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KikiRVA

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  1. I’m so happy to see that Emily Kikta is all over the schedules for London and Chicago. It was great to see her back last weekend and glad it wasn’t a fluke!
  2. The guest artist plan was announced months ago as part of the celebration for the 75th anniversary year. It does not seem at all related to the performance of current company members.
  3. Week one casting is up! https://res.cloudinary.com/new-york-city-ballet/image/upload/v1704842021/Documents/Casting/NYCB_Casting_January_23-28_2024_lobby.pdf
  4. Others who came out included David Prottas, Andrew Scordato, Craig Halll, Adam Luders, Anthony Huxley. A couple more, I think, then the crowd. He also got a cheer from backstage after he exited after his a la seconde turns. He was clearly very loved in the company.
  5. There’s a great moving panorama right now on Wendy’s Instagram. In this, Suzanne looks quite cheerful. There are also a lot of post-curtain images out there with a very engaged Suzanne congratulating Sarah and Russell, chatting w alums. I was thrilled to be there and it was a banging opener for the season, but it was very special and a somewhat overwhelming for the decades of dancers. From talking with a couple of current dancers, it was like a surreal dream having all that history in one room.
  6. Seems whatever kinks there were with the system earlier have worked themselves out. Thanks IT folks! Still plenty of great seats for the featured performances. Can’t wait for the season to start!
  7. It was fun to hear that they're planning a "dancers' reunion" for opening night. Should be a hot ticket!
  8. I saw the Saturday matinee performance at the KC. I have never seen the company look better - totally committed and engaged with the music. The attack of Megan's footwork in Square Dance and her seeming joy/ease with the blazing steps gave me chills. And the corps were all in. The DC audience was probably less ballet-experienced than in NY, but they LOVED it. Unfortunately the front curtain wasn't used at that performance (though I saw it in some clips online at earlier performances), so there were no front-of-curtain calls. Instead the hauled up the black drop for one last bow by the whole company after each ballet. It is hard to believe that Robbins choreographed Faun in 1953 given its radical sensuality no longer set as mythological. La Freniere and Nadon were brilliant in Barocco. The first tier got the giggles during the extended daisy chain - minds blown and Balanchine's ingenuity. What a rich dessert of Donezetti - Roman and TIler. Oh my.
  9. This is Mia from before starting full-time at SAB. Gorgeous. https://www.facebook.com/YBAcademy/photos/a.232371249714/10159540291949715/?type=3&theater
  10. Updated casting has been posted at the KC site. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/ballet/2022-2023/new-york-city-ballet/ Sorry to see that Huxley is out for all performances. I was really looking forward to seeing him. Gordon now has back-to-back Square Dance and Faun! And Naomi Corti is in for Solo. That’s a great opportunity for her.
  11. I really like second row of either balcony tier. First row can be a little awkward because of the railing, but the balconies are well-raked and you have a clear view.
  12. I had the same experience when I saw this last Thursday. I was wishing Maxwell was dancing the principal role!
  13. Does anyone know off hand the last time a person so young as Nadon (21) was promoted to principal? Extraordinary and well-deserved. After Marika’s retirement, the most senior corps members are now Devon Alberda, Mary Elizabeth Sell (happily pregnant!) and Jenelle Manzi, all made apprentices around the same time in 2005. They are all wonderful dancers and hopefully have more years ahead of them in the company if they want to stay. I long hoped for a promotion for Alberda, but I suspect that door has closed. Mercifully the current leadership is allowing his talents as a photographer to shine.
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