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The New Yorker has started to post some of his fiction to its website: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/06/04/120604fa_fact_bradbury http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/backissues/2012/06/ray-bradbury-in-the-new-yorker.html

Lincoln Center casting is now listed as: Giselle Cast July 13 at 8:00 Aurélie Dupont (Giselle), Mathieu Ganio (Albrecht), Émilie Cozette (Myrtha), Vincent Chaillet (Hilarion), Charline Giezendanner, Fabien Revillon (Pas de deux des paysans) July 14 at 2:00 Isabelle Ciaravola (Giselle), Karl Paquette (Albrecht), Marie-Agnès Gillot (Myrtha), Audric Bezard (Hilarion), Héloïse Bourdon, Florimond Lorieux (Pas de deux des paysans) July 14 at 8:00 Clairemarie Osta (Giselle), Nicolas Le Riche (Albrecht), Émilie Cozette (Myrtha), Christophe Duquenne (Hilarion), Amandine Albisson, Daniel Stokes (Pas de deux des paysans) July 17 at 8:00 Aurélie Dupont (Giselle), Mathieu Ganio (Albrecht), Émilie Cozette (Myrtha), Christophe Duquenne (Hilarion), Charline Giezendanner, Fabien Revillon (Pas de deux des paysans) July 18 at 8:00 Dorothée Gilbert (Giselle), Josua Hoffalt (Albrecht), Eve Grinsztajn (Myrtha), Yann Saïz (Hilarion), Héloïse Bourdon, Florimond Lorieux (Pas de deux des paysans) July 19 at 8:00 Clairemarie Osta (Giselle), Nicolas Le Riche (Albrecht), Nolwenn Daniel (Myrtha), Yann Saïz (Hilarion), Charline Giezendanner, Fabien Revillon (Pas de deux des paysans) Letestu is still in the cast as la Cigarette in "Suite en Blanc" on 11-12 July.

Ray Bradbury died yesterday: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57448127-10391698/ray-bradbury-dead-at-91/ New York Times Washington Post LA Times Rest in peace, Mr. Bradbury.

I'm going to try again to post the two week major roles casting spreadsheet: for some reason, this wouldn't work last week: Coppelia Casting Weeks 1 and 2.xlsx

Olivier Wevers just received one of the Seattle 2012 Mayor's Arts Awards: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artspage/2018359753_2012_mayors_arts_awards_winners_announced.html?prmid=head_main#.T893S-wUzSc.facebook The ceremony will be held 31 August at noon at North Fountain Lawn during the opening of Bumbershoot in Seattle Center.

For Londoners or those visiting this month for the Queen's Jubilee celebration, here's a list of coming events: 17 June 7:30pm: An Intimate Evening with Anna Pavlova (at the Linbury Studio Theatre at Covent Garden) 20 June 8pm: A Life in Dance: Monica Mason in Conversation with Patricia Linton 24 June Morning Program 10:30am-12:15pm: Pavlova Day at Ivy House, with ballet masterclass and talk with Clement Crisp 28 June 9:15am-3:30pm: White Lodge Museum Tour Through September, archive photographs on display at Ivy House.

The music for "War and Discord" has a bubbly, bouncy section to it, with matching upbeat choreography, and it would be hard to keep the stern face throughout that section. The Dawn variation, which Imler danced, was choreographed originally for Merrill Ashley, and the Prayer variation, which Gilbreath danced, for Christine Redpath. Getting Biasucci almost feels like stealing. She's scheduled to debut as Swanhilde this Friday, with a second performance this Sunday (matinee).

It's like a storm and cleans everything up for the great wedding pas de deux. I don't know if this was in anyone's mind during its creation, but in my Italian home town it's considered good luck for there to be rain on one's wedding day.

It's a very bizarre addition, with the men and women dressed as gladiators. According to Doug Fullington's notes from the seminar he gave in 2010 before the PNB premiere, it was in the 1870 original score. Every time I see it, I think of "Springtime for Hitler," because it almost seems like a farce, especially after the four beautiful solos (Hours, Prayer, Dawn, Spinner) that precede it.