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16 hours ago, Josette said:
He loves to be on stage?
That's one plausible explanation.
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I don't know if Misa's (re)hiring is a good example. She performed a lot of contemporary works at Boston Ballet, which is known for its contemporary repertoire. I think Mukhamedov has fallen into the semi-tall soloist trap that a few others managed to avoid almost due to luck or happenstance. For example, WanTing was promoted to principal after being cast at the little mermaid. Jennifer Stahl was promoted after a slew of contemporary-esque leads. But neither have been cast in the traditional leads since (Odette, Giselle, Kitri, Aurora, etc.). The "tall" girls rarely are (although I think that's just bullcrap). Perhaps that's one more reason (in conjunction with the knee injury) why Sasha M.'s career has stagnated; promoting one more tallish woman to principal who wouldn't be cast (by the AD at the time) in classical lead roles just doesn't make sense. But I'm glad to see both Sasha M. and Jen Stahl cast as Titania. I count this as progress.
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Bottom's Companions: Ricardo Bustamante, Lleyton Ho, Nathaniel Remez, Jacob Seltzer
Ricardo Bustamante as one of Bottom's Companions??? Are they low on corps men???
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Pre-sale email to subscribers notes some guest artists for the Swan Lake encore, including Natalia Osipova (Royal Ballet), Daniel Camargo (ABT), and Jacopo Tissi (Dutch National Ballet).
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Sasha Mukhamedov is better than a swan maiden and a minor princess.
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23 hours ago, On Pointe said:
I have to confess, I'd kind of want to hate watch that!
There are now plenty of dancers of color (not my favorite term) on NYCB's roster. No need to bring in outside talent to virtue signal. They just need to develop the dancers they have.
And why should this be virtue signaling? Because they are black? Or non-binary?
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6 hours ago, Novice123 said:
Ballet fans like to think they are progressive and liberal but not really.
As a long-time ballet fan, I like to respect the artists, including using their pronouns.
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Nikisha Fogo was removed from the casting sheets. Did Jen Stahl do all the performances?
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4 hours ago, Phrenchphry11 said:
Also I believe married to the fantastic Beckanne Sisk, also with Houston Ballet. (Never seen her live but there's lots of footage of her online)
Hopefully this isn't too speculative, but since Rojo is bringing in lots of guest artists for Swan Lake later this season, I wonder if this means some anticipated future guest artist opportunities with Chase O'Connell (and maybe even Beckanne Sisk?)
I wonder if her guest artist approach is in part a way to audition potential new principal hires?
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Chase O'Connell as a guest artist for one performance??? Why?
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Luke Ingham is leaving the company, per SFB's Facebook. Seems immediate.
"Bittersweet News Alert: Principal Dancer Luke Ingham will be moving to Portland to be with his wife, choreographer and Artistic Director Danielle Rowe and celebrate the growth of their two children together. Luke is a beloved Company member who has brought much joy both on and off the stage over the past 12 years. Join us in celebrating this wonderful dancer!"
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On 11/7/2023 at 5:16 PM, pherank said:
The face of the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of Pointe magazine - Jasmine Jimison!
Still stunned that Rojo didn't promote her (and Isabella Devivo).
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*Reed Henry
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8 minutes ago, Josette said:
That's lovely news, PeggyTulle. It is interesting that yet another former SFB corps dancer is doing so well in another company (thinking of Kristina Lind, Alexandre Cagnat, Misa Kuranaga, and Isaac Hernandez, with these last two back after establishing themselves as principal dancers elsewhere).
I'd add Chisako Oga to that list, too!
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Sorry to be missing Lucas, but not a surprise. His GF Bianca Texiera (former SFB corps) is a soloist at Bavarian State Ballet. And she just danced Swanilda in Coppelia.
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Whoa. Not expected at all. I will miss her on stage here.
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Some of the major SFB donors have strong ties to the Fine Arts Museums of SF. I am glad to see Danielle landing locally.
7 hours ago, Quiggin said:Noticed Lola de Avila, Ballet School director before Patrick Armand, in backstage group photographs of “Giselle”. Wonder if she will be working with dancers again at San Francisco Ballet.
I am pretty sure I recall mentions somewhere that Lola was coaching the corps for Giselle.
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Maria Seletskaja is a former ballerina.
https://national.ballet.ca/Meet/Leadership-and-Artistic-Staff/Creative/Maria-Seletskaja
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Several former SFB dancers seemed to be putting their support toward St. Germain yesterday on IG stories (for example, Ludmila Bizalion and Madison Keesler).
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Wei Wang deserves a principal role.
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Wow, did not expect this at all. And it seemed like the dancers and staff liked her fairly well...?
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/dance/sf-ballet-danielle-stgermain-resigns-17910944
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Wonder what the purpose of guest principals for SL is? As of now, it feels like the company is fairly principal heavy (in a good way!).
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Katherine Barkman and Max Cauthorn in R&J rehearsal... but so far, I haven't seen them in the official casting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq_kkpKMglZ/?igshid=OGRjNzg3M2Y=
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Surprised Angelo is leaving, but I can imagine it can't be easy with I. Hernandez getting top billing so often.