miliosr Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 The December 1970 issue of After Dark has a lot of content related to ABT, including an ad for its December 22 - January 10 season. Here's what the company and repertory looked like way back when: Principal Dancers Men: Erik Bruhn/Royes Fernandez/Ted Kivitt/Bruce Marks/Ivan Nagy/Michael Smuin/Gayle Young Wome: Eleanor D'Antuono/Carla Fracci/Cynthia Gregory/Toni Lander/Natalia Makarova/Mimi Paul/Lupe Serrano/Sallie Wilson The Season December 22: Special performance of Giselle "introducing Natalia Makarova with Erik Bruhn December 23-27: Coppelia December 29-January 10: A Rose for Miss Emily (premiere - Agnes de Mille) Ontogeny (premiere - Dennis Nahat) Schubertiade (premiere - Michael Smuin) Les Patineurs (revival - Frederick Ashton) Miss Julie (revival - Birgit Cullberg) "Plus 10 Repertoire Favoriites" That was the ABT world that was 48 years ago! Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Would that I could be a fly on the wall with a time machine... Link to comment
Drew Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I think Nagy ended up dancing with Makarova for her first ABT Giselle.... Link to comment
Helene Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Makarova and Nagy were dancing Giselle (and Swan Lake) together by summer 1971. Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci were typically cast together. It's hard for me to imagine Makarova and Bruhn together. Link to comment
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