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Helene

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  1. Helene
    I think that the Midsummer Act II Pas de deux is second to none in the Balanchine rep, on par with Symphony in C second movement. It's also a far more difficult role to get right than Titania, in my opinion.
  2. Helene
    While I understand why Agon is considered one of the greatest ballets ever, Episodes is my favorite of the Balanchine black-and-white ballets. Ballet Arizona is doing the standard post-Graham version and doesn't include the Paul Taylor solo, which NYCB revived with Peter Frame in 1986-7.
  3. Helene
    That is great news, doug! Thank you for letting us know so quickly.
  4. Helene
    Massot is listed on the ("subject to change") cast list for Danish Summer Ballet in June: http://kglteater.dk/Alle_forestillinger/12_13/Kongelig_sommerballet.aspx While the RDB website lists the dates (10-14 June, 16-17 June), unfortunately, where the performances will take place is (as of now) still last year's list. Last year's tour stops were Gentofte, Sorø, Sønderborg, and Grenå. There are six performances this year vs. four listed for 2011, and I'm not sure if this means more cities or multiple performances for some cities.
  5. Helene
    This is the news I've dreaded, but he will be a great head of the School.
  6. Helene
    Sunday 19 August 6pm Bring your picnic basket and experience hundreds of performers from the Royal Danish Theatre as they present opera, ballet and drama highlights from the upcoming season. Performing: The Royal Danish Opera The Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Theatre - Drama Department The Royal Danish Orchestra http://kglteater.dk/Alle_forestillinger/12_13/Det_Kongelige_Teater_paa_Skamling.aspx
  7. Helene
    Saturday 18 August 6pm Free Admission Bring your picnic basket and experience hundreds of performers from the Royal Danish Theatre as they present opera, ballet and drama highlights from the upcoming season. Performing: The Royal Danish Opera The Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Theatre - Drama Department The Royal Danish Orchestra http://kglteater.dk/Alle_forestillinger/12_13/Det_Kongelige_Teater_paa_Rosenborg.aspx
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    Venue and towns not on website as of 31 May 2012 (2011 dates listed and not updated) Sunday 10.06.2012 19:00 Monday 11.06.2012 19:00 Tuesday 12.06.2012 19:00 Wednesday 13.06.2012 19:00 Thursday 14.06.2012 19:00 Saturday 16.06.2012 15:00 Sunday 17.06.2012 15:00 Eight Danish towns will host performances by the Royal Danish Ballet, including classical and modern ballets with excerpts from A Folk Tale, The Nutcracker, La Sylphide, Apollon, etc. And this year the Royal Danish Theatre’s youth company, Kompagni B, will take part in the entire tour. Complete cast - Subject to change Alban Lendorf Ulrik Birkkjær Jean-Lucien Massot Susanne Grinder Marcin Kupiñski Amy Watson Alba Nadal Camilla Ruelykke Caroline Baldwin Hilary Guswiler Jon Axel Fransson Jonathan Chmelensky Lena-Maria Gruber Ida Praetorius Alexander Bozinoff http://kglteater.dk/...mmerballet.aspx
  9. Helene
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    Venue and towns not on website as of 31 May 2012 (2011 dates listed and not updated) Sunday 10.06.2012 19:00 Monday 11.06.2012 19:00 Tuesday 12.06.2012 19:00 Wednesday 13.06.2012 19:00 Thursday 14.06.2012 19:00 Saturday 16.06.2012 15:00 Sunday 17.06.2012 15:00 Eight Danish towns will host performances by the Royal Danish Ballet, including classical and modern ballets with excerpts from A Folk Tale, The Nutcracker, La Sylphide, Apollon, etc. And this year the Royal Danish Theatre’s youth company, Kompagni B, will take part in the entire tour. Complete cast - Subject to change Alban Lendorf Ulrik Birkkjær Jean-Lucien Massot Susanne Grinder Marcin Kupiñski Amy Watson Alba Nadal Camilla Ruelykke Caroline Baldwin Hilary Guswiler Jon Axel Fransson Jonathan Chmelensky Lena-Maria Gruber Ida Praetorius Alexander Bozinoff http://kglteater.dk/...mmerballet.aspx
  10. Helene
    Ballet Arizona's "All Balanchine" program opens tonight and runs through Sunday afternoon. Casting has been posted to the website:
  11. Helene

