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Melissa Klapper has published the first in a two-part series of podcasts on the history of college dance departments to the Balancing Pointe website, and it is also available on iTunes: http://balancing-pointe.com/215-pirouettes-past-chapter-eight-college-dance-departments-part-one/

Margaret Mullin interviewed "Forgotten Land" stager Roslyn Anderson for her "Beyond the Barre" podcast. It can be downloaded from iTunes, or you can listen to it from this page: http://www.premierdancenetwork.com/roslyn-anderson-premier-stager-for-jiri-kylian/

This is a link to the New Yorker profile from October: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/leonard-cohen-makes-it-darker

Here's the link to the PNB website which has short videos of Elizabeth Murphy as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Noelani Pantastico as Dewdrop, the list of performances, and info about the production: https://www.pnb.org/nutcracker/ There's currently a 20% off discount and free handling through midnight PST on Sunday, 13 November on the following dates; the promo code is FLOWERS: Fri, Nov 25 at 7:30pm Sat, Nov 26 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm Sun, Nov 27 at 12:30pm and 5:30pm Fri, Dec 2 at 7:30pm Sat, Dec 3 at 7:30pm Sun Dec 4 at 5:30pm Fri, Dec 9 at 7:30pm PNB published this video with Sarah and Seth Orza, who are partners in the Balanchine "Nutcracker"

Rest in peace, Mr. Cohen.

PNB just posted a photo of Batkhurel Bold with his Washington State ballot envelope, with the news that he recently became a US citizen and is voting in his first US election: Congratulations to him!

Ballet West just posted to Facebook that Beckanne Sisk and Christopher Ruud performed the "Rubies" Pas de Deux at the International Ballet Festival of Havana" on Sunday

In the upper right photo, she looks like she's dancing Flamenco in her sleep

Diamonds Pas de Deux with Karel Cruz.

Marina Harss has written an article on Korbes in "The New York Times." I didn't realize that she was four months pregnant when she danced her final performance with the company! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/arts/dance/the-ballerina-who-got-away-comes-back.html?_r=0

Laura Cappelle tweeted a link to this year's Golden Mask nominees. It's in Russian, and google translates the nominations as: BALLET / PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS ON THE THEME FR BRIDGE, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Romeo and Juliet, Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Violin Concerto №2, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg Very long TOGETHER, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Ondine, the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow BALLET / BEST CONDUCTOR Paul clinical, "Romeo and Juliet", Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Paul clinical, "Ondine", Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Paul clinical, "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge", the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Ballet, modern dance / ballet master and choreographer WORK Olga Gorobchuk, '' em Five ", Theatre" leg "dance, Omsk Anna GARAFEEVA, "From the depths of ... (Artist Vincent van Gogh)," Youth Theatre, Kazan Andrew Kaidanovskaya, "Tea or coffee" Musical Theatre. KS Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Ilya Oshi, "At their fingertips," the company «O'She TheARTe», Vologda Anton Pimonov, "Violin Concerto №2», Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg Olga Pona, "The theoretical model of absolute freedom," Contemporary Dance Theatre, Chelyabinsk Vyacheslav Samodurov, "Romeo and Juliet", Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Vyacheslav Samodurov, "Ondine", Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Ballet, modern dance / ACTRESS Alexander Konnikova, "Blood" Company "Po.VSTanze, Moscow Catherine Krysanova, Ondine "Ondine", Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Taya Savin, "3T" Draft Tai Savina, St. Petersburg Sapogova Catherine, Juliet, "Romeo and Juliet", Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Maroussia Sokolnikova, «The_Marusya», company "Dialogue Dance", Kostroma, and Alexander Andriyashkin, Moscow Victoria Tereshkina, "Violin Concerto №2», Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg Catherine Shipulin, "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge", the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Ballet, modern dance / ACTOR Albert Alberts, "Blood" Company "Po.VSTanze, Moscow Igor BULYTSYN, Mercutio, "Romeo and Juliet", Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Alexander Merkushov, Romeo, "Romeo and Juliet", Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Yekaterinburg Dennis Rodkin, "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge", the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Denis Savin, "Just a short time together," the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Igor Tsvirko, The Fugitive, "Ondine", Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Casting is up for second weekend, as always, subject to change. First, the changes from first weekend: In "Forgotten Land," Generosa (debut) replaces Mullin in the Red Couple, and Macy replaces Generosa in the Pink Couple, and this casting continues for second weekend Saturday and Sunday. In second weekend there are the following debuts: In "Forgotten Land," Ricard Orza debuts in the White Couple, partnered by Lin-Yee. They perform Thursday and Friday nights. The rest of the casts is the same as first weekend Saturday. In "Stravinsky Violin Concerto," there is a third Principal Cast on Saturday night and Sunday matinee: Aria I: Ricard Orza/Grant Aria II: Murphy/Lin-Yee Here's the link to download the spreadsheet: Brief Fling Weeks 1 & 2 10-31.xlsx

