eduardo Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I noticed that Ana Sophia Scheller hasn't been dancing during the whole Spring Season. According to the website, she's still a principal dancer in the company. I don't think she's injured since she will be dancing with Andrei Vassiliev and Erica Cornejo next June at Skirball Theater for the Performing Arts in NYC. Seems unusual to me, but I may be wrong, so I'd love to know what you think about this or whether there's a reason for this. Link to comment
zobeide Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Are you talking about June 2017 or June /018? Link to comment
abatt Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Scheller is cast in the upcoming Kennedy Center engagement of NYCB. in June 2017. She is doing the pdd in the 4Ts. Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I've been wondering this as well. No report of any injury but yet hasn't been cast in anything major in at least a year or more. I think she did one performance of Dewdrop during Nutcracker 2016? Link to comment
canbelto Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 This instagram post hints at a "big change" but doesn't specify: Link to comment
California Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Mystery solved: She's joining San Francisco Ballet as a principal. SFB just sent out an e-mail announcement: http://archive.skem1.com/csb/Public/show/gsx76--cimyo-1hpenb52 Link to comment
Helene Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Congratulations to her! Also Ulrik Birkkjaer -- lucky SFB! Link to comment
DC Export Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Any official word from NYCB? Company member for 13 years, five as a principal. Odd to leave without a hail from the organization. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm sure they'll do a farewell tribute to her after her last performance on the 10th. (Well, maybe since she's not retiring it'll be a more subdued spectacle.) I always liked her dancing though I haven't seen her in years. Wonder what prompted her move? Link to comment
Natalia Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I don't think that there'll be any on-stage speech or tribute. We audience members in-the-know will cheer extra loudly during FOUR Ts bows & curtain calls. Happy that I had long-ago planned to attend on Saturday. Scheller is a lovely dancer...yet another example of the greatness of Argentines in ballet! Even though she's joining San Fco Ballet, I hope that she might be invited by Paloma Herrera to guest-star at the Colon-Buenos Aires, where the height of the ballet season coincides with the off-time in the USA. Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Well, that mystery is solved! I think she'll be a good fit at SFB. She seems to personally favor the classic ballets (ie Don Quixote and Sleeping Beauty) more than Balanchine or contemporary works. Link to comment
choriamb Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 NYC saw Scheller too little before injury took her offstage: she was always technically solid, but had begun to show real musicality and intelligence once she gained confidence as a principal. I'm glad she's continuing to dance as well. Link to comment
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