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Lauren Cuthbertson tweeted about the piece for which they didn't have the rights to stream:

In episode 20 of her podcast, "Rediscovering the Dream," Lauren Fadeley said that Evelyn Hart, a most lauded Giselle, was in Miami to coach dancers in MCB's production of the ballet. Fadeley has been chosen for Myrtha, but is also working on Giselle. She describes Hart working with the company on all of the roles in Act II and about how Hart has backstories for all of the characters. Fadeley is also reading Violette Verdy's book on "Giselle." Verdy was Fadeley's teacher at Indiana University, between NYCB and Pennsylvania Ballet.

Ice Dance International is celebrating Edward Villella's 80th birthday on Friday, October 7 at 7:30pm at the Richard J. Codey Ice Arena in West Orange, NJ. The program features choreography by Villella and Douglas Webster. There's a Master Class from 4:30-5:30pm and a VIP reception for Villella: The Tweet IDI's website

Here's the link to the stream: it should be starting any minute:

Daniil Simkin tweeted a link to his website with this item: In Barcelona! Performing tonight at this beauty of a theater, The Liceu (@liceu_opera_barcelona)... there is a live stream of the @ibstage gala in a few hours on youtube! Tonight at 8pm CET (2pm EST) and tomorrow, Sunday at 5.30pm CET & 11.30am EST! Enjoy! I can't find it yet on YouTube. Here's the link to the gala description on the Liceu website: http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/15-16-season/external-shows/ibstage-galas-de-danza.html Program for Saturday, August 27: http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/15-16-season/external-shows/ibstage-galas-de-danza/program-august-27th-2016.html Program for Sunday, August 28: http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/15-16-season/external-shows/ibstage-galas-de-danza/program-august-28-2015.html (He dances the Don Q PDD with Tatiana Melnik)

If they consider us an aggregator because we have a Links section, because we only post English-language links, how this affects us will likely depend on whether Brexit happens. We certainly could provide links without any quotes for English-language news sourced from Great Britain and Ireland.

I loved Karin Avery when POB brought Palais de Cristal to NYC in the '80's.

I realize that La Fosse and Stiefel have large fan bases, but Karin Averty! I'm always tickled when I see Harriet Clark's name, because she did a splendid job covering for Martine van Hamel in "Bourree Fantasque" in the performance where van Hamel mangled her foot in the opening moments of "Jardin aux lilacs" earlier in the program.

From the press release of PNB's season-opening "Tricolore" program: BENJAMIN MILLEPIED LIVE-STREAM Wednesday, September 21, 6:30 pm PST Join Pacific Northwest Ballet online for an on-stage rehearsal with Benjamin Millepied, live from Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall. Mr. Millepied will be rehearsing excerpts from 3 Movements (created for PNB in 2008) and Appassionata (created for Paris Opera Ballet in 2016) with the Company. Visit PNB.org/live for more information.

Tickets ($30-$187) may be purchased through the PNB Box Office: · Phone - 206.441.2424 (Mon.-Fri. 10am–6pm; Sat. 10am–5pm) · In Person - 301 Mercer Street, Seattle (Mon.-Fri. 10am–6pm; Sat. 10am–5pm) · Online - PNB.org (24/7) Subject to availability, tickets are also available 90 minutes prior to show times at McCaw Hall. Special Events: FRIDAY PREVIEW Friday, September 16, 5:00 pm The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer St., Seattle PNB’s popular Friday Previews are hour-long studio rehearsals hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB artistic staff, featuring Company dancers rehearsing excerpts from upcoming ballets. Tickets are $15. (Note: These events usually sell out in advance.) Friday Previews are sponsored by U.S. Bank. BENJAMIN MILLEPIED LIVE-STREAM Wednesday, September 21, 6:30 pm PST Join Pacific Northwest Ballet online for an on-stage rehearsal with Benjamin Millepied, live from Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall. Mr. Millepied will be rehearsing excerpts from 3 Movements (created for PNB in 2008) and Appassionata (created for Paris Opera Ballet in 2016) with the Company. Visit PNB.org/live for more information. LECTURE SERIES & DRESS REHEARSAL Thursday, September 22 Lecture 6:00 pm, Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Dress Rehearsal 7:00 pm, McCaw Hall Join Artistic Director Peter Boal in conversation with choreographer Benjamin Millepied during the hour preceding the dress rehearsal. Attend the lecture only or stay for the rehearsal. Tickets are $15 for the lecture, or $30 for the lecture and dress rehearsal. Tickets may be purchased through the PNB Box Office. FIRST LOOK GALA Friday, September 23, 2016 Celebrate the opening night of PNB’s 44th season with an elegant cocktail reception, a black-tie backstage dinner post-show, followed by dessert and dancing onstage! Featuring special guest of honor Benjamin Millepied (artistic director of LA Dance Project and former artistic director of Paris Opera Ballet). FIRST LOOK tickets start at $400 (performance tickets sold separately) and are available through PNB Special Events, 206.441.2429 or Events@PNB.org. PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURES Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington for a 30-minute introduction to each performance, including discussions of choreography, music, history, design and the process of bringing ballet to the stage. One hour before performances. FREE for ticketholders. POST-PERFORMANCE Q&A Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Skip the post-show traffic and enjoy a Q&A with Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB dancers, immediately following each performance. FREE for ticketholders. (No Q&A on Fri., 9/23.) YOUNG PATRONS CIRCLE NIGHT Friday, September 30 Join members of PNB’s Young Patrons Circle (YPC) in an exclusive lounge for complimentary wine and coffee before the show and at intermission. YPC is PNB’s social and educational group for ballet patrons ages 21 through 39. For more info, visit PNB.org and search for “YPC.”

