Helene Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 In the Moscow Times article in Links, Stults says, On the schedule for Minneapolis, Seattle and Berkeley, but apparently not yet certain to be performed, is the Bolshoi's ultramodern staging of Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," which premiered on the theater's New Stage last December. Argh! I have tickets for one of the two scheduled performances of R&J in Seattle, and was going to bite the bullet and purchase one for Don Quixote as well, but if they are not going to perform R&J, I won't take the chance of two performances of Don Q in one week Link to comment
sandik Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Well, if there's a change the presenter hasn't said anything to the local press yet. I'm assuming they're bringing R&J as well as DonQ Link to comment
Dale Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I hope the casting for Boston comes out soon - the engagement is not far off. Does anybody know which dancers have been confirmed for parts of the tour. Obviously, Nina A is out. Link to comment
Treefrog Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 And I would like to know the casting for Chicago. Any idea how/where to find out? We had been planning on seeing Don Q, but I see from the article that Raymonda is rarely staged outside Russia. Would we be foolish to miss it? Link to comment
Thalictum Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Yes indeed you would, it's one of the great classical ballets, and ABT's current streamlined version does not do it justice. Link to comment
Natalia Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 The casting for the the Boston performances is coming very soon (24-48 hrs), according to the Wang Center's press representative. I will post it here as soon as I receive it. Stay tuned! Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 BOSTON, Wang Center 6 Oct Raymonda Stepanenko-Filin-Belogolovzev 7 Oct Raymonda Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 8 Oct DQ Alexandrova-Klevzov 9 Oct DQ Gracheva-Filin 10 Oct DQ Antonicheva-Belogolovtsev MINNEAPOLIS, Northrop Auditorium 22 Oct Romeo Meskova-Godovsky-Petukhov-Klevtsov 23 Oct DQ Alexandrova-Filin 24 Oct DQ-mat. Shipulina-Belogolovtsev 24 Oct DQ-ev. Stepanenko-Klevtsov SEATTLE, Paramount Theatre 27 Oct Romeo Alexandrova-Savin-Medvedev-Klevtsov 28 Oct Romeo Meskova-Godovsky-Petukhov-Lavrenyk 29 Oct. DQ Stepanenko-Klevtsov 30 Oct. DQ Gratcheva-Filin 31 Oct. DQ-mat. Shipulina-Belogolovtsev BERKELEY, Zellerbach Auditorium 3 Nov Romeo Alexandrova-Savin-Medvedev-Klevtsov 4 Nov Romeo Meskova-Godovsky-Petukhov-Klevtsov 5 Nov Raymonda Antonicheva-Filin-Belogolovtsev 6 Nov Rayonda-mat Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 6 Nov Raymonda Gracheva-Skvortsov-Klevtsov 7 Nov Raymonda-mat Stepanenko-Filin-Belogolovtsev CHICAGO, Auditorium Theatre 10 Nov. DQ Stepanenko-Klevtsov 11 Nov DQ Alexandrova-Filin 12 Nov Raymonda Gratcheva-Skvortsov-Belogolovtsev 13 Nov Raymonda-mat. Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 13 Nov Raymonda Antonicheva-Filin-Klevtsov 14 Nov Raymonda-mat Gratcheva-Skvortsov-Belogolovtsev (Courtesy of the Bolshoi Theatre press office) Link to comment
Helene Posted September 22, 2004 Author Share Posted September 22, 2004 Many thanks for posting the cast list! Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 *$%&$&^%!!! I'm missing Alexandrova in Boston. Another piece of curiosity unsatisfied. Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Quite a piece, I must say, Leigh. And no trace of Zakharova either. (Although, please remember, this is only a preliminary cast list ) Link to comment
nysusan Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Yes, thanks so much for the casting news. I'm also going to miss Alexandrova in Boston, I got tickets to 3 performances and still managed to miss the one she's cast in! However I am looking forward to seeing Gracheva, Allash, Stepanenko, Filin and Volchkov Link to comment
wanderer1 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Looks to me the stars on tour are mostly those not in their peak time. I am wondering they must keep their A-list principals in Bolshoi own season performance. Correct me if I am wrong... Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I think this may be circumstance rather than plan, wanderer1. I don't know what the story is with Zakharova, but Ananiashvili isn't dancing anywhere this fall. The other two best known names in the US, Lunkina and Tsiskaridze, both were absent from the stage for a while with illness or injury and I'm not sure they're back. Marc will know better. And if we haven't yet done it, welcome to Ballet Talk! Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 To me, it looks like a mix. There are some who've been principals for several years but I don't think are over the hill yet (Filin, Gracheva, Antonicheva); some younger (Alexandrova, Allash) and a few older. Some names aren't familiar to me, so I don't know whether they're early or late career. I think they try to have two complete companies (and have the personnel to do this), a strong one at home and a strong one to tour. But I hope others more familiar with the company will comment. I echo Leigh's welcome, Wanderer1. Glad you wandered by Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 As Leigh suggests, it is more circumstance. Svetlana Zakharova is busy guesting elswhere in this period; Tsiskaridze is slowly coming back from his injury and it makes sense if he doesn't join the tour. Lunkina is coming back from maternity leave. On paper this is really not a bad group - It could be that they try to have two, but then I'd much prefer seeing this touring group than the one that's left behind in Moscow . Link to comment
