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Wow! 42 years since they showed that. What have they been waiting for! Can you imagine going to ABT now with such a line-up of amazing talent? So sad that several of them are no longer with us -- Bujones, Nagy, Wright, among others. I noted that Makarova didn't try the fouettes, but had a very nice substitute. It was always reported that she hated those. Perhaps a word to a certain someone else who has problems with them?

Just started: http://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/show/american-ballet-theatre-at-the-metropolitan-opera-house-1978-109

If you go to the listings page, click "learn more" - it varies program to program http://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/series/dance-week For the ABT mixed bill: Available from Sunday, May 31 at 8:00 pm ET, then for a limited time on demand For the SAB Workshop: Available from Monday, June 1 at 7:00 pm ET until Friday, June 5 at 7:00 pm ET For the NYCB Coppelia: Available from Tuesday, June 2 at 8:00 pm ET until Friday, July 17 at 8:00 pm ET For the Tribute to Balanchine: Available from Wednesday, June 3 at 8:00 pm ET until Saturday, July 18 at 8:00 pm ET MSND is still on-line, but I don't know for how long:

Watching it now for the second time. One of my top ten Balanchine ballets. I'm pretty sure this is the first complete recording available. Lots of snippets here and there, but not the complete thing. I did watch some archival tape at NYPL Dance Collection to see original casts in the early 70s. I think they all wore white leotards (or was it all black?). The pink-white-black contrast didn't come in until later.

My understanding is that the copyright on the original Firebird score (1910) had expired. Stravinsky came up with the Firebird Suite with a new copyright and Balanchine used that so his friend Stravinsky could continue to get royalties on the performance. I can't seem to find on-line documentation of this, unfortunately, but it makes sense.

Opera Colorado just announced that its performances scheduled for November 2020 will be performed in late June 2021. The rest of the season will open in February 2021. They perform in the same Opera House used by the Colorado Ballet. I'm hoping they can reschedule their October Giselle to late spring, but nothing has been announced.

This is a oldie but goodie, but I know there are fans of Nina Ananiashvili on this site. Don't miss her final performance as Kitri, with three different Basilios! June 27, 2008. State Ballet of Georgia

I don't disagree, but it occurs to me that the "debut deferred" series is also a message to some of their rising stars (e.g., Aran Bell) that he's appreciated and they hope he doesn't leave. As discussed elsewhere, I wonder if ABT controls the rights to some of the things we most want to see, like the Live from Lincoln Center series that's scheduled for next week. The archival footage I've looked at in the NYPL Dance Collection is definitely not suitable for even on-line showing. They've bounced around through so many theaters, even the archival footage might be unacceptable. E.g., the world premiere of Push Comes to Shove in January 1976 (a memory I shall always treasure!) was at the Uris Theater, which has been torn down and might not have had minimally acceptable recording facilities. I don't know. The world premieres of Baryshnikov's Don Quixote and his Nutcracker were both at the Kennedy Center in the late 70s. KenCen seems to have recording facilities, but we don't know what they chose to save.

Very gloomy. In New Zealand, which seems to be leading the planet in getting a grip on COVID-19, the Ballet is hoping to perform in their country starting August 20. https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-zealand/article/Royal-New-Zealand-Ballet-Company-Rehearses-on-Zoom-Hopes-to-Return-to-Performing-Soon-20200524 It makes you wonder why Segerstrom hasn't cancelled anything past May 31! For those of us with tickets to LaScala in late July, it would be nice if they'd get on with what seems to be inevitable. Instead, they are still selling tickets! https://www.scfta.org/

APOLOGIES for creating all this confusion. It's worth checking out regardless.

Perm Opera Ballet is live-streaming Ashton's Les Patineurs (which they call Winter Dreams). They normally leave things on-line for a few days:

Thank you. Here's the link it sends you to: https://linktr.ee/Miamicityballet

I went to the MCB web site to try to find this and especially to make the donation that I gather is required, but can't find anything. Nothing on Instagram either. Do you have a link to this that you could post? I've never seen this in the theater and I'm curious.

