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mom2

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  1. I am not overly pleased with next season's programming, NOR I am pleased that the prices have gone up again, or that we only have till April 18 essentially to make a decision as subscribers. After that date prices go up, and our current seats are only held until May 1. I really don't want to subscribe to a full season this year, but feel rather hostage by my seat choice (which I love). I will likely lose this seat, which I've had since the Four Seasons opened, if I change my subscription package.
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    Miko Fogarty

    Miko Fogarty is with the Birmingham Royal Ballet: https://www.brb.org.uk/profile/miko-fogarty
  3. I saw the McKie/Dronina cast in Toronto in November. Thought it was wonderful. I hadn't seen Dronina dance before; lovely seems like an insufficient word to describe, but vocabulary is failing me this morning. I always enjoy McKie. I thought Lunkina was very well suited to the role of Paulina. Lobsanova was wonderful in Perdita as well. If I were to choose from the casts mentioned above I would not go with Maddox/Ogden, but this is because Maddox is not my favourite NBOC male principal. I'm sure Ogden will do wonderfully in the role. If you see that cast, you'll enjoy Skylar Campbell as Florizel (actually all men doing Florizel will be very good indeed). One note about Stancyzk/Fischer: Ms. Fischer is a relatively new member of NBOC. She was in the corps only two years before being promoted to second soloist; this is her first year in that position. As she is first cast, I assume that Mr. Wheeldon chose her specifically for the role of Hermione. Enjoy and let us know what you decide!
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    Joy Womack

    I should admit that I have been following the vlogs - not sure what has my interest really. She complained that she was injured due to her partner (as others have noted above); complained that she wasn't allowed to go back to the US which she needed to do for medical treatment; then in fact did go to the US for a number of days, had hyperbaric treatments and IV (don't know of anyone else who has such easy access to these treatments...personally I don't think I was aware that these were even available in the way she describes); then returned to Russia. First blog back in Russia said she was still jet lagged and in some discomfort due to treatments in US; next vlog is saying that she is bored as she isn't preparing for a principal role. So - my reflections are as follows: * I wish this young woman had an advisor/coach regarding appropriate online discussion topics, and generally how to discuss (or not) one's colleagues in public * Ms. Womack needs to give some thought to what she is complaining about. That is to say, if one complains about being overworked, it is probably not a good idea to complain about being bored a week later.
  5. volcanohunter - re casting and Brendan Saye - last season I don't think I saw him dance at all, definitely not in principal roles. Assume that he was recuperating from injury, but don't recall if the company posted anything along those lines. I am looking forward to seeing Felix Paquet - had the pleasure of watching him in Banff this summer.
  6. Kaysta, You'll be fine! It's actually a pretty short distance from the highway exit to get to the Four Seasons/Sheraton. But I know what you mean about driving in new places!
  7. Driving in Toronto is comparable to driving an any large city, at least in my opinion. It's quite straightforward to get to the Sheraton, and to the Four Seasons. The Sheraton is steps away from the Four Seasons. There are driving directions on the website of the Four Seasons - and likely on the Sheraton one as well. You'll just need a bit of patience to get through bits of construction on the Gardiner Expressway, and again as you exit the Gardiner and inch up towards University. Once you are at your hotel there is lots within walking distance. Enjoy!
  8. Today promotions were announced on the company's Facebook account. I don't see anything on the company website as yet. A LOT of action this year - haven't seen this much in quite some time. A couple of men seem to have leaped from corps to first soloist (Frola, James). I can't recall this happening before - at least in the years I've been paying attention. I'd be interested in your thoughts…. Promoted to Principal dancer: Naoya Ebbe Elena Lobsanova Promoted to Principal CharacterArtist: Stephanie Hutchinson Etienne Lavigne Jonathan Renna Promoted to First Soloist: Skylar Campbell Dylan Tedaldi Jordanna Daumec Chelsy Meiss Jenna Savella Harrison James Francesco Gabriele Frola Promoted to Second Soloist: Jack Bertinshaw Hannah Fischer Emma Hawes Kathryn Hosier Brent Parolin
  9. Hi everyone, I attended Tuesday evening and posted a little blurb over on Ballet Talk for dancers. It was a wonderful evening of dance - very strong competitors (dancers and choreographers). mom2
  10. from the Banff Centre: (press release and historical video) http://www.banffcentre.ca/media-release/1187/media-statement-on-passing-brian-macdonald-cc
  11. Sonia Rodriguez as a "replacement" is not exactly a bad thing, in my view. I love watching her.
  12. He does talk a little bit about the Apprentice program. In particular he mentions the audition process and the number of interested candidates they receive vs available positions. Thank you again Helene for posting the links to these podcasts. mom2
  13. I read Fosse. Took awhile - it's quite the book, and I kept looking things up on youtube as I read along.
  14. philly news has a good article. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20140724_Pennsylvania_Ballet_s_new_leader_has__a_lot_of_plans_.html#UsUiVpBsOAGf1i3E.99
  15. ANY opportunity to see Rodriguez should not be missed!! Hope you enjoy!!
  16. Congratulations to all, especially Katlyn Addison - always happy to note a Canadian connection!!
  17. This is true… hopefully this time it will stick??
  18. no good news about the price of my seat, but some very nice news regarding male principal dancers... http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2014/04/27/in_evan_mckie_national_ballet_gains_a_ballet_superstar.html
  19. Looks interesting! Also - the company in Essen is performing this work this season. (Canadian Aidan Gibson dancing Myrtha). photos: http://www.danceeurope.net/es/gallery/giselle-ch-david-dawson-aalto-ballett-theater-essen link with video: http://www.aalto-ballett-theater.de/premieren/giselle.htm
  20. NBOC seems to have a large "corps" of volunteers and staffers for the fundraising. usually very nice people who actually know a lot about the ballet, so one doesn't mind the phone call terribly (though it would be nice if they avoided my dinner hour).
  21. further to my season's ticket pricing rant…. I had a call the other night from NBOC while I was cooking dinner. Normally I wouldn't pick up at that time, but figured I had something to say. The man on the other end of the phone was probably taken aback (I think he was calling for donations), but he was very nice. Said he would look into it and call me back. He didn't. I did tell him that I was not about to make a donation when the price of my season's tickets went up so much, without warning. Guess I have a couple of weeks to decide before the early bird deadline. Question: do other big companies have the renewal process so early?
  22. NBOC announces casting very close to the program dates…. generally about 2 weeks in advance or so. Therefore not any help when making decisions about subscriptions for next season. As I always have gone on a Sunday matinee I can sometimes predict who I'll see as Sunday is generally not first cast (and yes I may have an opinion about that too…) However sometimes over the last season or so we have seen some amazing performances. There are some up and coming soloists that I don't get to see enough of, and one that I see too much of.
  23. sandik - yes that is about right, though I think in recent years we haven't always had four full length ballets. This weekend I got around to looking at my subscription renewal info. Holy catfish!! The price has gone up by just over $200, for an early bird cost of just under $1000 for the season!!! This is for the 6 programs - one performance each. Not sure what I will do. I really like my seat - suspect my seating choice is part of the cost problem, but still. An increase of over 20%??
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