Ed McPherson Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 We've just been recently told that Elise Borne will be staging selections of Who Care's at Indiana in a few weeks. I did a quick search on google but couldnt find much information on her. I thought you guys might be able to cue me in a little? Link to comment
Helene Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Elyse Borne is a repetiteur for the George Balanchine Trust, and is listed in the NYCB Alumni Directory as Ballet Mistress for the San Francisco Ballet as well, but she's no longer listed on the company staff page on the SFB website. (Sandra Jennings, also former NYCB dancer, is.) Borne will be speaking in Seattle in May with Peter Boal and Carla Korbes about the upcoming production of Jewels. Sadly, there are no bios of repetiteurs on the Trust/George Balanchine Foundation website, at least that I can find. Link to comment
carbro Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Elyse Borne was also a soloist at NYCB at the time of her retirement. If I'm not mistaken, she was ballet mistress for Miami City Ballet at some point. She was one of the orginal demis in Ballo della Regina and may be seen on the video of that ballet. Her father was a pianist -- Fred Astaire's accompanist! Link to comment
dirac Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Her father was a pianist -- Fred Astaire's accompanist! Yup -- Hal Borne. Link to comment
glebb Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Yes she was a ballet mistress at Miami City Ballet in the early days. Love her! Link to comment
vrsfanatic Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Currently she is staging Valse Fantasie for Boca Ballet Theatre in Boca Raton, FL. I believe she is still living in the South Florida area. Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 O Ed you'll really like her -- well, I hope so. I did. She was here at SFB for several years, and came back last year to set the Dybbuk Variations on them. Allan Ulrich wrote a FANTASTIC interview with her/story about Robbins/Dybbuk last year, Google it, you'll get a great sense of what it would be like ot work with her. If you get a chance, ask her about "3rd girl Bizet." She did the role so much it nearly killed her -- but she entertained me beaucoups detailing how much stamina it takes. me, in my next lifetime, I'd love nothing more than to come back and do 3rd girl Bizet -- it's my favorite role in the whole thing. Actually, I really like 3rd BOY Bizet a whole lot, too... Cheers -- say hi to all my friends in Indiana -- Kate, Anya.... Link to comment
Helene Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Paul, is this the article you mean? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...ype=performance I have to love someone who says, "OK, now throw the shmatte*!" in the middle of rehearsal But I think my favorite quote is: At one point, Borne is stymied. No one can figure out how McBride raised herself from the floor. So, again they look at the tape. They don't find the answer there, but the speed and evenness of Tomasson's turns in 1974 astonishes even this blasé crew. Classic never goes out of style :blush: (*shmatte=rag, often used to describe a dress one's mother doesn't want one to wear out of the house, or in the following conversation: "What a lovely dress!" "What? This old shmatte?") Link to comment
sz Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Elyse Borne was....was one of the orginal demis in Ballo della Regina and may be seen on the video of that ballet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That demi was her older sister, Bonita Borne. Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 helene, THANK YOU!!! Yes, that was one of Allan's best articles ever, but as he says, Elyse made it, it's all her. All time great line -- "ok, now throw the schmatte!" Link to comment
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