angelica Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Has anyone heard anything about how well the debuts in Giselle went in Oman? Link to comment
abatt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 No reviews, but here is a clip of what appears to be Copeland rehearsing the hops on pointe in Act I, from her Instagram. Link to comment
angelica Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks, abatt! Somewhere I saw a clip that included this and the two other debutantes, Sarah Lane and Gillian Murphy. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Here's a clip of Lane's rehearsal in Oman. Murphy only has a clip from an earlier rehearsal in N.C., below. Link to comment
angelica Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks, ABT Fan, I hadn't seen either of these before. Stunning! Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'd like to read real reviews of the performances, but since they were in Oman that seems unlikely. I guess we'll have to wait until the Met performances. Knowing the New York Times, they will only cover Misty's debut, maybe touch on Gillian for a sentence, and completely ignore Sarah. I am using my hard-earned money for Sarah's performance on May 27th. Link to comment
abatt Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) Given the NY Times' new approach to dance coverage, I'm wondering to what extent we will see any reviews of anything at ABT or NYCB this Spring in the Times. Instead of a review, we might get a human interest piece on what brand of coffee Gillian Murphy drinks to start her day. Also, just wanted to add that although the NY Times does pay for its own tickets, the companies advise the reviewers regarding which dates/performances reviewer tickets are being made available. I believe that ABT intentionally makes reviewer tickets available for Copeland's shows in order to increase the publicity for her performances and for ABT. I'd be interested in hearing from a professional reviewer whether ABT offers reviewer tickets to Lane's NY debut as Giselle. If David Hallberg returns for the Murphy Giselle (it's still TBA for the Albrecht role), I have no doubt that ABT will also offer reviewer tickets for Murphy's Giselle debut in NYC. Edited April 13, 2017 by abatt Link to comment
laurel Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 If the NY Times does review the Giselle Saturday matinee, it will be to report on the debut performance of Daniil Simkin as Albrecht. Sarah Lane, of course, will be given a mention and no more. I certainly hope the chief dance critic does not refer to her performance once again as "sweet." Link to comment
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