Marta

9 minutes ago, cobweb said:

Chan, Furlan, or Joseph Gordon. 

My choices exactly. I wonder why Gordon  hasn't yet danced Apollo.

6 minutes ago, FPF said:

The last time I saw the ballet at Lincoln Center (February 2020), my friend and I enjoyed dinner at La Boîte en Bois: http://laboitenyc.com

Nice Matin is good and reasonably priced.  At 79th & Amsterdam it's a bit less close than La Boite en Bois, but a very quick ride on the bus or #1 subway.

https://nicematinnyc.com/

1 hour ago, abatt said:

As long as McKenzie is AD, his production will continue at ABT.  Since he has credit as the choreographer, even though it is "after Petipa", McKenzie continues to get royalties.  He has no incentive to ditch his own production.

 

Right!  Never stopped to think about royalties.  

4 hours ago, California said:

The Ratmansky reconstruction of Swan Lake was originally a co-production of Zurich and La Scala. Looks like La Scala is apparently going back to their more "traditional" version and Bolle never performed the Ratmansky version. I would love to see this produced in North America vy somebody other than Miami and most big companies already have their own version (San Francisco, PNB, Boston, ABT, Canada, for sure). I wonder, for NYCB, if it would be seen as an historical oddity that wouldn't wear well.

I'd love it if  NYCB could get Ratmansky's SL, but I just don't see it happening for the reason you give and probably others.  I wonder why ABT wouldn't want it as it is superior to the version they already have, which I think is McKenzie "after Petipa".

On 4/18/2022 at 3:42 PM, abatt said:

For me, the idea of a full length Justin Peck work set to Aaron Copland music is not enticing at all. 

No, it is not enticing, it's a turn-off!

Hyltin's retirement is a downer, coming so relatively soon after Kowroski's and Reichlen's.  Tiler, don't go!

Thanks, volcanohunter.  I  AM an admirer of Osipova but I agree with what you say about her struggling with adagio aspects.  I thought this back in 2012 or 2013 when I first saw her Giselle at the Met.  Since then I think she has worked on the Act 2 pas de deux.  She's not my favorite Giselle but she has much to offer in many roles.  

This excerpt just appeared on YouTube.

Thanks, California & meunier fan for the links to excerpts of yesterday's Giselle.

A friend who watched it found Osipova not as great as usual in Act I and absolutely fabulous in Act 2.  He was very impressed by Camargo; also said the corps was just bad.  I'm curious to see if anyone here has further comments.

I've had no luck finding it at 8 pm Eastern time.  Hoping it may reappear.

Thanks to both aurora  and volcanohunter  for info on Teatro Colon streams

naomikage said:

Speaking of Daniel Camargo, Giselle at Teatro Colon in Argentine with Osipova and Camargo as leads will be streamed on April 17th 17:00 local time for free.

https://teatrocolon.org.ar/es/en-vivo

Does anyone know if this will be available after the live perf. is over on Sunday ?

ABT fan said:

And, re: your comments on Stearns - he's always been blah, and yes, serviceable at best. I've never understood his promotion to principal - 10 years ago maybe the thinking/hope was that he'd improve or maybe they needed a tall principal. 

fondoffouettes said:

He's always been blah. But I also feel like he dances pretty cleanly (if not very impressively), so the mistakes you describe don't seem very characteristic. I recall him being a pretty solid partner with Part.

I saw Stearns twice with Part in Swan Lake, and have to agree with "serviceable at best" rather than "dances pretty cleanly", although  he was an adequate partner.  Thanks to everyone who reviewed DQ and especially for the recommendations which I will recall when I  get tickets to see it in NY.

28 minutes ago, sandik said:

I have to smile -- I can only imagine those two in a studio, with their similar hairdos.

You're right!  That's so funny, I'm cracking up. thanks!

8 minutes ago, Drew said:

Netrebko is burning bridges--that takes bravery whatever you think of her past or her statement. The fact that it appears to be a response to the pressures she is under if she wants to continue her career and and that it appears to be a little less than perfectly candid about her entanglements with Putin doesn't change the fact that under these circumstances any statement takes bravery. Wasn't Gergiev her big champion at the beginning--well, will she ever be able to sing under his baton again? Shouldn't we imagine her career at the Mariinsky was profoundly important to her? Well, maybe that's over now. For good. No-one will compare this kind of bravery to the kind of physical bravery involved in saving babies from bombed buildings--or even the bravery of ordinary Russians deciding to leave Russia without her level of fame or dual citizenship--but I still find it reasonable to call her words brave. (Moreover as Macaulay pointed out, she did, as soon as the war started, express her distress and opposition to war--that was followed up by other posts I gather from reports that did try to thread the needle, but it's not as if she said nothing at the beginning of the war.)

