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Congratulation to him, and I wish him much success in his new career I loved his dancing and felt privileged when I could see it.

The great skater, JoJo Starbuck said this in an interview: http://www.manleywoman.com/episode-44-jojo-starbuck/

As always: No links to reviews in the company forums. No speculation about anything that happens in rehearsals. Rehearsals are for dancers, backstage, the artistic crew, musicians, etc., and people who are there have the privilege of seeing the working process. Only official sources.

A more detailed mime explanation for "Giselle" is from the 2011 PNB production, based on the notes from Justament: Unfortunately the printed guide (.pdf) link now comes up as "Page not found." That had more mime than appears in the daisy scene in "Giselle."

That's a great solution, Natalia, since we don't support avatars for BA! Most people who want their profile photo to be public have it posted on social media, and a link is fine. Also, Google and Flickr, for example, allow people to host photos and link to them.

The first Balanchine ballet I saw was "La Sonnambula," which I didn't like at all then. The second was "Bouree Fantasque," which I loved, loved, loved. Martine van Hamel was injured in the first ballet and Harriet Clark danced the LeClerq movement in her place in "Bouree Fantasque" and was superb. It started my love affair with Balanchine's works.

A tweet from Ballet Met about Academy Director, Timothy Lynch: https://twitter.com/BalletMet/status/700427224999161856

Cecilia Iliesiu is blogging about the tour: http://blog.pnb.org/2016/02/are-you-ready-for-the-nyc-tour-pnb-is/ I'm really looking forward to reading this: she was a delightful and informative post-performance Q&A guest last Fall.

A lovely tweet from Mathilde Froustey: https://twitter.com/lapetitefrench_/status/699797180568064000

Megan Fairchild and Barry Kerollis were featured in the February 2014 issue of "Dance Magazine" for their use of new media, including Fairchild's "Ask Megan" series on the Balancing Pointe podcast, in which on Monday-Wednesday she answers listeners' questions: Breaking the Fourth Wall

In the latest issue of "Dance Magazine" there's an article that highlights Megan Fairchild and Barry Kerollis' use of new media: Breaking the Fourth Wall

When you are in Moscow, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novodevichy_Cemetery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novodevichy_Convent It was my favorite thing in Moscow. Ulanova is buried in the cemetery.

Am envious...

From the YouTube excerpts, "Cendrillon" has no appeal for me, but judge for yourself. t (Too bad Ariana Lallone is gone: the Fairy Godmother role looks made for her. I could also see Rachel Foster in it, if the stagers don't insist on tall.) I think the limited casting in "Romeo et Juliette" was a major mistake for the Company: aside from the first run, where three Juliette and Romeo pairs were planned, but due to injury, Pantastico danced all the Juliettes with two Romeos, I can't think of a full-length that had such limited opportunities for the Company. I don't have much bigger hopes for "Cendrillon." However, the mixed bills have many, many opportunities for the dancers in each one, and I look forward to seeing breakout performances in each.

That tends to be the custom in North America, but it hasn't been a commandment for Europe or Russia, where directors are on record for speaking their minds about dancers and the institution, before, during, and after. She made the same comments in "Never Far from Dancing," Barbara Newman's follow-up to "Striking a Balance."

I would guess that the brochures went to the printers before he made his announcement. It makes sense if he is coming in to coach that having two on the same program makes practical sense. "3 Movements" was made for PNB, and they brought it to NYC and maybe Jacob's Pillow.

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I just got to reading the "Romeo et Juliette" program booklet and saw that Lindsi Dec and Karel Cruz had a son, Koan Dec Cruz, on January 19. "The youngest member of the PNB family weight eight pounds, three ounces and measured 21 inches long." Congratulations to them

Not Part of Subscription Season: First Look Gala Friday, September 23, 2015 (Tickets go on sale July 18.) Celebrate the opening of PNB’s 44th season with a glamorous cocktail party, an elegant backstage dinner, and a dance party onstage after the performance! Featuring special guest Benjamin Millepied (former director of Paris Opera Ballet). For information, visit PNB.org. (Performance tickets sold separately.) George Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER™ November 25 – December 29, 2016 (Tickets go on sale Monday, May 16, 2016.) Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Judith Fugate, with Peter Boal and Garielle Whittle Scenic & Costume Design: Ian Falconer Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Original Lev Ivanov Production Premiere: December 6, 1892, Imperial Ballet, St. Petersburg Balanchine Production Premiere: February 2, 1954, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: November 27, 2015 Hansel & Gretel March 19 – 26, 2017 (Part of PNB’s “Family Matinees” series. Call the PNB Box Office for details.) Featuring students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. Music: Oskar Nedbal Concept and Choreography: Bruce Wells Staging: Michele Curtis and Otto Neubert Scenic Design: Edith Whitsett Costume Design: Pacific Northwest Ballet Costume Shop Witch Costume Design: Victoria McFall Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: March 18, 2007, PNB School SEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCE Sunday, June 11, 2017 (Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.) NEXT STEP Choreographers’ Showcase Friday, June 16, 2017 (Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.) 36th Annual PNB School Performances Saturday, June 17, 2017 (Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.) PNB ON TOUR (Tickets not available through the PNB Box Office.) August 24 - 28, 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA Sum Stravinsky (Stravinsky/Gaines); 3 Movements (Reich/Millepied); World Premiere (Jessica Lang) For more information, visit JacobsPillow.org.

