Dale Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Program and Casting Subject to Change *First time in role +Guest Artist # SAB Student OPENING NIGHT GALA Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at 7:00pm Serenade NICHOLS, BORREE, KOWROSKI, NEAL, FAYETTE Intermission Bugaku KISTLER, SOTO Intermission Symphony in C 1st Mov.: SOMOGYI, TEWSLEY 2nd Mov.: WHELAN, ASKEGARD 3rd Mov.: TAYLOR, MILLEPIED 4th Mov.: van KIPNIS, EVANS George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ November 28 - November 30, 2003 FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 8:00 PM [Quinn] Sugarplum: KOWROSKI Cavalier: ASKEGARD Dewdrop: SOMOGYI Marzipan: RIGGINS Hot Chocolate: RUTHERFORD, HIGGINS Coffee: HANSON Tea: ULBRICHT Candy Cane: GOLD Mother Ginger: J. STAFFORD Flower, S.R.: van KIPNIS Flower, S.L.: TINSLEY Doll (Girl): DRONOVA Doll (Boy): LABEAN Soldier: CARMENA Mouse King: SETH Drosselmeier: La FOSSE Hostess: ABERGEL Host: *HANNA SATURDAY MATINEE, NOVEMBER 29, 2:00 PM [Fiorato] Sugarplum: WEESE Cavalier: MARTINS Dewdrop: *SYLVE Marzipan: BOUDER Hot Chocolate: GOLBIN, HANNA Coffee: ABERGEL Tea: CARMENA Candy Cane: SUOZZI Mother Ginger: RAMASAR Flower, S.R.: BAR Flower, S.L.: KROHN Doll (Girl): FAIRCHILD Doll (Boy): *FLYNN Soldier: SEVERNINI Mouse King: ORZA Drosselmeier: FAYETTE Hostess: BESKOW Host: FOWLER SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 8:00 PM [Moredock] Sugarplum: BORREE Cavalier: BOAL Dewdrop: ANSANELLI Marzipan: EDGE Hot Chocolate: BESKOW, FOWLER Coffee: McBREARTY Tea: *DE LUZ Candy Cane: HENDRICKSON Mother Ginger: *DAN-WARING Flower, S.R.: TAYLOR Flower, S.L.: A. STAFFORD Doll (Girl): *HYLTIN Doll (Boy): *PAZCOGUIN Soldier: *SUOZZI Mouse King: *RAMASAR Drosselmeier: KRAMAREVSKY Hostess: BAR Host: *la COUR SUNDAY MATINEE, NOVEMBER 30, 1:00 PM [Fiorato] Sugarplum: KOWROSKI Cavalier: ASKEGARD Dewdrop: SOMOGYI Marzipan: RIGGINS Hot Chocolate: RUTHERFORD, HIGGINS Coffee: HANSON Tea: ULBRICHT Candy Cane: GOLD Mother Ginger: J. STAFFORD Flower, S.R.: van KIPNIS Flower, S.L.: TINSLEY Doll (Girl): DRONOVA Doll (Boy): LABEAN Soldier: CARMENA Mouse King: SETH Drosselmeier: La FOSSE Hostess: ABERGEL Host: HANNA SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 5:00 PM [Quinn] Sugarplum: WEESE Cavalier: MARTINS Dewdrop: SYLVE Marzipan: BOUDER Hot Chocolate: GOLBIN, HANNA Coffee: ABERGEL Tea: CARMENA Candy Cane: SUOZZI Mother Ginger: RAMASAR Flower, S.R.: TAYLOR Flower, S.L.: A. STAFFORD Doll (Girl): FAIRCHILD Doll (Boy): FLYNN Soldier: SEVERINI Mouse King: ORZA Drosselmeier: FAYETTE Hostess: BESKOW Host: FOWLER Link to comment
oberon Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Of all the SYMPHONY IN C adagios I've seen, including the night of Farrell's return to the Company, the most memorable was danced by Wendy & Askegard a couple years ago. It is good to see them paired up again, for the Opening. We are so accustomed to seeing Askegard & Kowroski, but he's good with other ballerinas as well. I remember Margaret Tracey's farewell in SCOTCH SYMPHONY; I do not think she & Askegard had previously danced together very often. Margaret, it seemed to me, was not good at disguising her feelings if there was a patnering glitch...but that night, Askegard took care of everything and I thought, why were they never cast together before? Link to comment
Dale Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 If I remember Tracy's retirement, she was not scheduled to dance Scotch, but Ringer pulled out, so her last show got extended. I thought it was the best performance she had ever given. Whelan, for me, is very beautiful in the second movement, but not always ideal. She conqueres this with her musicality. I don't mind Askegard partnering smaller women, but not too much smaller. It's not good to see him crouching to get his hands around a ballerina's waist. I just read a review of a gale in Europe in which Askegard danced with Ansanelli and commented on the size difference. Link to comment
Juliet Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Kistler and Soto in Bugaku. I was hoping it wouldn't happen..... Link to comment
Dale Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 Juliet, I think it is the lesser of three evils. She could have been the lead in Serenade or 2nd movement Symphony in C. In Bugaku, she's manipulated mostly, hopefully it will be cover up her current weakness. I had been hopeful of seeing Ringer, Somogyi, Sofane in Serenade; Weese, Kowroski, Ansanelli, Van Kipnis in Sym. in C; and Taylor in Bugaku. Link to comment
oberon Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I suppose it would have been nice if they had scheduled something other than BUGAKU...something with more principal roles so we could see "everyone" on the opening of the 100th birthday season. It is logical that the three senior ballerinas (Darci, Kyra & Wendy) would get the plums. I was hoping to finally get Wendy in BUGAKU, which I know she is keen to dance and has prepared. It's good that Darci isn't trying SYMPH IN C again; SERENADE is Kyra's signature piece (along with GATHERING)...who knows if this will be her final season? I was surprised (but glad) she came back after the second baby...and maybe she was, too!! She has such lyricism, and is one of our very few remaining links to Balanchine. Anyone remember the night Albert replaced Jock in BUGAKU, I think the only time he danced it? Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Nutcrackers: no Korbes & de Luz in Tea. Predictable, hmm? Link to comment
