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Something is going on with that date, because when I just went to the NYCB calendar, Sept 30 evening does not appear!! The matinee is there, but the evening performance is not even listed. Whatever it is, they really should announce it and/or get this sorted out.

Miami City Ballet did the Glinka pas de trois at the Balanchine celebration at City Center several years back (2018?). I remember it being delightful.

I have no idea if it's related, but several years back during the Balanchine celebration at City Center, I saw Miami City Ballet do Glinka pas de trois. I can't remember if it had a pas de deux or not. I thought it was a delightful piece. I've asked a couple of time on BA whether anyone knows the piece or why it's not in NYCB's rep, and no one answered. Mysteries of the repertory.

Agree, Marta! Same inspiration! vipa is doing wonders for Vail's advertising.

Thanks vipa. Good to hear. I saw Bell a few years back in the SAB workshop in a featured role, and thought she had tremendous poise and presence for someone so young.

WHICH corps member?

This sounds so exciting. I can see how book excerpts would be dull when you have so many great dancers on hand. Thanks for the blow-by-blow reports, vipa.

Thank you for this report vipa! Glad you and mr. vipa made it in time, it must have been nerve-wracking. It sounds like a wonderful experience to be there. You are inspiring me to plan for next year.

Could it be they are holding this for an as-yet-unannounced retirement?

As far as I know it’s only phone or in person. It can be complicated since they have to fit you into the same price tier as your original seat. I usually have to ask about multiple dates before they find an open seat in my price tier. I wouldn’t mind going up a ring but they so often aren’t opening third and fourth rings that isn’t always an option. Then there’s the wait on hold before you even get to a ticket agent. It’s a pain in the neck and honestly sometimes I don’t bother and just give my ticket to a friend.

Thanks, @California, for pointing out the "Add to Apple Wallet" option. Last year I found some tickets showed up with a barcode online and I was able to use Apple Wallet, but for some shows there was no barcode and I had to go with a regular paper ticket. I hope this is an option ongoing for all tickets.

I managed to get tickets for opening night and the 75th anniversary. The website is not easy to navigate. Once you add a ticket to your cart, even if you click "continue shopping" it's hard to find your way back to the calendar for additional dates. Also the tickets for opening night and the anniversary appear to be moving very fast. More than once, I clicked on what seemed to be an open seat only to be told it was already taken and I had to refresh the seating chart, then find a seat in the row behind.

Yes, I have gotten several emails over the past month or so about priority sales starting on July 27.

Thank you for this analysis, @choriamb. There's a lot to consider besides audience favorites!

Agree. I have not seen ABT at all this summer, but I saw Roxander and Magbitang in the Neapolitan last year. Magbitang at the time was getting a ton of attention (has he danced at all this season), but it was Roxander who really caught my eye with his very large dancing and warm, compelling presence. At the time he must have just joined the corps or still been an apprentice. He looked very good then and has obviously made great strides. The company needs new talent and excitement. Why hold back?

Thanks for this report @FPF, and I look forward to your comments tomorrow! Good to hear that Jovani Furlan (who missed the Spring season) and Brittany Pollack (like you said, out for years) are back in action. And great to hear that the lovely Sara Adams got appreciation in Liturgy. And totally, totally agree on the need for NYCB to post headshots of the dancers. Why has this been discontinued??

Glad to hear she was engaged and deeply affected! I sense a ballet, and Shakespeare, fan in the making.

I am away for the summer and have missed the entire season. I wasn't sorry to miss LWFC, which I would not have seen even if I was in NY, but after reading so many reviews on here, I have been sorry not to be able to see Giselle, SL, or R&J. From all these reports, there are several dancers that I look forward to seeing sometime soon. Hoping for the best with the Fall programming!

Thanks, @RUKen! I did not know about that book. I'm currently working my way through the Dance in America anthology, which is what made me think of it (the anthology includes an article by Holly Brubach), but maybe I will try out the LeClercq book next.

Does anyone know what ever became of Brubach's work on a biography of Tanaquil LeClercq? As far as I can tell, no such biography was ever published.

Yes, Janzen was great. Maybe that was why they programmed it at the time! I'm trying to remember, he must have alternated with someone in the role, does anyone remember who? Could it have been Ask La Cour?

Thanks for the info on Bouree Fantasque, @California. Kathryn Morgan certainly looks beautiful in that picture from SAB! I watched the first movement of the Boston Ballet performance, and skipped around the rest. The first movement looked very cutesy... too cutesy. The other movements look like a mishmash melange of styles. Interesting. I'm not sure how I'm going to like this. Since it apparently hasn't been done for some time (someone correct me if I'm wrong here, I'm very curious about when NYCB last performed it), I imagine there might be an article in the New York Times talking about it coming back to the stage and why. It will be interesting to see the casting. For the first movement, it needs a ballerina and partner who can be goofy... Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia? Indiana Woodward? Daniel Ulbricht?

LOL. This is so true, but I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!

Studying the Fall schedule, I am wondering about Bourree Fantasque. This piece is completely unknown to me. Does anyone know if this was considered a successful piece, and/or know the last time the company performed it? Does anyone have any recollections or impressions they can share? I looked at the info on the Repertory section of the website, and it looks ambitious, and the original cast (and Karinska as costume designer) certainly inspires my confidence. But I'm baffled as to why I can't remember even hearing about this piece before. It would be nice if the Repertory section of the website would give a little more info as to performance history. I wish NYCB would have a thorough, detailed, searchable archive like the Metropolitan Opera does, but that must be an expensive undertaking.

There have been seasons when Janzen was a real MVP, beautiful and versatile. More recently it seems like he's been injured a lot and even when he's dancing does not seem totally comfortable. I wish him well, I have enjoyed his dancing a lot. Echo @abatt's memory of him in Davidsbundlertanze; I would love to be able to see him in that (and the ballet generally) again. Interesting idea about recruiting Aran Bell! Might be a more solid job for Bell...