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There's another story about this today in The Guardian: Top dancer a heavy burden for the Bolshoi Amy, I thought of Gregory, too, although she wasn't at all flamboyant and the stories about her search for a partner were much more sympathetic, casting her as a forelorn Princess searching for the perfect Prince. I saw her off-stage several times and thought she looked like a fashion model -- tall, striking and quite thin. But onstage, especially in a tutu, she looked like a giant -- basically because everybody else on stage, sometimes including her partner, was 3 to 5 inches shorter!
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Yes, carbro, that's my take on the height/weight aspect as well.
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can't answer that one, but here's a link to some photos. http://www.volochkova.nm.ru/foto_html/a_2_e.shtml The last time I saw her was last spring, and while she's certainly not underweight, she's also not, to my eyes, either heavy nor especially tall -- she's considerably shorter than the partner under discussion. Whether or not she's easy to dance with is another matter of course! (My guess on height is 5'6; I'm terrible at guessing weights.)
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A belated update, but that was a debut for Amar Ramasar in "Guide to Strange Places."
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Amanda, I don't have any more information except that there will be a program at the Guggenheim (with Nancy Reynolds) that's apparently already sold out. I've heard from several people who subscribe to this or that series about a program. Perhaps if we pool our resources we can put together a list. Anyone with information, please post it.
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Thank you for that vila -- I must say I've found Cavallo bland in everything I've seen her do (and she looks the same in everything, dances them the same).
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There's been very little talk about the new ballet film by Altman, The Company. The film is coming out now, and there are a few reviews. It sounds as though this is actually a film about DANCE. Ari posted the links on Links, here's a sampling: Director Robert Altman's new ballet film comes to Toronto film festival Toronto Greets Altman's 'Company', 'Veronica Guerin' Film Review: 'The Company'
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Ari posted this on Links, but I thought it might spark discussion. When the Joffrey Ballet performs Ashton's A Wedding Bouquet this winter, the narrator will be Malcolm McDowell. I was a McDowell fan when I was in college -- Clockwork Orange, and a few other movies whose titles I now forget! I think this could be very, very interesting -- there was an edge to McDowell (at least in his screen persona) which could be perfect for reading Stein, and give a different coloration to the ballet. I'd count this as a coup -- wish I could see it.
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This is also posted on Links: Anastasia Volochkova picketed the Bolshoi Theater before a performance of Swan Lake in which she was supposed to have appeared. She claims the company has fired her.
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I don't know if they still do this, but the Kennedy Center once sold binders (with Kennedy Center on the spine, of course). I started out putting them in binders, but gave up. My New Season's Resolution is to scan them and keep them on disk. That way they'll be searchable.
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? You have a whole forum -- start as many threads as you want!
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La fille mal gardee
Alexandra replied to paul's topic in Ballet Videos, Films, Broadcast Performances, Photos, and Interviews
I saw the same production iin Washington, Paul, and had the same reaction. I blush to say I can't remember which company performed it, though! I'm sure someone else will. -
Thanks, Jorgen! I thought that's who the Sylphs and Jameses would be, but I was keeping my fingers crossed on the Madges. I'll always miss Sorella Englund in that role, but I'm very much looking forward to a new generation in that part, and I thought Jeppesen should have had it long ago.
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Review by Clement Crisp in the Financial Times: New York City Ballet/ Balanchine Copenhagen
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Just a quick THANK YOU for that, pugbee -- I know it takes time to write long reviews of performances, but we're always very, very grateful to read them. I hope to read more from you all season!
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I'm not up on standing room policies. There are about 40 SR tickets sold, and I THINK they're $20 -- it's not cheap. I also THINK they go on sale when the regular tickets go on sale, but (depending on the event, of course) I've known people to buy a standing room ticket the night before. Tickets usually go on sale about a month before an event, but you can check the Kennedy Center's web site -- www.kennedy-center.org
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Second, or third! I liked Liang as well. Nice lines.
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Perhaps she choreographed her solos? I hadn't remembered that (I have that book, but don't use it often). St. Leon is always credited with that -- it's an excerpt from a longer ballet, and he was a known and very active choreographer not noted for needing help. Perhaps rg or doug has something more specific.
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There is a ballet in Singapore based on a popular comic book (action figure heroine) that I put up some links to a few weeks ago.
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This news item was in the Salt Lake Tribune today (posted on Links), and brief enough to quote in full:
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20th century ballet history timeline
Alexandra replied to Mel Johnson's topic in Ballet History and Music
I agree -- the timelines we've posted are really for Western ballet. When you look at Soviet/Russian ballet, Cliff's question -- is it an era, or is it a choreographer -- raises its head again. Is there a dramballet period? Or is that the Lavrovsky period? -
Just a note: I split this off from the 20th Century timelines thread.
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20th century ballet history timeline
Alexandra replied to Mel Johnson's topic in Ballet History and Music
administrative note: I split off a post by Funny Face on the Diaghilev Era here http://balletalert.ipbhost.com/index.php?s...pic=13318&st=0& I'd split this thread off from the timeline thread, but neglected to recap -- apologies! We had a timeline from court ballet to the Ballet Russe, and textbooks generally cover that. On this thread, we were getting at what happened after Diaghilev, which isn't well-covered in textbooks -- in ballet. -
20th century ballet history timeline
Alexandra replied to Mel Johnson's topic in Ballet History and Music
I can't believe you wrote that -- I almost put The Fukuyama Period!!! I think, though, that we'll find (as we have with Mr. Fukuyama) that there's no such thing as the end of history.