The press release: TRICOLORE Bonjour! PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS Season-Opening Salute to France and Paris Opera Ballet Featuring Works by Benjamin Millepied and George Balanchine September 23 – October 2, 2016 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109 September 23 at 6:30 pm September 24 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm September 29 – October 1 at 7:30 pm October 2 at 1:00 pm SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet raises the curtain for its 44th season with TRICOLORE, a balletic ode to all things French. The program opens with the company’s chic 3 Movements, commissioned by PNB in 2008 and choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, artistic director of LA Dance Project and former artistic director of Paris Opera Ballet. (In 2010, Mr. Millepied choreographed the Oscar-nominated Black Swan.) A big fan of PNB, Millepied has returned to set his Appassionata on the company. The program closes with George Balanchine’s masterpiece, Symphony in C, originally created in 1947 for the Paris Opera Ballet. TRICOLORE is a fine French feast: aperitif, entrée, and elegant dessert. Bon appétit! TRICOLORE runs for seven performances only, September 23 through October 2 at Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Tickets start at $30. For more information, contact the PNB Box Office at 206.441.2424, in person at 301 Mercer Street, or online at PNB.org. The line-up for TRICOLORE will include: 3 Movements Music: Steve Reich (Three Movements for Orchestra, 1986) Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Scenic Design: Benjamin Millepied Costume Design: Isabella Boylston, assisted by Larae Theige Hascall Lighting Design: Brad Fields Running Time: 16 minutes Premiere: November 6, 2008, Pacific Northwest Ballet Choreographed in 2008, 3 Movements is Benjamin Millepied’s first work for Pacific Northwest Ballet. The dance features a large ensemble performing to Steve Reich’s massive and driving Three Movements for Orchestra. Appassionata (PNB Premiere) Music: Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, c. 1804-1806) Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Staging: Sebastien Marcovici and Janie Taylor Scenic and Lighting Design: Lucy Carter Costume Design: Alessandro Sartori Lighting Supervision: Emma Jones Running Time: 32 minutes Premiere: February 5, 2016, Paris Opera Ballet (originally titled La nuit s’achève. Renamed Appassionata for PNB premiere.) Benjamin Millepied’s Appassionata was choreographed for Paris Opera Ballet and premiered in February 2016 with the title La nuit s’achève (“The night ends”). For Pacific Northwest Ballet’s staging, Millepied has renamed the ballet in reference to Beethoven’s iconic, late-classical piano sonata to which the dance for three couples is set. Sonata No. 23 in F minor is one of three celebrated sonatas from Beethoven’s middle period. The music is some of his most technically challenging and the mood is tempestuous; the sonata was composed just after he came to terms with his inevitable hearing loss in 1803. The title “Appassionata” (meaning “passionate” in Italian) was not given to the work during Beethoven’s lifetime, but rather was a label added by the publisher of a four-hand arrangement in 1838. Appassionata is the second work by Benjamin Millepied to enter Pacific Northwest Ballet’s repertory. [Notes by Doug Fullington.] Symphony in C Music: Georges Bizet (Symphony No. 1 in C Major, 1855) Choreography: George Balanchine © The School of American Ballet Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Running Time: 36 minutes Premiere: July 28, 1947, Paris Opera Ballet (originally titled Le Palais de Cristal); March 22, 1948, New York City Ballet (renamed Symphony in C) PNB Premiere: March 25, 1987 Bizet composed his Symphony in C Major when he was a 17-year-old pupil of Charles Gounod at the Paris Conservatory. The manuscript was lost for decades and was published only after it was discovered in the Conservatory’s library in 1933. Balanchine first learned of the long-vanished score from Stravinsky. In only two weeks, he choreographed the work as Le Palais de Cristal for the Paris Opera Ballet, where he was serving as a guest ballet master in 1947. Each movement of that original production featured the name of a precious stone, with costumes colored to match, a conceit to which Balanchine would return in 1967 with Jewels. The first movement was Emerald, the second Black Diamond, the third Ruby, and the fourth Pearl. When Balanchine revived the work the following year for the first performance of New York City Ballet, he simplified the scenery and costumes and changed the title to Symphony in C. Following the structure of the symphony, the ballet is in four movements, each featuring a different ballerina, cavalier, and corps de ballet. The first movement is formal and regal. The second movement features one of Balanchine’s greatest pas de deux, and its ballerina role is considered one of the most privileged in all the Balanchine repertory. The third and fourth movements feature bravura allegro dancing. The entire cast of 48 dancers gathers for the impressive finale. [Notes by Doug Fullington.]