From Ismene Brown's blog, her intro and translation of the news: http://ismeneb.com/blogs-list/161031-filins-attacker-doing-class-at-the-bolshoi.html

Lang loves her costumes-as-props and sets-as-props.

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Ballet West tweeted that three Ballet West II members have been promoted to the Company: Olivia Gusti, former PNBS PD Joshua Shutkind, and Emily Neale. Congratulations to them

From PNB, this press release for the free book signing at 3:15, Sunday, 13 November after the "Brief Fling" mixed bill -- no ticket needed. Out There Jonathan Porretta’s Life in Dance By Marcie Sillman Photography by Angela Sterling Meet author Marcie Sillman, photographer Angela Sterling, and Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Jonathan Porretta, at a book-signing event in Seattle: Sunday, November 13 at 3:15 pm, following the final performance of BRIEF FLING. (No ticket required to attend the book-signing.) Amusements Gift Shop in McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, WA -- Jonathan Porretta is one of the most beloved dancers at Pacific Northwest Ballet. But his journey to principal dancer wasn’t easy. He grew up different: gay, lonely, and bullied in a small New Jersey town, following a dream that those around him couldn’t understand. Porretta’s tale is now chronicled in a new catalogue raisonné by award-winning arts journalist Marcie Sillman, Out There: Jonathan Porretta’s Life in Dance. The book’s message—“Be yourself and people will love you for who you are”—comes through clearly in Sillman’s crisp, engaging prose. Family snapshots, along with exquisite dance imagery by acclaimed photographer Angela Sterling show key moments in Porretta’s career thus far. Out There is an expanded version of the 2,000-word article Sillman published on KUOW.org in January 2016. In addition to Sillman’s 5,000-word essay, Out Thereincludes a list of Porretta’s lead roles (plus 10 favorites highlighted with personal commentary by Porretta), a selected bibliography of articles about Porretta, and a timeline. Meet author Marcie Sillman, photographer Angela Sterling, and principal dancer Jonathan Porretta at a book-signing in Seattle on Sunday, November 13 at 3:15 pm at Amusements Gift Shop in McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. (The book-signing follows the final performance of BRIEF FLING. No tickets required to attend the book-signing.) Praise for Out There “This book is worth the purchase price just for the retrospective of Jonathan Porretta’s various hairstyles. Like thousands of fans in Seattle, you will love this guy. Jonathan’s unmatchable energy jumps from each page of this visually stunning book. As much as the story catalogues the career of one of the greats in the world of ballet, it is also the story of a talented boy finding his identity and his passion for dance through the unwavering support of his mother. This compelling tale takes the reader from the close-minded bullying of the schoolyard to the dazzling bravura of the stage. It’s a great read for ballet-goers, boys, moms, and the rest of the human race.” --Peter Boal, Artistic Director, Pacific Northwest Ballet “Jonathan’s personal journey of his life through dance and his dance through life is an inspiration that makes him living proof that dreams come true!” --Choreographer David Dawson “Out There is one of those must-have books. The photos alone are worth it…and these added to Sillman’s prose make for a dance book collector’s dream.” --Dean Speer, CriticalDance “In an art form that is primarily known for celebrating a specific type of feminine ideal, it is refreshing to read about a male ballet star. Yet Mr. Porretta doesn’t fit the conventional princely model typically emulated on stage. Out There will inspire dancers (or dance lovers) of any age, but perhaps especially young men, who might relate to Mr. Porretta’s adolescent feelings of not fitting in and having a singular passion to perform. A flamboyant gay outsider, he found acceptance akin to a second home in the world of dance. Young dancers may find a new kind of inspiration in Mr. Porretta.” --Marc Kenison (aka Waxie Moon) About the Author Marcie Sillman has been covering the Seattle arts scene for 30-plus years. Her work is heard in Seattle on the NPR-affiliate KUOW FM, and has appeared in The Seattle Times, Crosscut, and on the Seattle Channel. Nationally, she reports for NPR and has written for Pointe and Dance Teacher magazines. She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in dance journalism in 2009. More of Sillman’s writing can be found on her blog, And Another Thing, at marciesillman.com. About the Photographer After a successful career as a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Angela Sterling turned to her second passion, photography. She has created images commercially and for many marketing campaigns around the world, and she has shot for more than ten years for companies like Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les ballets de Monte Carlo, Dutch National Ballet, Boston Ballet, Alonzo King’s LINES, and Dresden Semper Opera Ballet. Sterling’s images are seen regularly in The New York Times, USA Today, Dutch VOGUE, Paris ELLE, and international dance publications. Images can be seen on her website, angelasterlingphoto.com. Recent work includes photographing for friend and Tony Award Winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for his Broadway show, An American in Paris. About the Book Out There: Jonathan Porretta’s Life in Dance By Marcie Sillman Photographs by Angela Sterling and others Designed and edited by Rosie Gaynor 136 pages, hard cover, 8.5” x 11” Published independently by Seattle Scriptorium through IngramSpark ISBN: 978-0-692-70822-4 List price: $59 (available on Amazon.com and through other IngramSpark distribution channels) Special price at Amusements Gift Shop at McCaw Hall (in-person and online at amusementsgiftshop.com): $45

