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PRINCIPAL CASTING FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 21 - 26, 2013 TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 7:30 PM SERENADE: Mearns, Bouder, Krohn, J. Stafford, Danchig-Waring [GuestConductor: Bjaland] RED ANGELS: ++Reichlen, ++Ramasar, Somogyi, ++J. Angle [solo Violin: +Rowell] pause TSCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX: M. Fairchild, De Luz [Conductor: Otranto] FIREBIRD: Kowroski, la Cour, Lowery, Catazaro [Guest Conductor: Bjaland] WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 7:30 PM HALLELUJAH JUNCTION: Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] SOIRÉE MUSICALE: Lovette, Pollack, Adams, Segin, Woodward, Finlay, Stanley, Ball, Walker, Ippolito [Conductor: Capps] pause A PLACE FOR US: T. Peck, R. Fairchild [solo Clarinet: Hartman+, Solo Piano: McDill] FIREBIRD: Kowroski, la Cour, Lowery, Catazaro [Guest Conductor: Bjaland] THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 7:30 PM CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT: Hyltin, R. Fairchild [Conductor: Sill] pause RIVER OF LIGHT: Reichlen, Lowery, Pereira, Ramasar, J. Stafford, Finlay [Conductor: Sill] TWO HEARTS: T. Peck, T. Angle [Conductor: Capps] FIREBIRD: Bouder, J. Peck, Muller, Scordato [Guest Conductor: Bjaland] FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 8 PM ALL BALANCHINE SERENADE: ++Hyltin, M. Fairchild, LeCrone, J. Angle, la Cour [Guest Conductor: Bjaland] IVESIANA: Laracey, Catazaro, Taylor, Huxley, Reichlen, la Cour [Conductor: Sill] pause TARANTELLA: Pereira, Ulbricht [Conductor: Sill, Solo Piano: Chelton] FIREBIRD: Bouder, J. Peck, Muller, Scordato [Guest Conductor: Bjaland] SATURDAY MATINEE, MAY 25, 2 PM TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY FANCY FREE: Ulbricht, T. Angle, Veyette, Smith, Hyltin, Chrosniak, Prottas [Conductor: Capps] CAROUSEL (A DANCE): ++Lovette, ++R. Fairchild, ++Adams, ++Alberda, ++Segin, ++Tworzyanski [Conductor: Otranto] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Finlay, Ramasar, Veyette, Arthurs, Ringer, Smith [Conductor: Sill] SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 8 PM TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY (Conductor: Otranto) CAROUSEL (A DANCE): Lovette, R. Fairchild, Adams, Alberda, Segin, Tworzyanski WHO CARES?: Ramasar, Hyltin, Reichlen, Bouder [solo Piano: Grant] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Finlay, J. Peck, Veyette, Arthurs, Pazcoguin, Smith SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 26, 3 PM TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY FANCY FREE: De Luz, R. Fairchild, TBD, Smith, T. Peck, Chrosniak, Prottas [Conductor: Capps] WHO CARES?: Ramasar, Hyltin, Reichlen, Bouder [Conductor: Otranto, Solo Piano: Grant] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Finlay, J. Peck, Veyette, Lovette, Pazcoguin, Smith [Conductor: Otranto] * First Time in Role +Guest Artist ++NY Debut PROGRAM AND CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE (05/10/13)

Thank you, Cristian. And here's another thread that may help you, Daniel. You may also want to browse through other topics in this sub-forum. Sometimes members include relevant info in posts primarily devoted to other aspects of the ballet.

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Did you see that? May 19? Somogyi's back! Ordinarily, not a program I'd go to, but pending casting for Week 4, I may just go.

