Old Fashioned Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 From HB's website: June 5 (evening) Alice Julie Gumbinner White Rabbit Dominic Walsh Tiger Lily pas de deux Leticia Oliveira and Randy Herrera June 7 (matinee) Alice Sara Webb White Rabbit Mauricio Cañete Tiger Lily pas de deux Mireille Hassenboehler and Ian Casady June 7(evening) Alice Julie Gumbinner White Rabbit Dominic Walsh Tiger Lily pas de deux Sara Webb and Zdenek Konvalina June 8 (matinee) Alice Britain Werkheiser White Rabbit Fernando Moraga Tiger Lily pas de deux Sara Webb and Zdenek Konvalina June 13 (evening) Alice Sara Webb White Rabbit Mauricio Cañete Tiger Lily pas de deux Mireille Hassenboehler and Ian Casady June 14 (evening) Alice Laura Richards White Rabbit Fernando Moraga Tiger Lily pas de deux Leticia Oliveira and Randy Herrera June 15 (matinee) Alice Julie Gumbinner White Rabbit Dominic Walsh Tiger Lily pas de deux Leticia Oliveira and Randy Herrera Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 I hope I get to Sara Webb- a soloist- in this role. Last I saw her was in Swan Lake as Odette/Odile two years ago. The only thing I can remember from her performance was she had wonderful projection, I could feel her presence all the way up in the front balcony (really bad last minute seats). She didn't finish all 32 fouettes and traveled quite a bit, but I would like to see how she has matured since then. I read somewhere that she's become one of Welch's "favorites." I feel a promotion coming on. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Thanks, Old Fashioned -- please post a review. There may well be other Houston fans here who are too shy to post, and you'll lure them out Link to comment
glebb Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Please keep us posted Old Fashioned. I've only seen pictures of Sara Webb, but from that alone I think she must be special. Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 Here's a small clip of her in Alice if you haven't seen it yet. http://houstonballet.org/mpg/alice.mpg Link to comment
boydancer05 Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 She's a gorgeous dancer and I've seen her in many roles just not Alice. She looks good in both contemporary and classical works and is still maturing as she is still young. Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 Thanks, Boydancer. If you're going to see Alice, please post a review so I can hear a different reaction to the ballet. I'm going to this Saturday's matinee with Webb in the lead. It's interesting how a corps dancer, Laura Richards, will be Alice on the 14th. I've never really paid attention to her before, and it would be interesting to see her in the role, but I doubt I will be going to more than one showing. Link to comment
boydancer05 Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 This is Richards' second season with the company and shes a beautiful dancer. A really cute Clara for Nutcracker with really good prescence and technique. She's one to watch among the young corps girls. I've seen her rehearsing the role and she looks pretty comfortable in it. Link to comment
Recommended Posts