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Some current rehearsal footages:
L to R: Nicole Graniero (back from Washington Ballet to sub for corps who're out for maternity leave and injuries), Betsy McBride, Gemma Bond, Cassandra Trenary:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGfjVJWHG2L/?taken-by=isabellaboylston
Black swan pdd:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGdL2-qnVfO/?taken-by=gillianemurphy
When Odile invaded the golden cockerel nest:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGjzBtiSJUy/?taken-by=abtofficial
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Perhaps Mussel you were thinking of women dancers, but the now retired Cuban Royal ballet star Carlos Acosta is also partly of black African descent.
Yes I was thinking of female dancers with black African descent, not whites born or raised in Africa.
There doesn't seem to be much fuss about a black dancer made principal at the RB like the way Misty made headlines all over the world when she became an ABT principal.
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Congratulation to all!
I am surprised and disappointed Yuhui Choe not being promoted. Is Hayward the first African-descent principal at RB?
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Life time employment, full pension at 42 1/2. That's a lot to give up to move to Boston.
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Thanks to naomikage for spotting this news.
Irène Lejeune, the biggest private sponsor of the Bavarian State Ballet, has withdrawn her financial backing from the company, stating that she wants "no Russian State Ballet." Her annual donation of €1.3 million is significant for a company with a budget of €7.3 million. Apparently Lejeune had spent more than a year trying to arrange a meeting with Zelensky, and when she finally did, he had only bad things to say about the company, which triggered her decision to withdraw her support. The intendant of the opera house tried to persuade her to switch her sponsporship to its orchestra, but she declined since she feels no emotional attachment to it.
Lucia Lacarra and Marlon Dino also cited Zelensky's leadership style and lack of communication skills among their reasons for leaving.
https://www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/news-kritik/bayerisches-staatballett-taenzer-abschied-100.html
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/tanz-herzloses-regime-1.3017181
I thought European countries have a much higher level of employee protection than the US, that employees can't be easily dismissed. May be there's an artistic clause exception in the case of theater?
I am surprised to find out Bavarian State Ballet's budget is only a small fraction of NYCB's or ABT's.
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Full casting
Queen of Shemaken, Tsar Dodon, Golden Cockerel, Astrologer, Prince Guidon, Prince Afron, General Polkan, Amelpha, Lead Persian Lady, 2 Persian Men
6/6: Part, Chryst, Brandt, Stearns, Cirio, Gorak, Zhurbin, van Hamel, Shevchenko,Royal, Ahn
6/7: Abrera, Barbee, Trenary, Whiteside, Scott, Hammoudi, Salstein, T. Ratmansky, Shevchenko, Frenette, Ahn
6/8 matinee: Seo, Zhurbin, Lane, Whiteside, Scott, Hammoudi, Salstein, T. Ratmansky, Shevchenko, Frentte, Ahn
6/8 evening: Copeland, Agoudine, Kochetkova, Stearns, Cirio, Gorak, Zhurbin, van Hamel, Shevchenko, Royal, Ahn
6/9: Part, Chryst, Brandt, Stearns, Cirio, Gorak, Zhurbin, van Hamel, Teuscher,Royal, Ahn
6/10: Abrera, Barbee, Trenary, Whiteside, Scott, Hammoudi, Salstein, T. Ratmansky, Teuscher, Frenette, Ahn
6/11 matinee: Copeland, Agoudine, Kochetkova, Stearns, Cirio, Gorak, Zhurbin, van Hamel, Teuscher, Royal, Ahn
6/11 evening: Seo, Zhurbin, Lane, Whiteside, Scott, Hammoudi, Salstein, T. Ratmansky, Teuscher, Frentte, Ahn
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Ratmansky's The Golden Cockerel premieres tonight with Veronika Part and Skylar Brandt.
Trailer from the Danes:
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Old production? I thought it was the same production with new sets/costumes last time.
Before the current run, the old production was last performed in 2012, the new production premiered in 2013 Met season.
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Le Corsaire opens tonight. I went to the dress rehearsal this afternoon, the company goes back to the old production.
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Did any one go the opening night with Boylston and Cirio debuting Lise and Colas?
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One has to wonder how long McKenzie knew she was cancelling out. Did he keep her name on the cast list as long as possible to sell tickets, and then pull the rug out?
I don't think abatt is blaming Polina. KM/ABT has a habit of waiting till the last minute to announce huge casting changes, as if they are selling tickets on a name they know won't perform.