And Week 3, May 14 - 19, 2013: PRINCIPAL CASTING MAY 14 - 19, 2013 TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 7:30 PM ALL MARTINS SEE THE MUSIC... (Conductors: Sill, Capps, Otranto) CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT: Hyltin, *R. Fairchild [Conductor: Sill] pause RIVER OF LIGHT: Reichlen, Lowery, Pereira, Ramasar, J. Stafford, *Finlay [Conductor: Sill] BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO: Mearns, M. Fairchild, la Cour, J. Angle [Conductor: Capps] FEARFUL SYMMETRIES:*Krohn, *Danchig-Waring, T. Peck, Stanley, Isaacs, Huxley, Alberda, Peiffer, Applebaum [Conductor: Otranto] WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 7:30 PM (Conductor: Capps) TWO HEARTS: T. Peck, T. Angle SOIRÉE MUSICALE: Lovette, Pollack, Adams, Segin, Woodward, Finlay, Stanley, Ball, Walker, Ippolito pause A PLACE FOR US: T. Peck, R. Fairchild [solo Clarinet: Hartman+, Solo Piano: McDill] HALLELUJAH JUNCTION: Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 7:30 PM (Conductors: Sill, Otranto) SOPHISTICATED LADY: Kowroski, *la Cour [Conductor: Sill] pause THE INFERNAL MACHINE: *Laracey, Ramasar [Conductor: Sill] pause PURPLE (from ECSTATIC ORANGE): Taylor, *J. Angle [Conductor: Sill] pause HALLELUJAH JUNCTION:Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE:Finlay, J. Peck, Veyette, Lovette, Pazcoguin, Smith [Conductor: Otranto] FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 8 PM (Conductor: Capps) TWO HEARTS: T. Peck, T. Angle SOIRÉE MUSICALE: Lovette, Pollack, Adams, Segin, Woodward, Finlay, Stanley, Ball, Walker, Ippolito pause A PLACE FOR US: T. Peck, R. Fairchild [solo Clarinet: Hartman+, Solo Piano: McDill] HALLELUJAH JUNCTION: Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] SATURDAY MATINEE, MAY 18, 2 PM ALL MARTINS (Conductors: Sill, Capps, Otranto) CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT: Hyltin, R. Fairchild [Conductor: Sill] pause RIVER OF LIGHT: Reichlen, Lowery, Pereira, Ramasar, J. Stafford, Finlay [Conductor: Sill] BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO: Mearns, Bouder, la Cour, J. Angle [Conductor: Capps] FEARFUL SYMMETRIES: Krohn, Danchig-Waring, T. Peck, Stanley, Isaacs, Huxley, Alberda, Peiffer, Applebaum [Conductor: Otranto] SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 8 PM (Conductor: Sill) SOPHISTICATED LADY: Kowroski, la Cour pause THE INFERNAL MACHINE: Laracey, Ramasar pause PURPLE (from ECSTATIC ORANGE): Taylor, J. Angle pause HALLELUJAH JUNCTION: Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Finlay, Ramasar, R. Fairchild, Arthurs, Ringer, Smith SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 19, 3 PM (Conductor: Sill) SOPHISTICATED LADY: Kowroski, la Cour pause THE INFERNAL MACHINE: Laracey, Ramasar pause PURPLE (from ECSTATIC ORANGE): *Somogyi, J. Angle pause HALLELUJAH JUNCTION: Hyltin, Ulbricht, Garcia [solo Pianists: Grant, Walters] WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Finlay, J. Peck, Veyette, Lovette, Pazcoguin, Smith * First Time in Role +Guest Artist As always, casting is subject to change. Please consult NYCB's casting page for any changes.

