NinaFan

I attended Saturday’s matinee and enjoyed the entire program. I loved Justin Peck’s new work. Lots of fun, very musical and danced to perfection by two extraordinary dancers. I thought the ball set the mood for the playfulness between Peck and Mejia. I can’t wait to see them in Other Dances. I haven’t seen In Creases in a while, and it was interesting to see how far Peck has come as a choreographer. I’ve always liked his work, and at least to me, he keeps getting more and more creative and interesting. Fairchild and Huxley were exquisite in Rubies, and Nadon just blew me away, but then she always does. While not my favorite, the new piece by Garner was good and I could easily see it again. Ditto as others have mentioned at the other performances in that they made an announcement about Garbriel dancing, but made no mention that Stanley would not be dancing.

That's great information and I thank you so much for taking the time to provide it. I really appreciate it. Can't wait to see the Philadelphia Ballet!

Thank you so much California and cobweb. I'd prefer to do a cab each way. I assume it's easy enough to find a cab at the train station, but my biggest concern is getting a cab back to the station. Do they have a organized queue at the theater at the end of the performance? Last time we went to KC we stayed overnight (to maximize performances of course) and left for home directly from the matinee and there was a problem with little to no cabs showing up in the KC queue. There might have been something going on in DC that day as there weren't even any cabs by the Watergate where we've found them before. Anyway, we took the metro which requires one change and just made our train. I'm hoping it's easier in Philly.

Agreed. At least NYCB is bringing back Coppelia next year.

Thank you!

I totally agree with everyone about the disappointing programming at ABT. I used to look forward to multiple performances of ballets such as Bayadere, Corsaire, Don Q, Manon, etc. but now we seem to get almost the same rotation of ballets each year, plus a couple of new ballets which seem to have little dancing and way too much story. I still have a subscription but only because they've made it so easy to exchange online. That being said there is so little to exchange into these days. How many KM Swan Lakes can one see year after year? And I’m not too enamored with the mostly repetitive Koch performances either. I’ve only seen Philadelphia Ballet once at the Joyce shortly after Angel became AD so it is time to start going to Philly. Been to KC quite a few times, so Philly seems like a bargain in travel time. I plan to see at least see Corsaire and La Sylphide/Etudes. nysusan - The subscription sounds like a great deal! What are the best options to get from Amtrak to the Academy of Music? Thank you.

Yes, ABT’s fall season always follows NYCB, but as California noted above, it’s not a guarantee until it’s announced. There is a general inquiry form, e-mail address and phone number where you can contact ABT directly for general questions. I posted the link below. Hopefully they will be nice enough to confirm the dates so you could make your flight arrangements. https://www.abt.org/contact/general-inquiries/

Just got my subscription renewal notice and noticed that Veyette is retiring. I didn't know about this either. As you say, he's been dancing well and I'll miss him too.

I also find it extremely puzzling that NYCB would choose to rename Tzigane with the exact name of an earlier Balanchine work to yet a different composer. It can only lead to confusion for ballet aficionados and ballet/classical music historians. I found a couple of museums that still refer to Errante in their archives, this is one of them…. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1222655/lerrante-set-design-tchelitchev-pavel/

Thank you! Have a great time tonight!

Looks like the tickets are selling well now. Looking forward to everyone's reviews.

Most of you seem so excited to read the book, but some of you can’t even get past a one liner bio/description of the author which happens to be factual. It does not equate Martins to the esteemed genius of Mr. B. I can’t imagine that anyone would dare to liken them. It is a fact that Martins ran the company for 35 years which just happens to be the same amount of time as Mr. B. Why is it a crime to acknowledge his tenure? He kept NYCB and SAB going strong for another 35 years. If you think that’s easy, just look across the plaza to ABT to see how poor management can turn a world class ballet company into a shadow of its former self.

Thank you for posting, but oh my goodness, I totally agree with you. Why would they chop up the ballet into bits like that? That's fine if you want to analyze and write an essay, but the interruptions destroy the continuity and make it impossible to enjoy the solo.

Thank you for posting!

Thank you so much for posting. Can't wait to read the entire book!