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2 hours ago, mussel said:
NYCB Sleeping Beauty dress rehearsal live stream starting today at 4:15pm on NYCB Facebook page.
They are also showing it live via Instagram live video right now.
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Re: Laracey not being cast. That makes no sense. She would have been gorgeous in Serenade, among others.
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I just received an email from ABT (Pointe of View) and the first article is asking folks to vote for the 2019 FEDORA Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet for Ratmansky's next full length production for 2020 - "Of Love and Rage" (working title).
The ballet (which will be co-produced with the Nat'l Ballet of Canada) will be a modern take on Callirhoe, apparently the oldest surviving novel ever written.
You can read about the story of Callirhoe, below. I can't visualize how this may play out on stage, but I really hope it doesn't turn out to be another Tempest.
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I agree with the above regarding Huxley in Mozartiana yesterday. Wow. His footwork is so clean and precise and he shows virtually no effort. He is incredible.
Serenade was gorgeous. Mearns and Peck were luminous. J. Angle was a fine partner, but I don't understand why he and brother always look so out of shape. I agree with others who do not like the yellow panels in the front of the dresses. I liked the "old" look of virtual transparency.
Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 was beautiful, although the female corps was messy and out of sync in some places. Bouder is clearly an extremely talented dancer, but she just isn't my cup of tea. Even when she isn't mugging, her presentation of "look at me, look at me" is a turn off. King was effervescent and Woodward really stood out as one of the soloists. I would love to see her in the one of the lead roles someday. And, how beautiful is Gordon? He has such a natural elegance and openness. I would go to see him (and Huxley) in anything. I didn't find the new costumes, and the vests, too overwhelming, but I was in the 2nd ring so maybe I'd feel differently if I was closer. What I didn't like was the all-blue effect - all blue costumes and blue backdrop. It was too much.
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I’m so happy to hear that Gonzalez and Maloney had successful debuts. I look forward to seeing them featured more in the upcoming Met season. Thank you to everyone who reported.
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I understand the points about the new bodices and vests, but I’m thinking they might look very different on stage. I guess we’ll see soon enough. I do like the one Reichlen is wearing.
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19 hours ago, aurora said:
Someone certainly is--they were deleted back to early 2017 a few min ago, now they are deleted back to nov 2016.
The bio is now quite odd as well...
It is in Turkish and seems to indicate "Rich" hacked it.
Rich is also now the only person Polunin's account follows.
All of his posts have been deleted now and he’s following no one, not even Rich.
Very odd.
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16 minutes ago, Golden Idol said:
This is slightly off-topic, though apropos the matter of casting. I read the following in the Times' article on Taylor Stanley: "Craig Hall performed the role [Apollo] in 2011 as part of a Dancers’ Choice evening in which casting was not assigned by the artistic staff but by peers." (Emphasis mine.)
Can you even imagine such a thing happening at ABT? I can't, but it sure would be interesting.
I would love it if ABT did something like that. I imagine finally seeing Abrera in SL (or it's white swan pas, at least).
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1 hour ago, FPF said:
Dance Magazine's analysis of the various candidates: https://www.dancemagazine.com/heres-who-we-think-the-next-nycb-director-will-be-2626189561.html
Interesting that the only candidates they mention without any caveats is Boal and Whelan.
Other than that, this article just says more of the same that we've already discussed here and read elsewhere.
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An article in the Times about Stanley debuting in the role of Apollo.
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Carol Channing died today at age 97.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/obituaries/carol-channing-dead.html
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An article in the NY Times about the company's plan for a multiyear celebration of Taylor's works.
Taylor's last commissioned work by Kyle Abraham will have its premiere at the company's Lincoln Center season this fall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/arts/dance/paul-taylor-world-tour-michael-novak.html
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45 minutes ago, Kaysta said:
I have tickets for both performances on 2/2, so I’ll see Brandt and Lane. Looking forward to seeing Harlequinade, as I didn’t have a chance to see it last spring.
I hope you report back. I'm especially eager to hear how Lane's partner, Gonzalez (a young corps dancers in his first principal role), does as Harlequin.
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41 minutes ago, yukionna4869 said:
I agree. And Maria K glaring at the make up artist cracked me up.
Yes! And, what a great trailer!
