul Taylor dancer, Heather Berest, all which lead to her acceptance into the prestigious dance department at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Christina has performed extensively and worked with esteemed dancers and choreographers, such as Eleanor D 'Antuono, Deborah Jowitt, James Sutton, Gus Solomons Jr., Robert Battle, Larry Keigwin, Michael Cusumano and Kay Cummings. She loves all dance and is a Broadway aficionado.




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First Show:

Cinderella at Lincoln Center

Favorite Show:

Chicago on Broadway! Always.

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Review: TWYLA THARP Dance Sizzles with A Triumphant Program at The Joyce
Review: TWYLA THARP Dance Sizzles with A Triumphant Program at The Joyce
February 16, 2024

Call it habit, anticipation, excitement. But on the night of February 13th, I arrived to The Joyce early because only Twyla Tharp can bring out the singular energy that was in the room. The air was crackling with enthusiasm, as audience goers bubbled and gushed about the evening ahead.

Review: CHERYLYN LAVAGNINO DANCE EXPLORES THE FRAGILITY OF EXISTENCE IN NEW PROGRAM at The Jack Crystal Theater
Review: CHERYLYN LAVAGNINO DANCE EXPLORES THE FRAGILITY OF EXISTENCE IN NEW PROGRAM at The Jack Crystal Theater
June 19, 2023

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Review: MOVEMENT AT THE STILL POINT: AN EVENING OF DANCE at The Joyce Theater
Review: MOVEMENT AT THE STILL POINT: AN EVENING OF DANCE at The Joyce Theater
April 11, 2023

World-renowned photographer Mark Mann threw an incredible party Monday night. Held at the historic Joyce Theater, Movement at the Still Point: An Evening of Dance celebrated Mann's new dance photography book with a night of enchanting performances. Ranging in styles from ballet to modern to Broadway to vogueing, it was a night that won't soon be forgotten.

Interview: Behind the Lens with Mark Mann
Interview: Behind the Lens with Mark Mann
April 8, 2023

Mark Mann has photographed everyone. Google his name, and you will find hundreds of famous people he has exquisitely captured through the lens of his camera. Actors. Musicians. Presidents. Literally everyone in the public consciousness. But perhaps his greatest undertaking was during the COVID-19 lockdown, when he could no longer work as he used to. “I thought I had this creative block,” he shares of the time. “But [really], what I did was taken away from me.” So, he turned to Loni Landon, a respected contemporary choreographer—and his sister-in-law—and the two joined forces to celebrate a group of artists who too had their craft taken away: dancers. And what was created? His new, fabulous coffee table book, Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance.

Review: AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET'S MOVIN' + GROOVIN' Was a Smash at The Kaye Playhouse
Review: AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET'S MOVIN' + GROOVIN' Was a Smash at The Kaye Playhouse
March 28, 2023

Do you remember the first dance performance you ever saw? What did you feel? What moved you? That natural love for dance and movement served as inspiration for American Repertory Ballet’s program, Movin’ + Groovin’ on March 25th at the Kaye Playhouse. The first NYC performance under Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, the company’s talent was featured in three original works by talented choreographers Ja’ Malik, Caili Quan, and Claire Davison.

Interview: Catching Up with Ethan Stiefel, Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet
Interview: Catching Up with Ethan Stiefel, Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet
March 22, 2023

Ethan Stiefel is a household name. Considered one of the greatest American male ballet dancers of all time, it was Stiefel's explosive energy that lit up countless stages all over the world. But since his retirement from American Ballet Theatre in 2012, Stiefel has dedicated his artistic life to inspiring the next generation of dancers. As Dean of the School of Dance at UNCSA, to Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Stiefel has helped shape the present—and future—of dance as we know it.

