Alexandra Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Sveiglar posted on another thread, asking if the company was ever going to do Petrushka again. I can't answer that, but I thought it might be interesting to have a place where people could put what they'd like to see revived. Casting suggestions welcome! You never know.... Petrushka is candidate number one. Link to comment
Victoria Leigh Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Tudor's Romeo and Juliet!!! Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 13, 2003 Author Share Posted July 13, 2003 Ah, wouldn't that be nice? There was a lot of comment when Baryshnikov brought in MacMillan's that that represented a sea change for the company, a real break from Tudor, as it as unlikely that both ballets would be in repertory. Also there's the issue that audiences who love the MacMillan will find the Tudor, well, different Link to comment
Hans Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Do these have to be from ABT's old rep? In no particular order: Pavilion d'Armide Ashton's R&J (imagine ABT having three productions of that ballet) Galatea Esmeralda Nijinsky's Rite of Spring (Yes, I know Joffrey's already done it), and also his "tennis" ballet--I forget the title Pas de Quatre Link to comment
Kristen Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 How about bringing back Gaite Parisienne and Great Galloping Gottschalk? Both such fun and the Gottschalk is great for a City Center sized stage. Also haven't seen Makarova's version of Paquita is many a year. Link to comment
glebb Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 (edited) Les Sylphides La Sylphide Gala Performance Romeo & Juliet - Tudor - (I saw it in the late 70s and loved it.) Hans, the Nijinsky/tennis ballet is "Jeux." ABT could rent the sets and costumes from Joffrey. Joffrey performed "Jeux" at Kennedy Center two years ago. Victoria, did ABT ever perform "Prince Igor"? Edited July 13, 2003 by glebb Link to comment
Victoria Leigh Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Not to my knowledge, glebb. I think Ballet Russe may have been the only company who did that? Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 Chicago Opera Ballet did -- Nureyev danced in it. It may have been his American debut. (that's my memory without checking) Link to comment
glebb Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I'll have to ask Ann Barzel if she filmed it. B) Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I don't expect a lost masterpiece, but I wouldn't mind seeing what Helen of Troy by David Lichine looked like. It was a big part for Jerry Robbins and popular in its day. Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Ah yes, Leigh, Helen of Troy was totally fun. Cynthia Gregory, Bruce Marks & the cutest lamb on the planet: Susan Jones, now ballet mistress. Also Eliot Feld in the Hermes role. Murphy, Carreno. Sarawanee Tanatanit as the lamb & maybe Lopez or Salstein as Hermes? Link to comment
carbro Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I need a La Sylphide , but I really don't think ABT has anyone right now who'd do a wonderful Sylph . Jameses they have, but . . . :shrug: Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 If we're going to have Helen of Troy, then we must have Bluebeard. And Aleko. How can you not revive works made on the company by Fokine and Massine? Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 At this point, I wish I had seen Undertow when it was revived a few years ago. I wouldn't mind seeing Aleko and Bluebeard et al and getting a picture of the company from the 40s. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 I'd like to see Undertow again. I saw it in the late '70s, early '80s when there seemed to me to be a generation gap between ABT and Tudor -- Romeo, Pillar and Undertow didn't work. Danilo Radojevic was just no Hugh Laing I had a sense that the dancers were doing their level best, but Tudor's aesthetic was no longer the company's. They were wonderful in "Leaves are Fading," but the older works needed an expressionism that just wasn't their native language. About the same time, DTH began to do older ballets -- "Fancy Free," "Graduation Ball," "Streetcar," "Fall River Legend" -- that I thought DID work. They looked as though they'd been watching 1940s movies, if not 1940s ballet. But I'd still like to see Undertow again. And I think I'd rather see the Kirov tackle Hans's Wish List. I know staging Fokine at the moment is impratical to impossible (for bureaucratic reasons), but I'd like to see his "home company" try those works. Link to comment
samsara Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Hello Alexandra, What a great idea to post those works we want to see done and/or revived by ABT!However, how can we let ABT know our wishes and requests? Once there's a substantial list, would it be possible for you to send the list to ABT's artistic management? Again, thanks for yet another wonderful Ballet Alert idea. best, samsara Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 Thanks, Samsara, I'm not sure it's Ballet Alert!'s place to make formal suggestions, or even pass along members' suggestions. BUT we always encourage people to let a company know what they like about a season, or don't like, or what ballets they'd like to see, or their opinion of new rep, revivals, etc. I'm sure they'd like to hear from you, too. You can find the addresses of companies on their web sites -- so write, write, write Link to comment
bingham Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Maybe, Symphonie Concertante and Ballet Imperial( w/ Gillian murphy) as Balanchine centennary tribute. Joe Link to comment
carbro Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 If we're talking about ABT Balanchine revivals, I'd like to see this crew do Stravinsky Violin. They could probably do very well with Sonnambula, too. Love that ballet. Suggested casts: Sleepwalker: Julie Kent/Irina Dvorovenko*; Poet: Jose Carreno/Marcelo Gomes/Max Belotserkovsky; Coquette: Michele Wiles/Monique Meunier (who's already done it at NYCB). *Yes, I know , but I really think she could make it work. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 Thanks Joe and Carbro -- good ideas. Why shouldn't ABT have a Balanchine tribute? It would be fascinating to see Ballet Imperial in one house and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto across the Plaza. The ballets mentioned above haven't been in rep for a generation, so there are a lot of people who haven't seen them. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I wonder if Waltz Academy, made in '44 for Ballet Theatre by Balanchine to music by Rieti is revivable (or even worth reviving). Accordingly to the Catalogue of Works, it was revived by Ballet Theatre in '48 (retitled Six Waltzes) I don't know when it was dropped again. Link to comment
mbjerk Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Shadowplay - Tudor And I am always a sucker for a fun Gala Performance, Gaite or Grad Ball. I second La Sylphyde with Ballet Imperial to open. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Wouldn't it be interesting if ABT mounted a better Balanchine Tribute in 2004 than NYCB has so far announced? "May you live in interesting times." - Scottish curse Link to comment
atm711 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My wish list for ABT is to have them pour as much money into their Tudor legacy as they have into those recent flops 'Othello', 'Pied Piper', and 'Hereafter'. Shame! Shame! :green: Link to comment
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