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bingham

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  1. 9 hours ago, ABT Fan said:

    It is possible those are old videos they just decided to post. I’d find it odd to rehearse anything now that isn’t part of the Met season.

    Maybe, they’re not really rehearsing for an actual performance but Susan and the ballet masters are just preparing the newer members of the corps who has not danced the ABT La Bayadere before .Just a thought.

  2. 13 minutes ago, its the mom said:

    Quick comment - Boston opened last night with Act 3 of La Bayadere and then a one-act Carmen. It was a sold out crowd and people responded well.  While I miss the whole story leading up to the third act, it was gorgeous. The program did not give any story details and I wondered about those in the audience not familiar with the ballet. But the did not seem to mind. There is no reason this could not be performed at ABT. The only major difference was that Solor (Cirio) did not wear a turban. 
     

    Re: artistry - this is a problem in the ballet world across the board, imho. YAGP has not helped in this regard. Bigger, better, more seems to be what is valued. 

    Yes! The Shades scene can be done at the Koch with minimal scenery for the Fall season.

  3. IT would have been wonderful if A Ratmansky  had staged his Paquita Suite for ABT instead of NYCB. I guess , the timing of his ABT departure prevented this. The upcoming ABT ladies would  be wonderful in this. 

  4. 1 hour ago, nysusan said:

     

    Thats the question everyone is asking (everyone I know anyway). I am so upset that she's banished Bayadere, Corsaire & Raymonda from the rep but she could at least program Coppelia or DonQ. I love Swan Lake but it can't be the only Petipa ABT does anymore. Not if they want to survive.

    I’m so disappointed with her programming. She should consider what her audience like.

  5. 4 hours ago, DPell said:

    I’m sure we’ll get Roxander as Benno and Mercutio at the very least. Lensky casting still has to be posted. As for Curley, he’s bound to do Ballroom Rothbart, and hopefully John Brown again in Water for Chocolate. I’m crossing my fingers for Curley to be cast as Tybalt. For those who have seen Onegin before, how big a role is Gremin?

    It’s a short role but has a beautiful PDD with Tatiana in the 3rd act. Curley would be good  in this role.

  6. 40 minutes ago, California said:

    Bell was featured in galas last year in Japan, Australia, and the Hamptons. He'll be featured at Vail in August. He danced with Boylston last weekend in Connecticut in Cinderella. He did Other Dances in August at the outdoor festival at Lincoln Center. But it was a mystery why he danced so little at the fall ABT season. He was listed for several things and then several of those disappeared. No hint ever of injury, fatigue, exhaustion.  I do wish we had more opportunities to see him. 

    He seems very shy in presenting his achievements and personal life in the social media which is very admirable in these times IMO.

  7. 19 minutes ago, abatt said:

    Very perplexing.  Martins used to invite guest artists, but they were famous stars from major ballet companies.  I might have seen the LaFr./Bolden Nut, but I have no interest in seeing an unknown Dew who is not even part of the company.  

    This caught my eye from the above press release, though:

    The 2024 Spring Season will feature Gillian Murphy and Aran Bell from American Ballet Theatre who will perform Jerome Robbins’ Other Dances.  

     

    I'm there!

     

    I hope NYCB won’t keep Aran for good…

  8. 3 hours ago, California said:

    I have assumed that when there's news of a contract, it will be plastered all over their social media accounts. But with everybody in China, I'm also assuming nothing will be final until they get back. And I would guess China would not welcome a high-profile celebration of a union contract while they were in China. Ditto for the announcement of the Met 2024 season.

    And promotions if any..🙏🏻

  9. 36 minutes ago, FauxPas said:

    Talking about talent, Jonathan Klein has been MIA all season at ABT.  Has anyone seen him in anything?  Another potential Franz and Colas.  BTW:  La Fille Mal Gardée and Coppélia would work well in the NYST Theater (say no to the K*ch).  Also, having seen the full reconstruction at the Bolshoi as choreographed by Sergei Vikharev, the old Freddie Franklin version looks cut down and twee.  It also pales next to the Balanchine/Danilova across the plaza. 

    For example at the Bolshoi in the Dance of the Hours there were 24 corps ballerinas, the Frederick Franklin made for smaller touring companies has 12 hours in a day.  Not enough hours for me.  I think a new fully reconstructed Coppélia is a must.  Sorry to those who love the Franklin version and loved Freddie himself.

    He would be perfect for Colas with Skylar. I would fly back to NYC for that. Unless it’s a new staging of Coppelia, I rather see La Fille. Alexei is doing a new Coppelia for La Scala( not a reconstruction) . I wish ABT coproduced it with La Scala .

  10. 17 minutes ago, Tapfan said:

    Good to see that Takumi showed out last night. I find him to be every bit as talented as the much-discussed Jake. Truth be told, ALL the new ABT apprentices are super talented and look like future Principals. The Studio company is drowning in talent and is more fun to watch than the main company and has been for a few years. 

    It is and it looked like the SC members dance more in leading roles than members of the corps or even some soloists. There’s a clip in YT of Jake in Star and Stripes PDD. He’s amazing.

  11. He’s one of the new apprentices and he is impressive. As for the “ medical emergency “, he was conscious and was seen talking to his family and was given bottled water. Just amazed they did not have a WC to take him out. It looked like they did not call EMS at all.

  12. 2 minutes ago, ABT Fan said:

    I would love that, but there’s little room for surprises at this point. It’s only 4 weeks, and we already know they’re doing Woolf Works, Swan Lake, and Carlos Lopez said on his IG awhile ago that R&J will come back (again…). So that leaves either one more full length or a weeks worth of mixed rep. Ugh. So for me the biggest surprise (or relief if I’m being honest) will be to see who will be promoted (whenever that happens) and who will be retiring. Or, maybe we’ll see some huge debuts, other than Misseldine in SL. 

    Hoping it will be DQ then..

  13. 2 hours ago, lmspear said:

    We don't know who has been cast as an understudy.  I think that Jaffe will be watching rehearsals and classes   I think that ABT is just beginning to emerge from the McKenzie era.

    In my deeper thoughts, I really think it will be better but it’s just frustrating now when it seems there is no other dancer who could dance Oberon aside from Daniel Camargo.

  14. 3 hours ago, ABT Fan said:

    I agree. I noticed that Stearns has not been cast much - not as Oberon this year (Bell gets his debut, yay!, and last year Stearns was replaced by Camargo) nor in any of the tutu ballets. I think that's a good decision.

    I think the website's issues are because they are actively updating it right now. Each time I refresh it, something else has changed/been added. Now Bond's ballet is on the schedule with casting. Still not a good excuse, but I think it's more than just heavy traffic.

    I find it odd that casting was announced, but still no promotions.

     

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