"Writings on Ballet" is the forum in which to discuss books, magazine articles, etc. and critics writings. Interviews have always been posted in the Dancers and Company forums.

There are different conventions for transliteration between character sets in different languages. Only recently has the POB site listed "Nureyev." I particularly love German transliterations, because they are consistent and literal, unlike English transliterations. Similarly Italian transliterations. The Bolshoi does have a standard convention for transliteration into Roman characters on its website, both for the company and the dancers names. That said, these long, detailed reviews are easily found in our "Bolshoi" forum by our members, and I am grateful that mnacenani was willing to spend the time to write them up and share them with us. If the spelling wasn't as familiar as I'm used to, it was worth the very small effort to figure them out. But like every other post, every member gets to decide which posts to read. As far as search and the outside world is concerned, I did a test: I googled "Bolshoy Ballet Artists' Gala" and we didn't come up. I changed the title to "Bolshoi Ballet Artists' Gala" and googled, and we still didn't come up. I changed to the Duck Duck Go search engine, searched for "Bolshoi Ballet Artists' Gala", and we came up first, under the original title "Bolshoy Ballet Artists' Gala." Without knowing the internal algorithms of Google, Duck Duck Go, bing, yahoo, etc., I don't think we can say anything about the likelihood of our reviews coming up based on the spelling.

It sounds like you had a wonderful time! Just so you know, I've moved these threads to the Bolshoi forum, where more people will see them. There will be a link in the original forum for a month, so that people can just click to the new location.

Casting is up -- please note: on the website it's in a section above the program notes. For the first program, it was at the bottom, if I remember correctly. As always, it's subject to change. https://www.pnb.org/season/16-17/brief-fling/ There are two casts for each ballet, but one cast is dancing Friday and Saturday night for "Brief Fling" and "Stravinsky Violin Concerto," and Friday night and Saturday afternoon for "Stravinsky Violin Concerto." If casting holds, and you want to see both casts first weekend for all three, the Saturday doubleheader is how. There are a mixture of debuts and repeats in each cast of "Brief Fling." Sascha "Charlie-he's-so-sweet-how-could-she-prefer-Cooper?" Radetsky guested when it premiered at PNB. Now it's Seth Orza's turn, with Elizabeth Murphy. And Lesley Rausch (Blue couple) and Carli Samuelson are back (as one of the Red couples)! In "Forgotten Land," the Friday night/Saturday matinee cast has danced before; on Saturday night, five of the twelve dancers make their debuts. In "Stravinsky Violin Concerto," the Friday/Saturday night leads -- Rausch/Tisserand and Pantastico/Orza -- reprise their roles, while Tisserand/Bold and Foster/Moore debut at the Saturday matinee. Bold is back! (Also in "Forgotten Land" on Saturday night.) Here's the link to download the spreadsheet: Brief Fling Week 1 10-26.xlsx