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RUKen

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  1. You are correct; this is the work of Wendy Whelan's husband, but his name is David Michalek.
  2. Cassandra Trenary has been added to the cast of On the Dnipro on October 29th in the role of Natalia; no assignment had been shown for this role previously. On that same date, Cory Stearns has been removed from the cast of Single Eye. Calvin Royal III is now shown in that position (he had previously been the fifth dancer listed), and Thomas Forster is now included in the cast.
  3. Aschenbroedel was made available on CD in 1991 from an analog recording by the National Philharmonic Orchestra in 1980, conducted by Richard Bonynge. This 2-CD set also includes ballet music from Ritter Pasman, and Le Beau Danube, a ballet suite that draws from music by Johann I, Johann II, and Josef Strauss. It is identified as Decca 430 852-2
  4. It's not a misspelling. "Dnipro" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name for the river, whereas "Dnieper" is transliterated from Russian.
  5. Last year it was announced on July 18th, the Monday after the completion of the summer season. The ballet season is ending a week later this year.
  6. I do not know, but possibly she abandoned the full-length book when the biography by Orel Protopopescu was published: Dancing Past the Light, the Life of Tanaquil LeClercq. University Press of Florida. 2021. The acknowledgments in that book include: "I am grateful to...Holly Brubach for permission to quote from her article, 'Remembering Tanaquil LeClercq.'" Protopopescu also included quotes from other Brubach articles.
  7. I think that when ABT performs "pure dance" ballets, the company often gets compared unfavorably to NYCB. With story ballets that include big sets, there is not such a direct comparison. When NY-area ballet lovers want to see a story ballet, they generally think of ABT first. I do wish that they didn't always have to include Swan Lake, and just a few other warhorses with one new production every year during their four-week season, but I understand why they do it.
  8. That's Charlotte d'Amboise (daughter of Jacques).
  9. I don't think it has been mentioned yet on this thread that Christopher Wheeldon's "Like Water for Chocolate", which is premiering now at the Royal Ballet, is a co-production with American Ballet Theatre. We can expect it to be performed in New York in the next year or two.
  10. I believe that last week's showing of Prodigal Son also used footage from two performances.
  11. On the "Stream" page it states: Available again on demand December 23, 2020 at 5PM to December 26, 2020, at 11:59PM
  12. There has not been an announcement, but her absence is discussed in the ABT 2020 Promotions thread.
  13. Sarah Lane is teaching a master class at Princeton Ballet School on October 16th. (It is posted on their home page.) She is identified as "American Ballet Theatre's Sarah Lane" and the brief description of her career states that she "has been a ballerina with American Ballet Theatre for 18 years." Most likely, this was all arranged before recent events changed her status with ABT.
  14. I watched this with my spouse and we both enjoyed it. It's best to approach this as a movie with a lot of ballet, rather than a ballet performance film. The scenery is very good--they give the film the appearance of having been shot on location in an old city, but it was actually shot in Budapest on sets built for this film. The "ground" was actually built on sprung floors (same for the indoor scenes), which allowed the dancers to move much better than they would have on stone. Some of the dance scenes suffered a bit because of the filming; for example, some of the scenes were shown with some obstruction, as if you were watching from another room. (Watching through curtains was particularly annoying.) Some of the choreography was modified for this film, suggesting that Deborah MacMillan must have given approval.
  15. I believe that the practice of having a Nutcracker season in November/December took hold in the U.S. when companies realized that people who did not ordinarily attend ballet performances would bring their families to see The Nutcracker as a holiday event. This was reinforced when ballet schools started performing The Nutcracker (with their students) as a way to raise funds. Companies and schools in countries in which the government provides more support than in the U.S. may not find it so critical to establish a Nutcracker season.
  16. Casting is up for the performances at the Met in June: Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m.Callirhoe – Catherine HurlinChaereas – Aran BellWednesday, June 3 at 2 p.m.Callirhoe – Christine ShevchenkoChaereas – Thomas ForsterWednesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m.Callirhoe – Hee SeoChaereas – Calvin Royal III Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.Callirhoe – Catherine HurlinChaereas – Aran BellFriday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.Callirhoe – Hee SeoChaereas – Calvin Royal III Saturday, June 6 at 2:00 p.m.Callirhoe – Catherine HurlinChaereas – Aran BellSaturday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m.Callirhoe – Christine ShevchenkoChaereas – Thomas Forster
  17. The calendar has been corrected to show Royal with Shevchenko in the matinee and Forster with Murphy in the evening.
  18. The Deuce Coupe cast for the Saturday matinee and Monday evening performances has now been posted: Katherine Williams, Cassandra Trenary, Luciana Paris, Stella Abrera, James Whiteside, Calvin Royal III There are still no casts posted for Brahms/Haydn variations.
  19. Casting has been posted for some of the Tharp Trio: In the Upper Room Thursday/Friday/Saturday night - Devon Teuscher, Cassandra Trenary, Skylar Brandt, Aran Bell, Herman Cornejo, Blaine Hoven, Isabella Boylston, Joo Won Ahn Saturday matinee/Monday - Stephanie Williams, Catherine Hurlin, Wanyue Qiao, Calvin Royal III, Cory Stearns, Duncan Lyle, Christine Shevchenko, Thomas Forster Deuce Coupe Thursday/Friday/Saturday night - Christine Shevchenko, Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland, Stella Abrera, James Whiteside, Calvin Royal III Saturday matinee/Monday - TBA Brahms/Haydn variations TBA (all performances)
  20. RUKen

    Sergei Polunin

    They also use makeup to cover the tattoos. Here is a link to a Washington Post article on this subject: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_danc/ballet-dancers-with-skin-in-the-game/2016/11/23/2328c264-af96-11e6-ab37-1b3940a0d30a_story.html?utm_term=.7a6d15c2b0bc
  21. If this is correct, she is replacing Stella Abrera in these performances. Stella is not listed among the performers.
  22. I attended a dress rehearsal on Thursday afternoon. The first dance was Garden Blue, and Hee Seo was among the dancers. She was clearly inhibited while rehearsing, and at the end walked off with her hand on her ribcage. The next dance was Symphonie Concertante, with the Thursday night cast rehearsing. Hee Seo marked everything but the simplest movements, and again appeared to be in pain when it was over. I do not doubt that she is truly injured.
  23. https://www.ballet.org.uk/blog-detail/promotions-new-dancers-joining-company-2018-19-season/ This was posted on the ABT forum because Jeffrey Cirio is becoming a principal at ENB (he is leaving ABT).
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