Japan Tour Fall 2013 - Tokyo & Osaka

[mussel]

Tokyo: 10/21-23

Program A: Serenade, Symphony in 3 Movements, Tarantella, West Side Story Suite

Program B: Swan Lake, 4T, Symphony in C

http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/index.html#13_cityballet

Osaka: 10/26-27

Program A

http://www.festivalhall.jp/program_information.html?id=100

Both are dream programs, all Balanchine with one Robbins.

[naomikage]

Here's the full cast of the Japan tour. I will be seeing Program B on 23rd.

http://www.nycballet.com/NYCB/media/NYCBMediaLibrary/PDFs/Press/Casting/NYCB-Casting-Japan-102113-102713.pdf

[vipa]

Here's the full cast of the Japan tour. I will be seeing Program C on 23rd.

http://www.nycballet.com/NYCB/media/NYCBMediaLibrary/PDFs/Press/Casting/NYCB-Casting-Japan-102113-102713.pdf

I'm sure you'll have a great time. All in all I'm surprised to see Kowroski cast in Swan Lake. She didn't do it in NY.

[kfw]

All in all I'm surprised to see Kowroski cast in Swan Lake. She didn't do it in NY.

She did it in D.C. in March, although for once I was less than thrilled with her performance. I'm sure she can be great in the role.

[abatt]

Maria does the one act Balanchine SL, but she has retired the full length SL from her rep.

[naomikage]

Thank you for your thoughts. I was also surprised when I saw Maria Kowroski in Swan Lake but considered myself lucky. It is a fabulous program. Will post some views after I saw the performance.

[jeff-sh]

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[naomikage]

Some changes were added to the cast and here's the update.

http://nycb2013.jp/dl/casting_en.pdf

So Kowroski did not dance Swan Lake and Richlen replaced her, she was beautiful too. But we were lucky enough to see Ashley Bouder in 4T with such sparkle.

I enjoyed the performance very much. The Monday performance was completely sold out and other dates were also 99% full. The company looked very strong and seemed much better than they came 4 years ago. The women were brilliant.

Today there were 2 performances so it must have been tough for the dancers but especially Symphony in C was brilliant, Megan Fairchild, Sara Mearns,Erica Pereira and Tyler Peck, the female leads were so gorgeous and musically wonderful. Also 5 curtain calls to the Symphony in C cast on Wednesday, which is the first in the company's history.

[pherank]

This looks like a great set of programs. You all were very lucky to have seen these ballets - we do not get to see NYCB do this kind of program in the western U.S.A.