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glebb

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  1. Great pics! I'm so used to Gerd Larsen as the Queen Mother and those sort of character parts. She looks great in the first picture of this thread.

    Take her out of that tutu and put her in a black leotard with pink tights and she might be in a position from "Concerto Barocco".

  2. At Joffrey, Calvin Kitten, Maia Wilkins, Willy Shives and Suzanne Lopez are the spine of the company.

    They work with impeccable taste, projecting the perfect example of Mr. Joffreys vision of what a Joffrey dancer should be.

    Not only do they approach classes, rehearsals and performances with the highest perfection, they also help new (and old) dancers after class and any time.

    Watch out for umcoming members of the "Spine of the Company Club" Julianne Kepley and Michael Levine.

  3. Probably not that bad, it was just placed in-between two great ballets: "Stars and Stripes" and "Union Jack".

    I can often leave the theatre and dance passages from a good ballet the next day, after seeing it once.

    I never had the desire to dance any passages from "Tricolore".

    Images of Colleen Neary come to mind. But the picture that is seared in my memory is the image of Nina Fedorova (closest thing to the mythological siren), as Madamoiselle Marrianne (a non-dancing role), entering the stage with the Tricolore, draped in a short Grecian robe with bare feet and legs, swan neck and long blonde hair.

  4. I love so many of those favorite moments. :)

    Mbjerk, you are so right about 'Concerto Borocco'!

    That moment is one of the most sublime in ballet.

    Leigh, do you remember Nicol Hlinka in 'Norwegian Moods'?

    That was a thrilling performance.

    PS. I do (or used to) snap my fingers at that 'Agon' moment. :)

  5. Originally posted by Dale

    Agnes de Mille did the choreography for the 1945 stage productions.  The 1956 film version was choreographed by Charles G. Clarke, but the de Mille's work for "Louise's Ballet" was used in the film.  A connection to NYCB and the film ballet was that Jacque D'Amboise danced the lead in "Louise's Ballet."  It's lovely and pops up on AMC or TMC every once and a while.

    The dancing of Jacque D'Amboise has great ballon and ease. His series of double tours is amazing by todays standards.

  6. Ann Barzel, beloved dance historian and critic was honored this evening in celebration of her 97th birthday. Beginning with a tribute from Lois Weisberg, Commissioner , City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and finishing with a Birthday Toast on stage, the evening was filled with spectacular choreography (Ohad Naharin and Gerald Arpino to name two choreographers), dancing (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago to name three of the companies), and wonderful filmed tributes (Edward Villella, Violette Verdy - who was also in attendance, Arthur Mitchell, and Alicia Alonzo to name a few).

    The performance was given at the Athenaeum Theatre and also featured Chicago dance companies: River North Chicago Dance Company and Trinity Irish Dance. Other choreographers were Randy Duncan, Frank Chaves, Sherry Zunker. Sean Curran and Harrison McEldowney who choreographed a special tribute to Ann Barzel.

    Ann Barzel is famous for sneaking her moving picture camera in to many of the greatest performances given in Chicago and other parts of the world for many years, before dance was being filmed.

    Proceeds earned from the Ann Barzel Birthday Celebration and Dance Tribute will support conservation and accessibilitly to the vast collection of books and film that Ann Barzel has donated to The Chicago Dance Collection At The Newberry Library.

  7. Last years new Julia Adam, 'Crossing', for Joffrey was a hit with the dancers. Not only the dancers in the cast, but most of the dancers in the company, if not all.

    You can always tell a dancers ballet, when people that might have a free hour watch a rehearsal to which they are not called instead of getting out of the building.

    I'm not sure if it was the ballet itself or just where it was placed on the program, but it was not a big hit with the audience, yet it was a ballet that the company loved.

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