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I stand corrected. The Nutcracker title made me think it was a Nutcracker discussion. Anyway, by no means I intended to hijack the thread. I just added one single name to the short list made by On Point upthread.

I'd add Ana Sophia Scheller, who was a principal dancer when she left the company.

Disclaimer # 1: I live in South America and I don’ t visit NYC very often, but whenever possible I try to attend a NYCBallet performance, especially if they are dancing Balanchine. Disclaimer # 2: I’m not knowledgeable about ballet. I just enjoy it (I guess, in a more simple way than most forum members, based on what I read here). That being said, I couldn’t agree more with @cubanmiamiboy about Peck and Gordon today. I think she was incredible, but I also think she didn’t seem to connect with him at all. This is one of those things I don’t notice by myself, but after reading what cubanmiamiboy said I thought he is absolutely right! On the other hand, I was amazed by Apollo. I love that ballet and I’ve been lucky enough to see it several times here. To my eyes it never looked as fresh as this afternoon. Sometimes I felt like the performers were dancing an early twentieth century choreography, something venerable but old, like a painting from an old master. Sure I thought the dancers in those performances were giving their best, but I felt they were not “living” the ballet (sometimes I’ve felt similar with my all time fav: 4Ts). Today I had a cmpletely different feeling, like it was a brand new work, in particular with Chan and Nadon. I had tears in my eyes when the curtain came down. Unfortunately, 4Ts Isn’t part of this All Balanchine season, but I consider myself lucky that I’ll hace the chance of attending programs IV and V next week😊

I'm doubtful now, because in the video posted by @ABT Fan upthread, the male dancer who seems to be the one who partners the ballerina the most is also the turning man. Perhaps it is possible to switch different segments between both leading men because of the dancers' abilities/difficulties? I've seen that done for female dancers in the closing number of Suite en Blanc.

Thank you, @ABT Fan! That video shows your point 👍 and also I realize that my favourite is the second lead man, especially for those beautiful jumps in the Mazurka.

Pardon my ignorance. I didn't know that the two lead men are first and second. Would you please explain which one is the first?

Agreed, but I'm astonished with the perfection of that Tall Girl, both in rehearsal and performance! 😲

That's another great point I also missed. Thank you, @fondoffouettes!

See? That's a great point. Thanx, nanushka!

What @Drew said raised one more time something I´ve always wondered. Is the "tall girl" a nickname that was born with the original cast, or perhaps because of tradition? I don't seem to find any reasons for having a tall dancer in that role. Of course, I don't mean I'm right (I'm probably missing the reasons to say the opposite 🙃). Is it just a matter of contrast with the other main female role, who seems to be cast on the shorter side? Does it have to do with the "character" of the role?

What I find surprising about that comment is that it was done with the account "abtofficial". If you look at that profile, it states clearly that it's "The official instagram of the Dancers of American Ballet Theatre", adding that "posts are our own opinion and not official statements of American Ballet Theatre". So, I wonder whether that's an ABT statement.

Thank you, nanushka!

I do realize this is off topic and apologize for that. As a foreigner who doesn't live in the US and knows nothing about that, I wonder why many people despise the fact that the former NY State Theatre has been renamed Koch Theatre.

Thank you so much, @Drew, for your detailed reply! I had no idea about that. Those days must have been very hard for everyone at the company, and I guess all those who were involved thought thew were right and the other/s were not.

Any particular reason for Farrell and Martins being "like oil and water"? I'm not much very knowledgeable about that. I recall having seen them dance together in the well known video of Chaconne.

Indeed! But I'm a local, so I might be biased. My pleasure. About the chance of catching a future performance, I'd suggest you to look for announcements one or two days before December 18th. So far, that's the only performance of Nutcracker scheduled for a Sunday, so I bet that's the one that will be streamed. Guest dancers will be Maria Yakovleva and Davide Dato, from Wiener Staatsballett.

Nina, not sure whether your question is about the live performances or the live broadcasts, since the latter is the topic in this thread. Live performances: about eight to ten performances of each program. During the current season we've had Giselle (IIRC, the live broadcast with Osipova and Camargo was mentioned here in BA); a mixed bill that included Sinfonietta; Cranko's Onegin; the current R&J and the last title of the season will be Nureyev's The Nutcracker next month (remember that, being in the southern hemisphere, we have inverted seasons, so our ballet and opera seasons are usually from mid or late March to mid or late December). During the current season the live broadcasts have become regular for opera and ballet. They broadcast just one performance of each title, usually a Sunday afternoon performance (5 pm local time). Unfortunately, the announcements are released on very short notice. IMHO, for anyone that might be interested, the most reliable source to keep track of the broadcasts is their instagram.

Not sure whether it’s a matter of rights or any other reasons, but from my experience Teatro Colon’s offering is limited to the live broadcast. The video is not available once the performance ends.

Just in case, I just remember why I use youtube. For some reason I don't know, it works much better than teatro colon's own website.

My pleasure, aurora!

I didn't notice that, but you seem to be right! That'd be great for anyone interested! Thanx nanushka!

In case anyone is interested, I can forward that email, where you will find those links. Of course, they are in Spanish, but I guess that won't be a problem ("ver" means "watch"). Anyone can share his/her email address here or via private message and I will gladly forward the email.

I apologize because of my limited knowledge about this, but from the email I received it will be possible to watch the performance through different platforms: Mirá la transmisión de Giselle en tu pantalla Este domingo a las 17 horas, conectate para ver la transmisión en vivo desde la Sala Principal de Giselle, el título que inaugura la temporada de abono del Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón, dirigido por Mario Galizzi. Con música de Adolphe Adam, coreografía de Gustavo Mollajoli, la Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires dirigida por el maestro español Manuel Coves y la participación de Natalia Osipova (Royal Ballet de Londres) y Daniel Camargo (Brasil) en los roles principales. VER TRANSMISIÓN VER POR FACEBOOK VER POR INSTAGRAM VER POR YOUTUBE VER POR TWITCH When you receive that email, you can click on any of those and that will open a new window where the streaming will be available. So far, I've only used youtube, in which there's a second window where a chat takes place (I don't enjoy that, but maybe some people do). Unfortunately, that's very true. From my latest experience, it seems to have improved 🤞

Did I miss the announcement of Tess Reichlen retirement? I do remember having read about Maria Kowroski, Gonzalo Garcia and Amar Ramasar, but I am surprised to learn that Ms. Reichlen has retired.

Thank you, BalanchineFan. Most times I chose seats in the second ring (and occasionally the first) for the same reasons you mentioned: good slope, unobstructed view. This time I felt like trying something different, so I purchased a seat in row R. We'll see (either the dancers or someone's head).