Subscription Rep: Rep 1 – TRICOLORE September 23 – October 2, 2016 3 Movements Music: Steve Reich Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Scenic Design: Benjamin Millepied Costume Design: Isabella Boylston, assisted by Larae Theige Hascall Lighting Design: Brad Fields Premiere: November 6, 2008, Pacific Northwest Ballet Appassionata Sonata (PNB Premiere) Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Premiere: February 5, 2016, Paris Opera Ballet (Paris, France) Symphony in C Music: Georges Bizet Choreography: George Balanchine © The School of American Ballet Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli 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 Rep 2 – BRIEF FLING November 4 – 13, 2016 Brief Fling Music: Michel Colombier and Percy Grainger Choreography: Twyla Tharp Original Costume Design: Isaac Mizrahi Original Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: February 28, 1990, American Ballet Theatre (San Francisco, CA) PNB Premiere: September 27, 2013 Forgotten Land Music: Benjamin Britten Choreography: Jiri Kylian Scenic and Costume Design: Jiri Kylian Lighting Design: Joop Caboort Lighting Re-Design: Kees Tjebbes Premiere: April 12, 1981, Stuttgart Ballet PNB Premiere: November 8, 2013 Stravinsky Violin Concerto Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Paul Boos and Colleen Neary Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: June 18, 1972, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 5, 1986 Rep 3 – Cendrillon (PNB Premiere) February 3 – 12, 2017 Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Scenic Design: Ernest Pignon-Ernest Costume Design: Jérôme Kaplan Lighting Design: Dominique Drillot Premiere: December 23, 1996, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Rep 4 – DIRECTOR’S CHOICE March 17 – 26, 2017 New Suite Music: George Frideric Handel, Luciano Berio, Johann Sebastian Bach Choreography: William Forsythe Scenic and Lighting Design: William Forsythe Costume Design: William Forsythe and Yumiko Takeshima Premiere: February 25, 2012, Dresden Semperoper Ballet PNB Premiere: March 13, 2015 World Premiere Choreography: Jessica Lang Premiere: August 24, 2016, Pacific Northwest Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts Commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Empire Noir (PNB Premiere) Music: Greg Haines Choreography: David Dawson Scenic Design: John Otto Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: Bert Dalhuysen Premiere: June 17, 2015, Dutch National Ballet Rep 5 – BALLET ON BROADWAY April 14 – 23, 2017 Carousel (A Dance) Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Costume Design: Holly Hynes Lighting Design: Mark Stanley Premiere: November 26, 2002, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 12, 2009 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Scenic and Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Costume Design: Holly Hynes Premiere: May 2, 1968, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: September 20, 2008 West Side Story Suite Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Choreography: Jerome Robbins with Peter Genarro Scenic Design: Oliver Smith Costume Design: Irene Sharaff Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: May 18, 1995, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 12, 2009 REP 6 – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION June 2 – 11, 2017 La Source (PNB Premiere) Music: Léo Delibes Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Peter Boal Original Costume Design: Karinska Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates Premiere: November 23, 1968, New York City Ballet Opus 19 / The Dreamer (PNB Premiere) Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Jerome Robbins Staging: Peter Boal Costume Design: Ben Benson Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: June 14, 1979, New York City Ballet Pictures at an Exhibition (PNB Premiere) Music: Modest Mussorgsky Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky Costume Design: Adeline Andre Lighting Design: Mark Stanley Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington Premiere: October 2, 2014, New York City Ballet

From the press release: 44th season to feature six PNB premieres including Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Cendrillon, George Balanchine’s La Source, Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19 / The Dreamer, Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, and works by Benjamin Millepied and David Dawson; and a world premiere from Jessica Lang. Other highlights include the return of audience favorites including Robbins’ West Side Story Suite, Jiri Kylian’s Forgotten Land, and Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. The line-up also includes additional works by Balanchine, Millepied, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon. (And, of course, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™.) 44th season single-ticket sales begin Monday, July 18. (Tickets to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ go on sale Monday, May 16.) September 2016 – June 2017 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, Washington February 13, 2016, SEATTLE, WA— Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 44th season, running from September, 2016 to June, 2017. Highlights include a program of PNB premieres by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Alexei Ratmansky; a full-length story ballet from Jean-Christophe Maillot (Roméo et Juliette) based on the story of Cinderella; a world premiere from Jessica Lang (The Calling); PNB premieres by Benjamin Millepied and David Dawson; and the return of audience favorites by Balanchine, Robbins, Millepied, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, and Christopher Wheeldon. For family audiences, PNB is bringing back its popular matinee production of Hansel & Gretel (performed by students of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School), and – of course – George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. PNB will begin accepting season subscription renewals and new full-season subscription orders on Tuesday, February 16; tickets to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ go on sale to the public on Monday, May 16. The Box Office opens for 2016-2017 season single ticket sales on Monday, July 18. For further information, contact the PNB Box Office by phone at 206.441.2424, online at PNB.org, or in person at 301 Mercer Street. Discounted subscription rates are available for senior citizens and students with ID. All programming and dates are subject to change. For more information, visit PNB.org.

Mark Goldweber, our glebb, died in 2011 -- far too young -- and graced our pages until then. Maybe they're dancing a pas together now.

Goldstar has tickets for Thursday, Friday, and the non-subscription performance on Sunday night at 6:30pm.

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We don't know what Lissner told him when he recruited him. Lissner also knew what he was getting into, and he's paid to know what he's getting into.