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On 6/11/2020 at 12:20 PM, canbelto said:
Stuttgart Ballet has another offering:
That was lovely! 😍
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Social Distancing Denim Tutu!
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Scottish Ballet's The Fairy's Kiss (available until June 30)
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On 6/6/2020 at 6:12 PM, Helene said:
A heads up that Dance Theatre of Harlem's Giselle is streaming tonight (Saturday, June 6) at 8pm EDT, 5pm PDT from Dance Theatre of Harlem's Facebook and YouTube channels:
What a groundbreaking and amazing production! (I only knew of Creole Giselle from books and photos.) Ms Johnson was sublime. Ms Graves commanding and effortless. The whole company was magnificent (loved all the children in act 1). Costumes and sets stunning. The orchestra excellent. This version featured the most emotional act 2 I've seen; Giselle repeatedly pleading for Albert's life, even weeping at one point. I was breathless. BRAVO DTH!!!
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On 5/31/2020 at 8:09 PM, Dale said:
YouTube:
What a treat! And what a cast! Standouts for me was Les Sylphides (so otherworldly and romantic) and Theme and Variations (Gelsey and Mikhail...LEGENDARY). 🥰
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12 minutes ago, rkoretzky said:
The website is unclear. It states that he programs will be available for streaming for a limited time but doesn’t give any further details. The programs disappear from the calendar on the website so you can’t find them that way. I found MND on YouTube but I’d like to know for sure that they will all show up there. Can anyone shed light?
it’s a terrific lineup. I have some other meetings this week. 😟
Lincoln Center's twitter account has tweets for the first two programs which include YouTube links (CARMEN.maquia and A Midsummer Night's Dream). Hopefully they will continue to tweet each program with links to view them. I, too, wasn't able to find anything about how long the non-NYCB programs will be available after they are first streamed.
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Royal Danish Ballet's A Folk Tale
https://kglteater.dk/xtra/forestillinger/forestilling-et-folkesagn/?section=33063
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Wow oh WOW! I was blown away by MCB's Firebird. Everything -- the dancing, costumes, set, music -- was spectacular.
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7 hours ago, Rosa said:
From English National Ballet
Just finished Act I and was really struck by it. Beautiful waltz, lovely pas de trois, the dance of the goblets had me smiling. Wolfgang felt like a full-fledged character, his relationship with the prince endearing. (His reaction to being asked if he wanted to come with Siegfried to hunt was adorable!) Isaac's Siegfried was quite boyish and young before his mother turned everything upside down. The set and lighting was stunning, particularly during his solo, the stage going from dusk to night. I've seen many Act I Siegfried solos, yet never before had his restlessness, unidentifiable yearning felt so tangible.
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From English National Ballet
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I have been enjoying the Met's rebroadcasts immensely. (I've even gotten my mother into them! Her favorites have been Puccini's operas and old broadcasts like "Aida" and "Marriage of Figaro.") I have always liked opera but these streamings have turned me into a big fan, introducing new works and old favorites. Highlights for me have been "Eugene Onegin" (so much so that I've viewed four other productions), "La Cenerentola," "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg," and yesterday's "Turandot."
Yusif Eyvazov was the gentlest, most calm Prince Calaf I'd ever seen. He was not magnetic like other portrayals of the role I was used to. He had a quiet strength about him, looking neither to the left or right in his quest to win Turandot. He saw something in the princess that made her worth loving.
Christine Goerke's Turandot was no man-hater. Her iciness was an illusion. From her entrance in Act II through the end of the Riddle scene, this Turandot was protecting herself, afraid of vulnerability and love. She had been in this familiar situation, presenting her riddles to countless suitors before. But Calaf was not like the others. Christine's body language and facial expressions conveyed her being torn between her attraction to him and desire for him to fail. This added weight to her confession in Act III about her conflicting feelings, seeing his certainty to conquer her -- we had seen it. Instead of Liu's sacrifice being the turning point, of truly awakening Turandot's love for Calaf, it had been growing since they first faced off in the great throne room.
But the connection between the two dated even further back. In the closing moments of Act I, after striking the gong, Calaf held his hand out to Turandot. Slowly she looked at him, raised her hand, palm up and held away from her body: stop, stay away. Several times the moment was repeated between them, with him longingly reaching and she fearfully pushing away. Then the end, after Turandot called him Love; this time she extended her hand, palm open, accepting and inviting. And Calaf came to her.
The rest of the cast was wonderful. The orchestra magnificent. Zeffirelli’s production is still stunning after all this time.
P.S. Thank you, vipa, for the Aria Code recommendation! The podcast has been fascinating!
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12 hours ago, volcanohunter said:
It's a standard feature of Russian and post-Soviet productions. Ratmansky's production also includes it, but the choreography is conspicuously different.
The performance was filmed at the Mariinsky's "branch" in Vladivostok, which is 6,500 km east of St. Petersburg, so naturally the theater there has its own sets and costumes.
Thank you very much for the info, volcanohunter!
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16 hours ago, naomikage said:
Sleeping Beauty by Mariinsky Ballet Primorsky Stage, starring Ekaterina Osmolkina and Kimin Kim, starting in an hour.
That was wonderful -- from Kim and Osmolkina to the very appreciative audience. When did the Mariinsky change their sets? The new ones are beautiful. This was the first time I've seen Cinderella and her Prince have more than just a walk on appearance, and really enjoyed their dance.
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8 minutes ago, California said:
Holy Moly! What a week this is going to be. And May 31: the legendary performance of T&V by Kirkland-Baryshnikov! Until now, the only way to see this is that hideously blurred version on YouTube - or a trip to the NYPL Dance Collection. For years/decades people like us have been pleading for them to release this on VHS/DVD. Be still my heart!
Holy Moly indeed! So exciting! (I wonder if the streams will be available for 24 hours...)
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On 5/9/2020 at 1:30 PM, volcanohunter said:
The Dutch National Ballet in Rudi van Dantzig's production of Swan Lake, with Maia Makhateli and Daniel Camargo in the leads.
Thanks! Lovely performance.
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Perm Opera Ballet Theatre's Cinderella from 2016. (Quite an interesting version.)
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On 4/16/2020 at 12:54 PM, volcanohunter said:
The Royal Danish Ballet performs Balanchine's Ballo della Regina.
Thank you! I was smiling from start to finish. Lovely. 🥰
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That was wonderful! The whole cast from principals to corps was fantastic; sets and costumes absolutely stunning
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On 3/12/2020 at 8:05 PM, LadyBubbles said:
Swan Lake in Detroit is still on. With so many things getting cancelled in the last few days, I do wonder whether these performance will happen. I hope the theater and ABT do what's best for everyone, dancers, staff, and audiences.
Detroit shows are cancelled - https://www.abt.org/covid19-updates/
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14 hours ago, California said:
Do you remember a specific company/production that used that music in the full-length Swan Lake? I've seen a lot of Swan Lakes and have never heard that used. But, I suppose, anything is possible...
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Found this clip of the show:
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Fascinating...
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It has been a pleasure reading reports of nearly all the Giselle casts. Thank you everyone!!
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What a neat topic!
For me, personally, it is certain partnerships that I wish I could have seen live... Baryshnikov/Kirkland, Dowell/Sibley, Le Riche/Guillem, Augustyn/Kain, Muntagirov/Klimentova.
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I received mine about 4:45pm yesterday, which for some reason arrived in my promotions folder...