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Terez

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  1. Ooh, what a great thread to discover! (Why on earth didn't I come searching earlier?!) I'll be seeing Sylve/Di Lanno on Sat pm 2/27. Can't wait! And I'm putting money down on the bet that the female principals who didn't get rehearsed for Swan Lake (notably Chung) are instead being rehearsed for Coppelia. Time will tell...
  2. Jayne, I love your idea. I just saw a Silicon Valley Ballet (rebranded Ballet San Jose) program on Saturday night and they had an asterisk by some of the names and a "leave of absence" explanation down below. I appreciated that. And it left things vague enough that it protected the dancer's privacy at the same time.
  3. Thanks so much, all of you, for these thoughtful, insightful reviews. I gobbled up every word. (Didn't get to see Program 2 myself, alas.)
  4. Very exciting news! So happy for her. I love it when former SFB dancers create a stronger, more positive reality for themselves. So empowering to follow them on their journey. Particularly easy with Madison, as she maintains a strong social media presence.
  5. Wow, well put, and fascinating new insight for me. I'm enjoying this entire discussion thread!
  6. Regrettably, I can't access the clip. Since when does the Chronicle require a digital subscription for some of their content? Bummer.
  7. Wow, one needs to live in a very small country to make THAT work. Then again, thanks to his success, Helgi can go by first name alone here in the U.S., or certainly throughout the ballet world! Iceland must be so very proud of him.
  8. Yes, I noticed this too! (Although my thought was "hey, how did I miss that last year?" Good point, about how it lessens the dramatic impact at the end.
  9. Does Helgi frequently take the company "home" to his native country? I can't help but visualize some new corps dancer, excited about international touring, visualizing Paris and London and Beijing, and then... Iceland. I suppose the feeling would be much worse if it were an Oct/Nov tour. That's a very early tour for them, though, right on the heels of their repertory season. Although the works will still be fresh in their mind, if they cull from 2016 season.
  10. Do we know why Yuan Yuan isn't dancing?
  11. Lovely pic! Will be exciting to watch what they do with her.
  12. I am just agog at the variety of dancers they're using in solo roles this Nut season. I was there on opening night and got to see Jahna Frantziskonis (and I now know that spell check will try to absurdly correct her name) dance Spanish. Ellen Rose Hummel joined her as the 2 females of the quintet. They both looked really good. WanTing Zhao was notably good in Arabian, and I see they've got her cast as Snow Queen one show. French featured two new corps dancers (who were apprentices last year): Maggie Weirich and Ami Yuki, along with Rebecca Rhodes. All these corps dancers getting great exposure. I was wowed by Norika Matsuyama last season; she's SPF on Mon matinee. I think they've got plans for both Matsuyama and Frantziskonis; casting sure looks that way. Mentioned this to Kyra Jablonsky on opening night in the press room, and she seemed in agreement, that they are being watched with interest, so to speak. The Sarah Lane addition shocked me. Wonder why that was deemed necessary, with so many company dancers prepped to perform? Hardly seems like the company needs help selling seats for this production. Although it's unfortunate that they started the run so late and are ending it so late. Makes you wonder how full the house is going to be as New Year's Eve approaches. (On the other hand, a great opportunity for bargain seats!) I tend to focus on the females, but here are some of the male corps dancers being given a chance in good roles on opening night: Spanish: Max Cauthorn, Aaron Renteria Arabian: Gaetano Amico (who was also Mouse King) Chinese: Lonnie Weeks Russian: Francisco Sebastiao, Blake Kessler I think it's very exciting to see these kind of casting choices being made. I did notice, though, that Shannon Marie Rugani is off the roster; didn't notice that in July. And no sign of Feijoo anywhere in the picture.
