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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.
  14. I’m sorry I’m missing this run of SB. It seems that there is almost unanimous admiration for the production, which is not the usual for some other Martins full-lengths. Do you think this one should be preserved? Any others that should be spared a new production?
  15. Fun afternoon at the Jared Angle farewell. This was my first time seeing this Firebird -what a spectacle! The corps seemed to be luxuriously cast including soloists. I wonder if this was just to get more longer-term colleagues on the stage for Jared. His ovation was warm and joyful, with the principal men and women coming out as groups. He gave a “thank you” speech encouraging support for the educational program. I was happy yo be there - like many here, I feel like I grew up loving NYCB with him in it. Royal Danish is lucky to be getting him. Allegro Brillante was just beautiful. The corps was ON FIRE, and Megan and Tyler looked great. Like the comment above on the other Tiler, his extensions are wanting, but I thought he danced very well. Unity looks like she will grow in Gounod. I saw a lot that looked mature, and some that looked comparatively restrained (but Sara is my only comparison). She took a spill at the beginning of her solo, which probably didn’t help her feel super-secure. I was thrilled there were 3 Black women in the supporting casts with fabulous braids and natural locks when the hair came down at the end.
  16. I’m up for a weekend of ballet and Medea. Tonight’s program was a great start, mostly. This was my first viewing of DSCH. What a joy! It is a beautifully structured ride with a winning score. Everywhere We Go, by contrast, seems like a big mess. There’s a lot of choreographic ideas, too many, and the orchestrated pop score has neither arc nor any other shape. The men’s costumes cut a line above the waist that was distractingly unflattering to one out-of-prime-shape partner. And while the women’s costumes are very cute, the fact that all the women are dressed the same made it even harder to appreciate contrasts between the dancers. If the piece was 1/2 as long, it would be worth keeping in the rep - the youngest in the audience seemed to really enjoy the music (to my chagrin). I feel like Peck’s work is more effective when someone else picks the music (Rodeo, Carousel, Weat Side Story, even Pulcinella). That said, the corps looked great, so did debutantes Walker, Miller and LaFreniere.
  17. Looks like the ranks are pretty healthy! Janzen and Danchig-Waring are the only principals not on the schedule. Let's pray to Terpsichore that injuries and COVID are a thing of the past!
  18. It does not seem that you put that line in the context of the piece she wrote. She did not call her a monster.
  19. I felt very lucky to see Midsummer on Sunday. It was total magic. I hadn't seen Veyette this season until then, but while he is certainly not in his prime for the showy stuff, he seemed to be a super-solid partner for Woodward, and their PDD was glorious. She appeared to be totally comfortable, able to move with abandon. I was sad to miss Friday evening's performance due to a flight cancellation. I hope Piano Pieces comes back soon!
  20. Andrew Scordato will be retiring at the end of the season. He has been a superlative reliable and expressive corps member since around the time I started following NYCB. He will be missed, but will still be full-time at SAB. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbSak4OHa2/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
  21. Per Sara Mearns's Instagram story, she got COVID while rehabbing from her injury. She says she doesn't know if she'll be back during the season. Get better soon!
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