Dale Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 Oberon, I saw that performance. Not only was it great to see Evans get a decent part (and do it well), but it also seemed to light a fire under Kistler, who gave an inspired performance. Better than she had with Soto. It had nothing to do with Soto, who was pretty good in the part, but it seemed to shake things up a little bit and there appeared to be an element of surprise in the performance. Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 oberon, do you remember Bugaku with Suzanne & Jorge Donn in his brief soujourn with NYCB? Now that was hot! He suited in that role, unlike Vienna Waltzes which was interesting casting but didn't really work. Link to comment
Manhattnik Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Juliet, I'm shocked. Having Darci and Jock in Bugaku actually makes me want to go to opening night, but I haven't decided yet. The whole opening night program and casting looks terrific to me!Congratulations Suzanne Farrell! Hope springs eternal and all that but the last time Darci danced Bugaku, a couple of years ago, it was, well, unfortunate. It is true that this spring and summer she seems to have pulled herself into better shape, so perhaps this time her Bugaku won't be such a debacle. Link to comment
oberon Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 (edited) Yes, Jorge Donn was certainly hot...but I didn't see him in BUGAKU. I was not a big Suzanne Farrell fan, though I saw her many times...including the night of her return. I started going to NYCB while she was with Bejart and I was really into Karin, Kay Mazzo, Patty McBride, Sara L & Violette Verdy. To be honest when Farrell came back, I sort of thought of her as...an intruder!! Needless to say, Farrell did dance beautifully and I often was impressed but she never really moved me. Albert Evans just oozes charisma and I wish there were more opportunities for him at NYCB. I met him one day, totally by chance, and he was the nicest guy. Sexy people are not always that pleasant. I especially enjoyed him in CIRCLE OF FIFTHS and have a craving to see him in OPUS 19. I'd love to see Albert & Wendy in BUGAKU... However, I can certainly put up with Darci & Jock...if they don't hold my interest I can always watch Pauline Golbin in the corps...I probably will anyway...talk about sexy! Edited November 14, 2003 by oberon Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Tickets for opening night (ordered months ago!) finally arrived. Be advised start time has been changed from the originally announced 7:30 to 7:00 PM. Link to comment
underdog Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Oberon, Speaking of Violette Verdy, she was just in Lincoln Center filming her teaching a Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux. See the link below. . Violette Verdy Link to comment
oberon Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Thank you, Underdog, for the Violette Verdy link...I remember her in EMERALDS and it is nice to think of her passing on her wisdom to the young & lovely Korbes. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Shameless commercial for Dance View: Subscribe to the print edition and you can read a report of that coaching session by yours truly in an upcoming issue. More importantly, subscribe and you help support the site! Link to comment
Watermill Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Not that it would be listed in the press release, but aren't the top level SAB students performing something for the Gala? Link to comment
Juliet Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 "Not that it would be listed in the press release, but aren't the top level SAB students performing something for the Gala? " Yes, they are in Serenade. Thank you, zerbinetta, for the reminder about starting time. Now I have to change dinner reservations....or forego it completely and eat later, which sounds like a better idea, the more i think on it. It won't be a long program.... Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Juliet: I think the change of start time to 7:00 PM may have been prompted by the length of the program (followed by the dinner) which would seem to be somewhat longer than their usual 60-75 minute opening performance. See you at Picholine at 8:45. :-) .. unless we should count in some extra time for the dreaded speeches, as this performance will be kicking off the Centennial. Link to comment
Farrell Fan Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Pardon me for butting in, Zerbinetta and Juliet, but an 8:45 dinner reservation seems overly optimistic, given the nature of the occasion. There undoubtedly will be speeches, and the evening is highly unlikely to start on the dot of 7. I hope there will also be some applause during the course of it, and aren't there two intermissions? Link to comment
Watermill Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Mind if I butt as well? (Well, maybe not as well, but just butt...also) But I digress, having butted into my own butting...but then...butt, then! Perhaps they'll dine during an intermission. I went to an opera in Germany where a three course meal was served in at each of three lengthy intermissions. The snoring through the last act nearly drowned out the singers. One of the advantages of Ballet: snoring cannot overcome the dance. Though dance can sometimes cause snoring. And especially those speeches. Hey, what're the odds Movado presents a watch to Martins? As they say: "Timing is everything." Blessings upon you, Great Morpheus! Link to comment
Juliet Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 No. 8:45 will be too early, I agree...... I think I'm going for very-special-after ballet something......shhhhhh. I think dinner during intermissions sounds grand, for opera! No, I don't think a Movado ad is in the works quite yet....give them a couple of months! Link to comment
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