abatt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 .https://www.vogue.com/article/new-york-city-ballet-fall-gala-2018 Here are some photos from the gala. Of particular note is photo number 4 of Tiler Peck and her smokin' hot date, model Tommy Dunn. Based on their public instagram accounts, they have attended a number of recent events together. Link to comment
abatt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I was looking at the online program listings (not the casting sheets), and the Allegro Brilliante entry for Oct 2 reads as follows: Music by: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Choreography by: George Balanchine Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat: Sara Mearns, Tyler Angle SEPT 29 eve, OCT 7: Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia* (*first time in role) OCT 2: Erica Pereira, Anthony Huxley (*first time in role) Since Allegro Brilliante was never scheduled for October 7, is this a typo? I would be thrilled to see Allegro on Oct 7, so I hope this is not a typo error. Link to comment
cobweb Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Abatt, it seems like that must be a typo, but it's an odd one. Maybe all the injuries are necessitating a change in programming. That's rare, but I guess it does happen. Last time I can think of was a couple of years ago when Claire von Enck was suddenly thrown into Tarantella (although I can't remember what it replaced, or why). Link to comment
FPF Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, abatt said: I was looking at the online program listings (not the casting sheets), and the Allegro Brilliante entry for Oct 2 reads as follows: Music by: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Choreography by: George Balanchine Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat: Sara Mearns, Tyler Angle SEPT 29 eve, OCT 7: Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia* (*first time in role) OCT 2: Erica Pereira, Anthony Huxley (*first time in role) Since Allegro Brilliante was never scheduled for October 7, is this a typo? I would be thrilled to see Allegro on Oct 7, so I hope this is not a typo error. The casting sheet (as of 9/28) has SUNDAY MATINEE, OCTOBER 7, 3:00 PM (Conductor: Sill)PULCINELLA VARIATIONS: Hyltin, Miller, T. Peck, Gerrity, Woodward, Janzen, Scordato, Garcia, Huxley pauseTHIS BITTER EARTH: *Lovette, *Danchig-Waring CONCERTO DSCH: Mearns, T. Angle, Bouder, Garcia, De Luz [Solo Piano: Walters] [Solo Piano: McDill; Solo Violin: Danielson] FEARFUL SYMMETRIES: Kretzschmar, Phelan, Woodward, Sanz, Walker, Ball, Hoxha, Villarini-Velez, Henson Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 59 minutes ago, abatt said: I was looking at the online program listings (not the casting sheets), and the Allegro Brilliante entry for Oct 2 reads as follows: Music by: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Choreography by: George Balanchine Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat: Sara Mearns, Tyler Angle SEPT 29 eve, OCT 7: Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia* (*first time in role) OCT 2: Erica Pereira, Anthony Huxley (*first time in role) Since Allegro Brilliante was never scheduled for October 7, is this a typo? I would be thrilled to see Allegro on Oct 7, so I hope this is not a typo error. It looks like they meant to say October 3, not October 7. Edited October 1, 2018 by NinaFan Link to comment
abatt Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 4 hours ago, NinaFan said: It looks like they meant to say October 3, not October 7. Someone from NYCB must read this forum, because the error has been corrected on the website. Link to comment
lacdescygnes Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 The casting sheets have yet to be updated for next week. However, on his Instagram, Adrian Danchig-Waring posted that Joseph Gordon would replace him in Afternoon of a Faun, debuting October 11. I expect that will be the case for the other performances that week (I have tickets for the Saturday matinee with Afternoon of a Faun as well as the DeLuz farewell that weekend). (Sorry for the lack of link, I can't figure out how to embed it) Link to comment
cobweb Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 If anyone attends tonight’s performance I would love to get a report on the Pereira-Huxley Allegro Brillante. Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Brittany Pollack is back. I guess her "reporting relationship" with Jonathan Stafford isn't an issue, despite NYCB's policy, or she's reporting to one of the other interim leaders. All the more reason that NYCB needs a new AD in place. Is it a great idea to have J. Stafford potentially involved in casting (and supervising) both his wife and his sister? There was enough nepotism in the Martins era. Edited October 3, 2018 by fondoffouettes Link to comment
canbelto Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I was at last night's performance. It was a very long program. It was also Joaquin's last James. Sterling Hyltin was exquisite as the Sylph, and Joaquin clearly was enjoying dancing James for the last time. Only thing was Lauren King was so much taller than Joaquin, Sterling, and Daniel Ulbricht that she towered over all of them. Odd casting choice. NYCB currently has a whole bunch of shorter, sweet-faced girls who could have danced Effie. Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 54 minutes ago, canbelto said: I was at last night's performance. It was a very long program. It was also Joaquin's last James. Sterling Hyltin was exquisite as the Sylph, and Joaquin clearly was enjoying dancing James for the last time. Only thing was Lauren King was so much taller than Joaquin, Sterling, and Daniel Ulbricht that she towered over all of them. Odd casting choice. NYCB currently has a whole bunch of shorter, sweet-faced girls who could have danced Effie. I saw the same cast on Saturday and thought the performance was danced beautifully. My only complaint is the height issue you mentioned. I thought King did a great job as Effie, but it looked odd to have her towering over the two men. And that little heel on her shoes didn't help. Link to comment
