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Since it’s tour casting, it tends to be released about a month or two in advance, but it’s always subject to change, so take it with a grain of salt.

Or, she's learning whatever role Cassandra Trenary (I believe, I could be wrong) plays in the trailer-- she appears briefly through the doorway:

I saw her 3rd Shade that tour too, she is quite lovely though in videos I’ve seen as well she has no presence. She seems quite nervous and shy all the time. I agree with Bulanova. She and Khoreva will be utterly stunning in a few years, and with a few more years of experience behind them I have no doubt I’ll love them. But right now I can’t stand seeing them in all of these roles. Khoreva and Nuykina have been cast to do leads in “La Bayadère” this summer. Not overly thrilled about that.

Yes, which is upsetting.

Agreed. I would much rather see one of their seasoned, mature principals (Tereshkina, Kondaurova) or Leading Soloists (Novikova, Osmolkina) than any of the newbies who are getting all of these soloist roles. Though I can be certain that the KenCen October tour with 'Paquita' will be another Khoreva-Nuykina-Ionova-Nagahisa event. Which is sad, there are so many other dancers I'd rather see.

Oh definitely they likely have understudies. And/or dancers who learned the part now to possibly perform in the future.

I think Brandt and Lane will perform their respective roles in every show. Perhaps Alexei only wanted Lane and Brandt for Spring, at least for this round of performances.

Spring Gala Casting is up: SERENADE AFTER PLATO'S SYMPOSIUM: Cornejo, Hammoudi, Forster, Royal, Shayer, Simkin, Gorak, Teuscher *SEASONS: Winter (Bell, Seo, Williams, Hurlin, Paris) Spring (Whiteside, Lane, Brandt) Summer (Boylston, Hoven, Scott, Maloney) Fall (Trenary, Royal) The other cast for "Seasons" is: May 21st & 22nd: Winter (Ahn, Teuscher, Fang, Giangeruso, McBride) Spring (Forster, Lane, Brandt) Summer (Abrera, Cornejo, Shayer, Klein) Fall (Hurlin, Hoven) *This is also the casting for the May 23rd performances of "Seasons" in the Ratmansky Trio.

The 2019 Graduation Performances of the Vaganova Ballet Academy will be the 10th, 12th, and 16th of June on the Mariinsky Stage. The program is: -The Underwater Kingdom from 'The Little Humpedback Horse' -Pas de Six from August Bournonville's ballet, 'Napoli' -Character Dance excerpts from 'Laurencia' -The 3rd Act Grand Pas from 'Paquita' The Underwater Kingdom, 'The Little Humpedback Horse' (first ballet in video): Pas de Six, 'Napoli': 'Paquita':

How charming! Their chemistry is stunning, and they're both great actors! I've always loved Shirinkina, and kept an eye on Timofeyev.

Indeed, what a treat! I'd love to travel to Budapest one day! Definitely on my bucket list.

It would appear that a handful of Mariinsky dancers are on tour in Budapest performing 'Cinderella', though I could be wrong. This seems to be a more low-key tour. https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/erkel-szinhaz-erkel-theatre/prokofiev-cinderella/22-april-2019/15-00

I heard somewhere that Tereshkina stayed behind because of her child, though I could be wrong on that one.

Oh good to hear! If you're in SPB at the end of the month it looks like she'll be debuting the First Shade in 'La Bayadere'.

Oh yeah-- I meant Wednesday! This week seems to be dragging on 😥

Xander Parrish’s Instagram stories, and I also had friends who went. There’s been a big shift in casting for this tour, so I wouldn’t be surprised if more names are incorrect in the Soloist/smaller roles.

May Nagahisa did not perform last night. While the program had her name, Maria Bulanova performed in her place.

Interesting! I know from friends that the Open Rehearsal was Tuesday’s cast, but interesting that’s Guseinova did it. Possibly to rehearse for a performance back home? No clue. Was there a program with casting for the open rehearsal?

The 3rd Odalisque was Bulanova, according to Xander Parrish’s Instagram stories.

NYCB uses Diamond, Emerald, Ruby (paying tribute to Balanchine's Jewels), and the male variation is Gold. Paris Opera Ballet does a similar Precious Stones, except it's Diamond, Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald. Most every other version does just Diamond, Gold, Silver, Sapphire, with the Pas de Trois being Gold, Silver, and Sapphire, and Diamond having her own variation. I'm not positive what variation Ruby does... I would assume Silver? As for their purpose, I've always heard that they were wedding gifts for Aurora and Desiré. I've linked Paris Opera's version (w/Ruby) and Mariinsky's version (no Ruby) below. The Mariinsky version also includes the Lilac Fairy's Act III variation, so if you wish to just see the Jewels, skip to 1:19.

Khoreva is stunning. There are moments that I think could be worked on a little more-- the musicality, drama, etc, but otherwise, wow! She's so young so no doubt, we will continue to see her improve and her artistry flourish. Also the tutu she wears looks so much better now that Mariinsky has restored it. In other videos/pictures from her debut it looked so drab.

Maria Alexandrova announced on her Instagram that due to injury, she and Lantratov will not be performing in the Saturday show of 'The Legend of Love' as Mekhmeneh Banu and Ferkhad. They have been replaced by Ekaterina Kondaurova and Andrei Ermakov.

I had my eyes on going since they announced it after bringing 'La Bayadere', but I won't be able to make it this time-- there's always Paquita in October though! I don't know what she's doing either-- she wasn't on the East Asian tour, though stayed behind and made some debuts, but then went on tour to Baden-Baden where (according to a comment on a russianballetvideos2 video, so I'm not 100% certain) she debuted the Pas de Trois in 'Swan Lake' (Iater did it in SPB but I don't know why it didn't make it onto her repertoire page). All this to say-- who knows! Pardon me, didn't mean as a soloist/principal, more so a demi-soloist. I believe the four girls who dance with the Russian Girl (danced by Nuikina and Ivannikova in the most recent performances) are also called the Russian Girls, though I could be wrong. There's a video of this on @like_anart 's Instagram, though that account has gone private. It features Ionova, Borodulina, Nuikina, Mikheikina, and Guseinova. Thank you!

Hello there! I've been on this site for a while, monitoring and reading forums though I finally decided I think it's time for me to join in the conversation! A dancer I've been watching in Mariinsky/Vaganova for the past few years now is Vlada Borodulina, a 2017 graduate, now in her second year in the corps de ballet. She's very low-key, though has some great achievements such as the Diamond Fairy in 'Sleeping Beauty', Peasant Pas and Zulma in 'Giselle', the Flower Sellers in 'Don Quixote', Emeralds Pas de Trois, Diamonds Demi-Soloist in 'Jewels' and most recently one of the Russian Girls in Balanchine's 'Serenade', among others. She's quite phenomenal-- she has a wonderful ability to fill out the music through the tips of her fingers, incredibly clean technique, and a fantastic jump. I think she's definitely one to watch, and I hope others share my thoughts! https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/ballet_mt_women/borodulina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFkMp6NZv1A PS-- Hope I'm not intruding!

Hi! I've been reading Ballet Alert for a while and finally decided to join!