fondoffouettes Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 In his Instagram stories, Jovani Furlan congratulates Chun Wai Chan, principal at Houston Ballet, on joining NYCB as a soloist. I wonder if this means news of promotions may be coming. . Link to comment
cobweb Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Furlan certainly deserves that promotion, based on what I saw of him in the fall and winter seasons. But I'm still waiting to hear more about Chun Wai Chan, and especially, is he tall? I can't think of any other reason he should be put ahead of Roman Mejia. Also, wouldn't Alec Knight be an obvious choice for soloist opportunities, and tall to boot? Link to comment
Rock Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 There's quite a bit of Chun Wai Chan on Youtube. He appears to be in the almost-six-foot range and he's an experienced partner as well as a beautiful, elegant dancer. My guess is he's going to prove to be very useful. Link to comment
cobweb Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, Rock said: There's quite a bit of Chun Wai Chan on Youtube. He appears to be in the almost-six-foot range and he's an experienced partner as well as a beautiful, elegant dancer. My guess is he's going to prove to be very useful. Thank you, Rock! I'll have to check it out on Youtube. That is all very good to hear, and I look forward to "meeting" this young man. Link to comment
sohalia Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) I look forward to seeing more of him as well. From his Instagram account, he definitely looks to be on the taller side. Also very sharp dancer. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGm_7RNBgc3/ It's definitely time for more promotions to principal. I think the last woman was Lauren Lovette in 2015, no? I'd love to see Phelan, Woodward and Gerrity move up. As for the men, certainly Furlan. Edited October 27, 2020 by sohalia Link to comment
bluejean Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Chun Wai is a lovely dancer, and Houston will be sad to see him go. I'm sure he will make a great addition to the NYCB roster, though it feels like a strange time to hire someone with all the NYCB dancers laid off until summer. As has often been discussed here, NYCB is way behind on promoting some of its own dancers, so I also wonder why that didn't take precedence. Link to comment
nanushka Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 29 minutes ago, bluejean said: ...it feels like a strange time to hire someone with all the NYCB dancers laid off until summer. Do we know that NYCB dancers are indeed laid off (i.e. without pay) until summer? Link to comment
Helene Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Or, even if they are, that any new hires' contracts begin before current company dancers'? Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 11:25 AM, nanushka said: Do we know that NYCB dancers are indeed laid off (i.e. without pay) until summer? The New Yorker article says that Indiana Woodward and Harrison Coll moved to California to live with her parents " The couple had given up their New York apartments, and the next day they were flying to California, to stay with Woodward’s parents. “There was just no way we could pay our rent without a salary,” Coll said. While furloughed from the company, they would collect unemployment, or maybe teach remote dance lessons. “I’m from the city, and I’ve never lived anywhere else, so it’s weird for me,” Coll said. “When the company has stable employment for us, we’re going to be back in a flash.” It's worth a read https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/09/how-new-york-city-ballet-took-on-the-pandemic Link to comment
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