The Kennedy Center just sent out an email listing several digital offerings, although I think we know about most of them. I was intrigued by this promise: "We'll be sharing our 2020-2021 Ballet & Dance seasons with you this summer!" Keep up with the best of Ballet & Dance—online! World events may be keeping us from enjoying our ballet & dance favorites in the theater, but the arts are alive and well online! Enjoy great digital offerings from New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Ballet and the Martha Graham Dance Company, and watch some of our favorite Digital Stage ballet & dance clips, all linked below. Stay tuned, we'll be sharing our 2020-2021 Ballet & Dance seasons with you this summer! Digital performances to keep you inspired New York City Ballet's Digital Spring Season New Streams every Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. ET, through May 29 George Balanchine's Diamonds is available now, followed by Christopher Wheeldon's Liturgy and Carousel (A Dance), available to stream Friday at 8 p.m. All streams are available for 72 hours. Watch & Explore Ailey All Access New Streams every Thursday at 7 p.m. ET Catch Robert Battle's Mass through Thursday, when Camille A. Brown's City of Rain will become available at 7 p.m. All full work streams are accompanied by bonus videos and conversation about the work. Watch & Explore San Francisco Ballet @ Home New Streams every Friday at 6 p.m. ET Currently available is Justin Peck's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, with Christopher Wheeldon's Bound To offered on Friday. Both works were performed by the company on our Opera House stage in 2018. Watch & Explore Martha Graham Dance Company's Martha Matinees Every Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET Join the Martha Graham Dance Company LIVE for an interactive viewing experience presented by the Graham Archives, featuring archival footage and recent performances. The series is hosted by Artistic Director Janet Eilber and features special guests. Watch & Explore Ballet & Dance on our Digital Stage Now More Than Ever: A Film by Ezra Hurwitz for Ballet Across America Dancers Defy Gravity at The Kennedy Center | BANDALOOP The Nashville Ballet feat. Ben Folds | Concerto Watch more Ballet & Dance on our Digital Stage! Dancing Local The Washington Ballet The company is offering live stream open classes, live "pay what you can" classes, and on demand classes for adult program students to keep you moving at home! Learn More Dance Place The local dance presenter is offering a range of virtual media to stay moving, engage in conversation, and thrive in community with one another. Learn More Dance Metro DC DC's dance service organization hosts on their calendar listings for digital dance events presented by artists across the DMV. Learn More Help Inspire Others The Kennedy Center may be closed, but the arts are still alive! Make a special gift to help support the Center during this unprecedented time. Support the Kennedy Center See you after the intermission! During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve dimmed our lights for a temporary intermission and canceled all public performances and events through Aug. 9, 2020, including some events beyond. We share your disappointment for performances and seasons cut short—nothing can replace the live performing arts. We’re working hard to explore options for rescheduling and can’t wait to welcome you back with extraordinary performances. For the most up-to-date information regarding our response to COVID-19, please visit the Kennedy Center website. Photos: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Camille A. Brown's City of Rain. Photo by Paul Kolnik. San Francisco Ballet in Justin Peck's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. Photo by Erik Tomasson. Marzia Memoli in Martha Graham’s Chronicle © Hibbard Nash Photography. The Washington Ballet Photo by Kelsey Arrington

And if we're lucky, Bolshoi will bring the Ratmansky Giselle to the Kennedy Center that same fall! Here's hoping!

The School of American Ballet has announced a virtual Workshop performance, with video from the past four years. June 1-7 pm ET. Available for five days. Join us on Monday, June 1 for the School of American Ballet’s first-ever Virtual Workshop Performance Celebration, in support of the SAB Response Fund! The Workshop Celebration will premiere at 7pm ET at sab.org, Facebook, and YouTube. While the coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of the live Workshop Performances that had originally been scheduled to take place this spring, we are pleased to present a collection of outstanding performances from the past four years. Our special celebration will include commentary and introductions by SAB’s Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Chairman of Faculty Kay Mazzo, distinguished alumni Justin Peck and Maria Kowroski, and SAB’s senior faculty member Suki Schorer. This event will also include the public announcement of the 2020 Mae L. Wien Awards for Outstanding Promise, a distinction awarded to three senior students who show significant potential for high professional achievement. This event is FREE and open to the public, so please forward this email and invite your friends and family who would enjoy this wonderful evening. Can’t join us on June 1? Not to worry! The Celebration will be available through June 5 at 7pm ET. Click the image below for a sneak peek of what’s to come! Help SAB ensure that we are able to continue providing exceptional ballet training for our students, maintaining our commitment to our artistic and administrative employees, and sustaining our facilities and our School for the future by making a gift to the SAB Response Fund today. A gift of any size is impactful and would mean the world to us and our students. Make a gift to the SAB Response Fund Photos by Paul Kolnik. Header image: Scotch Sy 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Fifth Floor New York, NY 10023

The Joyce Theater just cancelled the engagement of the Sarasota Ballet, scheduled for August 18-23. Here's the e-mamil they just sent. ...Due to the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued uncertainty regarding public gatherings, performances of The Sarasota Ballet have been cancelled. The Joyce is providing current ticket holders with the following options: Donate your ticket Request a refund of your ticket purchase If we do not hear from you by the scheduled opening on August 18, we will automatically refund your tickets. If you would like to make a donation to the company you were scheduled to see, please request a refund and visit the company's website to make your contribution. The Joyce Box Office phone lines are very busy at this time. For the best service, please use this ... to select your choice from the options above. We appreciate your patience in processing these requests. In these rare and difficult times, we truly appreciate your investment in New York City’s rich arts and culture organizations. As a valued member of our Joyce family, you can understand the financial impact of these changes on our dance community at large. We ask you to consider donating your ticket as support during this time. The Joyce will continue to monitor the situation as well as seek guidance and best practices from the appropriate health authorities and communicate any updates to our patrons. Please visit The Joyce website for immediate updates regarding performances. Stay tuned, and thank you for your support! The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. 175 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Perm Opera Ballet is streaming their Don Quixote this morning:

Mariinsky just started free streaming of the Petipa Gala: The Seasons Act II of Midsummer Night's Dream Act III of Sleeping Beauty https://mariinsky.tv/e

Ballet Arizona is streaming Square Dance for the next 24 hours on their YouTube Channel. And, on May 31, Symphony in 3 Movements! That's the same day that Lincoln Center is streaming the 1978 Theme & Variations with Kirkland and Baryshnikov! https://balletaz.org/virtual-events/

Baryshnikov in Company Business with Gene Hackman (1991) is now on Amazon Prime. No dancing, just acting.

