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KarenAG

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  1. This is the clip I mentioned today. It’s from Dancing for Mr B: Six Ballerinas, a great documentary from Anne Belle.
  2. I couldn’t agree more, rkorestzky. With 7 performances, one of the mats could have had mixed rep, instead of a 3rd R&J. For example, a Balanchine, a Robbins and perhaps Pulcinella Variations, which would have thematically worked well. It’s very frustrating, disheartening and sad that NYCB is given short-shrift with this new director.
  3. I didn’t hear that! When was that announced, FPF? I was hoping to hear at the opening of the evening; all I heard was Sobol’s welcome and her salute to Joaquin DeLuz. One week again? Truly sad. What are they thinking?? Ugh. Thank you for the information. Yes, it is good news - we’ve all been worried NYCB would be cut out completely.
  4. Thank you, Nanushka. The programs I’d love to see are Program II, Thu eve, and Program VI, Sun matinee. It would be fun to see two different companies dance Tchai Pas, see no less than 5 new companies (Royal, Mariinsky, SFB, Joffrey and POB!), besides being able to cheer on our own beloved NYCB and ABT. I think I can only do one of them, living in Albany, and it will probably be the matinee, but I’d love to make that work!! Could also do both matinees, repeating 4Ts.
  5. I need to do better homework on the thread - I see the work is indeed for violin and viola and I do believe Maria and Tanny danced it. Thank you if anyone wants to confirm.
  6. Is Symphonie Concertante the piece Maria Tallchief talks about that she and Tanny danced, one a viola and the other a violin?
  7. Hi FPF, Thank you and I will reply regarding a contact when I’m on my way up to Saratoga. I appreciate your weighing in on the Gala as this is my first and I’ve been seeing this company at SPAC since 1980! I received the 25% thank you for attending Ballet Nacional de Cuba in June and attending Tue night. The discounts showed up in my email the day after my first attended performance. (I saw BNC twice and the Balanchine twice). I hope we all enjoy tonight’s performance. Looking most forward to Four Seasons and Other Dances. Wish I’d seen the Pulcinella Suite Thu night. Re my post above, I must qualify my B+ grade on Square Dance Tue and Wed. After thinking about it more, these dancers deserve an A. It just wasn’t the crispest I’ve seen Square Dance danced. I remember a perfect Ashley Bouder once, and the PBS of Miami City Ballet dancing it is seared in my memory and is probably the benchmark for all subsequent performances of this stunning ballet for me. Jeanette Delgado and Renan Cerdeiro - heaven. Who the heck am I to rate these dancers with ‘grades’, anyway! Best to everyone.
  8. Greetings, All, It has indeed been a wonderful, albeit extremely brief, summer season at SPAC with our beloved NYCB. I cannot call it a residency, which is what it's supposed to be, with just seven performances. Hopefully, the company will be back for two weeks next year. I haven't heard much on that front. The two evenings of Balanchine were terrific, especially Four Temperaments and Symphony in C. How I love both of those works, both musically and choreographically - well, I love the Corelli and Vivaldi of Square Dance, too! Unfortunately, I had to leave Wed night during 3rd movement Symphony in C because of the long drive home (30-ish miles), which I was doing alone, so I bypassed the big wait to get out and on the road before I was truly tired. My husband joined me for Tuesday night and the company has not disappointed in any of the performances I've seen. Someone on BA said Square Dance was good and that Ms. Pereira doesn't project especially, (with which I agree, but I like her dancing, nonetheless), and I thought the company danced the piece well overall. So I'd give it a B+ 😊. As usual, I'm strapped for time, so I'll continue in this meandering style. I saw yesterday's matinee of Romeo + Juliet with Lauren Lovette and, cast change, Peter Walker, I believe, in place of Taylor Stanley as Romeo. I hope Mr Stanley hasn't injured himself. Lauren Lovette was superb, so beautiful and projecting a girlish, on-the-brink-of-womanhood Juliet, full of her famous resolve and steely character. I also loved Peter Walker, and the duo had a good chemistry, I think. I don't