NinaFan

I can't find it anywhere. I had looked at their "Master Calendar" but October was blank except for one unrelated event.

I almost changed my subscription package based on the ballets. Now, I'm glad I left it alone. If they've already changed three ballets, how many others will change. I always map out my additional tickets well in advance. I love most of the ballets anyway, but I almost revolved something very important around the Union Jack dates! Anyway, like everyone on here, I'll keep checking NYCB for updates.

I'm always excited to see IN THE UPPER ROOM, but I can see most of the other ballets danced to perfection across the plaza. I haven't found ABT fall seasons very exciting in a number of years, and this year doesn't appear to be any better. And the last thing I want to see is Afterite.

The performance keeps going round and round in my head. I'm a huge Osipova/Vasiliev fan, and I believe your comparison to them is very accurate.

I second that! I was at the Boylston/Simkin performance last night and it absolutely spectacular! It was perfection in every role. I gave myself a sore throat from screaming so much. Looking forward to Shevchenko /Whiteside tonight!

Welcome to Ballet Alert Amicos, and thank you for your insightful review. I missed Devon’s O/O this year, but I did get to see her debut last year. It is so difficult to choose just one performance from an eight week season, but it sounds like chose carefully and enjoyed the performance.

I agree, and doubt he will ever make it past soloist. I think he shows great promise for character actor roles so sorely needed at ABT. Someone has to fill the shoes of Salstein, Barbee, and Julio Bragado-Young to name a few. I thought Hammoudi was very funny in Harlequinade, and was also a great Tybalt this year. Anyway, I hope he isn't injured.

I just see the Tuesday on the casting sheet.

Me too! And yes, they were magnificent!

Wow that's three Swan Lakes, with two of them two days in a row!

I saw Swan Lake on Tuesday night with Boylston/Simkin, and yesterday afternoon with Shevchenko/Whiteside. Both were SPECTACULAR and the house was packed at both performances. I've seen most of Boylston's Swan Lakes (starting with her debut with Simkin about six years ago) and she just keeps getting better and better. Her Odile has always been terrific, but now her Odette has become so polished, that she is starting to remind me a bit of Ananiashvili. Simkin was exciting as always, and is a perfect match for Bella. His leap at the end always takes my breath away with his amazing height and deep arch of his back. Shevchenko was.....OMG gorgeous! She was brilliant as both Odette and Odile. She had exquisite swan like arms the likes of which I haven’t seen in quite a while, and simply put she was born to dance this role. Whiteside danced well, and did an admirable job of partnering Christine. I'm not sure why some posters on BA feel the need to avoid him so much that they wind up missing out on some pretty spectacular performances. I don't seek him out, but I never let him stand in the way of seeing a particular dancer. IMO, he always partners and dances well. Aran Bell made a terrific debut as Von Rothbart. Yes, Gomes is the real benchmark, but Aran made an incredible impression his first time out. Great acting and strength, and I loved his smug smirk which was performed to perfection.

Thank you so much for all of the information! I am looking forward to seeing The Sarasota Ballet, and also delighted that I will also be seeing Marcelo!

Bell/Teuscher R&J - What a spectacular performance! Bell is a natural born Romeo with his boyish good looks, but that is just the icing on the cake. His dancing, emotion and acting were exquisite! I loved him from the moment he walked out on the stage to mess around with his two buddies. He has wonderful chemistry with Devon who was a glorious and very lovely Juliet. Like Bell, Devon shows great emotion in her acting. They were so convincing that I could not stop myself from crying during the last scene which was extremely heartbreaking and beautiful. Gabe Shayer was a superb Mercutio, as were Luis Ribagorda as Benvolio and Hammoudi as Tybalt . The entire supporting cast were really outstanding, which made for an exceptional performance. The audience gave an immediate standing ovation and I was hoarse from screaming by the time we left. The first time I saw Bell was when he guested in an Eglevsky Nutcracker when he was about 13 or 14. He danced a number of different roles, and at the end of the performance they had a Q&A with the dancers. My husband and I were able to move up to the front row for the Q&A. Aran seemed so shy! We knew he was going to become an extraordinary dancer someday, and feel privileged to have attended his first major role at ABT. We’re looking forward to his Von Rothbart next week, but really can’t wait to see him cast in more lead roles! I certainly hope Kevin promotes Aran and Gabe to soloist in the next few weeks. Gabe is way overdue, and Aran has already proven that he needs to be fast tracked.

