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abatt

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  1. Novikova is such a great personality and does a wonderful job as host. She is very engaging. Also, I personally know only one person who is fluent in 3 languages, so I regard her language skills as impressive. Compare her to the disaster when some Russian model (forgot her name) hosted the Mariinsky's Swan Lake. She did not have a clue about ballet or much else. She was just awful and totally unprepared.
  2. As further evidence that Swan Lake sells out no matter who is cast, I see from the KC website that every performance of next week's SL at the KC is sold out.
  3. I think I saw Reichlin do Diamonds in NY a year or two ago.
  4. It's odd that the video features the lovely J. Ringer in Emeralds, but they have not cast her in that ballet in any of the performances occurring before her retirement. It's a pity, because she was always very good in Emeralds. Based on past viewings, Abi Stafford is miscast in that ballet. Nice to see Catazaro and Janzen moving up into some plumb roles. I guess they are in need of tall danseurs who can handle lead parts.
  5. This wasn't written by AM. I pointed out these 2 mistakes in a post in the comment section, and the underling who wrote up the item thanked me for the corrections. You will see the corrections now appear at the end of the item. By the way, what are the various merits of these casts?
  6. Casting announced for KC engagement. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/bolshoi-names-cast-for-first-part-of-american-tour/?ref=arts
  7. I thought Amy Poehler and Tina Fey did a very good job, but there was one joke about Leo DiCaprio that I thought crossed the line. Leo seemed to be amused, but I didn't think it was appropriate. I think Cate Blanchett was the best dressed. Elegance, style, beauty.
  8. Oh joy. A 10 AM start on a Sunday makes it even less appealing to attend. But thanks for the info.
  9. This was broadcast on PBS a few months ago.
  10. Interesting that ABT gave the green light for Hallberg to appear w. the Bolshoi in NY in only days after the closing of the ABT season in spite of the non compete agreeement. No such courtesy was extended to the Mikhailovsky when it asked for Osipova and Vasiliev to be freed fromt the non-compete clause about 2 years ago whent the Mik was scheduled to appear at the Koch. Is there any logic to these varying outcomes? Was the deciding factor that the Mik engagement was simultaneous w. the ABT season, whereas the Bolshoi engagement will start immediately following the conclusion of the ABT season.
  11. The Emerging Pictures website indicates that Jewels will be shown on Sunday Jan 19 in Manhattan.
  12. I've seen the Bolshoi Flames on DVD and enjoyed it very much. I keep hoping that ABT will present it, but so far no such luck.
  13. Has Alexandrova returned to the stage since her terrible injury during the summer London tour?
  14. I usually dislike Union Jack (too much boring marching), but I cannot resist the opportunity to see Mearns take over the MacDonald of Sleat role. I used to love Wendy Whelan in that role. So sad she is not cast in that or in one of her recent "signature" roles, After the Rain pdd.
  15. abatt

    Jewels

    In the walking duet of Emeralds, one interpretatoin of the stacatto movement of the ballerina is that her limbs are like the hands of a clock, marking the passage of time and the memories of the past.
  16. I hope they bring Obratsova to the Kennedy Center for Giselle. She does that role, right?
  17. Just read the entire link. Many of the offerings this summer for the Festival sound interesting too. Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert onthe same stage - I'm there. The article highlights that Hallberg will appear w. the Bolshoi. Since there is no mention of either Vasiliev or Osipova, can we assume that they will not be invited as guests for the NY engagement?
  18. Yeah. Thanks California. Wish the rep choices were otherwise, but I'll take what I can get.
  19. I think the NYCB Coppelia is superior to ABT's in terms of the quality of the choreography. Last time I think there were 3 casts, and they were all very good (M. Fairchild, Tiler Peck and Sterling Hyltin as Swanilda, Veyette, DeLuz and ??? for Franz) If you've never seen Jewels, you must put it high on your priority list. In fact, even if you have seen it, see it again. Concerto Barocco is a must see ballet.
  20. I have the impression that AM's comment about Ringer's weight indirectly contributed to increased "celebrity" for Ringer, which in turn probably helped her to secure her book deal. So AM's nasty remarks may have actually helped Ringer.
  21. Ringer's partner was Jared Angle, and AM's comment about him was even more insulting than the comment regarding Ringer. Hovever, the uproar the ensued related to Ringer, not Angle. In part, that was because Ringer decided to take to the media and give interviews about it to just about anyone who wanted to book her for a segment.
  22. abatt

    Jewels

    Swanilda- I'm not sure what the stop motion duet is that you are referring to. Are you talking about the walking duet in Emeralds?
  23. I'm not sure I agree with you about his ideals concerning men vs. women. He frequently notes that Sterling Hyltin has an ideal figure. Most recently, he noted the perfection of Ashley Laracey's ballerina proportions.
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