A little late in posting, but here's Week 2: PRINCIPAL CASTING MAY 7 - 12, 2013 TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 7:30 PM ALL RODGERS (Conductor: Otranto) THOU SWELL: Mearns, Ringer, Hyltin, Reichlen, J. Angle, Ramasar, R. Fairchild, la Cour CAROUSEL (A DANCE): T. Peck, Veyette, Pollack, Stanley, Pazcoguin, Applebaum SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE: R. Fairchild, Mearns, J. Peck, Dieck, Scordato, Ippolito, Prottas, Janzen WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 7 PM SPRING GALA (Conductors: Capps, Otranto, Sill) SOIRÉE MUSICALE (Wheeldon – NYCB Premiere):*Lovette, *Pollack, *Adams, *Segin, *Woodward, *Finlay, *Stanley, *Ball, *Walker, *Ippolito [Conductor: Capps] pause A PLACE FOR US (Wheeldon – World Premiere): *T. Peck, *R. Fairchild Featuring Guest Artist Richard Stoltzman [solo Piano: McDill] pause “COOL” from WEST SIDE STORY SUITE: Veyette [Conductor: Otranto] GLASS PIECES (Excerpt) [Conductor: Capps] pause “THE MAN I LOVE” from WHO CARES?: Ramasar, Hyltin Featuring Guest Artist Queen Latifah [Conductor: Sill] pause STARS AND STRIPES (Excerpts) : Bouder, Veyette, Periera, Lowery, Ulbricht [Conductor: Otranto] THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 7:30 PM ALL ROBBINS/ MORTON GOULD CENTENNIAL (Conductor: Capps) INTERPLAY: *Pollack, *Adams, *Woodward, *Segin, *Walker, *Gordon, *Ball, *Hoxha [solo Piano: Walters] FANCY FREE: Ulbricht, T. Angle, Veyette, *Smith, Hyltin, Chrosniak, Prottas I’M OLD FASHIONED: Gerrity, Mearns, Ringer, J. Peck, J. Stafford, T. Angle FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 8 PM (Conductor: Capps) WESTERN SYMPHONY: ALLEGRO: Krohn, J. Stafford; ADAGIO: M. Fairchild, J. Angle; RONDO: Reichlen, Veyette N.Y. EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ: Pazcoguin, J. Peck, Laracey, Finlay GLASS PIECES: Laracey, King, Arthurs, Kowroski, Finlay, Danchig-Waring, Tworzyanski, *Ramasar SATURDAY MATINEE, MAY 11, 2 PM ALL BALANCHINE (Conductors: Sill, Otranto) WHO CARES?: R. Fairchild, Hyltin, Scheller, Bouder [Conductor: Sill, Solo Piano: Grant] IVESIANA: Laracey, Catazaro, Taylor, Huxley, *Reichlen, *la Cour [Conductor: Sill] pause TARANTELLA: T. Peck, Garcia [Conductor:Sill, Solo Piano: Chelton] STARS AND STRIPES: Mearns, *T. Angle, King, LeCrone, *Schumacher [Conductor: Otranto] SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 8 PM (Conductor: Capps) WESTERN SYMPHONY: ALLEGRO: Krohn, J. Stafford; ADAGIO: M. Fairchild, J. Angle; RONDO: Reichlen, Veyette N.Y. EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ: Pazcoguin, J. Peck, Laracey, Finlay GLASS PIECES: Pollack, King, Wellington, Whelan, Applebaum, Thew, Scordato, Danchig-Waring SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 12, 3 PM (Conductor: Capps) WESTERN SYMPHONY: ALLEGRO: A. Stafford, Stanley; ADAGIO: M. Fairchild, J. Angle; RONDO: Mearns, R. Fairchild N.Y. EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ: Pazcoguin, J. Peck, Laracey, Finlay GLASS PIECES: Laracey, King, Arthurs, Kowroski, Finlay, Danchig-Waring, Tworzyanski, Ramasar * First Time in Role As always, casting is subject to change. Please consult NYCB's casting page for any changes.

Ah! Good news. Thank you. I've missed the boat on this year's tickets.

Thank you, California. Good to know. Maybe good, maybe not. Seating is unreserved. Doors to the auditorium open one-half hour before the program starts, but people start queueing a half hour or more before that.

Not arguing against Maria Kowroski in Slaughter. She's a beautiful dancer with a great sense of humor. But a couple of years ago, when I told a critic friend who hadn't seen it that I thought Sara Mearns' Slaughter was the performance of the season, he was extremely skeptical. After all, it's a slight ballet, originally created for the Broadway stage, doesn't seem to take itself seriously (nor should it). How could a dancer elevate it to "performance of the season" when so many superior works were on display? I understood, and a few days earlier would have been equally disbelieving that anyone could make Slaughter so important. My friend went to see Mearns' final performance of that role for that season and reported back that he agreed with me. It is among the more memorable performances I've seen in some 38-39 years of regular ballet attendance. I'm an unapologetic Balanchine partisan. The single best program of the season, in my opinion? June 9 (closing -- it appears to be the only time these are presented as a program this season): Serenade Stravinsky Violin Concerto Western Symphony. Whatever you decide, I hope you enjoy.

Hi, balletmor. I'm not sure whether you mean simply an equivalent way of choosing, or the public spectacle of an open forum in which the various companies announce their chosen dancers. In a way the network of competitions serves the former's purpose. The most promising dancers are offered scholarships or contracts by participating and observing companies.