Ratmansky himself seemed a little less than perfectly candid on Instagram responding to some challenges on his record of working with state institutions in Russia under Putin's regime. Though he did admit that there things he "didn't understand." I don't blame him--building the arts under a dictatorship doesn't promote perfect candor, perhaps even with oneself. The current war in Ukraine crosses a different kind of line for many (most) observers than even the annexation of Crimea did and that's fair enough...but I fear it's a mistake to go in search of some "pure" position which no-one is implicated in anything problematic ever.

(Heck, the CIA was heavily involved in promoting NYCB tours back in the day...around the same time they were involved in overthrowing and undermining democratically elected governments that weren't to the United States's liking and with appalling results. It's not a reason NOT to condemn Russia and its horrific war now, but it is yet another reason I am inclined to pause before demanding absolute purity of position from Russian artists today.)

I'm with you 100%.  Demaning purity of position from Russian artists  is not reasonable.  Netrebko's position is not analogous to Gergiev's, who is an active supporter of Putin as well as a personal friend.

Thank you to volcanohunter for including  Ratmansky's Facebook post.  

Drew said:

If I am honest with myself, then I think my attitudes on these issues are closer to Macaulay's ever so slightly softer position or even Baryshnikov's quite different position--though mostly I feel weighed down by uncertainty and the experience of "propaganda" in all directions.  But I know I certainly didn't stop attending Farrell's performances just because I read an interview in which she ooh-ed and ahhed over what a Ballet Fan Henry Kissinger was ...

I've read Baryshnikov's position but since I don't have a Facebook account, I've only seen what Macaulay included about Ratmansky's position.  Is it possible to cut and paste what Ratmansky wrote on Facebook here? 

On 3/6/2022 at 10:50 PM, Drew said:

It has been wonderful to read about this event--thank you to everyone posting....

Agree, thanks  everyone.  I'm happy to read all your reviews.  I wanted to go but just cannot get to NY this month.

It was a spectacular performance by two of the greatest singers of the last, or any, century.  So fascinating to learn that Markova coached Sutherland, who was never a very physical singer.  

19 minutes ago, aurora said:

Does anyone know what the "Short Stories" run time is?

I can find timings for the individual works, but that's not very helpful since I don't know how many intermissions there are or how long they will be.

You can email here to ask how long the program is on the specific date.

customercare@nycballet.com

I had read the Fjord Review article just yesterday and it was terrific.  I'm looking forward to reading the book.

13 minutes ago, canbelto said:

I am sad about this. She is my favorite NYCB principal.

I'm sad too. I said she was one of my favorites but after Kowroski she became the favorite.  It also does not sound like she'll be guesting or dancing at all. 

32 minutes ago, nysusan said:

Oh no, Teresa Reichlin is retiring:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/26/arts/arts-pop-culture-entertainment-news#teresa-reichlen-retires-new-york-city-ballet

 

Oh, no is my reaction too.  She's one of my favorites.  But still, 37 is not so young for retirement.  I wish I could see her one last time but snows are coming !

On siblings, not sure if Kyle and Kurt Froman were mentioned already, Also there were Melinda and Leslie Roy in the 70s and 80s, and Joseph and Daniel Duell.

17 minutes ago, canbelto said:

Think it might have to do with NYCB wanting to attract parents bringing kids. Kids (under 12) are not eligible for boosters yet, but they can get the double-dose vaccine.

Yes, true.  However, NYCB can still follow the Met by allowing "fully vaccinated children age 5-11 to enter two weeks after they have received their final dose."

58 minutes ago, nanushka said:

I agree @Olga and think you may be right @Balletwannabe. They were a bit slow to require the vaccine in the first place IIRC, so it may be just a matter of time.

I really think NYCB should follow the Met and require proof of booster.  The Met hasn't had to cancel a performance yet.  

15 hours ago, BalanchineFan said:

 I will miss Abi Stafford in Summerspace. She was spectacular. So composed and daring in all the Cunningham jumps and holds and craziness. Lydia Wellington was great in it, too. 

I agree. Stafford was never a favorite, but she was terrific in Summerspace.