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KarenAG

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  • Connection to/interest in ballet** (Please describe. Examples: fan, teacher, dancer, writer, avid balletgoer)
    adores ballet
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  1. Hello, Everyone! Happy New Year to you all. The Albany Times Union reports: https://www.timesunion.com/theater/article/75-new-york-city-ballet-returning-spac-varied-18614906.php Unfortunately, they are wasting opening night with that On and Off Stage event again instead of presenting an evening of ballet. Such a shame since they are there only for one week. In my opinion, giving opening night up to this format is quite the rip-off. The program is Jewels, excerpts from Swan Lake, Stars and Stripes, and Steadfast Tin Soldier. It also mentions a celebration of Coppelia for its 50th anniversary, but doesn’t clarify that it is excerpts, not the full length ballet. And two evenings of contemporary choreography. I was hopeful that Coppelia was to be performed in full because the last time it was at SPAC was in 2019, I think(?). It was canceled due to the extreme heat. Well, excerpts should be delightful, too. For additional information, please see spac.org.
  2. Thank you, dancefan! You beat me to it; was going to post this update, as well. I am so excited! Going to tomorrow’s performance and both matinees. I’ll report!
  3. Well, that’s exciting! Jacques and Carolyn’s granddaughter dancing for NYCB. Imagine that! More congratulations!
  4. All very deserving dancers. Congratulations!!
  5. Thank you for posting this, FPF. I’m so happy there will be a full ‘residency’, such that it is. The time for MSND on Saturday, July 16 is 2pm. For the evening performances, I welcome the time change to a half hour earlier. I live in Albany and the drive home after the 8pm performances became so tedious so late in the evening. I agree with you about the On and Off Stage. I wish they’d given us a full evening of dance and maybe added a third matinee slot for the sampler. I’m looking forward to the Wed evening performance and both matinees. Let’s hope there isn’t another heat wave, remembering the cancellation of Coppelia in 2019. I wonder what happened to the Gala?
  6. Thank you for this comment, MoMo, my sentiments exactly.
  7. Thank you for this, it’s very helpful. What nice reviews and thoughts! I found this on YouTube last night, Maria’s encore.
  8. Thank you so much for this report, BalanchineFan. Chock full of wonderful information. Thank you, Canbelto, this is wonderful. Thank, Bellawood, all those wonderful dancers.
  9. I didn’t think it looked like Merrill, whom I recently saw coaching Tyler Peck on a Zoom session offered by City Center (?).
  10. Dear Cobweb, thank you so much! I look forward to reading your insights and posts. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I was terribly disappointed but nothing could be done so my husband and I had our own tribute for Maria after dinner, watching various clips and interviews, as well as After the Rain and Tschaikovsky PDD ballets, all on YouTube. That video of After the Rain on WTC Tower 4 was so moving and so beautiful. Thank you, Helene, it was lovely.
  11. I posted this on the Maria Retires thread but posting here, too, as I think your reviews will be posted here. Dear BAers who will have attended Maria’s final performance today, please, please post lots of details, photos/videos of her bows, the ballets performed and any other delightful information you may wish to share. I had to turn in my ticket yesterday because I have come down with a cold (I’ll get a covid test,too, to rule it out). I’m deeply disappointed, heartbroken, really. Please enjoy and let those of us who cannot attend enjoy vicariously through your reporting. 💞🩰💖Thank you so kindly!
  12. I agree. Comments are closed but I am writing a card to her. Bless her, such a class act and absolutely stunning dancer.
  13. I think the ballerina looks like Jennifer Ringer.
  14. Dear BAers who will attend Maria’s final performance today, please, please post lots of details, photos/videos of her bows, the ballets performed and any other delightful information you may wish to share. I had to turn in my ticket yesterday because I have come down with a cold (I’ll get a covid test,too, to rule it out). I’m deeply disappointed, heartbroken, really. Please enjoy and let those of us who cannot attend enjoy vicariously through your reporting. 💞🩰💖Thank you so kindly!
  15. Oh, you are so very welcome, BalanchineFan! I can’t wait, either. Judt bought my tickets to Maria’s farewell. I’m so unused to thinking about going to the performing arts, that I completely forgot to go online on Aug 1 for tickets! I am so glad I remembered - orchestra sold out, first ring almost sold out (two seats left not together); I managed to get two seats together in second ring row E. Darn! Had I remembered on Aug 1, might have gotten first ring seats. But I am grateful.
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