Sorry, Joyce, but is it any worse than, as a permanent amateur dancer, sharing a barre with an ABT soloist?

I disagree. I don't see any resolution at the end. The closing pose, with the men aggressively poised to pounce, is more foreboding than anything that came before. Here, perhaps, is the ballet's most direct allusion to violence.

One critic (sorry, don't remember who, but maybe Croce?) described that passage as resembling the signal on a radar screen, with the white radius moving counter-clockwise and the red dot clockwise. I love that image.For me, it's easy to take in the war/military references without necessarily making 3 Movements into a programmatic ballet. The sense of danger (ha-ha -- I typed that as "dancer") is pervasive, even in the "cheerful" sections of the outer movements. And the second movement? I'm not sure it alludes to war in any way, but I love that pas.

Yes, I remember that season, but unfortunately, I never saw van Hamel in that role. It was during a strange four-week ABT season at City Center -- two weeks of Coppelia and two of Giselle. My friends' reaction was very much like yours, bingham. We all hoped she'd be given more opportunities to work on her Giselle. Yes, Gregory was in ABT's regular rotation of Giselles. If they were presenting it and she was with the company, she'd be dancing it through the '70s and '80s. I found her unconvincing as both the naive teen and the forgiving spirit, and her attempts at Romantic style were pretty exaggerated for my taste.

For all of you Roberto Bolle fans, his publicist forwarded his schedule for the remainder of 2013: ROBERTO BOLLE’S ENGAGEMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013 MAY From May 1 to May 12: NYC Rehearsals ABT May 13 Opening Gala night Met May 14: Onegin first performance Met May 16: Onegin, Met May 15and from 17 to 20: NYC Rehearsals ABT May 21,22: a Month in the Country Met Forom 23 to 31: NYC Rehearsals ABT JUNE June 1, 3:ALEXEI Met From June 4 to 14: NYC Rehearsals ABT June 15: Romeo and Juliet Met From 17 to 24: NYC Rehearsals ABT 25: Sylvia Met 26,27: NYC Rehearsals ABT 28: Sylvia Met JULY 19: Roberto Bolle and Friends MANTOVA 21,22: Roberto Bolle and Friends ROMA TERME DI CARACALLA 24: Roberto Bolle and Friends FIESOLE 26: Roberto Bolle and Friends TAORMINA SEPTEMBER 17 Roberto Bolle and Friends, New York City Center, 24-28 Shanghai OCTOBER/ NOVEMBRE From October 29 to November 6: Rehearsals Milano, Teatro la Scala 7, 8, 12: Histoire de Manon, Milano, Teatro la Scala 23 Roberto Bolle and Friends, Roma DECEMBER 10,17,19,20: Serata Ratmansky, Milano, Teatro la Scala

From the publicist: ... Roberto Bolle and Friends Gala performance will be at New York City Center, September 17, 2013. Presale tickets are on sale NOW and can be purchased using the link below: http://www.nycitycen...anceNumber=7440 Or at the box office: 131 West 55th Street or call CityTix at 212-581-1212 Please find the press release ... below! Roberto Bolle and Friends will be a unique experience for all Bolle aficionados as the Artistic Direction is by Roberto Bolle and this production has never been seen before in the United States. Thanks for your interest!... Read the PDF of Roberto Bolle’s recent article in Britain’s Fantastic Man: http://sallyfischerp...antasticMan.pdf Press Release Artedanza S.r.l In association with Acqua di Parma and New York City Center Present ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS GALA 2013 - The Year of Italian Culture in the United States Tues, Sept 17 at 7pm Tickets start at $25 Artistic Direction by Roberto Bolle Dancers include: Roberto Bolle, Jiří Bubenìček, Otto Bubenìček, Alicia Amatriain, Jason Reilly 2013- The Year of Italian Culture in the United States would not be complete without a memorable performance by one of Italy’s most beloved artists, Roberto Bolle. Principal dancer with la Scala Ballet Company at the age of 20, Etoile for Teatro alla Scala of Milano since 2004, and the first Italian to be made principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre in 2007, Roberto Bolle is among the most acclaimed and sought-after Italian stars in the world. After countless tours and performances with American Ballet Theatre, the danseur is back in New York City, representing Italy, to present his own show ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS GALA. This unforgettable evening, which will take place on September 17th at New York City Center, will see some of the most exquisite dancers from the most famous ballet companies sharing the spotlight with Roberto Bolle to perform a selection of solos and pas de deux from treasured classic and modern ballets of the 1900s. Presale tickets are on sale NOW and can be purchased using the link below: http://www.nycitycen...anceNumber=7440 Or at the box office: 131 West 55th Street or call CityTix at 212-581-1212 Acqua di Parma, the leading Italian lifestyle brand, is the Patron of the ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS GALA, which is produced by Artedanza S.r.l in association with New York City Center. Cari saluti! LISTING: ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS GALA Tickets price range: $25.00 – $120.00 Tickets are on sale NOW and can be purchased using the link below: http://www.nycitycen...anceNumber=7440 The evening will see some of the most exquisite dancers from the most famous ballet companies sharing the spotlight with Roberto Bolle to perform a selection of solos and pas de deux from treasured classic and modern ballets of the 1900s. Dancers at this event will include: Roberto Bolle - Principal dancer with ABT Alicia Amatriain - Principal dancer with Suttgarter Ballet Jason Reilly - Principal dancer with Stuttgarter Ballet Jiří Bubenìček - Principal dancer with Dresden Semperoper Ballet Otto Bubenìček - Principal dancer with Hamburg Ballet Acqua di Parma, the leading Italian lifestyle brand, is the Patron of the ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS GALA, which is produced by Artedanza S.r.l in association with New York City Center.

