Helene

They're in chains themselves.

What a fantastic schedule for next season.

Nakamura is in her early 40's. PNB performs "Swan Lake" often, but it's not likely that it will be done again for another two, if not three seasons. This might be your last chance to see her Odette/Odile.

What I don't understand is this: I thought Pronin had to be replaced as union representative anyway, because it was a conflict of interest to be in management and the union representative, and his appointment was supposed to be temporary. it would seem that with him no longer Company Manager, there would no longer be a conflict of interest.

The inflection of her wrists indicates handcuffs.

The latest: Pronin, the Bolshoi's Company Manager, who has also replaced Dmitrienko as head union rep during Dmitrienko's incarceration, has been dismissed by the Bolshoi: http://www.ismeneb.com/ismeneb.com/Blog/Entries/2013/4/21_Bolshoi_dismisses_its_ballet_company_manager.html Ismene Brown's commentary is on top, followed by a translation of an article in Izvetsia.

The other theaters with two diverse facilities seem to program based on the appropriateness of the work to place, including technical demands, size of the work, and audience demand. The Bastille is very different than Palais Garnais, and the new Opera House in Copenhagen is very different from te Royal Theater. The Bolshoi tends to have one opera and one ballet playing in the two stages.

On Friday night, Imler performed that sequence almost exactly like she did in the video, which was also linked up te page of this thread. (PNB tweeted earlier in the week that there were already 4K views.) There were some singles in the middle, then back to back single-single-double with arms overhead. The chainees were incredible, too: she's like a whirlwind.

Ms. Whitsett died in December 2011, far too young. This is a short article from "The Stranger" at that time: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/12/02/seattle-theater-loses-one-of-its-great-talents It would be great if these were made into a book in her memory.

Thank you so much, doug! I thought it might be Ade, too: I didn't recognize Griffiths.

Marc Haegeman posted the following photo to the For Ballet Lovers Only Facebook page: The old Mariinsky Theatre reflected in the new Mariinsky

Edit Whitsett was one of the great scene painters in Seattle, and she also did original designs. The last of hers I saw was the set/costume design for Bruce Wells' "Snow White" last year. Room 104 & Seattle Children's Theatre present this exhibit of her work through 30 May, Tuesday-Friday 3:30-5:30pm at Seattle Children's Theatre's Charlotte Martin Theatre Upper Lobby (201 Thomas Street). http://room104gallery.com/special-event

Second Sunday afternoon is a subscription performance. The evening one is an additional performance, as were the two performances first Sunday and today's matinee.

The Sunday night performance (tomorrow) is a non-subscription performance, and there are usually great tickets to be had for them that are normally assigned to subscribers. I had a prime Orchestra seat this afternoon, another non-subscription performance.

There's is still time to see four of the five casts this weekend: Today (Sat) at 1pm (Korbes/Cruz) Tonight at 7:30pm (Rausch/Bold) Tomorrow (Sun) matinee at 1pm (Imler/Herd) Tomorrow evenung at 7pm (Nakamura/Orza) I've seen all but Korbes/Cruz so far, but you can go wrong with any of these casts. This may be the most depth for a major classical ballerina role that I've seen the Company field. (Sadly, it's too late to see Chapman/Tisserand.) Last night we had a bit of unintended excitement: Peter Boal did a front-of-curtain announcement that Casey Herd had an injury and Batkhurel Bold would be Imler's partner. to Bold. There's only a pause between Acts III and IV, and I'm guessing Boyd Bender worked some PT magic during Act III, because Herd reappeared for Act IV, which has a long PDD for Odette and Siegfried. Only Herd appeared at the curtain call. (Perhaps they shared the same costume?)

The one-time season-closing Encores program listing has been published to the PNB site: http://www.pnb.org/Season/12-13/Encore/ "Concerto Barocco" will be performed, along with excepts (not yet specified) from the following works: Cinderella Swan Lake Sum Stravinsky Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven Roméo et Juliette Agon Diamonds Tickets are onsale; the link above has the online ticket info.

Tonight is the last performance of NY Theatre Ballet's Legends and Visionaries program, which includes Tudor's one-act "Romeo and Juliet" set to Delius, Tudor's "Dark Elegies" set to Mahler, Robbins' "Rondo" set to Maozart, and newer works by Alston and Tanowitz. It's at 7pm at Florence Gould Hall, and tickets are $30. http://www.nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/Legends-and-Visionaries-Program-A/?utm_source=Copy+of+FB+Copy+of+%22He+likes+the+company+he+keeps..%22&utm_campaign=Company+he+keeps...&utm_medium=email

From Boston Ballet, posted to:Facebook: Our hearts are with the residents of Boston and surrounding communities as we put our faith in the courageous task force seeking out those responsible for the tragic events of the past week. We have consulted with the City of Boston and it is necessary to postpone the Balanchine Ball scheduled for tomorrow, April 20th. The safety of our guests, dancers and staff is our top priority. We will carry on in the face of violence, and we look forward to celebrating our brave community and beautiful art form with you in the near future.

I wish I could have seen the side-by-side comparison.

There was some beautiful phasing in his Germont, though., and the musicianship was there. He was the opposite of a singer who repeats his roles with a much-diminished voice. His voice was wrong for the part.

That Shakespeare: he's so dullllllll, and they talk so much, and in what language? And in Wagner: all they do is re-hash the same thing for 16 hours. Every time I try to take my friends to see "Hamlet," they can't believe the story -- ghosts: really? -- and that Ophelia character is so passive. And you can forget about the Ring. "Rent," though, they can relate.

Monastyrska was amazing in the Met in HD "Aida." Domingo sang Giorgio Germont recently at the Met. I heard it on Sirius. There was a massive ovation for him as he made his first entrance, but there was no heft to his voice. He sounded to me like a countertenor trying to sing Calaf.

I loved this quote:

Other musicals by Ahrens and Flaherty: Seussical Ragtime Emperor's New Clothes A Man of No Importance Lucky Stiff The Glorious Ones Once on This Island Dessa Rose My Favorite Year and, perhaps most relevant, Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life. Has anyone seen it?