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kristinene

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  • Connection to/interest in ballet** (Please describe. Examples: fan, teacher, dancer, writer, avid balletgoer)
    adult student
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    Cape Cod
  1. I don't have much to compare this to, but I thought that Sylve was fantastic as Hippolyta. Very dynamic, very vivacious. I'm interested to hear other's opinions.
  2. I was at the Friday (1/9/04) and Saturday (1/10/04) evening performances, and was totally swept away by the beauty of the performances. As mentioned, Friday's show was Serenade, Scotch Symphony and Prodigal Son. Serenade was beautiful as always, it is my favorite ballet. I do miss Darci Kistler's longer hair, though! It was very interesting to see the pictures of old Serenade casts at the Balanchine exhibit at the Lincoln Center library, and compare these to what we currently see on stage. The difference is striking; the advancement of American ballet in less than a century is incredible. Scotch Symphony and Prodigal Son were first for me, and it was an interesting mix of pieces. It really showed the breadth as well as the depth of Balanchine's work. Saturday night was a Midsummer Night's Dream, and was spectacular. I last saw it 6 or 7 years ago in Saratoga. It was a completely different experience to see it at Lincoln Center. As much as I had enjoyed it outside, and as much as it lends itself to outdoor performance, I prefer the production in the theater. It becomes somewhat distracting outside with various uncontrollables (weather and insects for sure). Inside the suspension of disbelief is complete. Of course, this is only one opinion, and I'm sure others feel differently! All in all I feel very lucky to have seen these beautiful pieces.
  3. No, and my feelings are in agreement with Arak. I think that publicity for weight issues is not something ballet needs.
  4. I first saw the story on the Today Show this morning, and was flabergasted. When they said she was fired for being fat at that weight I immediatly thought of all the young dancers watching the show before school... Then the host made some comments like, 'I think the guys need to lift some weights', basically insinuating that they thought that 109 lbs was quite thin. It is too bad that the coverage on the national news is so poor in comparisson to this website! I mean, obviously the real facts are not hard to come by, and they were not even touched upon in the segment I saw. Disgusting. :angry:
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