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I agree - perhaps she just hasn’t had enough coaching, but she can certainly tell a story, unlike some of the others.

Quick comment - Boston opened last night with Act 3 of La Bayadere and then a one-act Carmen. It was a sold out crowd and people responded well. While I miss the whole story leading up to the third act, it was gorgeous. The program did not give any story details and I wondered about those in the audience not familiar with the ballet. But the did not seem to mind. There is no reason this could not be performed at ABT. The only major difference was that Solor (Cirio) did not wear a turban. Re: artistry - this is a problem in the ballet world across the board, imho. YAGP has not helped in this regard. Bigger, better, more seems to be what is valued.

Houston will give Angelo more opportunities to dance. With Hernandez brothers getting top billing and Rojo bringing in soloists from ENB, I am sure he felt it would be a better career move. Houston is a wonderful company with very talented dancers.

Many times, it's the theatre that requests the ballet(s) to be performed. Perhaps it was Teatro Real's choice?

I am thrilled that Boston will be performing this piece next season. Enjoy!

Boston Ballet 2024-2025 Season (balletherald.com) Some exciting works here. Looking forward to seeing something in each program.

Performers now listed. She is dancing with Jeffrey Cirio. Bns | Ballet Nacional de Sodre

Who retired to make room for the other three?

I agree. And I think what is also appealing is the type of rep that other companies do.

San Fran has nine programs, but there are 31 Nutcracker performances and 64 other performances. Boston Ballet does 40-45 Nutcracker performances and 5-6 programs per year. Each program has 9 to 12 shows. Houston is similar to Boston. Perhaps ABT has the same number of shows, but I believe the issue (and this has been discussed before) is the lack of opportunity to perform a role in a run more than once or twice. The positive I see for Bell, Curley and Roxander is that there will be principals retiring soon. Cornejo does not have much time left, nor do Stearns and Whiteside.

Seventh executive leadership role of his career.

It's a gorgeous piece. I saw ENB perform it at the Royal Opera House for the MacMillan Celebration back in 2017, I believe. It is one of the most moving pieces I have seen. For those in San Francisco, it's not to be missed.

Boston Ballet opened their season last night with four works. I will write more later, but was absolutely gutted by Akram Khan’s Vertical Road. I cannot stop thinking about it. I felt as though my heart was going to beat outside of my body. The house/audience erupted like I have never seen before at any performance anywhere. It was a piece of work that everyone seated around me said they did not want to end. Moving, heart-rending … not enough adjectives to describe it. If you can, get there.

I know that others have talked about this before (and in light of the dancers mentioned above), but do you think it would benefit the company and the dancers to add one more rank, i.e., second soloist?

Whiteside was hired September 2012 and promoted to principal in October 2013. Cirio was hired as a soloist for September 2015 and was promoted at the end of June 2016 when Hoven was promoted to soloist. So, there are exceptions to that June/July promotion time.