abatt Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Major program change, folks. For the Sat Oct 6 matinee, they have replaced the Ratmansky masterpiece Concerto DSCH with the decidedly NON-masterpiece New Kyle Abraham work. The Concerto DSCH was the main draw on that program. (See updated casting sheet posted today.) I assume this was necessitated by the firings/resignation/injuries. It's having a ripple effect. You can see that the Angle brothers are once again being drafted into additional performances due to lack of available principal men. They still have not figured out yet who will replace Adrian at the DeLuz farewell in Todos Buenos Aires. Oh, and the casting for This Bitter Earth on that same program is changed from Tiler & Tyler to Reichlin and LaCour. Glad I decided to skip the Oct 6 matinee. Edited October 3, 2018 by abatt Link to comment
canbelto Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Thankfully right now the Concerto DSCH is still on Oct 5, 7, and 9th. Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, abatt said: Major program change, folks. For the Sat Oct 6 matinee, they have replaced the Ratmansky masterpiece Concerto DSCH with the decidedly NON-masterpiece New Kyle Abraham work. The Concerto DSCH was the main draw on that program. (See updated casting sheet posted today.) I assume this was necessitated by the firings/resignation/injuries. It's having a ripple effect. You can see that the Angle brothers are once again being drafted into additional performances due to lack of available principal men. They still have not figured out yet who will replace Adrian at the DeLuz farewell in Todos Buenos Aires. Oh, and the casting for This Bitter Earth on that same program is changed from Tiler & Tyler to Reichlin and LaCour. Glad I decided to skip the Oct 6 matinee. Arghhhhhhhhhhh! I have tickets for Oct 6, and Concerto DSCH was definitely the draw for me on that program. I have never seen so many program changes. Yes, it does happen once in a long while, but not on this scale. Link to comment
abatt Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, NinaFan said: Arghhhhhhhhhhh! I have tickets for Oct 6, and Concerto DSCH was definitely the draw for me on that program. I have never seen so many program changes. Yes, it does happen once in a long while, but not on this scale. Perhaps you can exchange the ticket? Link to comment
Kathleen O'Connell Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, abatt said: Major program change, folks. For the Sat Oct 6 matinee, they have replaced the Ratmansky masterpiece Concerto DSCH with the decidedly NON-masterpiece New Kyle Abraham work. The Concerto DSCH was the main draw on that program. (See updated casting sheet posted today.) I actually liked the new Abraham work a lot, although of course your mileage may vary! It's worth the price of admission just to see Taylor Stanley, but I think it flatters the rest of the cast, too, especially the men. I love the ruffs; I love the headpieces. The only costume I'm iffy on is Ashley Bouder's; it makes her look just a little too much like a fuzzy caterpillar. One thing I liked was the way Abraham interleaved a phrase of not-ballet with a phrase of most-definitely ballet, rather than trying to atom-smash them together into some kind of new dance compound. When the dancers were given ballet steps to do, they by and large got them in complete phrases and did them the way ballet dancers would. And they got real steps: like Pam Tanowitz, Abraham seems to have more respect for the possibilities of petite allegro than Christopher Wheeldon does. The dancers' movement had a different inflection in the not-ballet passages, of course, although it was fun to see a characteristic bit of Abraham resolve into a beautiful, poised croisé. Check out the samples on the work's repertory page on the NYCB website: https://www.nycballet.com/season-tickets/18-19-season/winter/feb-10-2019-new-combinations/new-abraham.aspx They appear to have taken down one of my favorite bits of "flash footage" wherein Roman Mejia unleashes a demented barrage of petite allegro to the equally demented "I Love Kanye." ETA: I will make every effort to see The Runaway again, although I probably won't get a chance this season, alas. Edited October 3, 2018 by Kathleen O'Connell Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Just now, abatt said: Perhaps you can exchange the ticket? Yes, they can be exchanged. I'll go over the schedule and decide by Friday. Thanks for catching the change on the schedule. Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kathleen O'Connell said: I actually liked the new Abraham work a lot, although of course your mileage may vary! It's worth the price of admission just to see Taylor Stanley, but I think it flatters the rest of the cast, too, especially the men. I love the ruffs; I love the headpieces. The only costume I'm iffy on is Ashley Bouder's; it makes her look just a little too much like a fuzzy caterpillar. One thing I liked was the way Abraham interleaved a phrase of not-ballet with a phrase of most-definitely ballet, rather than trying to atom-smash them together into some kind of new dance compound. When the dancers were given ballet steps to do, they by and large got them in complete phrases and did them the way ballet dancers would. And they got real steps: like Pam Tanowitz, Abraham seems to have more respect for the possibilities of petite allegro than Christopher Wheeldon does. The dancers' movement had a different inflection in the not-ballet passages, of course, although it was fun to see a characteristic bit of Abraham resolve into a beautiful, poised croisé. Check out the samples on the work's repertory page on the NYCB website: https://www.nycballet.com/season-tickets/18-19-season/winter/feb-10-2019-new-combinations/new-abraham.aspx They appear to have taken down one of my favorite bits of "flash footage" wherein Roman Mejia unleashes a demented barrage of petite allegro to the equally demented "I Love Kanye." ETA: I will make every effort to see The Runaway again, although I probably won't get a chance this season, alas. Kathleen - Thank you so much for the great review and links! You convinced me to keep the tickets for Saturday! Link to comment