I realize it's last minute at this point, but I do wonder how long McKenzie knew Polina wouldn't be dancing.
I have reason to believe whatever condition that caused her to withdraw developed or was found rather last minute. She has been posting on Instagram about her daily life back to ABT:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEHeFZDEBCC/?taken-by=polinasemionovaofficial
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEH3kO4kBNz/?taken-by=polinasemionovaofficial
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Here's the 16/17 season brochure: http://www.nycballet.com/NYCB/media/NYCBMediaLibrary/PDFs/16-17_NYCB-Season-Brochure.pdf
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They did Ballet Imperial (paired with La Sylphide) this past winter season, I agree it should be performed more often.
I recall seeing Scotch Symphony long time ago.
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If anyone has the time to post a list of the returning Balanchine ballets, it would be greatly appreciated!
Here you go:
Fall 2016, 9/20-10/16/16
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Duo Concertant
Symphony in Three Movements
Divertimento No. 15
Episodes
Vienna Waltzes
Jewels
Stars and Stripes
Serenade
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
Western Symphony
Firebird
Winter 2017, 1/17-2/26/17
La Sonnambula
Prodigal Son
Firebird
Allegro Brillante
Swan Lake
The Four Temperaments
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Garland Waltz as part of Sleeping Beauty
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Spring 2017, 4/18-5/28/17
Allegro Brillante
The Four Temperaments
Symphony in C
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
There's not even a single Balanchine in the middle 4 four weeks of the spring 2017 season, so I'll concentrate on ABT for those weeks.
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http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/werke/ballette/ballette-vorschau.en.php
Le Corsaire:
van Manen/Ekman/Kylián:
Balanchine/Liang/Proietto:
Thoss/Wheeldon/Robbins:
Raymonda:
La Fille mal Gardée:
Le Pavillon d'Armide/Le Sacre:
Onegin:
Swan Lake:
Nureyev Gala:
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Chances are those people don't work for ABT, they work for some outside fundraising firms the company hired, they get a certain percentage for every dollar they raise. So if you want to give to the company, call or send a check directly to the company.
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There was a little speech given in which it was mentioned that they intend to make this an annual gala in New York City. I'm sold. Sign me up.
I don't think it's going to happen this year or ever. I was looking forward to a repeat, too bad.
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PNB and Atlanta shared expenses for the physical production of Romeo -- they own sets and costumes between them. I don't know that they are renting the physical production to Les Grands, but it wouldn't surprise me. (it's an expensive set to move).
If I remember correctly (saw it with PNB at CC), the set is just several white movable panels, so I can't imagine it's expensive to transport, at least not on the scale of ABT's Beauty.
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I hope I am wrong but the NY tour is doubtful.
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http://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-house-201617-season-announced
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/ballet-and-dance-201617
La Fille mal gardée (27 September–22 October 2016)
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Ferdinand Hérold, arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Frederick Ashton’s joyful ballet The Wayward Daughter features some of his most brilliant choreography.
Anastasia (26 October–12 November 2016)
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky and Bohuslav Martinů, with electronic music by Fritz Winckel and Rüdiger Rüfer
Conductor: Simon Hewett
Kenneth MacMillan’s full-length ballet is a compelling exploration of identity in the turbulent wake of the Russian Revolution.
Live cinema relay: 2 November 2016
Chroma / New Wayne McGregor / Carbon Life (10–19 November 2016)
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: Joby Talbot and Jack White III / Steve Reich / Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Conductor: Koen Kessels
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wayne McGregor’s ten years as Resident Choreographer with an all-McGregor programme, including one world premiere to a new commission by Steve Reich.
Charlotte Edmonds and Robert Binet NEW (10–19 November 2016)
Choreography: Charlotte Edmonds/ Robert Binet
A mixed programme of two new works by young choreographers Charlotte Edmonds and Robert Binet, each of whom has been mentored by Wayne McGregor.
The Nutcracker (23 November 2016–12 January 2017)
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Boris Gruzin (Nov, Dec, except 31 Dec) / Dominic Grier (31 Dec, Jan)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Peter Wright’s 90th birthday with his much-loved production of this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.
Live cinema relay: 8 December 2016
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (Roundhouse) (December 2016–January 2017)
Direction and writer: Kate Prince
ZooNation Dance Company
ZooNation’s fabulous show – a gleefully off-the-wall take on the madcap characters of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – is reimagined for the unique space of the Roundhouse.
