oberon Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 The ballets to be given during the 2006 Winter Season are listed @ the NYCB website. Link to comment
AmandaNYC Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Thanks, oberon! 6+ months to go, and I can't wait-- we get Barocco and Sym in C back. They're like my basic ballet nourishment. I need them! And, we also get some revivals of Robbins (Mother Goose) and Martins (Songs of the Auvergne). Lots more I could comment on, but, for now, I'm relishing having two of my favorite Balanchine's ballets back. -amanda Link to comment
carbro Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 -->The Link. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Oberon! I share Amanda's joy at the prospect of Barocco and Bizet. On the other hand, we don't get 4T's or Symphony in Three Movements. We can expect a new ballet by Martins and one by Wheeldon. See you all in January (or at Nuts)! Link to comment
oberon Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 One night I heard one of the 4th Ring Discussion volunteers telling the group that ballets as a rule are given for 3 "seasons" and then rested. Link to comment
carbro Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 I'm aware of that rotation system, but I think, for all its convenience (you generally have a set proportion of openers, closers and middles), it is limiting artistically. It implies that the audience has the same appetite for Porte et Soupir as it does for Serenade, or that the minor Valse Fantaisie offers the same potential enrichment as 4Ts. It also presumes, as Balanchine never did, that the appropriate dancers for certain roles will be around. I think it's time rethink the system. Link to comment
BalletIsLife Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Has Liturgy ever been performed by anyone other than Jock with Wendy? Will he return as a guest artist for this ballet or do you think it will be re-cast? Link to comment
Stanley Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 (edited) I think Albert Evans would be a good canidate. I've seen pictures of him in polyphonia doing jocks part, perhaps he can also do liturgy. Edited July 1, 2005 by Stanley Link to comment
E Johnson Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 (edited) I think Albert Evans would be a good canidate. I've seen pictures of him in polyphonia doing jocks part, perhaps he can also do liturgy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd agree with this. I've seen Evans in several of what I think of as Soto roles -- Agon and Buguku, among others, and he was differnt but very good. Also Whelan likes dancing with him (not gossip, frim NYCB official chat) and has done so already, for example in Episodes. Sad as I am to see Soto go the one upside I have been hoping for is more frequent casting of Evans. They're doing After the Rain, too -- hard to imaginen that one without Jock. Edited July 1, 2005 by E Johnson Link to comment
oberon Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 I would imagine people like Albert, James Fayette and Sebastian Marcovici will be taking over many of Jock's roles. I also think Janie Taylor has done Wendy's role in POLYPHONIA at least once, with Albert. Carbro, I think the "rotation" of rep is mainly "rotating out"...not every ballet is brought back after 3 seasons but it is unusual to have a ballet be IN rep for more than three consecutive seasons. SYMPHONY IN C & BAROCCO will be back but things like PORTE & SOUPIR come and go less frequently. By the way, carbro, I think you had mentioned that you were going to see MORGEN...what did you think of it? Link to comment
carbro Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Martins has chosen gorgeous music in the Strauss lieder. He is much better at choosing music than expressing it. I really don't like his mixing and matching of various pairings of partners. They seem meaningless, because he doesn't clearly individualize what makes each pairing unique. These "human" elements are consistently Martins' weakness. They occupy a murky ground between completely specific (such as in most Tudor ballets) and completely generic (many Balanchine works, such as Barocco, Tchai pas, Agon). It's hard to write about Martins' ballets, because I am tempted to speculate on the psychology that produces them (an area where I have no particular training), and this is not the place for it. And even if it were, there are libel laws in this country. Maybe I'm missing something that I'll need more viewings to find, but I don't feel compelled to go back and look for it. I also find the women's costumes -- particularly Darci's -- unflattering. Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I think it's safe that Albert Evans and in some cases James Fayette will indeed be taking up the majority of roles of Jock Soto and it will be interesting at seeing their take on the roles because all three dancers are obviously very different in styles. Happy to see Peter Martins bringing back Robbins' Mother Goose. I never seen the ballet before so I'm certainly looking forward to seeing it. I just wish Martins would revive more of Balanchine's older works that hasn't been seen for years. Ballets like Bourree Fantasque, Danses Concertante and Gounod Symphony for example. I never seen them but from what I've read about them I certainly would love to see them perform. Does anyone remember them and are they worth revisting? Link to comment
