canbelto Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 You didn't move the right post. You moved my first post, but the D magazine article post is still in the thread. Link to comment
Helene Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Fixed it -- thanks for the heads up. Here's the link to the new thread in Ballet News & Issues: https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/46029-paul-mejia-article-in-d-magazine-1998/?tab=comments#comment-431511 Link to comment
canbelto Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Anyway because I feel like I've been watching him dance for quite some time I was surprised to find out he just turned 20 and was only 16 when he joined the company. Link to comment
cobweb Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 43 minutes ago, canbelto said: Anyway because I feel like I've been watching him dance for quite some time I was surprised to find out he just turned 20 and was only 16 when he joined the company. Wow, I knew he was young, but I didn't know he was THAT young. I too feel like I've been watching him for a long while. This puts into perspective the baffling question of why he hasn't yet been promoted to soloist. He appears so confident and poised that he could probably (so it appears) manage the pressures of being a soloist at a very young age, but still, there's a good argument for waiting till the person has a few more years. Link to comment
Helene Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I've only seen him intermittently on the videos NYCB streamed, but from everything I've read here, he sounds more than ready for a promotion. Link to comment
canbelto Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 He's incredible. Maybe I've told this story before but when I saw him at the SAB workshop I said "He's going to be the best Candy Cane." Sure enough maybe 2 years later I saw him tearing it up as Candy Cane. Link to comment
dirac Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 10 hours ago, pherank said: As host, it would have helped for Fairchild to provide a quick(!) rundown of Paul Mejia's history at NYCB, so the uninitiated could be clued in. However, it's not Roman's job to be educating the world on his father's history and 1st marriage. This interview was supposed to be about Roman's career and present situation. And he's obviously not the kind of speaker or personality that is going to spend a lot of time gabbing about the years before he was born - I don't get the sense that he's a budding ballet historian. It would have been OK to skip the subject completely, but Fairchild says just enough to (probably) confuse some audience members about what is being referred to. Agreed. Fairchild suddenly mentions his father and "Suzanne" without any explanation or context. I don't know what I would have made of it if I didn't already know the context (that's been an issue with some of the other interviews as well). Link to comment
Petra Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 11 hours ago, pherank said: As host, it would have helped for Fairchild to provide a quick(!) rundown of Paul Mejia's history at NYCB, so the uninitiated could be clued in. However, it's not Roman's job to be educating the world on his father's history and 1st marriage. This interview was supposed to be about Roman's career and present situation. And he's obviously not the kind of speaker or personality that is going to spend a lot of time gabbing about the years before he was born - I don't get the sense that he's a budding ballet historian. It would have been OK to skip the subject completely, but Fairchild says just enough to (probably) confuse some audience members about what is being referred to. Pherank - you wrote it better than I did... Anyway, as much as I enjoy Fairchild's side-gig, I'm just hoping that I'll be able to see her dance on stage again. Link to comment
KikiRVA Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 11 hours ago, canbelto said: Here is a video of Roman Mejia: Wow!! He's just lovely in this role, and his youth shines! Effortless battement and so much spring in his step. Thanks for posting, Ivy! Link to comment
BalletontheRocks Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) Megan Fairchild posted on her Instagram this morning that she is expecting twins in April: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjMD1cgmEP/ Congratulations to her! Edit: she mentioned in a comment on the post that the twins are both girls Edited January 27 by BalletontheRocks Link to comment
Balletwannabe Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 How wonderful, congrats to her and her family! Link to comment
pherank Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Conversations with Megan, featuring Edward Villella (!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dda0rW9IGT4 Link to comment
canbelto Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Megan Fairchild wrote a book and it;s coming out Dec 7! Link to comment
jerryb Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I'm On 1/27/2021 at 6:02 PM, pherank said: Conversations with Megan, featuring Edward Villella (!) I'm sorry Megan didn't ask Mr. Villella about Watermill. IMHO regardless of what one thinks of the ballet he was superb in it. And as I recall hearing him say he came back to NYCB to dance it because he didn't have a "proper farewell". Would have loved to hear about his feelings about the role. Link to comment
California Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Megan Fairchild just announced on Instagram that she and her family have COVID and are at home. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuF-ChHo3y/ Link to comment
pherank Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, California said: Megan Fairchild just announced on Instagram that she and her family have COVID and are at home. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuF-ChHo3y/ Not good. Since she's pregnant with twins, it will be interesting to see if that gives the babies immunity. Probably not an experiment Fairchild wanted to participate in, but... Edited March 23 by pherank Link to comment
canbelto Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Megan's made a PSA updating us: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNDc2canpWq/ Glad she's on the mend. Get your shots. Edited April 1 by canbelto Link to comment
KikiRVA Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Per Robbie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfzZA_D8Yj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Megan has a conversation with Lucien Postlewaite up. They cover some pretty deep topics, in my opinion. Very enlightening, about human growth, expectations, dealing with adversity and waking up to the possibilities before us. I feel like she's providing a service for humanity, but REALLY entertaining, too. Link to comment
KarenAG Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 1/27/2021 at 9:36 AM, BalletontheRocks said: Megan Fairchild posted on her Instagram this morning that she is expecting twins in April: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjMD1cgmEP/ Congratulations to her! Edit: she mentioned in a comment on the post that the twins are both girls Great news!! Link to comment
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