    Alina Somova

    Helene replied to kirovboy's topic in Dancers

    That is very good news.
  12. Helene
    That sounds like superb casting!
  13. Helene
    Many thanks, Batsuchan, for the review. ABT has just tweeted that Natalia Osipova has withdrawn from tonight's performance.
  14. Helene
    Casting is up for Week 2; here are the principal couples: Thursday, 7 June 7:30 pm: Swanhilde: Lesley Rausch Franz: Jerome Tisserand Dr. Coppelius: William Lin-Yee Friday, 8 June 7:30pm and Sunday, 10 June 1pm Swanhilde: Leta Biasucci Franz: James Moore Dr. Coppelius: Ezra Thomson Saturday, 9 June 2pm Swanhilde: Kaori Nakamura Franz: Jonathan Porretta Dr. Coppelius: Jeff Stanton Saturday, 9 June 7:30pm Swanhilde: Rachel Foster Franz: Benjamin Griffiths Dr. Coppelius: Peter Boal James Moore returns as Franz. Two years ago, he partnered Mara Vinson in her last regular season performance in this ballet. This year, his Swanhilde is Leta Biasucci. Here is a new video in which he talks about the role of Franz and comedy in the ballet:
  15. Helene
    I'd love to hear what you think of her and the rest of the guests.
  16. Helene
    It's great that you got to see all three casts, little_junkie. I was hoping to be able to make the trip, but, in the end, couldn't. Many thanks for your report and the comparisons!
  17. Helene
    Oh, I'm so jealous -- Maria Kochetkova is one of my favorite dancers on the planet.
  18. Helene
    I'd love to hear your impressions!
  19. Helene
    This was the original casting on the Bolshoi's website for Don Quixote: Did anyone see any of these performances?
  20. Helene
    Cinderella-ending is actually accurate for what happened to Houseknecht. The Cinderella story ends "And they lived happily ever after," and we assume what that means. Houseknecht got her contract instead of a Prince, and she doesn't have to live wondering "What if?" having been rejected by ballet. Perhaps she is living happily ever after having tried her dream and rejected it in the end.
  21. Helene

    Myrtha

    Helene replied to puppytreats's topic in Giselle

    From Myrta's point of view, and that's what Teuscher was talking about, the crime that Albrecht committed against women in general was more important than Giselle's or Albrecht's individual feelings. That is where the analogy holds. Individual feelings don't create justice, since there's no consensus. It might impact the sentence if the family of a murder victim forgives the murderer and doesn't want to see him punished, but it doesn't overturn the conviction. In this case, it's supernatural vigilante law, but the women didn't choose between death and wandering through the forest each night for all of eternity.
  22. Helene

    Myrtha

    Helene replied to puppytreats's topic in Giselle

    Don't all of the Wilis return to the dead after the bell rings? Isn't the supreme sacrifice that she will doubtless fare badly under Myrta for the rest of time, without the same purpose as the rest of the Wilis?
  23. Helene

    Myrtha

    Helene replied to puppytreats's topic in Giselle

    Sorry, Mel, I was typing on my phone and accidentally killed the clause "As Giselle is the one who acts individually and defines Myrta," that referred to Giselle as the Decider, which I've corrected. I don't buy the going to Heaven part, though. Where is the self-sacrifice there?
  24. Helene

    Myrtha

    Helene replied to puppytreats's topic in Giselle

    Eva von Braun didn't think that Hitler deserved punishment. (Neither did Winifred Wagner.). Is it just in a society for Albrecht to deceive and kill a girl and walk away to marry another and rule a kingdom where he has wealth and life and death authority over the peasants and a right to their labor? Certainly from Myrta's point of view, the answer is "No." It's a Romantic concept that individual judgement determines [fill in the blank, including justice.]. Myrta doesn't make up the rules -- she's more like Geoffrey Holder or the head of the Furies -- but she enforces them, with a vengeance, so to speak. It's a Romantic ballet, with a Romantic ending, and as Giselle is the one who acts individually and defines Myrta, it's actually she who is the Decider.
  25. Helene
    15% off all performances of Coppelia holiday promo, until Monday, 28 May: https://www.pnb.org/promo/holiday
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