  13. Thanks for posting this, Peggy. I've been longing for some dialogue on casting choices, but was too busy/lazy to start the thread myself. It sure felt strange not seeing Maria or YY's name on there. I don't think I've ever seen Lorena F in a Nutcracker, but my viewing experience is limited to 1x a year for 3 years, so that's not saying much. I so wish I could see more performances, particularly with these new dancers they have. I was very impressed with Norika Matsuyama last year; I'd love to see how she did as SPF. Nice to see Julia Rowe doing it one afternoon, as well. I'm agreed that this is a fun opportunity for audiences to see the rising talent within the company. I wonder if it would hurt ticket sales if it became that more and more (and a rest for the principals, as you said, Pherank). Doubt it; most SF audience members go to Nutcracker for the experience of going to a peerless Nutcracker. If there ever were a time to take a risk with casting, I guess this would be it. Dang, wish I could go more than once and see some of these newer dancers (or new to the role) perform! I look forward to hearing what others have to say about this run...
  14. Enjoyed these - thanks for posting/linking!
  15. Wow, sounds like it was incredible. I would so love to see some of these dancers perform, but, alas, the West Coast thing makes it tough. I enjoyed reading all these comments, tho.
  16. Oh, WOW. Gosh. I'm going to miss seeing her this season. But still, brava for her!!
  17. Yay, thanks on the naming, Quiggin! I was thinking maybe it was him, as I've really enjoyed bits of his dancing since his first season with the company, but it's funny how a close up of the corps dancers' faces doesn't always help, since you're used to seeing them from a distance and under bright lights. I enjoyed the comments you made about the comparisons between the PNB and the SFB. Well put!
  18. "... Kochetkova, who will be spending more of her time at ABT - perhaps all of her time." Yikes. I hope not all of her time!
  19. I wish Pascal Molat would wait a year or two... : (
  20. Oh, wow, I'm so grateful for the link, pherank. I guess I could have searched it out myself, but it was so nice to come here, see people's comments, and hop right over there. I had a pathetically small amount of real-time watching on the actual day, and I felt sort of cheated all day long. Did get to watch a nice chunk of Liam Scarlett rehearsing Frances Chung and [who was her partner here?]. Absolutely loved it. Really quality work to watch. I comforted myself with the fact that I'd had quality if not quantity. But I'm really enjoying watching the link to SFB company class right now. ... Who can tell me who the younger guy is, with a green (pale olive) tee-shirt and dark hair is? He looks fairly new (as in, not one of the soloists or principals). He's got gorgeous form and a real instinct for musicality. Anyone...?
  21. Wonderful! Katherine, I know about your great blog, but not these others. Mine is The Classical Girl at wwwtheclassicalgirl.com and I write about classical music as well as ballet-related stuff. As well, I review San Francisco Bay Area ballet performances for Bachtrack and link them up on my site. I also recently published a ballet novel, but I don't think this is the appropriate place to be leaving a link for that, so I'll just urge any interested readers to seek out the link and details of the novel at The Classical Girl. And it's with particular pleasure that I see new names and sites on this thread. I've been blogging for almost 3 years, and I thought I knew the other dance bloggers. Pleased to meet you, others!
  22. Well, two big pieces of news -- and yet, both of them, not unexpected. Happy for all of us that Froustey is staying, and wishing the best for Bianco in her new endeavors!
  23. Phew. Glad to see that msg from the SFB regarding Kochetkova remaining. Was having an anxious few minutes there, reading all the news about the ABT promotions. Thanks for posting that, volcanohunter.
  24. Exciting news, all of this. I was searching around earlier in June but am only now coming upon the announcements. Sorry to see Kristina Lind go; she was lovely. Josette, I am so very happy to hear the news about Simone Messmer - I've been Googling her over the past year, wondering where she'd gone. Great to learn she landed in a great place. And of course it's always thrilling to see a dancer promoted from within. André has been going gangbusters all season long; I'm not surprised. Although I do agree that her true challenge has just begun, in making her style stand out from the other extraordinary principals. A tough act, that.
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