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I managed to buy a ticket to today's (Sunday) matinee at the box office for $30. The seat next to it is currently still on sale and is listed (without entering the promo code) at $74. At the Shakespeare Theatre, where the performances were being held, they don't have rush ticket prices for groups that are renting the theater (which is what the WB is doing). I never ask about elderly discounts (and I've only been asked once if I was old enough to be entitled to such a discount).

15 percent off tickets to remaining performances using promo code PRIDE15

This unfortunately turned out to be true.

So the way to view the program is to click on the faint arrow next to the photo of Andile Ndlovu that is accompanied by the caption "Header photo of Gian Carlo Perez and Abigail Granlund by Spencer Bentley". They've added a 4th work, a duet by the retiring Tamas Krizsa that will be danced by himself and his fellow retiree Sona Kharatian (both of whom have already been working as rehearsal assistants). Speaking of Andile Ndlovu, I don't see him listed in any of the casts, which might well mean that his leg is in a cast owing to his injury in Giselle.

My understanding is that A Midsummer Night's Dream was chosen to fit in with the KC's 50th anniversary celebration because it was performed during the NYCB's first trip to the KC (in 1974). Adding a 2nd full-length ballet would be challenging even for a company as large as the NYCB, so starting the run with a triple bill makes the most sense. My memory isn't as good as it used to be (sigh) and I don't save old programs, but I was thinking that the NYCB often doesn't present a full-length ballet on their visits to the KC.

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According to the WB's Facebook page, 5 dancers have been promoted from the studio company to the main company: Andrea Allmon, Rafael Bejerano, Nicholas Cowden, Audrey Malek, Rench Soriano. Since they had 31 dancers in their main company this year, 5 openings would seem to be an atypically large number unless they are expanding their roster.

At the Sunday evening performance, Andile Ndlovu dancing as Albrecht suffered an apparent major injury during the next-to-last solo in the forced dance sequence. After Ayano Kimura as Giselle held things together with a little improvising, they sent out Hilarion (Ariel Martinez) to take over Albrecht's parts (no chance for a costume change). This was very unfortunate, as Kimura and Ndlovu really fit together well. Ndlovu is scheduled to choreograph a piece for the WB's performance at the Wolf Trap in September. His injury could potentially impact his ability to teach his choreography (if he hasn't taught it already).

How stupid of me! I was trying to enter the promo code in the box labelled "Add Credits / Promo Code / Gift Card". It should have been obvious that this would not be the right place to enter a promo code. Anyone with any brains at all would have figured out that you click on the "Unlock" button and enter the promo code there.

The promo code DID work at the box office (after standing in line for 20 minutes - the wait was just as long for the will call).

I tried the code, and it didn't work. A couple of people have posted on the WB Facebook page that they also couldn't get it to work. I had also received an email from the WB with this code.

The Kennedy Center announced this morning that vaccinations will no longer be required as of May 15. This means that a vaccination will not be required to attend the New York City Ballet performances in June.

On their Facebook page, the WB has a post about a discount code - SPRING - that is supposed to allow you to buy tickets for $40. I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know if it's for all seats or for all performances.

The WB has posted casting for Giselle. Six performances, 5 Giselles, 3 Albrechts, 3 Myrthas (1 of whom is in the studio company). https://www.washingtonballet.org/events/giselle/

The Live Nation website how states that vaccinations ARE required!

The Warner Theater did not enforce a mask requirement at tonight's Steve Hackett concert.

The WB has only 11 male dancers (out of 31 in the professional company), several of whom are early in their careers, so perhaps they felt it best to program ballets that don't require a lot of experienced men.

The Mariinsky Ballet is NOT listed on the just-released 2022-23 Kennedy Center ballet and dance calendar.

According to the Live Nation website, proof of a covid vaccination will NOT be required for attending Giselle at the Warner Theater. I didn't see any mention of a change in the mask requirement.

Cornejo is god

- The orchestra performed the Ukrainian national anthem before the Tuesday and Wednesday performances. - There was a tornado warning issued, which is what caused the cell phone alarms. There were 2 possible brief tornado touchdowns, 1 just outside the beltway. - A short cut for the online programs is tkc.co/OH. I understand the motivation for eliminating printed programs, but I miss them, especially in the concert hall where it is usually light enough to look at the program during the performance. I'm in the nosebleed seats tonight, then will decide whether it's worth breaking into my piggy bank for better seats at future performances. The triple bill was better from upstairs than from the orchestra.

I think that everyone knows what you meant, Unless there is a safety issue or if performers are using the aisles, audience members are never prohibited from leaving at any time.

And you have a higher infection rate and a higher fatality rate than we do. Florida mandates vaccinations against 12 different diseases in order to attend school (either public or private) or be in a daycare facility, so don't expect anyone to believe that resistance to covid mask or vaccine mandates is based on any sort of "individual rights" considerations.

According to the theater manager, this particular theater, apparently because food and drinks are allowed in the theater itself, falls under the same rules as restaurants and bars and therefore patrons are allowed to unmask if they purchased something to eat or drink. The problem that I have with this is that the audience is crammed closer together than the patrons in any restaurant or bar that I've been in.

OK, maybe I over-reacted. I bought a ticket to this evening's performance of The Nutcracker only to find that after I got there that anyone who had a drink or a bag of popcorn or any other snack could take off their facemask. There were a number of people around me who therefore weren't wearing facemasks (and a number of people in the very cramped hallways who weren't wearing facemasks). I got panicky and left. Entrance was restricted to vaccinated only and I'm only 2 months past my booster and my only co-morbidity is my age, so maybe the risk was low. But just before I left for the theater, I had seen a news headline that stated that DC is one of the leading covid hotspots in the USA (and actually has a higher per capita rate than any state). The Strathmore (in the DC suburbs) and the Meyerhof (in Baltimore) have completely eliminated food and beverage sales. The Kennedy Center initially discontinued food and beverage sales, then during warm weather allowed sales on the outdoor terrace, and finally restored sales as the previous wave died down, but food and drinks are not allowed in the theaters.