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I saw the matinee yesterday. Laracey was one of the pas de trois in Emeralds-long beautiful lines and epaulment.

OR was open rehearsal.

Cast 3 starring Olga Esina and Timur Askerov last night...

Oh dear, I was hoping that someone else (abatt? anyone else?) would have beaten me to the punch here. Let's just say that Esina must have had an off day. Nothing 'terrible' but....very little sparkled...

Then the good surprise of the night: Timur Askerov! Yes - Timur Askerov!... showing why he won the Moscow IBC gold medal a year or two ago... Alexei Popov ... Bravissimo!!!

The corps of swans, as wondrous as ever, despite a quick fall by one of the four Big Swans in their 'pas de quartre waltz' in scene 2.

So that's it for me and the Mariinsky this time around. I look forward to other reports of Cast 3 and all reviews of the Fri/Sat/Sunday 'repeat casts.'

p.s. - Despite the wonderful casts on view in DC, I finish my visit to the KennCenter with a sadness that we were not able to see Lopatkina...or 'Big Red' Kondaurova...or Terioshkina....or Matvienko...or even Vishneva (who at least appears at ABT).... But I'm grateful for what & who I saw. Maybe the 'plan' was to let 'New Somova' shine in all of her glory?

The program lists Kolegeva/Zyuzin for Sat matinee and Esina/Askerov Sat eve.

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http://www.batalov-ballet.ru/

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http://rusoch.fr/lang/ru/rus/peterburgskij-teatralnyj-sezon-v-marsele-nachalsya-s-koncerta-mariinki.html

My favorite performance of Makarova was in the musical On Your Toes. I recollect enjoying her ABT performances.

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Kennedy Center's open rehearsal Mariinsky tickets are $15 [$16.80 with fees etc]. Tues afternoon on Jan 28.

Like bookends, to Farrell there is McBride.

I only saw Farrell live late in her career and McBride after her prime. The best I saw of Farrell is on film/video. While that's true of all of the NYCB ballerinas I mentioned, I didn't see them after their primes, and LeClercq never had a chance to be at hers.

I define my great American ballerinas as people who I remember from specific performances even decades later: Farrell as Dulcinea, Govrin as Hippolyta. Merrill Ashley in Ballo, Patricia Mcbride and Gelsey Kirkland.

Teresa Reichlen. Sarah Mearns in Serenade.

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I watched the video link on the Tanaquil Le Clercq thread. Robbins comments on her versatility and the roles he made on her required 5 or 6 dancers to fill.

Thank you for the link.

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