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I saw Spartacus. Phenomenal! Standing ovation for all 8 performanaces and the 91 year old choreographer, Yuri, gave the company permission to do the production again in 2018. Drew Jacoby did not dance in this production. 

Aaron Robison is now a soloist with Houston Ballet.

I have a cute/funny story to tell concerning the Olympians. My daughter dances in Europe in a town where there is an excellent Olympic swim coach who trains swimmers from all over the world. She met these swimmers and became fast friends with them and the coach. On one occasion my daughter and the swimmers went out to dinner. The waiter, upon hearing all the different languages being spoken at the table, inquired as to the reason why they were living in his town. Their reply: "We are all Olympic swimmers, but xxxxx (my daughter) is a professional ballet dancer!" It seems that there was a fascination amongst the swimmers in my daughter's career. They gave her swim suits/swim caps that they wore in Beijing and from their sponsors, asked if they could try on her pointe shoes and could they come to company class with her, went with her to yoga classes and watched her performances. She was amazed that they were so fascinated in her. Her response to me: "Mom, I don't think they have a clue how much more they have accomplished in their lives than I have in mine." It has been exciting watching them in London. I watched two of her girlfriends on the Netherlands team place 2nd ahead of the US in the women's 400 freestyle relay and one of the men on the French freestyle relay upset the favored to win US team to receive the gold. They have more events to swim and I will of course be rooting for the US and for them.

In defense of Carmen, she is at least 5'8" (maybe a little taller) and it is harder for the taller dancers to move as quickly as the shorter ones.

FYI, Corella Ballet will also be performing Swan Lake in Detroit, April 27-29, 2012. Then again in Beijing in August.

Nanette Glushack is the artistic director of "Ballet du Nord" in France, which has long been a respected venue for Balanchine works. She also sets works by Mr B. for the Balanchine Trust.

Sorry, but I believe that Nanette is artistic director of Ballet du Capitol in Toulouse until August 2012...she does set Balanchine pieces though!

4mrdncr, can you send me a pm? I think your mailbox is full or maybe since I have only 16 posts on this side of the board I can't pm you? I have over 500 posts on Ballet talk for dancers. Thanks!

Thanks Agnes, I will look into that!

Thanks Agnes, but I just recently saw Neumeier's version of the Nutcracker and was just looking for a copy. I am sure your favorite is wonderful especially with the dancers you mentioned. I really appreciate your reply!

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks!

Very interesting but if it has nothing to do with Christmas, what is the point of doing this production this time of year and calling it Nutcracker? Am I missing something here?

I will be watching a Neumeier production of Nutcracker by the Dresden SempOper Ballet on Christmas Day. The storyline is very different than what I have seen in the past and I don't really know what to expect. I am a ballet mom, never a dancer and discussions of choreography just fly over my head. All I know is that if the choreography or the dancer moves me, then I feel like I have gotten more than my money's worth. I can't tell if it is the choreography or the dancer's interpretation of the choreography that is the thing that moves me though.

I saw Mamma Mia in New York a few years ago and loved it. The film version was awful and just didn't tranfer well from the stage. Meryl needs to stick with acting. Brosnan was a joke. A friend of my husband's who attended with us asked about 30 minutes into the film, "Are we at a point where we can kill ourselves?"

I hope Polina shows, as two years ago she was slated to dance at the gala and was injured.

Hello Alane and welcome to Ballet Talk. Can you give us any insights, if any, on the Zurich Ballet and their AD? Thanks!

I did call the box office and sure enough they had 2 tickets in orchestra! I guess it pays to keep calling until something comes up. Thanks for everyone's help. Koshka and amckean, enjoy the show!

My daughter is dying to go. If anyone decides they don't want to go Sunday pm show, please let me know

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can identify by name, a video that I am looking for. The video had, I think, Kirov dancers at the Mariinski Theatre and contained the solos from Paquita and also a Fairy Doll piece. I remember seeing the cover and it was red. Can anyone help? Thanks

Oh I did it!

I found the translation of the lyrics...the name of the song is called Demo Last Day..

LETZTER TAG - LAST DAY - English

Do we know how often a heart

can break?

How much sense is there in

insanity?

Are feelings worth it?

How many tears fit into

a canal?

Will we live again?

Why do we wake up?

What does time heal?

I am

Your seventh sense

Your double hull

Your second face

You are

A wise prognosis

The hope principle

A beacon out of

the night

Some day I will find and

love you

I am one of your colors

Pick your favorite

You can wear it

You can bleach it

I'll tell you all my PIN

numbers

I'll paint your wildest

dreams

I'll explain things to you

I don't understand

I am

Your seventh sense

Your double hull

Your second face

You are

A safe prognosis

The hope principle

A beacon out of

the night

Some day I will find and

love you

Life flows red in

our veins

I'll serve it to you on

a golden platter

You rescue me from the

gray valley of tears

Make all miracles come

true at once

Till I don't know

which end is up

I am

Your seventh sense

Your double hull

Your second face

Your favorite color

Your fastest car

Your deepest dive

Your hang glider flight

You are

A good prognosis

The hope principle

A beacon out of

the night

I'll find you, and will love

more than myself

I love you more than myself

Some day I will find you

I'll find you or not

I love you more than myself

And I'll find you

I'll find you or not

My wonderful son helped me find these lyrics

What a beautiful dancer and gorgeous music! A must see for my daughter. Thanks for posting this.

I will never understand why people feel the need to have their cell phones on while watching a ballet. Wouldn't you want to enjoy the performance without distractions? Also if you are playing games on your phone or blackberry during the performance, then you don't need to be there....give your tickets to someone who is really interested in attending.