I didn't want to say too much but......Sugar Plum was the one of the co-directors in her 50's!!! So was her partner. They had male guests in the party scene trying to dance who never took a dance lesson in their lives or so it looked. Choreography terrible- how many finger turns can you do??? Kids not well rehearsed- so called pro dancers horribly overweight and lacking any talent.
I also saw 2 Nutcrackers- one good, one very bad. Good and different was Sarasota Ballet's new Circus Nutcracker. New choreography, sets, and costumes- live orchestra.
Bad was Atlanta Festival Ballet- they call themselves a pro company????
I supered with Stuttgart Ballet when I was 18 or so in NYC and Philadelphia. I was mesmerized watching Haydee and Cragun in R and J especially. I would hide in the wings so I could watch them even though we were not allowed to.
I have always liked Meryl Streep so I enjoyed that segment. Also have been a fan of Diamond- like most of his songs. I would have liked more classical performances for Ma, but was surprised he did so many other things other than just classical.
I was also a student of hers in Columbus. I was a member of Christopher Ballet company through middle and high school. I lost touch with her years ago.
Very interesting video! I used to see Mararova do SL and no one was better than her! She has a lot of info to give and the dancer didn't seem to want to listen.
When I lived in NYC in the 70's, I went to NYCB as often as possible. She was always my favorite female dancer. When I wss in Hartford Ballet, we got some of NYCB's unused pointe shoes and I was very disappointed that her shoes were too big for me!!
I just read the link from June 1 #10 about Milwaukee Ballet dancers being tested for health issues. My daugher was one of those tested. I think they were actually all dancers from MB2. Anyway, she had told me about the testing and said it was very interesting. If anyone wants to know what all was tested, I can call her to find out. I don't remember from last year.