carbro Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Originally posted by Dale I was told the order was changed for Sunday's performance because the company felt the Harrison piece is more of a closer. I was told by one of ABT's pianists that, due to the misprint in the Times (which stated curtain time as 8:00 instead of 7:30), and the likelihood that many tickets were bought specifically for the Harrison, it was placed last as a concession to latecomers. It is wonderful how Murphy and Steifel can project their joy at dancing together. I think the sauts de Basque should always be single. Doesn't it just feel better with the music? Doesn't the double feel "off"? Link to comment
Manhattnik Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Actually, at the State Theater they do chassé en tournant, which feels a lot better than even a single saute de basque. Link to comment
Dale Posted October 26, 2002 Author Share Posted October 26, 2002 Manhattnik, I wasn't trying to be witty or hurtful, all I was saying was that whatever went wrong in the partnership between Part and Molina must have manifested itself on stage that night. Naively, I would think that if he was deemed too weak or not a right partner for her, the company would not have put them out there together. Unfortunately, we never had a chance to see them do the second movement of Symphony in C again this season as Part was replaced by Nina Ananiashvili on Wednesday night. Link to comment
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