Dale Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I don't think anybody has posted the 2005 Saratoga schedule. It looks pretty good. Do people up in Saratoga get tired of Midsummer? It seems it's aways on the schedule. Good that the Saratogans will get a chance to see Opus Jazz. And I was happy to see Balanchine's Swan Lake is back. Hopefully, it will be performed next winter too. =========================== NEW YORK CITY BALLET Saratoga 2005 Season Performance Calendar July 5-23, 2005 Tuesday, July 5 at 8:15pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Wednesday, July 6 at 8:15pm Ballo della Regina Barber Violin Concerto Glass Pieces Thursday, July 7 at 2:00pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Thursday, July 7 at 8:15pm Ballo della Regina Romeo and Juliet Allegro Brillante Glass Pieces Friday, July 8 at 8:15pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Saturday, July 9 at 2:00pm Ballo della Regina Romeo and Juliet Barber Violin Concerto Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet Saturday, July 9 at 8:15pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Tuesday, July 12 at 8:15pm Fanfare Concertino Allegro Brillante Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet Wednesday, July 13 at 8:15pm Octet Agon Union Jack Thursday, July 14 at 2:00pm Fanfare Barber Violin Concerto Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet Thursday, July 14 at 8:15pm Allegro Brillante Concertino Tālā Gaisma (New Martins) Glass Pieces Friday, July 15 at 8:15pm Octet Agon Union Jack Saturday, July 16 at 2:00pm Fanfare Octet Union Jack Saturday, July 16 at 8:15pm ANNUAL SARATOGA GALA N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz Tālā Gaisma (New Martins) An American in Paris (New Wheeldon) Tuesday, July 19 at 8:15pm Swan Lake After the Rain Agon Wednesday, July 20 at 8:15pm After the Rain Harlequinade Thursday, July 21 at 2:00pm Symphony in Three Movements Harlequinade Thursday, July 21 at 8:15 pm Swan Lake Tālā Gaisma (New Martins) An American in Paris (New Wheeldon) Friday, July 22 at 8:15pm Harlequinade An American in Paris (New Wheeldon) Saturday, July 23 at 2:00pm Symphony in Three Movements Harlequinade Saturday, July 23 at 8:15pm Swan Lake After the Rain Symphony in Three Movements Link to comment
rkoretzky Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Well this person in Saratoga never tires of Midsummer! It is very special to us, since it was the first ballet performed on our stage in the opening season of 1966. This season is our 40th anniversary and so it is most appropriate to begin with Midsummer. We don't have it EVERY season--we do have it often, but it is just magical here. I've seen it indoors at the State Theater and it is a delight, but to be in a forest on a midsummer evening is transcendant. I am only saddened that we will never again see Peter Boal's feet fly though that scherzo. As for Opus Jazz, sadly many of the Saratoga ballet afficianados won't be seeing it. It is programmed only at the gala which most of us studiously avoid. Unlike the gala audiences in NYC, our gala attracts a racous crowd that drinks more and more and hollers more and more as the evening wears on. It is NOT a ballet audience, ticket prices double, and I want no part of it. Oh well. Link to comment
oberon Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Well, don't feel too bad about missing NY EXPORT...it's really not a big deal, like INTERPLAY with a few more people in sneakers & sweaters. It looked pretty dated to me, and the the audience reaction on the night I went was not especially strong. Link to comment
E Johnson Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 . And I was happy to see Balanchine's Swan Lake is back. Hopefully, it will be performed next winter too. Well, if it is I guess I will have to follow through on the promise I made to an NYCB caller, that I'd rejoin the Guild if they brought back the Balanchine Swan Lake. (His response? "You know, he choreographed that for children.") Link to comment
oberon Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 If Jock is not appearing at Saratoga, it will be interesting to see who dances his role in AFTER THE RAIN. Link to comment
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