Feature: STEPHEN PETRONIO COMPANY: BLOODLINES/BLOODLINES (FUTURE) at Danspace Project
Feature: STEPHEN PETRONIO COMPANY: BLOODLINES/BLOODLINES (FUTURE) at Danspace Project
December 8, 2022

It's no secret that Stephen Petronio is a pillar of the dance community. Since his early days working with Steve Paxton and Trisha Brown, Stephen Petronio has been creating, dancing, and sharing his gift with the world, challenging audiences to expand their expectations and tap into the immensity of possibility. 'In the 1980s, [being vocal about] being queer was...not that usual, so I wanted my queerness to be in my body and in my style...I [also] think popular culture was very much on my mind because it was in a moment that I thought dance could break through to a different audience.'

Review: WADEintoACTIVISM EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF DANCE'S GREATER GLOBAL IMPACT
Review: WADEintoACTIVISM EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF DANCE'S GREATER GLOBAL IMPACT
November 27, 2022

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Review: SARASOTA BALLET BRINGS THE DRAMA to The Joyce Theater
Review: SARASOTA BALLET BRINGS THE DRAMA to The Joyce Theater
August 18, 2022

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BWW Review: The Orchard at the Baryshnikov Arts Center Explores the Explosive Dynamics of Life, Liberty, & Freedom
BWW Review: The Orchard at the Baryshnikov Arts Center Explores the Explosive Dynamics of Life, Liberty, & Freedom
June 18, 2022

What impact does social class have on the relationships we forge with other people? And what becomes of those relationships when forces beyond our control take effect? These are a few of the many questions examined inThe Orchard, a modernized, high-tech adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Shown at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, the cast is led by the man/myth/legend himself, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the strikingly-sophisticated Jessica Hecht.

BWW Review: Town Hall's BROADWAY BY THE YEAR® Brings Us On a Nostalgic Ride
BWW Review: Town Hall's BROADWAY BY THE YEAR® Brings Us On a Nostalgic Ride
May 24, 2022

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. On May 23, 2022, Town Hall’s tribute to show business of the past—BROADWAY BY THE YEAR—proved just that. From the glitz and glamour of the musical revue, to updated standards from beloved jukebox musicals, this one-night-only spectacle delivered on powerhouse vocalists, exciting dance numbers, and a celebration of “everything old is new again.”

BWW Review: Stephen Petronio Company Makes a Sensorial Return to The Joyce Theater
BWW Review: Stephen Petronio Company Makes a Sensorial Return to The Joyce Theater
May 18, 2022

It’s been a long 2 years. The world has been in a constant state of uncertainty, as we still find ourselves in the midst of social, political, and medical turmoil. Yet art, in all its forms, is both the mirror and the escape for these collective woes. It shows us who we are, helping us make sense of our reality. But it also allows us to succumb to pleasures of the senses, even if only temporarily, to bask in what could be. With such a tried-and-true legacy at The Joyce Theater, Stephen Petronio Company returned to the familiar on May 17, 2022 to remind us all of just that, exemplifying that “dance is a kind of social glue that keeps all us connected.”

BWW Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET at The Joyce Holds Up a Mirror to our Ever-Changing World
BWW Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET at The Joyce Holds Up a Mirror to our Ever-Changing World
November 20, 2021

It’s weird and wonderful to be in the theatre again. These days, everything looks different—the way you enter; IDs and vaccine cards in hands, security guards keeping everything in order. But once I step into The Joyce Theatre to see Complexions Contemporary Ballet, it all felt perfectly familiar. Fellow art lovers, buzzing about, expressing their excitement and passion all behind masked faces. A compilation of contemporary music flooded our eardrums before the start of the show. Perhaps an unexpected choice at first listen, but as ‘Losing My Religion’ played, it all made perfect sense to frame what we were about to see.

BWW Review: CLD Explores Character Development at APAP 2020
BWW Review: CLD Explores Character Development at APAP 2020
January 21, 2020

During this present time of great cultural and political strife, the world at large is yearning for humanity—for honesty, for truth, and for authentic connection. It's why more so than ever, creators are inspired to bring this to life in their chosen mediums to give audiences a greater sense of meaning. At this year's Association of Performing Arts Professionals presentation (APAP), Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (CLD) did just that. Lavagnino, the company's artistic director, explained to the audience how she first finds her inspiration through music and creative collaboration to bring this sense of authentic connection to the stage.

