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Bayadere

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  1. I have one main question about the casting. Why is Daniil Simkin not dancing Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet? I wondered the same thing last year. I'm going to the Saturday matinee, and I would much prefer to see Simkin as Mercutio than Jared Matthews.

    I second that. I totally expected to see Daniil listed as Mercutio this year. He is a natural for the part!

  2. As a frequent attendee at the New York State Theater, I am very grateful to Mr. Koch for his enormous generosity. With a donation like that, he deserves to have his name on the building. The important thing is that it will still continue to house the NYCB, which is what brings me to the NYST in the first place. And how wonderful it will be to have a newly renovated house! Thank you to Mr. Koch for taking such good care of Mr. B’s company!

  3. For the record, every performance I have been to thus far and thru 6.11 has had cast changes. I bought a pair for the 10th thinking that they HAD to keep their Hispanic dancers on stage for Latin Nights. Angel was ill and missed last night's performance. The women who sat next to me was a former NYCB dancer and noted that NYCB doesn't make promises on casting so you never know and it's always a surprise. Is that true?

    Has the casting been changed for the June 10 - Don Q - Latin night? I still see Paloma and Angel listed on ABT's website, but I haven't picked up a new casting sheet at the MET since Monday night.

    As far as NYCB, no they don't make promises, but they do post casting about 2 weeks in advance. However, people get ill or injured, so it is not unusual to have one of those dreaded white slips inside the playbill. The only promise that I have seen was an e-mail from NYCB saying that although Damian Woetzel's final performance was sold out, tickets could still be purchased for his final performances, which they listed in detail in the e-mail. I was grateful for the information and bought tickets based on the information they provided. My heart sunk whey I discovered that Damian was replaced in Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (one of the 2 ballets he was supposed to dance on the program). As far as I was concerned that was a promise.

  4. These reviews are extremely discouraging, and they are so uniformly focussed that I see no reason to doubt what any of them say. I have a ticket for this Saturday night, with Hallberg, Vishneva, and Cornejo - all of whom I've seen before on happier occasions. It was not a cheap seat, and I will incur the additional expenses of transportation, parking, and dinner - none of which I will mind paying if the experience is artistically worth while, but if not, I'd just as soon try to sell my ticket at the door and recoup whatever expenses I can. Most likely I will see this, but may I ask a blunt question, and then a follow-up:

    Blunt question: If you had seen this production already, are there sufficient redeeming features that you would recommend it to someone who had not seen it, or would you suggest it best be avoided?

    Follow-up: What would you suggest as the best available VHS or DVD of SB, possibly one following the Kirov reconstruction as mentioned in Mary Cargill's review?

    Thanks.

    Hi Klavier, I saw Friday night’s opening night as well as the Saturday matinee. I also have a ticket for this Saturday night with Vishneva. Everyone has their own take on the ballet, scenery, costumes, choreography, and of course the dancing. I have seen a number of different Sleeping Beauty productions over the years so I am hardly a newcomer to this ballet. I am happy to report that I enjoyed both performances so far, and look forward to Saturday night’s cast as well.

    Don’t sell your ticket. Go and enjoy the ballet, you may be pleasantly surprised.

  5. Carbro, I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree as I didn't see anything lacking in Angel's performances. I was mesmerized, particularly by the second Corsaire pdd (I saw both) which left me with my mouth hanging wide open.

    Erica was terrific as the cowgirl, and it’s great to have her back. I agree about the explosive hidden force. She really shined this season. I also loved Reyes who had a slightly different take on the role. I agree with eveyone about Craig Salstein. His tap dancing was a particular treat.

    In the Upper Room blew me away, just as it did years ago when it was performed at the MET. Wow! The dancers have boundless energy that left me wanting more more more! I felt like I was sweating along with them! Misty Copeland and Sascha Radetsky really stood out.

    I thought the entire season was a success. It seemed to be the best City Center Season that ABT has had yet.

  6. Strangely underused:  Angel Corella.  Angel just repeated a few showstopper PDD turns in "Le Corsaire" and "Tchaikovsky PDD" - he might have explored the leads in "Afternoon of a Faun", "Apollo" and "Les Sylphides" and done either male role in "Kaleidoscope".  Maybe it is scheduling or not enough rehearsal time for him but Ethan Stiefel, Maxim Beloserkovsky and David Hallberg took on these new challenges with good results from what I have heard here.  Angel needs to be challenged with new roles in different styles and not fall back on the big smile and the trick jumps and turns.  Only then will his artistry grow and he won't regress into just a happy virtuoso dance machine.

