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Barton made a piece for ABT called "One of Three" to Ravel Violin Sonata in G during 2009 fall season at Avery Fisher Hall. It wasn't very memorable and I don't remember ABT ever performed it again. The highlight of that season was Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas.

It wasn't very long ago that Gomes stepped in for an injured Stearns to partner her, though I can't recall exactly when or whether it was SL or perhaps Bayadere. Anyone recall? Maybe it was 2 years ago?

Nutcraker 2013-12-13 & 12/21

Sylvia 2013-06-26

Beauty 2013-07-06, Part & Gomes premiered and closed the production.

According to the article, Seminonova and Malakhov had a major falling out for unpublished reason, now that Malakhov is out of the picture and her longing to reunite with her brother and husband in Berlin, I wouldn't be surprised if she leaves ABT and rejoins Berlin State Ballet: http://www.exberliner.com/culture/stage/polina-semionova/

Helene and yudi, thanks for the correction, it should be Bavarian State Ballet, not Vienna State Ballet.

2015-16 ballet season schedule 9/21/15-6/29/16: https://www.staatsoper.de/en/staatsballett/schedule-tickets/schedule/ballet/all.html?tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bmonth%5D=2015-09-1&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bsword%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Btickets%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bumbesetzung%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bstaatsopertv%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bpremiere%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bchannel%5D=2&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bcategory%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bmerkmal%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bseason%5D=1%2C16&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bfestspiele%5D=&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bpageid%5D=551&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bpagelanguage%5D=1&tx_sfstaatsoper_pi2%5Bno_cache%5D=1&cHash=a7c90000382eb2b887c0e58fa7b94165

Diana could probably still do Nikya. She did it last year.

But not without Marcelo.

Stella to debut Giselle with Shklyarov, replacing Semionova: http://metopera.org/metopera/season/single/reserve.aspx?perf=13274

Finally, better late than never.

Wrong thread.

Since Vishneva only performs approximately 4 times per season at ABT these days, I'm surprised to learn that she performed more with ABT than with the Mariinsky.

Including the performances she toured with ABT to Japan and CA, I believe she performed more with ABT than MB this past year.

Thanks for the review. I am not a McGregor fan but would like to see the piece, seeing Ferri dance again worth the price of admission.

Spring gala coverage Vogue: http://www.vogue.com/13260168/new-york-city-ballet-spring-gala-mad-max-premiere/ & WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-selfie-and-the-sylph-at-new-york-city-ballet-gala-1431126017 & Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d%27actualit%C3%A9/kathy-brown-petrusjka-broholm-russell-janzen-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/472574560

Casting is now posted on PAA website: http://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/tree_of_codes

Paris Opera Ballet

Marie-Agnès Gillot, Jérémie Bélingard, Julien Meyzindi, Sébastien Bertaud, Lydie Vareilhes, Lucie Fenwick

ABT to perform Fancy Free at Hollywood Bowl 9/1 & 9/3/15: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/american-classics-audra-mcdonald-american-ballet-theatre/2015-09-01

LA schedule just announced.

Cost Mesa Raymonda 9/24 - 9/27/15: http://www.scfta.org/Events/Detail.aspx?id=13142

Berkeley Cinderella: 10/1 - 10/4/15: http://calperformances.org/performances/2015-16/dance/mariinsky-ballet-orchestra-cinderella.php?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mrkt.1516.season.announce.all.miguel.good&utm_content=version_A

LA Cinderella 10/8 - 10/11/15: http://www.musiccenter.org/1516dance

WABC still lists Jeopardy at 7pm, no basketball. There's also a Daytime Jeopardy on WABC at 2:30pm, website says past episode but I don't know if the evening show reruns in the following afternoon: http://www.jeopardy.com/showguide/whentowatch/?Pick=NY#showResults

Aired last week on NPR stations, a Wheeldon interview re AiP, and you can hear a short clip of Robbie Fairchild's singing: http://www.studio360.org/story/an-american-in-paris-dances-its-way-to-the-broadway-stage-christopher-wheeldon/

I haven't yet seen Nunez dance live but I have seen Zakharova live several times and Misty for more than a decade. IMO, Misty and Zakharova are not at all in the same league, not even a little bit close. As volcanohunter noted above, the only reason Misty got nominated is because Desmond Richardson is on the jury. The only ABT ballerinas who would be mildly competitive would be Gillian Murphy or Polina Semionova (unless you count Diana Vishneva as an ABT ballerina) but Polina won last year. But put Tiler Peck or Ashley Bouder in the competition and then maybe the Americans would have a chance.

If Misty were nominated for a classical role, I'd agree with you she wouldn't stand a chance against Zakharova. Since she's nominated for a contemporary role, there's still hope for the home team. I consider Mariinsky as Vishneva's home company even though she had more performances with ABT than with Mariinksy during the past year. If she's nominated next year for her role in the new Ratmansky Sleeping Beauty, then she'd be nominated as an ABT ballerina.

With Grigorovich as the President of the jury, I'll eat my hat (or whatever) if Zakharova doesn't win the women's prize and Rodkin the men's. I also suspect Maillot will win the Choreographers prize for Taming of the Shrew (done for the Bolshoi).

Or Grigorovich and the jury decide to show the world they're color blind and progressive and award the women's prize to Misty Copeland.

How are the seats and sightlines at KennCen compared with the State Theater and the Met? Is 2nd tier at KennCen comparable to 3rd ring at the State Theater and Dress Circle at the Met?

What do single tickets usually go on sale at Kennedy Center for the next season?

2 ballets 3 cities:

Costa Mesa: Raymonda

LA: Cinderella

Berkeley: Cinderella, just announced http://calperformances.org/performances/2015-16/dance/mariinsky-ballet-orchestra-cinderella.php?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mrkt.1516.season.announce.all.miguel.good&utm_content=version_A

I don't know if people at home can hear thru the live stream. The applause for Stella's Giselle was thunderous with audience yelling "brava" from all parts of the theater. Kevin was in the audience. So the message from the audience to KM is loud and clear.

Mixed reps programs are usually cheaper than multi-act full length ballets. Are really short rep programs that are just over an hour long the same price as those last 2 hours?