oberon Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 With my favorite recent Lilac Fairies (K. Tracey & Meunier) gone, who is likely to be cast in that role in the coming 2-week stint? I'd like to see Pascale van Kipnis. Also, Helene was always ideal as the glamourous Carabosse. Who should wield the magic needle in the coming revival? Link to comment
Nanatchka Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Kyra Nichols should dance the Lilac Fairy, as she is the Lilac Fairy, and NYCB should invite Merrill Ashley to guest as Carabosse, in which role she was fantastic. Link to comment
oberon Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 Ashley was announced as Carabosse the last time they did BEAUTY but she ended up not doing it. It would certainly be nice if Kyra were to do Lilac again, and I think it would be a nice part for Darci but maybe she wouldn't be interested? Link to comment
carbro Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) Wouldn't a Kyra Carabosse be fun! For Lilac: Carla Korbes, of course! Also, based on some of her recent work, Dena Abergel might possess makings of a very lovely LF Editing to add Rachel Rutherford. Edited November 19, 2003 by carbro Link to comment
oberon Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Abergel, yes. Rutherford is lovely but I think of her more as an Aurora than a Lilac. Carla Korbes is a dancer I really love but some people don't like her in a short tutu. Jennifer Tinsley might be an interesting Carabosse...she is hardly ever used, I'm not sure why. Link to comment
Manhattnik Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Oh, what the heck. I want to see Ashley Bouder dance Aurora, alternating with Janie Taylor. Tess Reichlen as Lilac. Albert Evans as Carabosse. Is that too much to ask? Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 OK, pure prejudice here but I'd like to see Ansanelli get Aurora. She's got the sweetness and the chops for the role. Wouldn't mind seeing Somogyi get a crack at it either. And I'd buy a ticket to see Bouder do it too. I'm all for Korbes as Lilac too. Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Who do you wnt for hte roaches? I do agree with Carbro, Kyra should have a go at Carabosse.... though I also agee with Nanatchka, she IS the Lilac Fairy..... And Jenny Somogyi should have a crack at Aurora. And I'd like to see Lindy mandradjieff as a fairy -- maybe Breadcrumb. Link to comment
Nanatchka Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Oh, what the heck.... Albert Evans as Carabosse. It's a great great fantastic idea, and there's certainly a tradition for it. In fact, why not give over the entire role to the men? Robert La Rosse would be fabulous, too, and I think Ask LeCoeur would be beyond divine. (It's the Von Rothbart role, with better accessories.) Alternatively, they could invite back a series of fabulous brunettes--Merrill Ashley, Lourdes Lopez, Helene Alexopolous. (Then it's the Merry Widow role.) And I agree, Kyra would have a lot of fun with it. You know who would be excellent? Peter Martins. He should do Carabosse Link to comment
Michael Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I would like to see Maria Kowroski as Lilac. It is a danseuse noble role and that is Maria's type. The Lilac Fairy, as much as Aurora, is the heroine of Beauty -- The metaphysical heroine one might say. Being the benevolent character who counterbalances (and counteracts) Carabosse and makes sure that things go right at each critical moment. (Transforming the curse into sleep; showing Florimund the Vision; leading him to the Beauty to awake her; presiding over the wedding). The role is all arms, porte de bras, noble presence, and above all the ability to hold the stage and radiate benevolent power. (Perhaps she must also steer a boat?) Maria would be right for the ballet and the role would also tend to continue her development. Let her be her true type instead of a comedienne trapped in a danseuse noble's body. I would in particular like to see her placement come slightly more forward in this, particularly in the upper body, see the chest lifted slightly more. And the sheer presence developed. I love Nanatchka's suggestion that Peter Martins be cast in travesti as Carabosse. Link to comment
oberon Posted November 20, 2003 Author Share Posted November 20, 2003 Kowroski would be fine as Lilac but she needs to stop breaking her wrists, esp. the right one. It is the one flaw in her dancing that bugs me. Ansanelli, Taylor & Somogyi would all be fine Auroras...and maybe Abi Stafford...she is one of the few who would look 15 years old. In the last year I've noticed her strength and stamina are rising and she's developing her stage personality. I find her offbeat attractiveness appealing. I've lost interest in Ashley Bouder. Lindy Mandradjieff to me has the pesonality for Lilac, and Carrie Lee Riggins would be a striking Carabosse. I don't really like Carabosse danced by a man...the idea of using a beautiful woman in the role instead of an old hag or a drag queen is one of the most ineresting aspects of NYCB's production. Yes, SB is very much the Lilac Fairy's ballet...her benign power should be felt throughout. Link to comment
perky Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Has Wendy Whelan ever danced Lilac Fairy? I checked her bio on the NYCB website but it didn't specify. She certainly has the authority and ballerina presence the role deserves. Link to comment
Dale Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Both Kowroski and Whelan have danced the Lilac Fairy. Link to comment
oberon Posted November 20, 2003 Author Share Posted November 20, 2003 Wendy Whelan is a dancer I want to see in EVERY role in EVERY ballet. After seeing her SONNAMBULA I am dying to see her GISELLE. If she alternates Aurora, Lilac, Carabosse, Finger Fairy & the Queen I would go every night!! And she could do it, too... Link to comment
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