With the announcement of the Dance Week schedule from Live at Lincoln Center, we can see another problem: apparently Lincoln Center, not ABT, owns the rights to some of the best stuff, most notably the mixed bill in spring 1978. If you've spent some time at the NYPL Dance Collection looking at ABT's archival material, it is definitely not acceptable for broadcast. (I looked up their recordings of the original Kirkland-Baryshnikov performances of the Baryshnikov Don Quixote from spring 1978, e.g. Worth seeing if you're a serious balletomane, but not something they'd want to release in the current environment.)

This actually might mean that recorded music becomes the norm for ballet performances until an effective and widely available vaccine becomes available!

Holy Moly! What a week this is going to be. And May 31: the legendary performance of T&V by Kirkland-Baryshnikov! Until now, the only way to see this is that hideously blurred version on YouTube - or a trip to the NYPL Dance Collection. For years/decades people like us have been pleading for them to release this on VHS/DVD. Be still my heart!

No surprise, but the Vail Dance Festival for 2020 has been cancelled: View this email in your browser Dear Vail Dance Festival Community, It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of the cancelation of the 2020 Vail Dance Festival. This difficult decision was made in the interest of the safety and well-being of artists, staff and audiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had hoped to be able to present some version of the Festival this summer, but with great reluctance have now concluded that it is simply not safe to do so. The Festival is a place of intense collaboration among our artists, and we look forward to the creative energy that will be more powerful than ever when we are all able to be together again next summer.” - Damian Woetzel, Artistic Director Preparations are already underway for the return of live performances in the summer of 2021, with Opening Night scheduled for July 30th. We are also preparing to host a digital version of the Festival during the planned July 31 - Aug 11 dates, which will include unique performances and commissions from past Vail seasons, as well as online forums and educational content featuring dance and music luminaries associated with the Festival. More information will be provided on vaildance.org and our social channels in the coming weeks. "It is difficult to think about not having the Festival this summer in Vail, but we will continue to connect through dance from a distance until we can gather again in person. We are committed to making decisions this year to protect the health and well-being of our community in the short-term while ensuring the future viability of this incredible Festival for years to come." - Sarah Johnson, Vail Valley Foundation Senior Vice President for Education & the Arts If you purchased tickets to the Vail Dance Festival, the following options are available: 1) DONATE - We ask that you please consider donating your ticket purchase to the Vail Dance Festival. These donations will provide operational support and help secure our future. 2) EXCHANGE - You may convert the value of your ticket(s) to a credit that can be applied to a future ticket purchase. 3) REFUND - If you wish to request a full or partial refund of your ticket purchase, please contact the Box Office directly at boxoffice@vvf.org. If we do not hear from you by July 31, a full refund will automatically be applied to your original payment. For assistance with these options, please contact: BOX OFFICE | 970.845.TIXS(8497) | boxoffice@vvf.org YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS Planning and preparation for the Festival happens throughout year, but revenue generated during the summer from donations and ticket sales makes up the majority of our annual income. In order to ensure the future of the Festival as a creative force, please consider making a donation today. Your donation, in any amount, will make a difference! Tiler Peck's new work Thousandth Orange in rehearsal in New York City, spring 2019, in advance of its world premiere at the 2019 Festival. Dancers: Roman Mejia, Herman Cornejo, Lauren Lovette, India Bradley, Christopher Grant, and Isabella Boylston. DONATE NOW THE DANCING GOES ON So that we can give our artists as many opportunities to break new ground as possible, incredible performances at the Festival are almost always one time only events. We are happy to share some of our memorable archives with you during this time, culminating in a digital festival during the planned July 31 - Aug 11 Festival dates. Enjoy Carolina Shout, a premiere from the 2019 season featuring Michelle Dorrance, Jason Moran, Lil Buck, and Coco. EXPLORE MORE For a close look at videos and perfomances from Festivals' past, subscribe to our Youtube Channel and follow us on social! Top: Tiler Peck's new work Thousandth Orange in rehearsal in New York City, spring 2019, in advance of its world premiere at the 2019 Festival. Dancers: Roman Mejia, Herman Cornejo, Lauren Lovette, India Bradley, Christopher Grant, and Isabella Boylston. Photo by: Erin Baiano. Video: Michelle Dorrance and Lil Buck perform Carolina Shout with pianist Jason Moran at the NOW: Premieres program of the 2019 Vail Dance Festival. Video by Nel Shelby Productions. Photo by Christopher Duggan. Copyright ©2020 Vail Valley Foundation, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Vail Valley Foundation 90 Benchmark Road Suite 300 Avon, Colorado 81620