abatt Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Reported in NY Times. Sorry, having trouble posting the link to the article. Link to comment
California Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I just got an e-mail from NYCB about this: We wanted you to be among the first to know that this fall Jennie Somogyi will mark her retirement from the New York City Ballet stage at a special farewell event. On October 11 at 3 PM, NYCB will celebrate the career of this beloved principal dancer who has touched the hearts of audiences for over 20 years.Seats for farewell performances are usually in high demand, and we would like to remind you that tickets to this event will be available for purchase on Sunday, August 2 at 12 PM when single tickets for the 2015-16 Season go on sale. PS: I can't use any of the functions, including quote, with Internet Explorer. Things work fine with Chrome. Link to comment
Helene Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Pia Catton reports in "The Wall Street Journal": http://www.wsj.com/articles/ballerina-jennie-somogyi-to-retire-1437599678 Link to the NYT article by Michael Cooper: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/arts/dance/farewell-is-in-view-for-jennie-somogyi-a-city-ballet-lifer.html?_r=0 Somogyi is one of the rare dancers, especially female dancers, who started at SAB as children, transitioned to the Professional Division, and made it through the company's ranks. Jennie Renee Somogyi was Marie in a 1986 performance I saw of "Nutcracker." Link to comment
Drew Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I only saw her a handful of times, but always found her a wonderful dancer. (Injuries really took a toll...) Wishing her a fabulous next career. Link to comment
KarenAG Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Yes, I remember Jennie as a very special dancer. I haven't seen her dance in some time. I plan on seeing that performance too! Link to comment
jsmu Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Very sad. Somogyi was a highly unusual combination of brilliant technical prowess (at one time she did most of the gut-cruncher roles, before her first injury) and a pensive, expressive, somewhat dark quality. In some ways, particularly when young, she strikingly resembled Kyra Nichols and had some of the same virtuosity. The company has not had anyone like her since. Link to comment
abatt Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Here is an interview with Somogyi regarding her career and retirement: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/20-years-70-roles-and-several-injuries-later-a-star-ballerina-bids-farewell-to-the-spotlight-365093?r=n Link to comment
abatt Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Jennie Somogyi is opening up a ballet studio in Easton, PA http://jsballet.co/ Link to comment
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