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Danny Tidwell is listed as one of the dancers. According to his bio, he has been there since 2010. There was no mention if he danced any leading roles. I do wish that he would return here, to ABT if possible.

It sure is alarming on what is happening to ABT and it's resident dancers. Surely, there is someone in the BOD who would do something soon. I hate to see ABT implode on it's 75th year.

Flames of Paris seems to me as peculiar a choice for ABT (even in the Ratmansky version) as Bright Stream. Those ballets have a reason for being in Russian companies; much less so in an American one. The full-length Ratmansky that I thought might be imported by ABT was Lost Illusions. I don't think ABT would do Flames of Paris well. It would probably repeat the fate of The Bright Stream, which was declared a hit in its first season and played to half-empty houses the second time around. Lost Illusions would seem to be a better fit, but it is, I think, hampered by its amorphous music and dramaturgically: the hero and heroine don't intersect in the last act. I think, Ratmansky's Paquita ,which is being premiered in Munich next month, would be a better fit for ABT than Flames of Paris. American dancers can't do well all those character dances.

Yuriko was promoted to principal dancer at The Houston Ballet after last night's opening performance of The Nutcracker. AD Stanton Welch announced it after the performance. Congratulation Yuriko. You deserved it.

We just took Julio for granted when he was in ABT ( expecting nothing less from him).Now , we see how great he was in DQ.

I'm just curious. Are all or most of the NYCB principal dancers got all their training in SAB?

Thanks Rose1186. It is my favorite Raymonda Variation, Wish i could have seen Devon danced it.

Which variation in the full-lenght Raymonda does Devon Teusher dances to great acclaim? Is it available in you tube ( as danced by any other dancer) ? Thanks.

I think Thomas Foster would make a wonderful Solor.He has the height,strength and some acting ability.

CS is,probably, about J Matthews age. They were at the Studio Company at about the same year(when i saw them).

If the company is going to develop new relationships with outside artists, then I think that is a great idea! Obraztsova has danced in NYC (Most recently I think in Little Humpbacked Horse and Symphony in C with Mariinsky), but it would be fabulous to see her dance with ABT and with Cornejo. I would, though, like to see Lane get more opportunities as well... I sure would like Sarah to do Aurora/ Juliet and Giselle this coming season. Hoping she will get ,at least, one of these roles.

Simone M ? She was not very complementary of ABT in her interviews so she would not want to return.

Maybe, KM will get Kochetkova but i am hoping for E Obratzova instead. She is a beautiful dancer and is short enough for Herman. Her NYC debut is long overdue.

We went on the Sept 26 performance mainly for Paquita and it was the most enjoyable Grand Pas Paquita i have seen. Purist will probably dislike the changes that S Welch added. At the start of the program,he created a group dance for the male corp using the music for the children number in the original. For the Pas de Trois, he used male soloists in the coda that just brought the house down. there were more solo variations in this version than in the the the Makarova,or POB versions. All of the soloist were brilliant including Yuriko Kajiya. Katherine Precourt (as Paquita) a soloist, had a slow start in the beginning but was brilliant in the coda . The main surprise of the program was E Liang's Murmurration to the music of E Bosso.I can't describe it but it was beautiful and the dancers were perfect. It was a "modern " ballet that i would not mind seeing again. I'm surprise that Mr Liang does not have more ballets in the east coast companies.

Any reports on her debut?

Rehearsal for the fall season,probably, has not started yet.

Maybe, they are preparing for the full lenght Raymonda in the future season.

Gisele also appears in another "crystal ball"along with Mussel's list. Maybe, Othello will be Julie's farewell?

I would definitely second that if it weren't for a huge chance that he might be replaced by Ratmansky. If Ratmansky promises not to choreograph any more Tempest-like ballets.

Ooh, anyone want to take a guess at who this can be? The list is pretty narrow ... Wouldn't we all love to know. The only names I can think of off the top of my head are Makarova, Kirkland, Sallie Wilson, and Susan Jones (if the re-staging of the Twyla piece counts). The first two on that list don't exactly seem like the warm and fuzzy types. I'm betting on Gelsey.

It seems that except for his trilogy last season, none of Alexei's short`ABT`` ballets has been succcessful enough to last for more than a season.His ballets made in other companies seems to have a longer run.

Please do. but still would love to see Paquita and Raymonda in the 76th and 77th season.

Would the ballet work (and be acceptable )if the Saracen knight is portrayed as a romantic, misunderstood figure?

. What is the PC issue in Raymonda? Just curious.

David Koch will run out of money if ABT does all these productions.