Alexandra Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 The Lincoln Center web site has a section on the Ashton Festival; you can book tickets on line here July 6 - Joffrey Ballet - Monotones I - Jennifer Goodman/Calvin Kitten/Stacy Joy Keller Monotones II - Michael Levine/Valerie robin/Samuel Pergande Birmingham Royal Ballet - Enigma Variations Edward Elgar - Joseph Cipolla The Lady - Silvia Jimenez Hew David Steuart-Powell - Alexander Whitley Richard Baxter Townsend - David Morse William Heath Baker - James Grundy Richard P. Arnold - Tiit Helimets Isabel Fitton - Victoria Marr Arthur Troyte Griffith - Robert Parker Winnifred Norbury - Molly Smolen A. J. Jaeger (Nimrod) - Jonathan Payn Dora Penny (Dorabella) - Carol-Anne Millar George Robinson Sinclair - Chi Cao Basil G. Nevinson - Dominic Antonucci Lady Mary Lygon - Asta Bazeviciute K Ballet - Rhapsody - Tetsuya Kumakawa/Viviana Durante July 7 - K Ballet - Rhapsody - Tesuya Kumakawa/Viviana Durante Birmingham Royal Ballet - Dante Sonata Children of Light - Ambra Vallo/Victoria Marr/Robert Parker Children of Darkness - Silvia Jimenez/Dominic Antonucci Birmingham Royal Ballet - Five Brahms Waltzes In The Manner of Isadora Duncan - Molly Smolen Joffrey Ballet - A Wedding Bouquet - Deborah Dawn/Maia Wilkins/Willy Shives Narrator: Christian Holder July 8 - Joffrey Ballet Les Patineurs - Deanne Brown/Julianne Kepley Monotones I - Same as July 6 Monotones II - Same as July 6 A Wedding Bouquet - Same as July 7 July 9 - Birmingham Royal Ballet Enigma Variations - Same as July 6 The Two Pigeons - Nao Sakuma/Robert Parker/Molly Smolen July 10 - Birmingham Royal Ballet Dante Sonata - Same as July 7 The Two Pigeons - Same as July 9 July 13 - Royal Ballet Scenes de Ballet - Miyako Yoshida/Ivan Putrov Awakening Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty - Darcey Bussell/Roberto Bolle Voices of Spring - Alina Cojocaru/Johan Kobborg Thais - Leanne Benjamin/Thiago Soares Ondine Pas de Deux - Tamara Rojo/Inaki Urlezaga Marguerite & Armand - Sylvie Guillem/Massimo Murru July 14 - Royal Ballet Scenes de Ballet - Alina Cojocaru/Johan Kobborg Awakening Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty - Jamie Tapper/Fedorico Bonelli Voices of Spring - Leanne Benjamin/Inaki Urlezaga Thais - Mara Galeazzi/David Makhateli Pas de Deux from A Birthday Offering - Darcey Bussell/Jonathan Cope Marguerite and Armand - Sylvie Guillem/Jonathan Cope July 15 - Royal Ballet Scenes de Ballet - Miyako Yoshida/Ivan Putrov Awakening Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty - Darcy Bussell/Roberto Bolle Voices of Spring - Mara Galeazzi/Viacheslav Samodurov Pas de Deux from A Birthday Offering - Marianela Nunez/Thiago Soares Ondine - Tamara Rojo/Inaki Urlezaga Marguerite & Armand - Sylvie Guillem/Jonathan Cope July 16 - Royal Ballet - Cinderella - Alina Cojocaru/Johan Kobborg July 17 (matinee) - Royal Ballet - Cinderella - Leanne Benjamin/Viacheslav Samodurov July 17 (evening) - Royal Ballet - Cinderella - Tamara Rojo/Jonathan Cope Link to comment
Alexandra Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 Correction of casting of Joffrey Ballet: July 6 - Victoria Jaiani will dance Monotones II. Valerie Robin will dance it on the 8th. July 7- Britta Lazenga is Josephine in A WEDDING BOUQUET. Deborah Dawn will dance that role on the 8th. Masayoshi Onuki will dance The Boy in Blue - LES PATINEURS. Suzanne Lopez, Michael Levine - The Lovers, Red Girls are April Daley and Erica Lynette Edwards. Link to comment
klingsor Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 (edited) Met site does not list Marguerite and Armand. They do list all other casting more or less as above. Does anybody have any information? Link: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 http://www.metopera.org/cgi-bin/perfabt00....04&opera=ASH601 Edited June 26, 2004 by sveiglar Link to comment
Alexandra Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 I'll check again with Lincoln Center on Monday. I've gotten several updates, but they've been unofficial. There may be an injury that's caused "Marguerite and Armand" to be cancelled. Link to comment
klingsor Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 I'll check again with Lincoln Center on Monday. I've gotten several updates, but they've been unofficial. There may be an injury that's caused "Marguerite and Armand" to be cancelled. Thank You, Alexandra Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 "Marguerite and Armand" IS being performed. If you check the link that klingsor posted above, you'll now see that ballet listed. We just happened to catch the Lincoln Center web site between updates. There are cast changes, though, as follows: Please note these changes to casting for Week II of the Ashton Celebration at Lincoln Center Festival for THE ROYAL BALLET. July 14: Birthday Offering: Darcy Bussell, Thiago Soares Marguerite & Armand: Sylvie Guillem, Massimo Murru July 15: Marguerite & Armand: Sylvie Guillem, Massimo Murru (Murru will dance all three M&A's with Sylvie Guillem) July 17: Cinderella, eve. 8 p.m.: Tamara Rojo, Inaki Urlezaga Link to comment
Jane Simpson Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I don't know if it's already been mentioned here, but a sharp-eyed ballet.co poster has pointed out an addition to the RB's programme on July 13th: TBA - Sibley, Dowell A nice treat for some lucky people! Link to comment
atm711 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Sibley and Dowell are supposed to be there on the 15th, too...I hope so, because I'll be there. :rolleyes: There are two dancers I am not familiar with: Mara Galeazzi and Marianela Nunez---some background, please. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 Because of the time difference, Jane (or others who watch the Royal regularly) might not see this for awhile. I remember Galeazzi as a very funny, scrappy Lise in "La Fille Mal Gardee" when the company was here a few years ago. Not an "ideal" Lise, but genuinely funny, and I believe she's noted as a dramatic ballerina. I haven't Nunez in a major role so I can't help there. Here's a link to the Royal Ballet's page of principal dancers. There's a full list of roles and photos for each: http://info.royaloperahouse.org/ballet/index.cfm?ccs=247 Link to comment
Jane Simpson Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Galeazzi has been in the company since 1992 and has been a principal for a couple of years. As Alexandra says, she's a strong dramatic dancer - Tatiana in Onegin suits her very well and she's also got very good reports for two different roles in Mayerling. I didn't see her Lise but heard enthusiastic descriptions from friends, but she's not cast for it this time round. Nunez is much younger - in fact she's younger than Cojocaru, though I doubt you'd guess that. She danced in Buenos Aires before coming to the Royal Ballet School for a year; she'd been in the corps de ballet for a season or so when Anthony Dowell suddenly promoted her by 3 levels. As an Ashton dancer she's almost an unknown quantity - but she gets Sylvia next season and also the first night of Fille (with Acosta) . She's technically strong and does things on a big scale - she made a lovely debut as Nikiya last season, confounding those who thought she ought to stick to Gamzatti. In the right role she's gorgeous. Link to comment
nysusan Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Anthony Dowell was cast as Armand's father last night, and received a huge ovation upon setting foot on stage. Alas, there was no Sibley sighting. Link to comment
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