Les Enfants Terribles (Barbican) (27–29 January 2017)
Direction and choreography: Javier De Frutos
Music: Philip Glass
Javier De Frutos directs a new production of Philip Glass’s dance opera inspired by Cocteau’s surrealist tragedy, featuring Royal Ballet dancers and leading lights of the contemporary and classical dance scene.
The Sleeping Beauty (21 December 2016–14 March 2017)
Choreography: Marius Petipa , with additional choreography by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Koen Kessels (Feb, 1 Mar) / Valeriy Ovsyanikov (Dec, Jan, Mar, except 1 Mar)
Celebrate 70 years of The Royal Ballet’s landmark production of Petipa’s classic ballet and enter an enchanted world of princesses, fairy godmothers and magical spells, to glorious music by Tchaikovsky.
Live cinema relay: 28 February 2017
Woolf Works (21 January–14 February 2017)
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: Max Richter
Conductor: Koen Kessels
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf and starring Alessandra Ferri and Mara Galeazzi.
Live cinema relay: 8 February 2017
The Human Seasons / After the Rain / NEW Crystal Pite (16 March–24 March 2017)
Choreography: David Dawson / Christopher Wheeldon / Crystal Pite
Music: Greg Haines / Arvo Pärt / Henryk Górecki
Conductor: Koen Kessels
The Royal Ballet celebrates contemporary ballet with a programme that includes a world premiere from Crystal Pite and works by Christopher Wheeldon and David Dawson.
Jewels (1 April–21 April 2017)
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Pavel Sorokin
Now in its 50th year, George Balanchine’s timeless evocation of the glitter of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is still a sparkling ballet gem in its own right.
Live cinema relay: 11 April 2017
Mayerling (28 April–13 May 2017)
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Franz Liszt, arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery
Conductor: Martin Yates
Adult drama meets electrifying choreography in Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful ballet – a devastating tale of extreme passion and desperate acts, inspired by true events.
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude / Tarantella / Strapless / NEW Liam Scarlett (18 May–31 May 2017)
Choreography: William Forsythe / George Balanchine / Christopher Wheeldon / Liam Scarlett
Music: Franz Schubert / Louis Moreau Gottschalk, reconstructed and orchestrated by Hershy Kay / Mark-Anthony Turnage / TBC
Conductor: Koen Kessels
Virtuoso dance from The Royal Ballet in a mixed programme that includes two classics from Forsythe and Balanchine, the first revival of Wheeldon’s 2016 narrative ballet and a Scarlett world premiere.
The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2–10 June 2017)
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Felix Mendelssohn / César Franck / Franz Liszt
Conductor: Emmanuel Plasson
The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton.
Live cinema relay / BP Big Screen: 7 June 2017
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance (9 July 2017)
Conductor: Paul Murphy
The Royal Ballet School’s annual performance features an impressive mix of traditional and contemporary ballet, as a showcase for the prodigious talent of some of the best young dancers in the world.
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Videos of the new Nutcracker:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDoA1MDtaQw/?tagged=iolantacassenoisette
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDlxTu9mi_9/?tagged=iolantacassenoisette
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDn86vZtaYf/?tagged=iolantacassenoisette
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDqh-EwlKMT/?taken-by=operadeparis
https://www.instagram.com/p/BC-xXpVQVfW/?tagged=iolantacassenoisette
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I am glad to know the moving up of the spring season by 2 weeks seems to be permanent not just one-off this year to accommodate the Paris tour. Less overlap with ABT!
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I exchanged my tickets today at the Met and was able to buy additional single tickets and picked my own seats. I don't know if they changed the policy or they didn't allow single ticket sales on the first day of exchange. The ticket agent was very friendly and helpful, he's the one with goatee and dark short hair. If he's on duty I always wait for him to serve me. Anyway, if you've exchanged your tickets already, you can still buy single tickets before the box office opens to general public this Sunday, just tell them your subscribers id number.
2017 Met Season Prediction
in American Ballet Theatre
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Based on an app devised by a Silicon Valley engineer friend, with data from the past 40 Met seasons, and also scanning current internet information, the app predicts the following 2017 Met season:
Onegin
Giselle
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Don Q
R & J
The Golden Cockerel (1/2 week)
Schlagobers (2 acts full length with music by Richard Strauss)
If the prediction is correct, the remaining 1/2 week will probably be mixed reps.