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13 minutes ago, NinaFan said:
I was hoping that Bell would be doing Conrad TBAs.
He's debuting Lankendem.
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3 minutes ago, fondoffouettes said:
This is a slap in the face to male dancers at ABT who can dance these roles. To bring in a dancer who formerly danced with regional companies...
I kind of thought this as well, but three corps dancers are getting shots at some of the principal roles (Ahn is a repeat). The only other ABT dancer who could do Ali who hasn't already been cast, IMO, is Shayer, who will hopefully get the other TBA once he recovers from his injury (in addition to Lankendem, which he's done before).
Mack has also become an international star, guesting with big companies. Otherwise, I'd agree about the regional company comment.
I wonder if they're considering hiring him and this is a try-out. We all know they need tall, male stars.
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That's great news about Mack. Hopefully, I'll get to catch his Conrad.
If all goes well, I wonder if he'll join the company.
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Best:
- Sarah Lane in Giselle and with Herman Cornejo in Other Dances at ABT.
- Thomas Forster as Tybalt in R&J and as Espada in Don Q at ABT.
- Jeffrey Cirio as Mercutio in R&J and as Harlequin in Harlequinade at ABT.
- Kimin Kim in La Bayadere at ABT.
- Finally seeing Tiler Peck and Joaquin De Luz in Tchai Pas at NYCB. As incredible as everyone said they were.
- Ashley Laracey's debut as the second ballerina in Concerto Barocco at NYCB.
- The swan corps in Pennsylvania Ballet's Swan Lake. Pristine.
Worst:
- The scandals at NYCB.
- Devon Teuscher and Cory Stearns in Swan Lake at ABT. I was bored to tears and couldn't wait to leave the theatre.
- Stephanie Williams as the second shade soloist in La Bayadere at ABT. An embarrassment from start to finish.
- Jeffrey Cirio's departure from ABT to dance full-time at English National Ballet. He was woefully under-utilized by ABT, so it's a win for him, but it's a selfish loss for me in the ABT audience.
- Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim in Tchai Pas at Balanchine at City Center. No Balanchine style whatsoever and lacking in charm, musicality and chemistry.
- Ian Hussey as Von Rothbart in Pennsylvania Ballet's Swan Lake. Also an embarrassment.
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22 minutes ago, Josette said:
It was a wonderful performance. I'm so happy to have been there. Christine Shevchenko and Tom Forster were beautiful. And yes, the torch lift went up without a hitch in the flash of an eye and held! Can't wait to see them again on Sunday. It's a joy to see dancers develop over the years.
How wonderful to hear. I really wish Forster was doing SL w/ her at the upcoming Met season.....
I see nanushka and I were typing out the same thoughts re: SL..... 😉
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Thanks for the reminder about this. What a fascinating interview! And, I loved his telling of how Fancy Free was created.
Separately, I noticed for the first time how Woetzel looks a lot like Ray Bolger.
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7 minutes ago, Kathleen O'Connell said:
Hmmm ... It shows up when I log into my Prime account. I'm watching on my computer rather than on my TV — maybe that makes a difference? (It pops up on my iPad in the Prime Video app as well.)
I'm logged into the app (works the same as on a computer or TV, I believe). It says it's only avail to watch with a Fandor subscription on Amazon. Oh well. I'll keep it on my watchlist in case it becomes available for me.
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17 hours ago, pherank said:
My introduction to Wilkinson was actually the great 2005 Ballets Russes documentary (which is also available on iTunes and Amazon Prime). I was impressed that the film devoted some time to discussing Wilkinson's trials and tribulations in the ballet world, especially when touring southern states during the Jim Crow era.
I just looked this up on Amazon Prime and it's not available. I can add it to my watchlist but it's not avail for free viewing....
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1 hour ago, California said:
This seems like a good time to remind everybody: Raven Wilkinson is included in a wonderful documentary called Black Ballerinas. It's available for free viewing on Amazon Prime and I would recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Ballerina-Joan-Myers-Brown/dp/B07HF7KSTC/
Thanks for the head's up. I just added it to my watchlist.
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I saw this on Alexandre Hammoudi's Instagram a day ago. I assumed it was for a one-time gig.
I don't know how I feel about a "partnership" with them, but if it helps their bottom line, it's a good thing.