Tapfan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck have split. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/married-ballet-stars-robert-fairchild-tiler-peck-split/2017/06/19/1bc0c540-5521-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html?utm_term=.de863d60bef4 I thought the news pop-up was going to say they had a baby on the way. Edited June 19, 2017 by Tapfan Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 What?!?! I never would have expected this. Very sorry to hear. Link to comment
abatt Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Surprised. I guess spending large amounts of time separated doesn't help. Their marriage lasted less than 3 years. I hope this will not mean that NYCB has to avoid casting them together in the same ballet, in the way that has occurred in the split of Veyette and Megan Fairchild. Link to comment
Helene Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I hope this means that NYCB will respect any wish to cast them apart, until they both are ready to dance together. Link to comment
abatt Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I don't necessarily agree with that perspective. The dancers are there to do the work. If they decide to engage in personal relationships that ultimately don't work out, it's their problem to deal with the fallout or leave. It's ludicrous to expect management to tip toe around minefields involving split relationships. Link to comment
CTballetfan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I am so sorry to hear this. I have fond memories of them dancing together in romantic ballets, very special moments they allowed the audience to share. Tiler is always so ebullient in her dancing, I hope she will be able to continue to be so as she works through this stage in her life. For me, she is the quintessential ballerina dancing today. Link to comment
canbelto Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) I am sorry to hear this. They were really great in Who Cares?, Baiser de la Fee, Apollo. And their dogs Griz and Callie were so cute. Wish them the best. Edited June 19, 2017 by canbelto Link to comment
Josette Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) I was wondering how this would affect the performances featuring Tiler Peck at the Los Angeles Music Center at the end of July, called Ballet Now, but I just checked the website and it shows Cory Stearns as dancing Stars and Stripes pas de deux with Tiler, as well as Fancy Free. Interesting that the casting changes are already up. Robert Fairchild was previously listed as a dancer. Edited June 19, 2017 by Josette Link to comment
Kathleen O'Connell Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 A separation is never an easy thing, even when it's amicable, so I'm sorry to hear this news. That being said, I don't think theirs was actually a particularly compelling stage partnership; both looked better paired with other people - except in Who Cares, where their B'way chops could take center stage. Link to comment
alexL Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 This is really out of nowhere.... I wish each of them the best. Luckily for the management, they actually don't dance together that frequently. Tiler's usual partners are Amar Ramasar and T Angle and Robbie usually dances with Sterling Hyltin. There is still some time until the fall season so I will hold my speculations regarding casting.... Link to comment
vipa Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Helene said: I hope this means that NYCB will respect any wish to cast them apart, until they both are ready to dance together. It was a few months ago that Megan Fairchild, on instagram, confirmed that she was no longer married to Veyette and wrote the following: "Tonight I did something I truly never thought I would be able to do. I performed in front of 2600 people, with a person who I share a lot of painful memories. I feel like I climbed a mountain in the last two days, and it ironically only felt like a small hill. You never know where life will take you, but I know now that I can survive whatever comes my way." That was after performing Allegro Brilliant with Veyette. I don't know if the company intentionally let some time pass after their divorce before pairing them, but they ended up being paired none-the-less. I expect the same will be true of T. Peck & R. Fairchild. If he remains with the company. Link to comment
Helene Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Megan Fairchild said in her own podcast that she agreed to the performance in an emergency situation, That suggests to me that she had some control over whether they danced together before that. Link to comment
dirac Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, abatt said: I don't necessarily agree with that perspective. The dancers are there to do the work. If they decide to engage in personal relationships that ultimately don't work out, it's their problem to deal with the fallout or leave. It's ludicrous to expect management to tip toe around minefields involving split relationships. True. Which is why in most workplaces there are rules about and against interoffice involvements. However, if those in management do not issue clear cut rules on the subject, or forbid such relationships outright, they should also be expected to demonstrate some sensitivity for a limited period. By the same token, the exes have to show maturity and professionalism. I suppose in the small and insular world of ballet such rules would be difficult or impossible to enforce. Link to comment
Helene Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 They appear to have set a precedent for Fairchild and Veyette, so if Fairchild and/or Peck request it, NYCB would be on shaky ground to deny them the same. Link to comment
DC Export Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Has anyone noticed that Tiler Peck's instagram has been out for the past week? Twitter is still up though. Link to comment
canbelto Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, DC Export said: Has anyone noticed that Tiler Peck's instagram has been out for the past week? Twitter is still up though. She simply changed her Instagram name. https://www.instagram.com/tilerpeck/ Link to comment
DC Export Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 hours ago, canbelto said: She simply changed her Instagram name. https://www.instagram.com/tilerpeck/ Thank you Canbelto! Not sure how I missed that. Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 i hate to say it, but I expected this. They seemed to lead very separate lives ever since Robert went to Broadway. Link to comment
BalletFan Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 This is very sad. I wish them both the best. Unfortunately, though, I'm not surprised by this news. I remember reading an article in the NY Times two years ago about the state of their marriage. Tiler and Robbie were just newlyweds at the time. They had only been married for one year, but according to the article, were hardly ever together. It didn't sound very promising at all. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/style/for-robert-fairchild-and-tiler-peck-a-partnership-that-stays-in-step.html Link to comment
vagansmom Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I remember that, BalletFan, and had the same thought at the time. Link to comment
Helene Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Any news about a ballet professional on Ballet Alert! must include links (if online) or references to official sources, including public-facing social media. Link to comment
canbelto Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) deleted because some of the photos are now gone. Edited November 17, 2017 by canbelto Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) Very happy for Day and Fairchild. Thanks for sharing. Fairchild seems to have deleted the Instagram post of him and Day embracing one another (posted by canbelto above). Edited to add: Wow — Day has also deleted his caption for the photo in which he’s raising his glass. It used to say something to the effect of “Raising a glass to my dude” (on the preview night of Brigadoon). Edited November 17, 2017 by fondoffouettes Link to comment
Olga Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 If the dancers are choosing not to broadcast details of their personal lives I would prefer to respect that, particularly where not to do so might be hurtful to others involved. To me, it crosses a line. Link to comment
Helene Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 They did, on their own public-facing social media, for days or weeks, open for anyone to see. Link to comment
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