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abatt

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  1. Casting for week 3 is posted on the website
  2. Per the lobby casting sheet Sanz is replaced in all assignments this week. Corti is the Levin award winner per program. Going to be a long night. In addition to the Levin award presentation it is a see the music lecture night
  3. Per the lobby casting sheet Sanz is replaced in all assignments this week.
  4. Definitely. Miller is not favored under current management. Notably Peter Martins selected her for the lead in Barber Violin Concerto, which is in my opinion a good role for her. Miller is rarely selected as the lead for important Balanchine ballets, or for Robbins ballets.
  5. This was one area where I admired what Martins did. There was more fluidity in assigning roles to promising young dancers under his tenure than under the current admin. The current leaders seem to value seniority as the guiding factor in casting to a greater extent than Martins. Would today's admin allow a teenage ballerina to debut the leads in Agon, Prodigal Son and Titania the way that Martins allowed Miriam Miller to do under his tenure? I doubt it.
  6. Nothing against Fairchild but she has been doing this role a long time. Maybe it's time for NYCB to pass the torch to the next generation on this role.
  7. Yes, Ballo is listed in Tiler's bio on the NYCB website.
  8. Thanks. I could not make out who that was sitting and watching. Six performances of Ballo. We now know that Megan will be cast, and probably Tiler Peck. Hopefully Emma VE will also get a chance as third cast. However, I could also see Woodward getting a chance at this role.
  9. Thanks for the kind words. Based on the comments above, it appears this was not a problem with the transmission, but a problem at the theater where I attended (AMC Lincoln Square multiplex).
  10. Me too. Emma V.E. and Mejia as the leads, please. I would love to see Jewels again this summer. The SPAC engagement conflicts with ABT, but since ABT is doing R&J for the third consecutive year, I'm inclined to potentially make my first trip to SPAC. The major drawback is I don't do well in sweltering heat.
  11. The line ahead of me for a refund was about 20 people deep and not moving. I lost patience. Supposedly a complaint can be lodged at AMC.com.
  12. This was a waste of time and money. There were problems with the film at my theater so it was canceled. The sound worked but the video did not. Spent an hour traveling each way in bitter cold. I assume I will never get a refund. Very frustrating.
  13. (New York, New York—January 18, 2024) -- The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) welcomes the return of one of the century's most iconic and acclaimed artists, the trailblazing Twyla Tharp. Presenting a program of two world premieres and one classic work, her sensational company of dancers, Twyla Tharp Dance, will play The Joyce Theater from February 13-25. Tickets, ranging in price from $12-$82 (including fees), can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org. With her signature wit, technical precision, and joyful ease, Twyla Tharp continues to expand her artistic range in her seventh decade of dance as her eponymous company returns to the legendary Joyce Theater. The boundary-breaking dancemaker will put her celebrated creative vision on full display with a pair of world premieres. The remarkable artists of her company, Twyla Tharp Dance, will also take on a classic work from the choreographer's extensive repertoire, once again proving that the artistry of this world-renowned master of movement knows no bounds. The world premieres include Brel, a solo set to music by Jacques Brel and performed on alternating performances by Herman Cornejo and Daniel Ulbricht, and The Ballet Master, set to music by Simeon ten Holt and Vivaldi and performed by Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, John Selya, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus, Cassandra Trenary, and Daniel Ulbricht. The new works will be complimented by Ocean's Motion (1975), set to music by Chuck Berry and performed by Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, and Jake Tribus. Visit the Joyce website for information regarding the dates that Cornejo is performing the Brel solo.
  14. LaFreniere would have been perfect casting for Spring in the Four Seasons with Furlan. Nothing against Olivia M., but she would not be a top choice for such an important role.
  15. Casting is now available on the website for week 2 on the website. LaFreniere and Kikta seem to be MIA thus far.
  16. Based on a short film released by NYCB, Tiler Peck's new ballet apparently is set to Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos, and the costumes are designed by Zac Posen.
  17. City Center would have no incentive to even attempt to move Ailey out of its decades-old December performance slot. Ailey is the only company that remained loyal to City Center and never left for greener pastures. In contrast, ABT bolted for the Koch for the fall season and never looked back once the Koch became available. Ailey will always be the sole December tenant at City Center. For Nutcracker, people want spectacle. That's what the NYCB version offers that the ABT version can never offer at the same level. Further, while ABT used to have a stable of great dancers, which may have served as motivation for balletomanes to venture out to BAM, they no longer have a strong roster.
  18. Alina has commissioned a new ballet, La Strada, in which she will star. Alina Cojocaru: A Freelance Ballerina, Forging Her Own Path - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  19. Not sure how many people here remember Lois Kirschenbaum. She was always at the Met opera and at ABT. I recall seeing her often up in the "cheap seats". Turns out she was very frugal and saved a lot of money, which is being donated per her will to various organizations, including ABT. An Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  20. The thing about the Murphy Bell performance is that Other Dances was created on and will forever be associated with Makarova and Baryshnikov, who both had significant relationships with ABT. So on some level it makes sense that they would have 2 ABT dancers perform this work at NYCB. Actually, I'm excited to see Bell in this work. However, I think the age difference here between Murphy and Bell is not ideal.
  21. No Mira Nadon listed. Disappointed. Hope she is well. Also notice that LaFreniere is not cast at all in week one.
  22. This was brilliant. A triumph. When is someone going to present it here in the US.
  23. The ARt Series artist this year is Wendy Whelan's husband.
  24. Thanks for pointing out that Clara Ruf Maldonado is with PNB. I recall seeing her name at NYCB but then lost track of what happened to her.
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