Kathleen O'Connell Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, NinaFan said: Kathleen - Thank you so much for the great review and links! You convinced me to keep the tickets for Saturday! I'll feel just awful if you regret it! I think Runaway is the real keeper from the Fall Gala ballets, although Gianna Reisen's new work "Judah" confirms every bit of promise in "Composer's Holiday." I had to keep reminding myself that she's just 19. From what I've seen touring the reviews, critical opinion is split on the new Abraham. Marina Harss was mostly positive: http://dancetabs.com/2018/09/new-york-city-ballet-fall-gala-the-exchange-judah-the-runaway-new-york/ It may depend on one's ability to tolerate Kanye. ETA: I'm not a huge fan of Fearful Symmetries, but the mostly all-debut cast listed for the 10/6 matinee looks mighty interesting. Edited October 3, 2018 by Kathleen O'Connell Link to comment
sappho Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, Kathleen O'Connell said: I actually liked the new Abraham work a lot, although of course your mileage may vary! It's worth the price of admission just to see Taylor Stanley, but I think it flatters the rest of the cast, too, especially the men. I love the ruffs; I love the headpieces. The only costume I'm iffy on is Ashley Bouder's; it makes her look just a little too much like a fuzzy caterpillar. One thing I liked was the way Abraham interleaved a phrase of not-ballet with a phrase of most-definitely ballet, rather than trying to atom-smash them together into some kind of new dance compound. When the dancers were given ballet steps to do, they by and large got them in complete phrases and did them the way ballet dancers would. And they got real steps: like Pam Tanowitz, Abraham seems to have more respect for the possibilities of petite allegro than Christopher Wheeldon does. The dancers' movement had a different inflection in the not-ballet passages, of course, although it was fun to see a characteristic bit of Abraham resolve into a beautiful, poised croisé. Check out the samples on the work's repertory page on the NYCB website: https://www.nycballet.com/season-tickets/18-19-season/winter/feb-10-2019-new-combinations/new-abraham.aspx They appear to have taken down one of my favorite bits of "flash footage" wherein Roman Mejia unleashes a demented barrage of petite allegro to the equally demented "I Love Kanye." ETA: I will make every effort to see The Runaway again, although I probably won't get a chance this season, alas. Thanks for this awesome review and for the link; I'd seen the footage of Taylor Stanley but not the others. Love Ashley Bouder's exit in the second. Will be at the Armory for Keersmaeker's Brandenburg Concertos on Saturday, unfortunately, so I'm very happy to see that The Runaway is returning this spring! Link to comment
yukionna4869 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Meagan Mann is retiring. Based on the hashtags, she might be teaching at SAB? Edited October 3, 2018 by yukionna4869 Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, Kathleen O'Connell said: I'll feel just awful if you regret it! I think Runaway is the real keeper from the Fall Gala ballets, although Gianna Reisen's new work "Judah" confirms every bit of promise in "Composer's Holiday." I had to keep reminding myself that she's just 19. From what I've seen touring the reviews, critical opinion is split on the new Abraham. Marina Harss was mostly positive: http://dancetabs.com/2018/09/new-york-city-ballet-fall-gala-the-exchange-judah-the-runaway-new-york/ It may depend on one's ability to tolerate Kanye. ETA: I'm not a huge fan of Fearful Symmetries, but the mostly all-debut cast listed for the 10/6 matinee looks mighty interesting. I promise not to hold you responsible! TBH, it's easier to go on Saturday rather than figure out an exchange date. Like many on here, we've already bought our tickets through May. That being said, I'm sure there is something we could slip in should we need to swap. Link to comment
Kathleen O'Connell Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Just now, yukionna4869 said: Megan Mann is retiring. Based on the hashtags, she might be teaching at SAB? Nooooooo! She's been one of my corps favorites for a long time and I'd always hoped she'd get promoted; whenever she got a solo opportunity she looked just terrific. Well, I wish her the best, of course, and I certainly hope she can pass on the qualities that made her a bright spot in the crowd. Link to comment
NinaFan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Wow, Meagan will definitely be missed! But it's good to hear that she is likely staying on to teach at SAB. Link to comment
cobweb Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Megan Mann will definitely be missed. She is a serene, gracious, shining presence. I hope she can pass those qualities on to the next generation. Link to comment
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