Thalictum Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Filin and Antonicheva are at their very peak. Link to comment
chiapuris Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Thanks Marc, for posting the US tour casts. I have tickets for the Chicago 11/11 and 11/12 performances and am delighted to see Alexandrova and Filin for the 11th DQ. I can only hope there are no principal changes for that performance. Link to comment
Natalia Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Thanks, Marc. I'm still waiting for the Wang Center's own press release. I'm also surprised that neither Zakharova nor Lunkina is on the roster. Perhaps Zakharova is guesting elsewhere and Lunkina is not quite back in shape following maternity leave? No, it's not as if part of the 'A-list' company is being kept back home. This is a full-scale major tour, with the bulk of the company in the USA. No major ballets are scheduled at the Bolshoi during October. Instead, it's the usual 'Sylphides' and 'Chippolinos' that require much smaller corps, with the leading roles danced by guests from other Moscow troupes. Link to comment
Natalia Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I have just received this from the Wang Center/Boston. It confirms what Marc received from the Bolshoi. ***updated by Wang Center since my original posting Casting for Boston, October 6-10: 10/6, 7:30pm - Raymonda Raymonda: Galina Stepanenko Jean de Brienne: Sergey Filin *Abderakhman: Dmitry Belogolovtsev 10/7, 7:30pm - Raymonda *Raymonda: Maria Allash *Jean de Brienne: Alexander Volchkov *Abderakhman: Rinat Arifulin 10/8, 7:30pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Maria Alexandrova *Basil: Yury Klevtsov 10/9, 7:30pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Nadezhda Gracheva Basil: Sergey Filin 10/10, 3pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Anna Antonicheva *Basil: Dmitry Belogolovtsev *Note change from original announcement. All casting is subject to change. ***************** This last line makes me chuckle. Judging by the history of past Bolshoi (or Kirov-Mariinsky) tours, I would venture to guess that some casting is GUARANTEED to change. Hopefully not. This is a fine line-up of stars. Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Natalia, Zakharova is guesting in Tokyo in the middle of October and in Milan, Italy on November 12 and 13. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 This may be a loaded question, but, "7 Nov Raymonda-mat Stepanenko-Filin-Belogolovtsev" -- worth a trip from Seattle to Berkeley? (I'm going to see the company perform Romeo and Juliet and Don Q in Seattle, and Stepanenko-Klevtsov are the intended cast in the latter.) Link to comment
nysusan Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 hockeyfan228 - I am going to see that cast in Boston 10/6 - I'll let you know what I think when I get back to NY the following week Susan Link to comment
Inga Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Natalia, Lunkina became mother last winter and she still didn’t return onstage. Her performance was scheduled in September, but she was replaced by another ballerina; In October she also scheduled for several performances, I hope she will dance. So it’s natural that she will not tour. When part of the company will be in USA, in Moscow the Bolshoi will show “small” ballets, but there will not be any guests from other Moscow troupes as far as I know. Whom do you mean? The only guest will be POB’s etoile Laurent Hilaire who will dance Giselle with Zakharova. Link to comment
Natalia Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Inga, I have seen members of the Stanislavsky company perform in the new theater, during the past few months. Sometimes they even substitute an entire non-Bolshoi corps! It isn't done purposely to deceive but, I know, a few American friends have felt deceived that they had spent top-dollar to see the Bolshoi troupe at one of the Bolshoi theaters, only to find out that they were not seeing 'the real Bolshoi.' [Not that the Stanislavsky Theater troupe isn't wonderful in its own right...but it is not the Bolshoi that tourists paying 'big bucks' expect to see when going to the Bolshoi Theater.] A similar thing occurred last August in St Petersburg, when some friends of mine felt robbed when they paid to see the Kirov-Mariinsky in their home theater and ended up seeing the Yuri Grigorovich troupe -- which isn't even a Petersburg company -- instead. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 hockeyfan228 - I am going to see that cast in Boston 10/6 - I'll let you know what I think when I get back to NY the following weekSusan I look forward to reading your report! Link to comment
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