Oh, double mazel tov

Thank you, silvermash!

I know they also perform in Brisbane and maybe Perth in the past. Perhaps they could extend the season and/or perform smaller rep in smaller venues in or just outside Sydney, since they wouldn't be cannibalizing their larger venue audiences. San Francisco Ballet performed in two <1000-seat venues for most of their exile -- they had Zellerbach for the season-ender, if I'm remembering correctly -- and did a lot of mixed rep. I saw almost every performance that season, working a great deal in the East Bay.

From today's Links, Australian Ballet's David McAllister commented on the disruptions expected from the upcoming renos to the Sydney Opera House. I don't remember if/how much government funds were contributed to Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera during the seismic upgrades reconstruction of McCaw Hall in Seattle, and I've never known about the same for San Francisco Ballet and Opera during the seismic upgrades to War Memorial, but I hope he and his admins have contacted their colleagues whose companies displaced for considerably longer and who suffered financially during these times. Surely there are some transferrable best practices and lessons learned.

Maybe choreography? American Ballet Theatre has an online ballet dictionary: http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

That is very kind . I'm still learning the ropes, and as I do, I'll continue to post more help files.

Thank you so much for your detailed description! I love this company, and I get to see them so rarely

I've started a sub-forum called "Site Help FAQs" under "About This Site," with pinned topics by question: http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/index.php?/forum/319-site-help-faqs/ The first three topics are: What Are My Options to Change Customer Searches (Activity Streams)? How Can I Change the Default "Quick" Search? (ex: Unread Content) How Can I Limit Unread Content to Topics and Specific Forums? I'll be adding topics as they are raised and as I discover things. These are locked threads; if you have any questions about those threads, you can start another thread in that forum.

When you click on an activity stream, the steam customization bar appears. Here is a list of the options for changing the custom search criteria for activity streams from the stream customization bar: Show me: -- this is not where you filter out Calendar events. For all but "Content I Follow," the system default is "Items only" For "Content I Follow," the system default is " "Content items, comments, and reviews." Comments and reviews (the system-defined feature) are not supported on Ballet Alert! Custom Types: -- this is where you filter out Calendar events. The system default is "All Content." Other options, not mutually exclusive if you select at least one, are: Topics Events (Calendar) Blog Entries You can customize "Topics," "Events," and/or "Blog Entries" by clicking on the little wheel, then clicking the "Select" button which will allow you to narrow your options. (We only have one calendar.) Step-by-step instructions to select topics is included in this thread. Read Status: Read Status has two types of options that work independently: Content For "Unread Content," the system default is "Content I haven't read." For all others, the system default is "Everything." Navigation: System default is "Unread item links take me to the top of the page." Other option, "Unread links take me to the first unread comment." Ownership: For "Content I Started," the system default is "Content I Started." For all others, the system default is "Everything" Options: Content I started Content I posted in Content by specific members Opens up a box to list members by board name. As you start typing, matches will appear Once selected, the name will appear. To delete, click the "x." Following: The system default is "Content items I follow." For all others, the system default is "Everything. Time Period: The system default is "Any time." Other options are: Since my last visit Specified number of days: Specific date range (clicking in the box brings up the triangle, which, when clicked, brings up a calendar) Sorting: System default is "Newest activity first." Other option is "Oldest activity first."

