Alexandra Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 "Swan Lake" has been here long enough, I think. Now that the season has begun, I'd like to begin another one. The floor is open for nominations. (Remember that we've already done "Giselle" and "Coppelia.") The Swan Lake posts will be moved into a Swan Lake Archive tomorrow. Last chance to post Thoughts on Swan Lake. Link to comment
Giannina Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 La Fille Mal Gardee, tho it might not be too well known in the States. Onegin...same thing. Both such terrific ballets. Giannina Link to comment
liebs Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Fille would be good or Sleeping Beauty. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Is it too soon for the dreaded Nutcracker? There's already a thread started on it in Aesthetic Issues. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted November 1, 2001 Author Share Posted November 1, 2001 Oh, Mel, let's do Nutcracker (if at all) in December Link to comment
BalletNut Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 I'll second the nomination for Sleeping Beauty, and put one in for Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet. Link to comment
ScottieGDE13 Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Ooooohhh! I second the vote for Cinderella! I'll be performing in it in March and I'd like to learn more! Link to comment
Melissa Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 I third the vote for Sleeping Beauty/Cinderella and second the vote for R&J. Link to comment
justafan Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 I'd echo the vote for Sleeping Beauty. ABT is dancing both La Fille Mal Gardee and Onegin next spring in NY. It would seem to make sense to time discussions of those ballets either during or after those performances, no? Link to comment
Helena Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 I'd like Sleeping Beauty, too. There's a lot to discuss in it. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 Sleeping Beauty is good. After all, it was premiered as a Christmas season ballet, and we can easily find things to talk about in it through New Year's Day! Link to comment
Alexandra Posted November 6, 2001 Author Share Posted November 6, 2001 How about Sleeping Beauty now (it seems to have the most votes) and Cinderella whenever we finish Sleeping Beauty? Scottie, there are a few videos out of Cinderella -- there isn't a standard version (as there is for Giselle or Sleeping Beauty) but there is a recently released version of Ashton's "Cinderella" with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell that is very good, I think. (I admire the choreography, but the dancing, too, is excellent. A rare chance to see great stars in their prime rather than past-peak.) There are also a few videos of Russian Cinderellas -- do a search on Amazon. You'll find some. Link to comment
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