On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 1:14 PM, abatt said:

Is the Holiday Inn walking distance from the theater where they are performing?  With many companies, that is a significant factor in which hotel they choose.  For example, when the Mariinsky comes to Washington DC I know that they always select a hotel that is walking distance from the Kennedy Center.

Mariinsky stayed at Brooklyn Marriott when they were at BAM. POB at Le Meridien. Bolshoi at Sheraton on 7tn Ave. Mikhailovsky at Holiday Inn now the Watson on W57th.

Seeing the 4-hour plus reconstructed Beauty alone is worth the entire trip.  While Bayadere is listed as the Soviet version.

https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill/playbill/2018/3/8/1_1900

6 hours ago, Gnossie said:

Given the deplorable state of ballet in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, where classicism has been erased and changed for CIRCUS and vulgarity, I would suggest the future generation must be sent to London, we will always have the Royal Ballet.... 

Covent Garden is more like a House of McGregor-Wheeldon-Scarlett nowadays.

Sarasota will return to Joyce as part of the ballet festival with mixed programs of Ashton, Balanchine, de Valois, Tharp, Bintley, Wheeldon, and Bourne.

https://www.joyce.org/performances/sarasota-ballet

Peter Boal would be a top contender should Martin step down.

March 8-18,

5 minutes ago, California said:

So many things that would be great for the 2018 Lincoln Center Festival: along with the ENB Giselle, it would be nice if they brought some of their "Lest We Forget" program from 2014. And how about the Houston Ballet's Mayerling? They need venues. They are the only people in North America who have been permitted to perform it.   Or perhaps they could all head to the Kennedy Center for 2018-19.

2018 LSF will bring in POB, so I doubt it will present another classical company. However, don't rule out Joyce, as it has brought RB, MCB, NB Canada, Joffrey, and SFB to the State Theater in the past few years.

Published in tomorrow NY Times Arts & Leisure new season section, the reps will be 

Giselle

La Bayadere 

R&J

Swan Lake

Don Q

Whipped Cream

Harlequinade

Firebird, new McGregor

Effective for the 18/19 season. He will continue to dance with ABT presumably at a reduced capacity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/arts/dance/daniil-simkin-joins-staatsballett-berlin.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fdance&action=click&contentCollection=dance&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

I find it amusing that many New Yorkers brag about their inability to drive like it's a badge of honor.

5 hours ago, Helene said:

La Cour may have been the last one.  He did have an inside track, though, as Nilas Martin's step-brother.  

I believe La Cour and Nilas are half-brothers, sharing the same mother, Peter's ex-wife.

Fall for Dance Festival

OCT 2 – 14, 2017
ALL SEATS $15
TICKETS ON SALE SEP 10 AT 11am

From tap to tango and hip-hop to ballet, the 14th annual Fall for Dance Festival brings the best of dance to City Center. Renowned companies from around the world perform alongside bold new artists.

ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 8pm

MON OCT 2 & TUE OCT 3
*Miami City Ballet  New Troy Schumacher (World Premiere)  Troy Schumacher
Vincent Mantsoe  GULA  Vincent Sekwati KoKo Mantsoe
Trisha Brown Dance Company  You can see us  Trisha Brown
*Dorrance Dance  Myelination (World Premiere)  Michelle Dorrance

WED OCT 4 & THU OCT 5
Pennsylvania Ballet  Rush© (NY Premiere)  Christopher Wheeldon
Cie Art Move Concept  Nibiru (US Premiere)  Soria Rem and Mehdi Ouachek
Stephen Petronio Company  Bloodlines: Yvonne Rainer and Steve Paxton
German Cornejo’s Tango Fire  Tango Fire  German Cornejo

FRI OCT 6 & SAT OCT 7
Sanjukta Sinha, IceCraft Dance Company  Kin-Incede (US Premiere)  Padma Bhusan Kumudini Lakhia
American Ballet Theatre  Souvenir d’un lieu cher  Alexei Ratmansky
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater  Open Door  Ronald K. Brown
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo  Paquita  after Marius Petipa

WED OCT 11 & THU OCT 12
Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart  Streams (US Premiere)  Andonis Foniadakis
*Abraham.In.Motion  Drive (World Premiere)  Kyle Abraham
**Sara Mearns and Honji Wang  No. 1 (World Premiere)  Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramierz
Ballet BC  Bill  Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar

FRI OCT 13 & SAT OCT 14
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago  Solo Echo  Crystal Pite
San Francisco Ballet  Concerto Grosso  Helgi Tomasson
*David Hallberg  Twelve of ‘em (World Premiere)  Mark Morris
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba  Matria Etnocentra (US Premiere)  George Céspedes

*Commissioned by New York City Center for Fall for Dance
**Co-Commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow, New York City Center for Fall for Dance, and Fall for Dance North

http://www.nycitycenter.org/Home/On-Stage/Fall-for-Dance

On ‎7‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 0:29 AM, canbelto said:

I was at Taming of the Shrew tonight. During the first act the fire alarm went off and it was chaotic for about 10 minutes. That unfortunately was the most exciting part of the evening.

 

A company member half-jokingly mentioned the alarm might have been a sabotage, set off by a rival.

15 hours ago, Olga said:

 

Thank you. Sounds like a substantial tour and a lot of it in New York. Also some interesting choreographers. I guess the precise dates are still unknown. 

Lincoln Center Festival usually starts the second week of July and lasts thru the end of July. NY portion of the tour will probably be from mid to end of July.

The 2018 American tour will cover 3 cities over 4 weeks.  NY will be the last leg of the tour with 3 programs over 2 weeks as part of Lincoln Center Festival.  The other city will be Dallas.

Russian coverage: http://www.balletinsider.com/archive/history/7887

Taming of the Shrewd 25% off discount code: LCFBB

Saratoga summer season 20% off discount code: NYCB20 valid for seats $60 or above.

There is a Petipa documentary being made in New York with Ratmansky according to Tiler Peck and Alban Lendorf on Instagram:

Please sign the petition to keep Veronika Part at ABT: https://www.change.org/p/abt-american-ballet-theater-let-abt-know-that-we-want-veronika-part-to-continue-dancing-with-the-company?recruiter=194536246&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page

Pay attention to the violin solos (Benjamin Bowman) next week, they'll come from a Stradivarius.

Dream comes true.  But being in rehearsal could mean she's just studying for the role as an understudy for Kochetkova.  But the prospect of Lane's O/O is looking great.

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2 hours ago, abatt said:

 

 

 

Someone above commented that Seo is taking Murphy's SL.  Gulp. Now I have to figure out  what dates I have available to exchange  out of that SL. I would have welcomed just about any other O/O except Hee Seo.

 

 

I've heard that's exactly my sentiment. I'd welcome any replacement other than Seo.

ABT usually announces promotions towards the end of the spring season, so announcement is just a few weeks away.  I think Lane will be promoted.  Shevchenko and Teuscher are definitely principal material, I think they will be promoted eventually. And I really hope Royal will be promoted this time.

I saw Misty Copeland NY debute tonight, it was sold out.  She's a good actress but needs to work on her technical department.  Her hop on point was too careful too conscious, looking down at her foot most of the time, and hops didn't travel far.  All in all not a bad debute.  Devon Teuscher was fantastic as Myrtha, with a very fluid upper body. Her borree across the stage was very floaty.  The corps were wonderful in 2nd act, very in synch.