The "quick" search appears in the top right and bottom right of the site: Top: Bottom: The default "quick" search is the system-defined "Unread Content" unless it is changed. To change the default "quick" search: 1. From the main menu, click the "Content" tab > "My Activity Streams" (down arrow). 2. Select the Default or Custom stream you want to be your default. 3. Click the checkmark in the gray circle that appears to the right of the stream name: 4. The circle will turn green to note that this is the default stream, and the new stream will display as the "quick" search default at the top and the bottom of the screen: You can edit or delete any Custom stream. (You cannot delete or edit a Default stream.) If you delete your default stream, the "quick" default will be removed, until you select another stream to be the default. Example: "My Unread Content" is my current default, which I delete by clicking the little garbage can icon to the right of the stream name (and then confirming that I want to delete it): Since I deleted the default search, no "quick" default link appears at the top or bottom, i.e., the software does not choose a default with which to replace it:

A number of members have asked how to limit Unread Content, particularly to remove the Calendar content from the stream. In 4.X, the paradigm is "Activity Streams," and you can customize any of those default streams and save your own, and, then, make this your default. If you want to retain settings, it is critical that you name and save them (Steps 7-8), or they will be good only for your browser session. TO SET UP A CUSTOM ACTIVITY STREAM FROM SCRATCH: Easiest if you *don't* want to specify forums. If you want to specify forums, you'd have to edit the stream, anyway (see below). 1. From the main menu, click the "Content" Tab, then "My Activity Streams" and click "Create New Stream": 2a. Enter a name for your stream 2b. Make your selections. 2c. Save your stream. 3. If you want this stream to be your default "quick" search and appear in the upper right and bottom right, click the checkbox in the light gray circle to the right of the stream name. Please note, until you check it, the old default is retained: After you click the checkmark, it will appear in a green circle, and the "quick" search will be changed to the newly selected default: The new stream will appear in your Custom Stream List: TO SET UP A CUSTOM ACTIVITY STREAM BASED ON AN EXISTING STREAM OR TO EDIT AN EXISTING STREAM: 1. Select the activity stream on which you want to base the new one (Default or Custom stream) or the one you want to edit (Custom Stream only). Option 1: Select the stream from the main menu "Content" tab > "My Activity Streams": Option 2: Click the quick search link at the top (or bottom) of your screen, if this is the one you want to edit: 2. Select the down arrow to the right of "Content Types" (Step 2a) and then "Topics" (Step 2b): 3. If you want to specify specific forums or subforums only, click the wheel to the right of "Topics" to reveal the "Narrow by Forums" option. Otherwise, go to Step 7 to name your settings. 4. Click the "Narrow by Forums" button, which will display all of the main forums. 5. Select all forums you want to appear on your feed; as you click them, they'll appear in the list under "Narrow by Forums": (Any forums with a triangle pointing right have another layer of forums below. Clicking will expose those forums; unclicking will hide them.) 6. When you are finished selecting forums, click outside the forums list, and select "Apply Changes." This changes the settings for this session only. You can continue to customize any of the other settings before you name your stream and save your settings. 7. To name your settings, click the Save As New Stream Button. If you are making edits to one of your custom streams, the "Save Changes" button will also appear, and you'll have the option to update your existing one or create a brand new stream. 8. Give the stream a name and click "Create Stream": Here is where it gets tricky: If you save the stream, it will create a new stream under "Content" > "My Activity Streams" > "Custom Streams": If you are creating a stream from a default stream, this will not change the default stream settings. If you save an existing Custom stream name rather than edit it, it will create a duplicate Custom stream under the same name. (Example above where I created two custom "Unread Content" streams.) You can name your Custom stream the same name as a Default stream and then make it the default stream, but that's just a recipe for confusion later on It is best to change the name to something unique unless you are editing a Custom stream. 8. Click "Save Stream." The new stream will appear as a custom stream. 9. If you want this stream to be your default "quick" search and appear in the upper right and bottom right, click the checkbox in the light gray circle to the right of the stream name. Please note, until you check it, the old default is retained: After you click the checkmark, it will appear in a green circle, and the "quick" search will be changed to the newly selected default: