ABT Fan Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, nanushka said: If not heaven, maybe Forster, Hoven and Royal could help them! (And Gorak — though probably not filling in for either of those two specifically.) I agree, in theory, but if Stearns and/or Whiteside becomes injured and has to be replaced immediately, and for several shows across several ballets (we've seen that happen), not one of those three has done or is scheduled to debut as Siegfried, Prince Desire, Conrad, Manon. I'd hate to see one of them get thrown into one of those roles with only a few days rehearsal time (aka Lane in SL). Separately, there are two Conrad TBA's that will hopefully go to one of those soloists. Link to comment
California Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Just now, ABT Fan said: I agree, in theory, but if Stearns and/or Whiteside becomes injured and has to be replaced immediately, and for several shows across several ballets (we've seen that happen), not one of those three has done or is scheduled to debut as Siegfried, Prince Desire, Conrad, Manon. I'd hate to see one of them get thrown into one of those roles with only a few days rehearsal time (aka Lane in SL). Aaron Robison, now of SFB, has a lot of fans on this site (including me) and their season ends in May. He's done Manon (with Houston) and has quite a rep. https://www.sfballet.org/artists/dancers/aaron_robison Link to comment
nanushka Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 35 minutes ago, ABT Fan said: I agree, in theory, but if Stearns and/or Whiteside becomes injured and has to be replaced immediately, and for several shows across several ballets (we've seen that happen), not one of those three has done or is scheduled to debut as Siegfried, Prince Desire, Conrad, Manon. I'd hate to see one of them get thrown into one of those roles with only a few days rehearsal time (aka Lane in SL). Well not all injuries are last-minute, and there's a long time between now and May/June/July for a lot of things to potentially change — but yes, an "immediate" replacement with one of those three would not be ideal. As for Hammoudi — been there, done that, no more please! He's gotten enough Met chances, and has never (to my knowledge, in my opinion) risen to the occasion. Link to comment
Jayne Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) They should recruit some of the POB male dancers for 2 year sabbaticals to dance at ABT, who are languishing due to the politics of the Concours interne de Promotion. Edited December 21, 2018 by Jayne Link to comment
angelica Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 The powers that be at ABT don't have sufficient imagination to think so creatively. Link to comment
lmspear Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 They could bring back former "company flagship" soloists such as Jared Matthews and Joseph Phillips for guest appearances so the NYC audience can catch up on their progress and get a demonstration of what might have been if ABT put more effort into developing and recognizing the home grown talent a few years ago. Link to comment
angelica Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 12 hours ago, lmspear said: They could bring back former "company flagship" soloists such as Jared Matthews and Joseph Phillips for guest appearances so the NYC audience can catch up on their progress and get a demonstration of what might have been if ABT put more effort into developing and recognizing the home grown talent a few years ago. Love it. Link to comment
vendangeuse Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 5:28 PM, nanushka said: As for Hammoudi — been there, done that, no more please! He's gotten enough Met chances, and has never (to my knowledge, in my opinion) risen to the occasion. Nanushka, I have never seen any of his "Met chances," but I will take your word for it. That's disheartening to hear, though. Also, I'm noticing today that Tyler Maloney has been given two Harlequins, and one 'Boy' in Whipped Cream. (Perhaps this was always the case and I am only noticing now... but I think some of these were formerly scheduled as Lendorf performances?) Has anyone noticed him especially in the past? Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, vendangeuse said: Also, I'm noticing today that Tyler Maloney has been given two Harlequins, and one 'Boy' in Whipped Cream. (Perhaps this was always the case and I am only noticing now... but I think some of these were formerly scheduled as Lendorf performances?) Has anyone noticed him especially in the past? I think Maloney was cast as the Boy in Whipped Cream all along, and I believe the same goes for Harlequinade (I think the Harlequins originally assigned to Lendorf went to Carlos Gonzalez). Maloney was very good in Serenade After Plato's Symposium. I've otherwise only seen him in strictly corps roles, but he has always struck me as a fine dancer. I hope Marshall Whiteley gets some opportunities this spring. He's certainly a standout in the corps, and based on videos he has posted, he's able to pull off a surprising degree of bravura dancing for someone so tall. Edited December 26, 2018 by fondoffouettes Link to comment
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