Or a Chopiniana "sylph"? It's a wonderful photo. Plisetskaya looks remarkably airborne. Not what one would expect from her, even though she was known as a jumper. I never would have thought of her as a Romantic stylist, but at least for the duration of that pose, she was. BTW, Cristian, this is a great topic. Not sure where I read this interview, or who the writer was, but at one point Farrell was asked if she ever wanted to dance Giselle, and her reply was, "Only if Balanchine staged it." It's probably safe to assume that she didn't, but since she was still dancing for many years after that interview, ...

PRINCIPAL CASTING FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 30 – MAY 5, 2013 TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 7:30 PM ALL BALANCHINE (Conductor: Sill) WHO CARES?: R. Fairchild, T. Peck, Scheller, A. Stafford [solo Piano: Grant] IVESIANA: *Laracey, *Catazaro, Taylor, *Huxley, *Mearns, *Ramasar pause TARANTELLA: M. Fairchild, De Luz [solo Piano: Chelton] STARS AND STRIPES: Bouder, Veyette, Periera, Lowery, Ulbricht WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 7:30 PM ALL BALANCHINE (Conductor: Sill) WHO CARES?: R. Fairchild, T. Peck, Scheller, A. Stafford [solo Piano: Grant] IVESIANA: Laracey, Catazaro, Taylor, Huxley, Mearns, Ramasar pause TARANTELLA: M. Fairchild, De Luz [solo Piano: Chelton] STARS AND STRIPES: Bouder, Veyette, Periera, Lowery, Ulbricht THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 7:30 PM ALL RODGERS (Conductor: Otranto) THOU SWELL: Mearns, Ringer, Hyltin, Reichlen, J. Angle, Ramasar, R. Fairchild, *la Cour CAROUSEL (A DANCE): T. Peck, Veyette++, Pollack++, Stanley++, Pazcoguin++, Applebaum++ SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE: T. Angle, Kowroski, *J. Peck, *Dieck, Scordato, Ippolito, *Prottas, *Janzen FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 7:30 PM ALL ROBBINS / MORTON GOULD CENTENNIAL (Conductor: Capps) INTERPLAY: Lovette, Pollack, Laracey, Pereira, Stanley, *Alberda, Ulbricht, Schumacher [solo Piano: Walters] FANCY FREE: De Luz, R. Fairchild, Ramasar, Pazcoguin, T. Peck, Chrosniak, Prottas I’M OLD FASHIONED: *Gerrity, Kowroski, Bouder, J. Peck, J. Angle, T. Angle SATURDAY MATINEE, MAY 4, 2 PM ALL BALANCHINE (Conductor: Sill) WHO CARES?: R. Fairchild, T. Peck, Scheller, A. Stafford [solo Piano: Grant] IVESIANA: Laracey, Catazaro, Taylor, Huxley, Mearns, Ramasar pause TARANTELLA: M. Fairchild, De Luz [solo Piano: Chelton] STARS AND STRIPES: Bouder, Veyette, Periera, Lowery, Ulbricht SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 8 PM ALL ROBBINS / MORTON GOULD CENTENNIAL (Conductor: Capps) INTERPLAY: Lovette, Pollack, Laracey, Pereira, Stanley, Alberda, Ulbricht, Schumacher [solo Piano: Walters] FANCY FREE: De Luz, R. Fairchild, Ramasar, Pazcoguin, T. Peck, Chrosniak, Prottas I’M OLD FASHIONED: Gerrity, Kowroski, Bouder, J. Peck, J. Angle, T. Angle SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 5, 3 PM ALL RODGERS (Conductor: Otranto) THOU SWELL: Mearns, Ringer, Hyltin, Reichlen, J. Angle, Ramasar, R. Fairchild, la Cour CAROUSEL (A DANCE): T. Peck, Veyette, Pollack, Stanley, Pazcoguin, Applebaum SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE: T. Angle, Kowroski, J. Peck, Dieck,Scordato, Ippolito, Prottas, Janzen * First Time in Role ++NY Debut PROGRAM AND CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE (04/18/13)