I’m looking forward to Bell's debut as Romeo tomorrow as well as his Von Rothbart next week. I saw him in both of his Harlequinade roles last week and like many others on BA, I have been watching him as a corps dancer since he was hired. He seems to have a lot of “front row” corps roles this season, and I was hoping that he was being groomed for larger roles. It never occurred to me that he’d get a Romeo. I wish Lendorf had not missed his Romeo along with the entire season, but at least Aran is getting a chance in a principal role. If Aran is anywhere near as good as corps dancer Harrison Coll's debut as Romeo (NYCB), then we've got a real up and comer in Aran.

We only have tickets for Saturday, so it looks like we'll be seeing the "special" program. I agree that it would be nice if Graziano is arranging Ashton divertissements....but who knows.

I saw yesterday’s matinee with Simkin and Brandt. I thought the ballet was very cute with the costumes and acting top notch. As already mentioned, there is not a lot of dancing in the first act, but they made up for it in the second act. The kids were cute, and danced well, but I thought they were used way too much. We came to see ABT professionals, not the school. There were loads of kids and school groups in the audience, so maybe this is a good introduction to ballet. All of the leads were great. Simkin was fabulous, funny, buoyant in his jumps, and he partnered Brandt well. Brandt was adorable, danced exquisitely, and her hops on pointe were terrific. It’s difficult to believe she learned the ballet on such short notice. Hee Seo danced well and Hammoudi was very funny. I would like to see him in some other funny character roles, such as Gamache. I’m looking forward to our second cast of Shayer, Trenary, Shevchenko and Hoven.

Last night was absolutely spectacular. Kimin Kim has amazing spring, height and gorgeous soft landings. Hee Seo was quite lovely and very well suited for the role of Nikiya, and I thought they had very good chemistry. Gillian’s Gamzatti was terrific as always. The Kingdom of the shades was beautiful and the corps did themselves proud. I wasn’t able to stay for the third act, so I don’t know how Gorak did as the Bronze Idol. Did anyone see it?

I would hope that they would let you exchange the ticket. I realize that casting and programs are subject to change, but this was only published a little over a month ago.

Yes, the series focused quite a bit on their relationship

nysusan and cobweb - I love Union Jack too, and I actually screamed when I saw it on the schedule. I was already planning out some of my ballets for next year, but couldn't find Union Jack on the online schedule. Since I sure it was mid May, I grabbed the hard copy of the schedule, and realized they'd pulled the ballet. I'm sure there are going to be many more people who are equally upset.

I just noticed that Union Jack is no longer listed for Spring 2019! My 2018/2019 subscription book has Union Jack listed for four performances, but NYCB’s website has Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 replacing all of the Union Jack performances.

Wow, I can't imagine this being viewed as an awful mess, but to each his own. My husband and I loved "Something to Dance About"! This was not meant to be a complete set of numbers from each show, so omissions of favorite scenes was no surprise. We would have loved to have seen more too, but we thoroughly enjoyed what was presented. The dancing was spectacular, and they did Broadway proud with all the quick changes of the beautiful and colorful costumes!

I agree and hope Coll is promoted ASAP. No matter what he's dancing, I can't keep my eyes off him. Also, loved his Romeo!

Arghhhh! I received the e-mail with a "Mother's Day" discount code on Giselle as well! I wish I had waited on my Giselle tickets which were single ticket add ons. To be honest this has pretty much happened to me with NYCB where I am also a subscriber. Last summer, right after ordering a bunch of add on performances, I received a code for BOGO for specific performances, some of which were the ones I had just ordered online.

Perhaps you're right. I just looked at ABT's website, and it does not mention Romeo as being one of his roles.