    Faux Pas[/i]

    When did it become a crime to show off? If you’ve got it, flaunt it!

    I have to assume that you haven’t seen very much of Angel. He HAS performed in many new roles and different styles. I’ve had the opportunity to see him dance in almost every ballet that he has performed with ABT (many of them multiple times). I have been following his career since his arrival at ABT and have watched his artistry grow in leaps and bounds. He has gone from Bronze Idol to Danseur Noble and has matured into a wonderful dance actor. Angel becomes consumed with the character and completely devours the choreography. He’s got it all. The fact that he can do the pyrotechnics makes him only the more exciting. He IS the complete package.

  7. ABT's website says that last Saturday's matinee was also the first time for Stella Abrera to dance the part of Gulnare.  Can anyone tell me how she did?  :clapping:

    To Amy'sMom - Stella didn't dance on Saturday. She was replaced by Maria Riccetto.

    To everyone writing these wonderful posts - I don't post very often, but I was so wound up after the first 3 performances of Le Corsaire, that I wanted to share in everyone's excitement. I saw Thursday, Friday and the Saturday matinee of Le Corsaire. I'm enjoying reading everyone's reviews. Thursday nights all star male cast of Bocca, Corella, Carreno, and Cornejo was too good to be true. I am still pinching myself! I have not seen Bocca dance so well in years. Angel always leaves me screaming, and Thursday night was no exception. Wow! All of the men were to die for. Carreno danced gorgeously, and Cornejo seemed to just fly. Reyes was lovely as Gunare. Friday night's Corsaire was sans Solymosi. Gomes replaced him, and was wonderful as Conrad. Wiles was very nice as Medora and Riccetto was lovely as Gunare. Acosta was spectacular as Ali. What gorgeous turns! On Saturday, Murphy made a lovely Medora, as did Riccetto as Gunare again. Angel's Ali left me SCREAMING (again!) and Gennadi Saveliev was absolutely wonderful as Lankendem. I have never seen Gennadi dance so brilliantly. Maxim danced Conrad on Saturday, and while he did an admirable job, he did not match Gomes or Bocca as far as virtuosity and technical brilliance. As strange as it seems, I am not even sick of the ballet! I wish I was able to attend the Tuesday night performance! To those of you who are going, ENJOY!

  8. Had an argument during the first intermission with the gentleman in the seat next to me. I mentioned that it was Fayette who had just danced and he insisted that it was Askegard. I guess if it's in print, then it must be true! (I'm glad they weren't subscription seats!). Ulbricht was totally amazing in Tarantella, and Who Cares was gorgeous. The entire cast danced it beautifully. And as far as Jennifer Ringer .... Wow! I could not take my eyes off her!

  9. Wow! Just got back from seeing Sofiane Sylve in Western Symphony where she danced the third movement with Nikolaj Hubbe. She is totally amazing. Looking forward to seeing her again (next Sunday) in the same ballet when she is partnered with Igor Zelensky.

  10. I've read many of the books that have been mentioned, and while they are all interesting, I think the ones that I particularly loved were Valery Panov's "To Dance" and Alexandra Danilova's "Choura". Just talking about them makes me want to go find them and read them again..

  11. Some of my favorite choices would be:

    * I second BalletNut with Viviana Durante and Irek Mukhamedov in R&J. They're brilliant together.

    *Angel Corrella and Nina Ananiasvili in Don Q (never been done...yet!)

    * I second pointe with Angel Corrella and Paloma Herrera in Don Q (pointe - they are to die for)

    *Sylvie Guillem in Grand Pas Classique

    *Altynai Asylmuratova in La Bayadere (with the exciting solo that everyone always seems to leave out!)

    *Damian Woetzel and Maria Kowroski in Don Q (I know Damian has guested in the role, but I've never seen him dance it, and I can only imagine how wonderful Maria would be as Kitri)

    *Darcey Bussell in Agon

    And the list goes on......

  12. I would not invest any time or money in DVD burners right now. Indeed, DVD burners transfer VHS to DVD. So far, I have only experimented with VHS to CD (which holds only a fraction of data). I would hold off on buying a DVD burner as the formatting is not consistent between brands. So, you may burn a DVD today and not be able to play it except on your current system. And if your current system breaks down, you may not be able to play your DVDs elsewhere. I've read that the manufacturers are close to standardizing the formats. That would be the time to buy and invest the time to transfer your priceless VHS collection to DVD.

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