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I wonder whether that would be an issue now, given how rarely the RB tours these days. Is the opera a rep company, or are the singers contract employees without benefits, pensions, etc. Often administrators look at overhead for ballet companies (salaries, benefits, payouts to retirees, etc.) and claim that the singers' costs can be much less, since they're not fixed. Also, they'll allocate part of the orchestra costs to the ballet, as if those costs go away if they drop the ballet, since benefits are often fixed, unless they turn the orchestra into contract players.

Clip of rehearsal for the Ball Scene:

Part 2 of Barry Kerollis's review of different schools and techniques is available on iTunes; it's episode 45: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pas-chat-talking-dance-barry/id1103498953

Last March, Robert Greskovic and Alastair Macaulay presented on the subject of the transformation of Balanchine's "Serenade at the NY Public Library for Performing Arts. Here is Joan Acocella's preview in "The New Yorker": http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/28/the-creation-of-balanchines-serenade Rebecca King and Michael Sean Breeden spoke with Macaulay about the research on "Serenade" for their podcast "Conversations on Dance," which can be streamed from here or iTunes, where you can subscribe to the podcast or listen to individual episodes: http://tendusunderapalmtree.com/alastair-macaulay/ This is the link to the supplemental info reference in the podcast, which includes an imbedded video with timestamped listing of pivotal moments discussed in the podcast: http://tendusunderapalmtree.com/supplemental-resource-alastair-macaulay-interview-serenade/ For those in or visiting NYC, the March presentation is available at the Library. I believe videos in the Library have to be requested in advance, so check before you make plans to go.

PNB's Facebook reminder about tomorrow evening's live stream shows Elizabeth Murphy and Jerome Tisserand as Cendrillon and the Prince:

Welcome to Ballet Alert! Balletwannabe! Keep an eye on the Videos and Heads Up! forums: there are announcements for live streams and videos that aren't yet on YouTube. @volcanohunter finds great things that are showing on French streams, and you should check out medici.tv, which often has some videos available for non-subscribers (although you have to create a free account to get through the login screen that generally displays after you've started to watch).

Welcome to Ballet Alert!, @83firefly!

A Facebook friend posted a link to this video on PNB Dancer Wellness, and first featured is Boyd Bender, long-time physical therapist for the company, whom dancers have lauded for many years:

Here's the direct link;

We just received a notice from dancebooks.co: We are happy to announce a reprint of Woytek Lowski's 'The Art of teaching classical ballet', first published in 1994 and long out of print. A ballet-master of many years’ experience, Woytek Lowski was uniquely qualified in the art of teaching classical ballet to both students and professionals, and his book passes on his considerable expertise in this field. As usual, you'll find full details and ordering facilities on our web site, www.dancebooks.co.uk

2016 * 2014 * 2013 * 2012 * 2011 * 2010 * 2009 * 2008 * 2007 * Through 2006 Mary Tyler Moore and Galina Ulanova (Added 25 Jan 17) A Scene from Ostrovsky's play, Snegurochka (Added 19 Dec 17)

May she rest in peace.

Reminder: Friday's rehearsal -- January 27 -- will be live streamed from 5-6pm PST: https://www.pnb.org/live/ Casting for first weekend is up: there will two guests, Lucien Postlewaite as the Prince on Saturday evening February 4, and April Ball as the Mother/Godmother on Friday and Saturday evening shows (February 3 and 4) and Pantastico will be very busy, with two parts and multiple partners: https://www.pnb.org/season/16-17/cendrillon/ (Scroll) Here's the link to download the spreadsheet: Cendrillon Week 1 (17-01-25).xlsx

Ballet BC hasn't been a ballet company since John Alleyne left. It's a contemporary dance, ballet-ish company that occasionally uses pointe shoes, but they do present other, classical companies, like Miami City Ballet, and a large company "Nutcracker.". When they first started up, Karen Kain brought a small troupe of dancers to perform ballet highlights in two of the three 'acts" at their fundraiser opening, but their own programs are generally contemporary. That doesn't mean you shouldn't see them or that you won't like them, but you should know what to expect before you go.

Ivanka Trump attended SAB and performed as a kid in the NYCB "Nutcracker."

We got an email about a new book to be published i April about Eva Maze: I’d like to introduce you to Eva Maze. Her memoir With Ballet in My Soul: Adventures of a Globetrotting Impresario is set to be released in April 2017, published by Moonstone Press LLC. A life spanning close to 100 years is noteworthy, if only because of its longevity. The rich life of a woman committed to a professional vision ahead of its time, filled with glamour, excitement, and adventure, is truly remarkable. Narrated in her own words, this is the story of such a woman, Eva Maze, who, from the time she left Romania as a teenager in 1939, dreamed of being a ballet dancer, and through a series a circumstances, became instead one of the most successful theatrical impresarios in Europe – with a career spanning more than 40 years. Now in her nineties, Maze looks back at the path and passion that led her from Bucharest to the United States as an immigrant, and then, as a married woman, back again to Europe and Asia, where she found her professional calling. Set against key historical events of the 20th century, including the building of the Berlin Wall, the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, as well as the rise and fall of Pan American Airlines, Maze’s fascinating past is brought to life through a combination of serious commentary and amusing anecdotes about the risks and rewards of the business side of theater and dance, some of the personalities who were part of those worlds from the 1940s to the 1990s, her own motivation for being an impresario, and her personal life. Her narration is supported by more than 250 captivating historical and modern images going back to her birth in 1922. Representing artists and companies abroad from a vast array of talent in the performing arts of the time – including The Alvin Ailey Dance Company, The Living Theatre, and The Swingle Singers – this unique woman became a prolific producer of more than 100 different types of theatrical programs from the world of dance, music, mime, cabaret, and drama.