particularly love this production, but I found good things to enjoy and love about it, wishing I could have seen Friday night's performance with Sterling Hyltin and Harrison Coll. Everyone danced so great. Tonight it's the Gala, which I usually avoid, but I received a 25% coupon and I am intrigued to see Four Seasons and again Other Dances and the new Peck. From everything I've read about Something To Dance About, I'm not expecting a great ballet, although I will go with an open mind and heart. it seems a little frenetic, lots of cast and costume changes, as Elizabeth Sobol of SPAC said: "There's a closing piece called Something to Dance About and it's like 30 dancers in 30 minutes and 130 costume changes." Whew. Speaking of SPAC, I wish they'd organize their box office better. Instead of dedicated Will Call, this performance and then other performances lines, they just had everyone in line, no matter what their needs. Hence, I waited TWENTY minutes to buy my R&J ticket, missing the first 15 minutes of the performance. I couldn't arrive at SPAC sooner due other appointments. Boy, was I annoyed. Anyway, I am (as are others on this forum) fervently hoping for two weeks next year. I have emailed SPAC already once earlier in the spring and will again to voice my opinion. New York City Ballet is the beloved jewel in SPAC's crown and they would be so short-sighted and wrong to keep the season at one week. Have a great day.
  9. Agreed, Cargill, and well said, Eduardo, and an interesting description.
  10. Hello, Everyone. I see some of you will be at Giselle 2 pm tomorrow. So will I!!! Should we meet up near 'Christian's Bar' (that's the Met bar, correct?). I have a seat in Row G - thought of changing it, after reading above, but they want $30 dollars to exchange! Unbelievable. I'll live with it. I do hope my sight view won't be impeded. I'm very excited about my trip down and can't wait to see Sarah and Danil dance!
  11. How beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting this , maps. It also filled me with sweet anticipation for tomorrow's performance of Sarah Lane in Giselle! Woopee!!!
  12. Oh, I've been offline a bit and just hearing about Nini. What a beautiful life force she was! I loved her im Ballets Russes and her performance in Midsummer is breathtaking to me. It makes me cry. Reat in Peace, Ms Theilade.
  13. This is such sad news. I saw Sean dance many times. Rest In Peace, dear Sean.
  14. Thank you, Alexandra, Helene, and all the administrators who give their time and energy to Ballrt Alert!
  15. So very late to this, but thank you, Helene, for a lovely Christmas t blessing. Happy New Year to our Ballet Alert! community.
  16. And the WaPo's statement about possible physical abuse of Heather Watts.
  17. Yes, I agree, abatt. When I read that (admittedly in the wee hours of the morn and so, not yet fully awake), I was confused at this being an example of abuse.,
  18. I do not think Woetzel would leave his Julliard post, that's why said he was a longshot. But before he was appointed to it, I'd thought he would be a strong contender to lead NYCB when Martins retired.
  19. As I think about it more, the timing couldn't be better for Suzanne to come on board to serve a critical need, coaching or otherwise.
  20. Hi Birdsall and canbelto! My first live NYCB Nutcracker (2011?) had Tiler Peck dancing Dewdrop and she was the highlight for me, in a Nutcracker performance that really blew me away overall. She was stunning then so I am happy to hear these reports. I would LOVE to see Sterling in SPF - she is so tiny and exquisite. And Tess as Dewdrop, too, I'm sure is a treat.
  21. To this and cobweb's comment about the performances, I'm sure everyone is feeling demoralized and uncertain, given the Martins news. Best thing that could happen is for an interim director to be appointed immediately for leadership needs and whoever assumes AD permanently is well-chosen and a great fit, and not hastily installed as a reaction to this shake-up.
  22. Oh, how I wish Suzanne would return to the company in some important way!! Tiler is just so great!
  23. I guess because Darci is Martins' wife and because she hasn't, as far as I know, evinced any interest in leading the company. My comment is not intended to slight her in any way; I just don't see this as a possibility.
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