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I went to Sunday Matinee performance too. (I sat in upper tiers, so I do not want to comment on what happened in orchestra stalls. But yes, it was Forsythe who came out during the second bow.)
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (Hannah Galway, Jeannine Haller, Jordana Daumec, Skylar Campbell, Brendan Saye)
Maybe it is the music and the tutus, it gave me an impression of Forsythe style in a more classical form. Brendan Saye was gorgeous. He has a perfect body, superb musicality and stage presence. Skylar Campbell was quick and light as a feather, as he always was.
The three ballerinas were average, I have to say. They worked through those quick footworks, but not very exactly. And their phrasing has nothing special.
Bravo to the minimalistic costumes by Stephen Galloway. Simple, modern, elegant and unpretentious.
Approximate Sonata 2016 (Sonia Rodriguez and Donald Thom, Xiao Nan Yu and Brent Parolin, Greta Hodgkinson and Kota Sato, Chelsy Meiss and Guillaume Côté)
I did not get the choreography itself for this first view. I will try again on Wednesday for another cast.
Xiaonan Yu and Greta Hodgkinson did not have the attack for Forsythe, which is understandable considering their age. I liked 4th Sonata by Chelsy Meiss and Guillaume Côté the most. They showed me the energy and humour that I linked with Forsythe. Sonia Rodriguez was impressive in 5th Sonata.
The Second Detail
My favorite piece of the triple bill. With more dancers, there were more diverse body movement, more complex stage geometry and more humorous correspondence.
Due to the weird casting list, I can not tell all the dancers. I recognized Greta Hodgkinson, Sonia Rodriguez, Chelsy Meiss, and Félix Paquet.
I loved Sonia Rodriguez and Chelsy Meiss in this piece. They had the athletic lines and energy for “attack”. They also showed more playfulness and joy of dance on stage.
No wonder Rodriguez was chosen to feature the poster. She can definitely tackle Forsythe.
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Casting for The Merry Widow:
https://national.ballet.ca/Productions/2018-19-Season/The-Merry-Widow
Hanna Glawari
Xiao Nan Yu (June 19, 22 at 7:30 pm)
Heather Ogden (June 20, 22 at 2:00 pm)
Sonia Rodriguez* (June 20 at 7:30 pm)
Greta Hodgkinson (June 21 at 7:30 pm/June 23 at 2:00 pm)Count Danilo Danilowitch
Guillaume Côté (June 19, 22 at 7:30 pm)
Harrison James* (June 20, 22 at 2:00 pm)
Piotr Stanczyk* (June 20 at 7:30 pm)
Evan McKie* (June 21 at 7:30 pm/June 23 at 2:00 pm)Valencienne
Jillian Vanstone (June 19, 22 at 7:30 pm)
Miyoko Koyasu* (June 20, 22 at 2:00 pm)
Tina Pereira* (June 20 at 7:30 pm)
Chelsy Meiss* (June 21 at 7:30 pm/June 23 at 2:00 pm)Camille de Rosillon
Naoya Ebe* (June 19, 22 at 7:30 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw* (June 20, 22 at 2:00 pm)
Skylar Campbell* (June 20 at 7:30 pm)
Félix Paquet* (June 21 at 7:30 pm/June 23 at 2:00 pm) -
I am a big fan of Svetlana Lunkina (definitely a jewel in the crown).
For Mixed Programme in March, I liked Brendan Saye’s Apollo and Campbell’s Night the most. So I will definitely try to go to their performances.
Frola was lovely in Alice in Wonderland. It is a pity he will stay with ENB for Cinderella in June.