A newspaper obit, with its space constraints, cannot cover a whole life or even a whole career, and I would agree with those who said that the Balanchine emphasis was appropriate for reasons of each one's influence on the other. However, even Balanchine might agree with you, pherank. I have long been intrigued by the fact that, at least while she was present, when Balanchine set his own versions of Petipa's, Ivanov's and Fokine's ballets, he did so on Tallchief. His Swan Lake, Nutcracker, [Raymonda] Pas de Dix, Firebird, Pas de Trois (from Paquita). (Exceptions were Harlequinade, starring McBride, premiered in 1965, the same year Tallchief retired, and Valse et Variations [later Raymonda Variations, another take on that glorious score] in 1961.) I had the opportunity to ask her the significance of that pattern when she spoke at some event in New York years back. I'm sure I was inarticulate, flustered in the presence of such an important person. She didn't seem to understand what I meant. She seemed taken aback, as if I were asking why Balanchine chose to choreograph on her at all -- definitely not my point. But that he would make of her a 20th C. Odette and Sugar Plum Fairy and also the Sanguinic lead speaks volumes about her range.

Thank you, AlbanyGirl. Love is certainly in the air at New York City Ballet -- or maybe it's Europe! SCchck already posted about the Tiler Peck and Robbie Fairchild betrothal here and about Brittany Pollack and Jon Stafford's here. I'll ask anyone who wishes to comment to do so on those threads.

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Ahoy, Neala! Darcy Bussell was a popular ballerina and has many fans among our members, and of course, LaBayadere a greatly loved ballet. I hope you've browsed the forums and found topics that interested you. I also hope you feel free to post and add comments or ask questions when you catch some WiFi. Welcome to BalletAlert!

You'll find many, many fans of both the Mariinsky and "Big Red" here, Vicx. The Bay area has such an active dance scene. I hope you'll share some thoughts on other performances you see. Welcome to BalletAlert!

We're always complaining about the dearth of up-and-coming choreographers. Here's an opportunity to help develop some. http://www.indiegogo.com/Nachmo4 This project makes it possible for new choreographers to develop their craft by providing studio space and a performance opportunity. They're awfully close to their goal with seven (six and a half?) days to meet their goal. This year, the choreographers are working in San Francisco and New York, with two performances in Brooklyn on February 8 and 9. NACHMO's website: http://www.nachmo.org/ What is Nachmo? Nachmo is your yearly choreographic kick in the pants conceived by Sharyn Korey and Anna Brown Massey. We spur dancers to choreograph by challenging you to work against a deadline. You’ve got one rollicking month from January 1st to the 31st to forge new steps and complete your piece. Your work doesn’t have to be good, nor does it have to be public, but it does have to be done. For this one month each year, we put aside our excuses, our hesitations, and perhaps our day jobs to work intensely on making dance. Through the communal Nachmo blog, social media, and live events throughout January, we provide opportunities for individual artists to network and collaborate.

Thank you, mussel. A member posted this a few minutes before you in the ABT forum.. In order to have two parallel threads, I am closing this one and asking members to post their comments on the thread that was started first, here.