This is my first posting so please forgive me any technical glitches.
Just returned from LC and wanted to tell someone what a wonderful
way to spend a Saturday afternoon ----
Divertimento was near perfection - no one fell, slipped, or tripped and
every one of the dancers looked like they were happy to be there.
Lots of smiles and straight lines. The Ladies were Stafford, Boree, Rutherford,
Bouder and Ansanelli. All beautiful.
The courtiers were elegant and charming - Hanna, Higgins, and Tewsley.
The guy to watch here is new soloist Stephen Hanna. He's tall, handsome,
technically very good and has such a great stage presence -
I predict he 's going to have a great career. I wonder if Jacques d'Amboise
was this good when he was a soloist.......
Stabat Mater was a pleasant surprise --- I hadn't seen it and had heard that
it was a Real Sleeper, if you catch my drift. but I really enjoyed it. Very
unique set and and very, very good dances. The cast was Borree, Kistler,
Weese, Millepied, Soto, and Martins. They were truly engaging with eachother
and though the variations were almost all solos and pas de deux, they all
were working as an ensemble --- the only thing I would change are those
awful velvet Capri Pants the men wore - especially the bright red and
acid green - mercifully Jock was wearing black.
Four Temps was good as ever --- Fabulous casting --- Boal, Whelan and
Askegard, Evans, and Reichlen. Teresa Reichlen is someone to watch ---
she was Choleric and she was great in the 2nd movement of Episodes
on Thursday.
Mr Fioroto conducted with his usual flair - looking forward to the May 18
celebration in his honor. He is a real Treasure for the Company.