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Casting for Physical Thinking (William Forsythe Programme)
https://national.ballet.ca/Productions/2018-19-Season/Physical-Thinking
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
Jillian Vanstone, Chelsy Meiss, Calley Skalnik
Naoya Ebe, Harrison James
(June 1, 5 at 7:30 pm)Hannah Galway, Jeannine Haller, Hannah Fischer
Skylar Campbell, Brendan Saye
(June 2 at 2:00 pm/June 7 at 7:30 pm)Hannah Galway, Tina Pereira, Jordana Daumec
Siphesihle November, Félix Paquet
(June 6 at 7:30 pm)Jillian Vanstone, Chelsy Meiss, Calley Skalnik
Siphesihle November, Donald Thom
(June 8 at 2:00 pm)Approximate Sonata 2016
1st & 5th Sonata
Sonia Rodriguez and Spencer Hack (June 1, 5 at 7:30 pm/June 8 at 2:00 pm)
Jenna Savella and Donald Thom (June 2 at 2:00 pm)
Jillian Vanstone and Donald Thom (June 6 at 7:30 pm)
Jenna Savella and Spencer Hack (June 7 at 7:30 pm)2nd Sonata
Hannah Fischer and Christopher Gerty (June 1, 5 at 7:30 pm)
Xiao Nan Yu and Christopher Gerty (June 2 at 2:00 pm)
Xiao Nan Yu and Brendan Saye (June 6 at 7:30 pm/June 8 at 2:00 pm)
Antonella Martinelli and Brent Parolin (June 7 at 7:30 pm)3rd Sonata
Svetlana Lunkina and Félix Paquet (June 1, 5 at 7:30 pm/June 8 at 2:00 pm)
Greta Hodgkinson and Kota Sato (June 2 at 2:00 pm/ June 6 at 7:30 pm)
Elena Lobsanova and Ben Rudisin (June 7 at 7:30 pm)4th Sonata
Tanya Howard and Kota Sato (June 1, 5 at 7:30 pm/June 8 at 2:00 pm)
Chelsy Meiss and Guillaume Côté (June 2 at 2:00 pm/June 7 at 7:30 pm)
Jenna Savella and Trygve Cumpston (June 6 at 7:30 pm)The Second Detail
Jordana Daumec or Sonia Rodriguez or Hannah Fischer, Tanya Howard or Stephanie Hutchison or Andreea Olteanu, Rui Huang or Calley Skalnik or Jeannine Haller, Antonella Martinelli or Selene Guerrero-Trujillo or Hannah Galway, Chelsy Meiss or Mallory Mehaffey, Heather Ogden or Kathryn Hosier or Tirion Law, Jenna Savella or Greta Hodgkinson or Jillian Vanstone
Jack Bertinshaw or Brent Parolin, Skylar Campbell or Donald Thom or Spencer Hack, Siphesihle November or Naoya Ebe or Joe Chapman, Ben Rudisin or Harrison James or Guillaume Côté, Kota Sato or Jimmy Coleman or Alexander Skinner, Brendan Saye or Giorgio Galli or Christopher Gerty, Nan Wang or Félix Paquet or Nicholas Rose
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I have one orchestra ticket for Jul.5 (Fri.) performance of The Royal Ballet's LA tour - Mayerling. It was bought at ($125+11) on the first day of general public sale.
I ask $100 for this. We can transfer through ebay. It is electronic ticket which will be sent immediately after purchase.
PM me if you are interested.
July 5 Cast
Ryoichi Hirano, Natalia Osipova, Sarah Lamb, Kristen McNally, Francesca Hayward, Marianela Nuñez, Alexander Campbell, Christopher Saunders, Gary Avis
Event: MayerlingEvent date/time: Friday, July 5, 2019 7:30 PMDorothy Chandler Pavilion
A (Premier Orchestra): J101 Standard @ $125.00 each$125.00 -
Cast for The Royal Ballet's Mayerling:
July 5 Cast
Ryoichi Hirano, Natalia Osipova, Sarah Lamb, Kristen McNally, Francesca Hayward, Marianela Nuñez, Alexander Campbell, Christopher Saunders, Gary Avis
July 6 Cast
Matthew Ball, Sarah Lamb, Laura Morera, Itziar Mendizabal, Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Mayara Magri, James Hay, Gary Avis, Nehemiah Kish
July 7 Cast
Thiago Soares, Lauren Cuthbertson, Itziar Mendizabal, Lara Turk, Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Claire Calvert, Paul Kay, Alastair Marriott, Gary Avis
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Superb program for classical ballet.
And I love the change from Nutcracker to Coppelia for Christmas.
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MARIINSKY BALLET
George Balanchine's Jewels
The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
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6 hours ago, NinaFan said:
I'm so jealous! Have a wonderful time!
By the way, if you happen to be in NY in early July, top dancers from the RDB will be performing at the Joyce. I saw them the last time they were here, and it was a lovely program. You won't have the beautiful scenery as with a full company in larger venue, but the Joyce is a lovely intimate theater.
Below is the information from the Joyce website:
The Bournonville Legacy - JUL 9–14
Top dancers of the Royal Danish Ballet, revered as the world’s third oldest ballet company, come together to bring the best of August Bournonville to The Joyce. Featuring distinctive repertoire from classical ballets such as La Sylphide, Napoli, and A Folktale.
Thank you so much for the recommendation, @NinaFan
Joyce Theater has such a brilliant program including the Australian Ballet, Maria Kochetkova Gala, Ballet Festival curated by Kevin O’Hare featuring Lauren Cuthbertson and Edward Watson. https://joyce.org/performances
As a non-New Yorker, I had not even heard about it.
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Wonderful class. The POB dancers are all so elegant and beautiful.
Could any POB fan help me recognize these two dances with blue mark? I attached timeline to the girl since she is dressed quite normally.
