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I saw the matinee as well with Shevchenko/Forster. I agreed that Forster was a little lackluster in Act 1, but seemed to gain confidence through the rest of the ballet. His partnering looked very strong in general and especially in the balcony pas de deux. I thought Shevchenko was very good. Technically she was secure yet light on her feet. I thought she also did a good job dramatically, though I do wish she showed a little more passion towards Forster. Similar to another commenter, I felt it was more of a presentation to the audience rather than an intense connection between the pair. I see a ton of potential in Gonzalez as Mercutio, but his performance was unfortunately technically shaky which surprised me. He bobbled on several turns and just seemed a little nervous overall. But his wit and energy was spot on, and with more practice I believe he will be an excellent Mercutio. Joey Gorak did a good job as Benvolio, and I wish him well with his next chapter. I thought the 3 harlots were great and really played up the characters well.

Hi everyone! I apologize if this is not the right place as I am new here. I‘m looking to buy tickets for a performance of Giselle for the Met season. I specifically really want to see Chloe Misseldine dance Myrtha, but it doesn’t look like the site shows Myrtha casting for any of the performances. Does anyone know if this information is typically posted ahead of time, or will it just be the principal couple posted only?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself! I fell in love with ballet when I was about 7 years old. I was doing gymnastics and the weekly ballet classes were my absolute favorite thing. I ended up switching into ballet full time with a very serious Russian teacher (former Stanislavsky principal) in Los Angeles. I trained 6 days a week through my entire childhood and participated in competitions and summer intensives. At age 15 I moved to NYC to attend a year-round program and danced professionally for a year after high school. I ultimately decided to go to college after that and now work in tech, but I still strongly identify as a lifelong ballet dancer and lover. I started going back to more classes in the last few months as well! I have been reading this forum for months so am super excited to join now and to communicate more with you all!