BWW Review: ABT Favors the Bold with THE NEW ROMANTICS at David H. Koch Theater
BWW Review: ABT Favors the Bold with THE NEW ROMANTICS at David H. Koch Theater
October 30, 2019

The word “romantics” is defined in many ways: “a person with romantic beliefs or attitudes,'; “a writer of the romantic movement,'; “having no basis in fact.' Despite the different definitions, the concept of romance is always rooted in a feeling of extreme love and passion. And it's this exact kind of feeling that the company of American Ballet Theatre brought to the stage to make a statement about what romance means—and looks like—in the 21st Century.

BWW Review: BALLET FESTIVAL Dazzles at The Joyce
BWW Review: BALLET FESTIVAL Dazzles at The Joyce
August 21, 2019

Thoughtful. Provocative. Exciting. Moving. Hilarious. This is how I would sum up Program C of Ballet Festival, performed at The Joyce Theater last Thursday night, August 15, 2019. Curated by Jean-Marc Puissant, the program consisted of three classical and contemporary pieces, diverse in both emotional and technical truths. Additionally, the caliber of dancing on this particular evening was superb–and not just because of the quality of the dancers themselves, but also because of their impeccable timing and synchronicity. Everybody was truly on their game.

BWW Review: NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS at Theatre Row Meditates on Loss in All its Forms
BWW Review: NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS at Theatre Row Meditates on Loss in All its Forms
July 17, 2019

A small, young girl (Serena Parrish)-tattered and dirty-walks across the living room of a cabin. She's holding a candle, taking in her surroundings with laser focus. She's a whisper; a ghost living in the shadows. Then everything goes black.

BWW Review: ABT's Le Corsaire Proves the Classics Can be Modern Again
BWW Review: ABT's Le Corsaire Proves the Classics Can be Modern Again
June 19, 2019

In an age where entertainment is binged and consumed for instant gratification, it's refreshing to sit with something and savor it--to indulge your senses and truly enjoy. And an evening of indulgence is precisely what American Ballet Theatre offered on the evening of June 14, 2019, at the Metropolitan Opera House with Le Corsaire. A classic in every sense of the word–historically, choreographically, and narratively– the company tickled audience goers with refreshed nuance and self-aware tongue-in-cheek humor that brought this standard into the 21st Century.

BWW Review: NYCB Evolves the Classics of Tchaikovsky & Balanchine
BWW Review: NYCB Evolves the Classics of Tchaikovsky & Balanchine
February 4, 2019

In the history of classical ballet, it's hard to find a pair more perfect than Balanchine and Tchaikovsky. Balanchine's choreographic style, defined by quirky syncopations and dramatic port de bras, punctuates the longing percussions of Tchaikovsky's scores. The exchange of movement and music is a call and response; a mutual muse that appears when beckoned. This is the best way to describe New York City Ballet's artistry on the evening of January 29, 2018. As the dancers took the stage for three Balanchine classics, you could feel both the tradition of precedent and excitement of modernity in the air.

BWW Review: Mirror, Mirror: Arthur Pita's THE TENANT Reflects Your Deepest, Darkest Secrets
BWW Review: Mirror, Mirror: Arthur Pita's THE TENANT Reflects Your Deepest, Darkest Secrets
November 8, 2018

Who are you? How do you present to the world? And what do you keep to yourself? Arthur Pita's spellbinding rendition of “The Tenant” explored these very questions on its opening night, November 6, 2018 at the Joyce Theatre. Set to a titillating original score by Frank Moon, “The Tenant”, based on the novel and film of the same name, documents Trelkovsky's (James Whiteside) terrifying journey of destruction and self-realization as he is subsumed by his apartment's former resident, Simone (Cassandra Trenary).



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