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Agree. What a fantastic program. A treat. The four girls in Phlegmatic were AMAZING. And Ask LaCour danced it well. Macgill is totally charming - something that can't be learned. Sara Mearns danced the second movement of Synohony in C like the goddess she can be. Also loved Reichlen in Choleric in the other cast. And let's not forget Ball and Gordon, or the superb partnering of Tyler Angle with Maria. And then there's Peck! And Ashley Isaacs was excellent too. But everywhere there is the choreography. Balanchine. It really does restore the soul.

Thanks anyway though. They do seem to have some "secret" postings from time to time. I will have to control my excitement about those Robbins and Balanchine programs for a while longer.

I can't find this. How do I get to it? Much appreciated.

Yes! Thrilled about the Balanchine casting.

In my limited experience, the flow is interrupted and you may or may not see different casts. But one thing is for certain: you won't see the cast performing that evening (if there is a Giselle that night).

The way to buy single tickets ahead of their going on sale to the general public is to become a member. Single tickets went on sale to members today. This applies to gala tickets as well.

I called the box office on Friday and was shocked at how rude and unhelpful their person was.

Well I was confused because I got on in the middle of the long discussion about a lawsuit (still don't know who was involved) and then it drifted to Misty. Kind of funny, like the Mae West comment.

I just wandered into this topic thinking it was about NYCB social media guidelines.

Quiggin, Thank you very much for this information. Both very interesting points and the first is very sad. Lucky for dance, and for Balanchine, that he left Russia. Probably another thing Ratmansky has in common with Balanchine. Thanks again for your helpful response.

I'm only now getting around to reading this, but the mention of Balanchine's command of space is so right, as is seeing him as heir to both Petipa and the anti-Petipa Soviet 1920's choreographers. One doesn't get to see much of the latter so it's easy to forget that aspect of Balanchine - and he was in fact an active participant in some of those productions. Wasn't a lot of that experimental Soviet choregraphy purged, so to speak, under Stalin?

DC Export - it really was with entirely new eyes.

Mearns is as marvelous a Carabosse as she is a Lilac Fairy. When she is on stage in either role, the whole ballet plays a few notches better. It's too bad she can't do both roles on the same night!

About that casting for the last show of the Balanchine Stories: Martins is doing a good job bringing up the rear!

A great description of the inner life of the ballet fan! I've never been to Segerstrom, but it certainly fits the Koch theater. I can hardly wait for the Winter Season to begin.

Thanks so much, Fondoffouettes. Very interesting. I believe I saw somewhere that originally he was to partner Lane in Nutcracker this year but the casting was changed.

What happened with Lane/Gorak, as far as you remember? I'm curious. Thank you.

That may very well be, It's the Mom. My comment about Vasiliev being in a different league was made in response to a specific post. As I said originally, it would be very interesting to know what is in Ratmansky's mind about this and he would have to tell us that - anything else is speculation. I personally think -again, pure conjecture- the answer would be telling, about larger views, and that it is not just a choreographic mistake. But maybe it is. I can't imagine though that there is any possibility Ratmansky doesn't see that it's not working well. I think I've said more than enough and even repeated myself so my apologies.

It's Vasiliev. He is one of the greatest dancers of all time. A totally different league.

Oh not to beat a dead horse , but what I was agreeing with in California's post is the challenge for the dancers part. The fact that he doesn't take it out after all this time says something and its that something that would make it interesting to know his thinking, as I said.

I pretty much agree, California. It may also be that the lift is so much in his mind, so associated for him with the ballet, etc, that even though he isn't doing a reconstruction he doesn't want to take it out. Maybe one day they will have someone who can do it. Of course all of this is speculation.

It would be interesting to know Ratmansky's thinking on this. I'm sure he realizes they are not able to execute. The clip of Vasiliev and Maximova was thrilling. Thanks for posting - I now see the whole ballet with them is on YouTube.

Cellphone light is the worst. What are these people thinking?

Very funny visualization of the embattled balletomane, Choriamb! I like it!

Not sure it's THAT good, but does make you think about the days before casting info was released in advance.