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Brooklyn Mack is guesting with the Washington Ballet in Nutcracker this season. I'd love to see him return next year. From email they just sent: With the magic of the holiday season upon us, I am delighted to share some very special news that will make our Nutcracker even more enchanting this year. The Washington Ballet is honored to welcome back the internationally acclaimed dancer, Brooklyn Mack, as our Cavalier for 4 performances during our monthlong run! You may remember Brooklyn from his 9 seasons with The Washington Ballet. He captivated audiences with his unparalleled artistry and athleticism. His return to the stage in this iconic role is both a true homecoming, and a testament to the enduring spirit of The Washington Ballet community. And thank you for being a part of that! Brooklyn's career has been nothing short of spectacular. He has performed with prestigious dance companies worldwide, he has been a guest principal on some of the world’s greatest stages and he has been recognized with numerous awards, including being the first Black ballet dancer and only the 3rd American to win gold at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. Now this is your chance to see him reprise his role as The Cavalier with your very own Washington Ballet. Join us in welcoming Brooklyn back to our stage, by purchasing tickets to one of the shows listed below. Performance Dates:a Saturday, November 30th at 7 pm (Opening Night) Sunday, December 1st at 1 pm Friday, December 6th at 7 pm Sunday, December 8th at 1 pm I look forward to sharing this unforgettable experience with you! Warm regards, Edwaard Liang Artistic Director The Washington Ballet 34 Performances | November 30–December 29 Warner Theatre
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Thanks for the heads-up. Here's the link to Segerstrom: https://www.scfta.org/events/2024/american-ballet-theatre-s-the-nutcracker The ABT site: https://www.abt.org/performances/the-nutcracker/ And Misseldine is doing only one performance. I decided to opt for the second weekend -- Hurlin-Bell twice, four other pairs.
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I was planning to go, but only for a few days. Casting is everything with this company (as Jaffe surely understands), so I won't book anything for a trip until that's announced. So few opportunities to see favorites in this company. I would like to see featured roles for Bell, Hurlin, Roxander, Miyake. I don't recall when it was announced last year. And they usually announce the Met summer schedule about now, too!
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The Winter season Art Series (specifically, Sat eve Feb 8) is not yet on sale. If anybody notices a change so it's available, please post here.
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It's also high-risk billing this as all-female. If it flops at Kennedy Center (as comments here suggest it will), it will only set back the hope many of us have that more women will be given opportunities. I'm waiting for Nutcracker casting at Segerstrom to be announced. It's the only Nutcracker I actually like (the Ratmansky choreography is fascinating) and a chance to see favorite principals before the Met next summer.
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Yes, "Call Me Ben" is my worst-ever ballet, too. I had just retired and was excited that I could go to the afternoon rehearsals. All they rehearsed was Ben! So I saw rehearsals AND several performances. Yuk. But we did learn that Robbie Fairchild could sing and act, along with his great dancing. I don't know if that launched his Broadway career, but it didn't hurt.
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I wonder if the Kennedy Center has any authority to ask for a change in rep for their February engagement. I remember Ratmansky's disastrous The Tempest, which was a joint production with the National Ballet of Canada. But NBofC never performed it. Instead they did some things from Ratmansky's Trilogy, as I remember. https://www.abt.org/ballet/the-tempest/
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I wish they were doing just 2-3 performances of C&P at the Kennedy Center in February, with the rest of the week samplings from the wonderful rep at Koch: Kingdom of the Shades, In the Upper Room, Sylvia, Ballet Imperial, Etudes. That would be a worthwhile trip for me. But with an entire week of C&P, I'm skipping it.
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More Miyake for your Monday morning! So sorry I'm missing this! https://www.instagram.com/taku.ballet/p/DBpaiXPvpv4/
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I am so glad to hear that Ashton is living up to the Roxander name. I already have plans to see Philadelphia's Etudes (and La Sylphide) in May and have high hopes I'll see him in that.
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Out of curiosity for those double tours, I did some searching on YouTube for Etudes. Oodles to choose from. Quite a few men in major companies (e.g., Royal Danish) do just a few double tour alternating with entrechat. I don't know what the original choreography is, but this seems like a fairly common substitution, for whatever reason.
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Purchasing the sets and costumes is puzzling to me, too, Companies make money renting them out and so many companies seem to be afraid to produce this ballet. Perhaps that will ease off!
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Thanks for the report! I'm so sorry I won't be able to see it this season. Yuka Iseda is my favorite in that company. I saw her debut in Swan Lake when she was only in the corps (!) and I remember thinking, this is one to watch for sure! How full was the house?
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Is anybody seeing Philadelphia Ballet's Corsaire this weekend? Ashton Roxander did Aili on opening night, last night: https://www.instagram.com/philadelphiaballet/reel/DBUOhi2v0gT/ Note that they call Aili "Conrad's faithful servant" instead of slave.
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Oh no! Clotilde was my favorite! She danced while she conducted and brought such joy to each performance.