Thanks a lot.
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It might be two productions existing at the same time, like Ratmansky’s and Grigorovich’s Romeo and Juliet.
I was very disappointed at Ratmansky’s R& J. Terrible waste of dramtic power in Prokofiev’s music. So I have some doubt on his Giselle.
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29 minutes ago, Dreamer said:
The cast of April 9 performance:
Conrad: Timur Askerov
Medora: Maria Khoreva
Ali: Kimin Kim
Gulnara: Nadezhda Batoeva
Lankedem: Alexei Timofeyev
Birbanto: Yuri Smekalov
Said Pasha: Soslan Kulaev
Odalisques: Daria Ionova/ Anastasia Nuikina/ Maria Bulanova
I will have to look at the playbill to post the names of character dancers as I don’t remember them.
Thanks for sharing, Dreamer.
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Can anyone be so kind to share the full cast with minor roles? Thx.
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https://conversationsondancepod.com/2019/03/01/nycb-directorship-announcement/
Conversations on Dance talked about this news for half an hour. But without much insight.
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9 minutes ago, Kathleen O'Connell said:
Just FYI:
1) I don't often sit in the orchestra, but when I do I actually prefer to be further back because the rake is a little better that it is in the rows closer to the stage. (I also prefer sitting further back and a it off center to get a better view of the choreographic patterns, but that's a matter of personal taste.)
2) Also, if you ever want to see what the view is like when you are buying NYCB tickets, all you have to do is go to a date on the performance calendar, click on buy tickets, go to the section of the house that you're interested in, and then, when taken to the seating chart, click on the little camera icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen to enable a bunch of clickable camera icons spread over the seating chart. Click on one of those, and it will show you the view from that part of the house. (I hope that's clear!)
Thank you so much, Kathleen. It's clear enough.
I hear that many ballet fans like sitting on the higher tiers to get the big picture of the choreography. I will try that on single tickets.
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6 minutes ago, cobweb said:
I have sat in the rear orchestra many times, including Row R and the rows behind it. I find the view of the stage to be fine, and I'm short. The seats are staggered enough that even if someone tall is in front of me, I can usually see around them.
Thank you for the reply. In fact, I have ordered a new subscription of Orchestra C. The previous info scared the hell out of me.
I also found a picture of Row U. It seems tolerable. https://aviewfrommyseat.com/photo/68960/David+H.+Koch+Theater/section-Orchestra/row-U/seat-115/
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2 minutes ago, BalanchineFan said:
I would be wary of the very back center of the orchestra (well behind the horizontal aisle). I had seats there and could barely see the stage. I don't think the people in front of me were particularly tall either. I ended up standing by the doors.
Do you mean Orchestra C, Row R?
Seems I really need some advice on seating of David Koch Theater. I have never been there before...
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10 minutes ago, nanushka said:
Ah yeah, I don't see that anywhere obvious on the website. I'd call the box office, if that's not too annoying.
In fact, I called.
I didn't ask about Orchestra A since I cannot afford those.
Orchestra B is the mid-back area till Row Q and orchestra sides from No.5.
Orchestra C is Row R on two sides and Row S-U all.
Orchestra D is Row J-O sides from about No.20.
https://davidhkochtheater.com/DHKT/media/DHKT/FPO/DHKT-FullChart.pdf
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2 minutes ago, nanushka said:
If you do a Google image search for "Koch Theater seating chart" you can see the entire layout — not sure if that's what you meant.
Thanks for the reply. That's exactly what I searched. The picture I attached is one of the results with 5 divisions.
But NYCB only provide 4 divisions in the subscription. Since I am considering Orchestra C, I am not sure where this category is located.
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Kind of want to order the subscription for weekend trips.
Does anyone have the seating plan with division of Orchestra A-D? Thx.
I found only a map with 5 divisions.
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$100 for best orchestra seat for Friday evening performance. (Sad that I cannot go there one day earlier.)
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As I heard Lee Soo-bin (winner of Vaganova Prix and silver of moscow ballet competition) joined the company recently, I really want to watch her performance in Giselle.
I asked about the casting 5 minutes ago, then I found it for recent Coppelia: https://www.bostonballet.org/Home/The-Company/Dancers/2018-2019-Season-Casting/coppelia-Casting
Other repertoire's casting can also be found by changing the link title.
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I wonder if Renata Shakirova will eventually perform Gulnara as she was injured in January and has not performed since then.
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Flamboyant but boring production. I am a bit disappointed:(
Promotions for 2019-2020 Season
in National Ballet of Canada
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Brendan Saye is not a great classical technician, but he is excellent in modern ballet, such as Apollo and Forsythe, with great musicality and stage presence. His Apollo was almost as good as Hallberg's IMHO.