PetipaFan Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Does anyone know who the NYCB dancers are in this picture? :blush: http://www47.tok2.com/home/infinite/americ...ut2/nycb011.jpg Link to comment
BalletGirl Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Not exactly sure of the brunettes, but Maria Kowroski is for sure the dancer in red. Link to comment
Dale Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Faye Arthurs is on the left and Laura Paulus is on the right. Link to comment
PetipaFan Posted August 6, 2005 Author Share Posted August 6, 2005 Bravo Dale! Is that really Faye Arthurs! I would never have guessed. She looks NOTHING like the picture on the NYCB website! This brings up something interesting which is that some dancers are virtually impossible to identify because they seem completely different in every picture, or worse, others are not unique in a way that you can ever remember them! Here's another picture: http://www.icmtalent.com/musperf/images/nycballet_001.jpg Clearly that is Peter Boal but who are his muses? They all look alike! Link to comment
lisinka1 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 The last dancer in line is Zippora Karz. I believe the middle dancer is one of the Tracey sisters. I do not know who the first dancer is. Link to comment
Dale Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 It's Margret Tracey, Kathleen Tracey and Zippora Karz. Link to comment
Premabalrina Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Bravo Dale! Is that really Faye Arthurs! I would never have guessed. She looks NOTHING like the picture on the NYCB website! Yes, it is indeed Faye Arthurs on the left. As a former classmate and friend of hers, I see that her looks have definitely changed! [snip] Either way, she looks beautiful in this picture, and has come a long way to become such an accomplished dancer. I look forward to seeing her move up in the ranks at NYCB! Link to comment
Helene Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 It's Margret Tracey, Kathleen Tracey and Zippora Karz. That explains why they look so similar. Karz and Kathleen Tracey were similar in looks and build and were often cast in "bookend" roles, like in the first pas de trois in Agon. Link to comment
lisinka1 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 If I'm not mistaken, didn't K. Tracey and Z. Karz perform part of Agon for a special on Balanchine that aired on PBS back in the early 90's (maybe 1993)? If I remember correctly, the two of them danced so beautifully. Link to comment
kfw Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 If I'm not mistaken, didn't K. Tracey and Z. Karz perform part of Agon for a special on Balanchine that aired on PBS back in the early 90's (maybe 1993)? If I remember correctly, the two of them danced so beautifully. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lisinka1, you're correct on both counts. Link to comment
oberon Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Kathleen Tracey was a great favorite of mine. I loved her because she could do both the leotard and the tutu ballets with compete success. She was an especially lovely Lilac Fairy, and superb in the Waltz movement of SUITE #3. Just before her unexpected and (to my mind) wildly premature retirement, I saw her in the Angel role in SERENADE. Link to comment
lisinka1 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 It was that very performance that made me love Agon. Before that performance I did not like the ballet very much. The dancers really do make the choreography come alive. I had seen it performed twice before and just didn't care for the music or the choreography. However after seeing Kathleen and Zippora perform along with Darcy Bussell (not sure who the male partners where that day) made me fall in love with Agon and these dancers. They were just so lovely that day. I always thought Kathleen would continue on to become a principal. She, her sister Margaret, and Zippora all left too soon. Link to comment
lampwick Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I believe Peter Boal danced the pas de trois with Kathleen and Zippora. Wendy Whelan was also in that. Can't recall who the other men were. My roomate has a tape of that at home somewhere... That performance was the first time I saw Agon as well. I LOVE that ballet. Last season, I saw Maria K. dance the lead pas de deux. She was absolutely incredible. I gasped when she did the first fast supported ronde de jambe into attitude. Link to comment
ballerina1023 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Yes, Peter Boal is in the pas de trois with Ms. Tracey and Ms. Karz. Wendy is accompanied by Arch Higgins and Albert Evans in the 2nd pas de trois. Lindsay Fischer (sp?) is Darcey Bussell's partner in the pas de deux. Link to comment
lisinka1 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Wow - I bet Maria would be phenominal in that role. I wonder...did Pascal van Kipnis ever dance that role? She seems like she'd be great too. Link to comment
BalletIsLife Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 http://www.issuemanagement.net/marknym.html Who are the dancers on this page? They are amazing photos. I am especially blown away by the girl on right in the photograph on the far left. Link to comment
Marga Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I can't answer your question, but remember that some of those pictures have shown up on BT before and the dancers were identified then. I don't know what words to use to do a search, though. I found another page of ballet pics on the same site, of students at the School of American Ballet: SAB pics Link to comment
Marga Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I am especially blown away by the girl on right in the photograph on the far left. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think that is Kaitlyn Gilliland, an apprentice. Here's a good picture of her for comparison (scroll down): Katilyn Gilliland Link to comment
harpergroup Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I believe that the dancers in the far-left photo are Teresa Reichlen, Alina Dronova, Saskia Beskew, and Faye Arthurs (though I am not sure about the last one, I am pretty confident about the first three). I am fairly certain it is NOT Gilliland. Link to comment
Cliff Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 What is the step pictured at this link? It looks like some bizaare science fiction choreography. http://www.issuemanagement.net/image/sab341330.jpg Link to comment
carbro Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) It's a second position plie sur les pointes. She may be stretching her insteps or softening the shanks of her shoes. It's used to very witty effect in Balanchine's Tarantella. I believe that the dancers in the far-left photo are Teresa Reichlen, Alina Dronova, Saskia Beskew, and Faye Arthurs (though I am not sure about the last one, I am pretty confident about the first three). I am fairly certain it is NOT Gilliland.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.issuemanagement.net/marknym.htmlI can't be more specific, but the fourth really does not look like Faye Arthurs, IMO. However, I concur on the other three. Edited August 31, 2005 by carbro Link to comment
Marga Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Cliff, that's a stretch done as part of barre (and sometimes centre) exercises. It stretches the instep of the foot. harpergroup, I'm sure you're right. Checking Faye Arthurs' pic on her dancer bio at the NYCB website, it looks like her. Gilliland would not have been in this group of older dancers anyway, I don't think. I never get to see NYCB anymore, so my impressions are gleaned from the internet and video clips. I've never seen Faye Arthurs dance. Link to comment
Marga Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Okay, I found the original posting of this photo. It is indeed Faye Arthurs, as identified by BT poster oberon: New York Magazine Fashion shoot of NYCB dancers She is wearing over $3000 worth of clothing!: Proenza Schouler dress, $2,045, and bodysuit, $1,075, at Barneys New York. Danskin bodysuit, $32. Link to comment
PetipaFan Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 There are 5 pictures of Margaret Tracey performing Zakouski with Nikolaj Hübbe at Corbis: Zakouski with Nikolaj Hübbe & Margaret Tracey The caption reads "Margaret Tracey and Nikolai Hubke dance a piece entitled 'Zakousi' from the NYC Ballet's Diamond Project which is showing at the Playhouse as part of the Edinburgh International Festival." Some spelling errors there! Link to comment
shulie Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 The first picture looks gorgeous! As if it was taken underwater! Link to comment
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