miliosr Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 New season announced: https://www.gramilano.com/2018/05/la-scala-ballet-season-2018-2019-announced/ I would be most interested in seeing the Yvette Chauvire version of Giselle and Roberto Bolle in Cranko's Onegin and Bejart's Bolero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty recon (originally for ABT) is ditched and the Nureyev version returns. Another “El Cheapo look” bites the dust, even though I’m sure that the actual cost was not cheap, as with the Munich Paquita. That’s too bad. Now I wonder how long La Scala will retain Ratmansky’s recent Swan Lake recon (the co-production with Zurich)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 21 minutes ago, CharlieH said: Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty recon (originally for ABT) is ditched and the Nureyev version returns. Another “El Cheapo look” bites the dust, even though I’m sure that the actual cost was not cheap, as with the Munich Paquita. That’s too bad. Now I wonder how long La Scala will retain Ratmansky’s recent Swan Lake recon (the co-production with Zurich)? I don't think Bolle ever performed in the Swan Lake reconstruction. Did he do the Sleeping Beauty reconstruction with ABT? He is seriously committed to the new season, and as he nears retirement, I wonder how much of the programming was designed with him in mind. Nureyev stagings typically have enhanced choreography for the male principal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABT Fan Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 hours ago, California said: I don't think Bolle ever performed in the Swan Lake reconstruction. Did he do the Sleeping Beauty reconstruction with ABT? He is seriously committed to the new season, and as he nears retirement, I wonder how much of the programming was designed with him in mind. Nureyev stagings typically have enhanced choreography for the male principal. Bolle did not do Ratmansky's SB w/ ABT. I can understand why this version would not be everyone's cup of tea, but I thought there was nothing cheap looking about it. Quite the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its the mom Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 While I was not fond of many aspects of this reconstruction, I don't think it was cheap or cheap looking. Wendy Perron states that it cost $6 million (to be split with La Scala). http://wendyperron.com/a-new-sleeping-beauty-but-why/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) The Lilac Fairy’s tacky sateen dress? The isolated Lazyboy thrones? Everything about the designs and confection of the ABT costumes and sets is inferior to those of the magnificent Mariinsky Vikharev production. No contest! Edited May 29, 2018 by CharlieH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) Next week’s Petipa Bicentennial conference at Moscow’s Bakhrushin Theatre Museum will include Messrs. Ratmansky & Fullington as participants on Day One in a panel on Study of Sources (June 6, 3:30-5:30pm), moderated by Prof. R.J. Wiley. Another interesting panel will explore the economics of Petipa-era productions (June 8, 11am-1:30pm), also led by Prof. Wiley. http://www.gctm.ru/en/petipa_en/ Mr. Ratmansky must be getting on a “bullet plane” from NY to Moscow after the premiere of ABT’s Harlequinade to make his scheduled presentation! Edited May 29, 2018 by CharlieH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcanohunter Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Three direct flights from JFK to Sheremetyevo per day, about 9 hours in the air eastbound. ✈️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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