Juliet Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 They are VERY well worth revisiting!!!! You mention three of my favourites and I share your interest in their revival.....however, these, as any ballet--especially revivals-- need coaching. Rehearsal and coaching. Too many dancers at NYCB seem to be expected to operate in a vacuum these days....nurturing and education are necessary for any artistic development, and the performances will be obviously richer for it. Link to comment
Nouvelle Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Okay, stuipd question (I'm blaming newbie status!) but here it goes: How do you know what's going to be performed when? Link to comment
Giselle05 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 What is the PDD from Romeo and Juliet like? Link to comment
carbro Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Okay, stuipd question (I'm blaming newbie status!) but here it goes:How do you know what's going to be performed when? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not a stupid question. This is not a schedule, Nouvelle. Just a list. Once the schedule is available, you'll find it here and at NYCBallet.com. What is the PDD from Romeo and Juliet like? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pretty but undistinguished. I wouldn't avoid it, but neither would I make a special effort to see it. Link to comment
Annemd Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 It is beautiful, Giselle. And well worth the trip to see it. :blush: Link to comment
lampwick Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Wow, I'll be happy when they redesign that horrible website and I can actually view the winter rep. The scrolling isn't working at all any more (and it's been buggy for at least two years as it is) I work for a tiny little production group in a non-profit and we'd NEVER let anything that badly designed and coded go up to the public. Link to comment
BW Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 lampwick :shhh: Try using Internet Explorer instead, if you're using a more "uncommon" browser such as Safari. Link to comment
lampwick Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thanks for the tip BW. I use Firefox normally. IE gives me viruses, but I have almost every browser imaginable on my machine. Because we actually TEST our content on a variety of platforms and browsers... I missed Ashley Bouder's Ballo, so I'm happy that (hopefully) I'll get a chance to see it this winter. I've also never seen Robbins "In the Night". I love Robbins and I love Chopin, so that'll be fun. Solo piano with dancing sounds really pretty. Link to comment
oberon Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Lampwick, I love "In the Night". Each couple (there are 3 couples) dance to a different Chopin nocturne and each duet has a slightly different feel. The women's dresses are really pretty and the lighting is very "nocturnal". Hope you enjoy it! Link to comment
hbl Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Wow, I'll be happy when they redesign that horrible website and I can actually view the winter rep. The scrolling isn't working at all any more (and it's been buggy for at least two years as it is) I work for a tiny little production group in a non-profit and we'd NEVER let anything that badly designed and coded go up to the public. I keep complaining to them about it - but I have been ignored. Some more voices of ccomplaint would possibly be useful. If I have some time this fall I plan on offering to volunteer to help clean it up. And it does work better with IE than Firefox. Ugh. I keep IE around to view it as well as for testing. Link to comment
Majinsky Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I LOVE SYMPHONY IN C!!!!!!!!! I can't wait until January. I feel it's the best Balanchine ballet ever. It's the only one that everybody I know who has seen it likes it. I noticed they're doing Western Symphony as well. Considering that the "rarely performed third movement" was performed in the SAB workshop this past year, it would surprise me at all if the company ends up doing it. Daniel Ulbricht would be amazing in that role, along with J. de Luz and T. Gold. Ballo with Ashley B. is another to look towards to. Link to comment
paulofnyc Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I would like to see all four parts of Western Symphony. Link to comment
Dale Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 The subscription series is up on the web site: http://www.nycballet.com/nycballet/html/subs_schedule.html And, it appears they are going to start Wednesday night's programs at 7:30pm too, just like Tuesday's. I guess they got good response for the earlier curtain time. Link to comment
carbro Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 And, it appears they are going to start Wednesday night's programs at 7:30pm too, just like Tuesday's. I guess they got good response for the earlier curtain time.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Even if ballet in general isn't succeeding in wooing a younger audience, NYCB is clearly making an aggressive move :yawn: to keep us oldies! :yawn: Link to comment
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