PeggyTulle

I was wondering that, too. Also no Sarah Van Patten...

Thank you!

Any idea on when the NYC casting will be up?

It's my understanding that the AD and ED both report to the board (at least this is how it is at other large companies). Artistic staff report to the AD and administrative staff report up to the ED.

Casting for Napa and Stern Grove are up. FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY Friday, July 27, 2018 - 6 pm TARANTELLA Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk Choreographer: George Balanchine Conductor: Martin West Sasha De Sola, Esteban Hernandez* Pas de Deux from THE INFINITE OCEAN Composer: Oliver Davis Choreographer: Edwaard Liang Conductor: Martin West Yuan Yuan Tan, Vitor Luiz YOUR FLESH SHALL BE A GREAT POEM Composer: Chris Garneau Choreographer: Trey McIntyre Benjamin Freemantle Isabella DeVivo, WanTing Zhao*, Jennifer Stahl Steven Morse, Jaime Garcia Castilla, Alexandre Cagnat, Davide Occhipinti*, Lonnie Weeks IN THE NIGHT Composer: Frédéric Chopin Choreographer: Jerome Robbins Pianist: Roy Bogas Dores André, Joseph Walsh Sofiane Sylve, Tiit Helimets Sarah Van Patten, Luke Ingham Pas de Deux from DON QUIXOTE, Act III Composer: Ludwig Minkus Choreographers: Alexander Gorsky and Marius Petipa Staging and Additional Choreography: Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov Conductor: Martin West Ana Sophia Scheller, Vladislav Kozlov STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 2 pm SERENADE Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: George Balanchine Conductor: Martin West Waltz Couple: Sarah Van Patten, Luke Ingham Russian Girl: Frances Chung Angel: Jennifer Stahl Dark Angel: Ulrik Birkkjaer TARANTELLA Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk Choreographer: George Balanchine Conductor: Martin West Sasha De Sola, Esteban Hernandez Pas de Deux from THE INFINITE OCEAN Composer: Oliver Davis Choreographer: Edwaard Liang Conductor: Martin West Yuan Yuan Tan, Vitor Luiz Pas de Deux from DON QUIXOTE, Act III Composer: Ludwig Minkus Choreographers: Alexander Gorsky and Marius Petipa Staging and Additional Choreography: Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov Conductor: Martin West Ana Sophia Scheller, Vladislav Kozlov RODEO: FOUR DANCE EPISODES Composer: Aaron Copland Choreographer: Justin Peck Conductor: Martin West Dores André, Ulrik Birkkjaer Max Cauthorn, Hansuke Yamamoto, Wei Wang Jaime Garcia Castilla, Steven Morse, Myles Thatcher, Sean Orza, Henry Sidford Nathaniel Remez, Diego Cruz*, John-Paul Simoens, Solomon Golding, Lonnie Weeks, Alexandre Cagnat

Casting is on the website: https://www.houstonballet.org/globalassets/pdp/201718-season/swan/swan-lake-casting.pdf

ENB will put Cirio closer to his girlfriend (Whitney Jensen, who is at Norwegian National Ballet).

Yes, it's small. But from IG posts and this past Pointe article, they are dating/significant others. Youtube videos and IG clips seem to show Gorodiskii at a lot of galas and one-offs. He seems to dance with bravado, but maybe without much care to details like clean 5ths, pointed toes, and timing. Will be curious to see how he gets cast and performs in the corps.

Dancers missing from this year's roster, that I can tell of: Maria Kochetkova (freelancing) James Sofranko (AD of Grand Rapids) Jillian Harvey Blake Kessler Rebecca Rhodes Isabella Walsh Benji Pearson Larisa Nugent

Also, apprentices promoted to corps appear to be: Ethan Chudnow, Anatalia Hordov, Carmela Mayo, and Swane Messaoudi (no Benji Pearson or Larisa Nugent listed on the corps page)

Apprentices are also listed on the website: Esteban Cuadrado, Max Follmer, Jasmine Jimison, Joshua Price, Leili Rackow, and Jacob Seltzer

Nicolai is Ana Sophia Scheller's bf.

A few dancers have posted on their public Instagram that they (or fellow dancers) are leaving. Isabella Walsh (c/o Shene Lazarus): Blake Kessler: Via Shene: Benji Pearson: And via Shene:

Ellen has definitely put in her dues and danced wonderfully over the past few years. I, too, hope she gets the recognition she deserves. Bizalion danced Carabosse, too, and was in "Bound To".

Interesting promotions. I was expecting Ludmila Bizalion and maybe Ellen Hummel before Lizzy Powell...