Jacqueline Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Excellent and exciting news. Congratulations to them all! Link to comment
nanushka Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 The Times has an article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-promotes-three-men-to-principal-dancers.html Link to comment
vipa Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, nanushka said: The Times has an article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-promotes-three-men-to-principal-dancers.html Congrats to all three. The pandemic disrupted normal development, so they will have to shoulder the responsibility of being principal dancers more suddenly than they otherwise would have. I'm rooting for them. Meanwhile, I'm curious about the future of the Angle brothers, and about Ashley Bouder. Link to comment
FPF Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Congratulations to all of them. Link to comment
nycvillager Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Great news! I am so happy for all of them, as they all looked excellent this winter. Looking forward to seeing more of them this spring! Link to comment
nanushka Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 What have been Peter Walker’s biggest roles? His promotion was more of a surprise to me, though perhaps not undeserved. Link to comment
canbelto Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, nanushka said: What have been Peter Walker’s biggest roles? His promotion was more of a surprise to me, though perhaps not undeserved. The Sanguinic pas in 4T's, Hoofer in Slaughter, Swan Lake (Peter Martins). He does a lot of the Tyler Angle roles. Link to comment
cobweb Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, nanushka said: What have been Peter Walker’s biggest roles? His promotion was more of a surprise to me, though perhaps not undeserved. Me too, @nanushka! I was expecting Chun Wai Chan rather than Peter Walker. But I know he is highly respected as a partner, as per @vipa's recent comments on the Black Swan pdd with Isabella LaFreniere. Not being a professional dancer, I am not the best judge of partnering, but that must be a huge plus. Link to comment
cassieallison Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, cobweb said: Me too, @nanushka! I was expecting Chun Wai Chan rather than Peter Walker. But I know he is highly respected as a partner, as per @vipa's recent comments on the Black Swan pdd with Isabella LaFreniere. Not being a professional dancer, I am not the best judge of partnering, but that must be a huge plus. I assume they want more than 2 seasons under his belt before promotion but I would expect it in the next year if he keeps up his current quality Edited February 27, 2022 by cassieallison Link to comment
Chballetfan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I'm so happy for Harrison Ball. Being from London and used to the more classical qualities in male principal roles, he always struck me as someone who was really invested in that aspect of ballet. I recall his interview for the first season of the city.ballet series, when he was in the corps, and how intelligently he spoke on reconciling his ambitions for himself and his impatience via a vis grounding his technique and quality. iirc, he had just been given the Levin award. very glad that his patience and hard work has been rewarded with this promotion. congratulations to all the dancers ! Link to comment
sohalia Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I am absolutely thrilled for Furlan! He was my favorite male dancer at Miami City Ballet, so I am ecstatic to see him "make it" all the way to the top at NYCB. So well-deserved. I love his dancing and passion for the art. I have to admit I haven't seen much of the other promoted men, but I am sure it's deserved as well. Link to comment
JuliaJ Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I've been waiting for Ball to get promoted for several years, so this is great news. His classicism is a huge asset to the company. I haven't seen Walker in anything major lately, but he always stood out even when he was in the corps. Height and partnering skills are a huge plus. They've been giving Chan some big roles lately (according to Instagram both he and Ball are rehearsing "Spring" in Four Seasons) so I wouldn't be surprised if he gets promoted as soon as the spring season. Given Mejia's ongoing partnership with Tiler Peck (and his wonderful Rubies opposite Hyltin), he shouldn't be too far behind, even though he was just promoted to soloist. Link to comment
mille-feuille Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, cobweb said: I was expecting Chun Wai Chan rather than Peter Walker. I am sure it's just a formality that Chun Wai Chan hasn't been promoted yet. I'd be shocked if he weren't in the next few seasons; he is such a gem. Huge congratulations to the three new principal men! 💐✨ Edited February 27, 2022 by mille-feuille Link to comment
eduardo Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 11:43 AM, canbelto said: Absolutely heartbroken after Tess's retirement. What a beautiful performance. I took a video of the curtain calls: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaL1IK1gxQV/ Did I miss the announcement of Tess Reichlen retirement? I do remember having read about Maria Kowroski, Gonzalo Garcia and Amar Ramasar, but I am surprised to learn that Ms. Reichlen has retired. Link to comment
canbelto Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I wrote an appreciation for Tess and Gonzalo on my blog: https://humbledandoverwhelmed.blogspot.com/2022/02/tess-is-more-two-beloved-principals.html Link to comment
bellawood Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) Was lucky to get to go to Gonzalo's farewell. I admit I cried! Gonzalo's strength as a performer, to me, has been how his humanity, kindness and humor project from the stage. I think that's why for me his most iconic role is in Dances at a Gathering. His farewell was full of that humor and the sharing of the spotlight, bringing his partners and Justin Peck out for curtain calls -- Justin carried him off after the Rotunda excerpt. There was a long line of heartfelt hugs and kisses at the end. There's a renewed energy in the company with the promotion of deserving young dancers, but I am glad Gonzalo is sticking around to nurture them, and I will miss his dancing. Edited February 28, 2022 by bellawood Link to comment
KikiRVA Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 So sorry to have missed Gonzalo’s farewell. Does anyone have a video of his curtain call? Link to comment
cassieallison Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Does anyone know what Gonzalo is doing next? I saw in several IG posts of dancers saying that they would see him in class. Is he becoming a rep director? Link to comment
bellawood Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, cassieallison said: Does anyone know what Gonzalo is doing next? I saw in several IG posts of dancers saying that they would see him in class. Is he becoming a rep director? That's what it said in the program! I think his husband's business is pretty established in NYC. He made a beautiful film they showed during the farewell. Link to comment
Jacqueline Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thank you, Canbelto, for a most excellent appreciation. Link to comment
vipa Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 hours ago, canbelto said: I wrote an appreciation for Tess and Gonzalo on my blog: https://humbledandoverwhelmed.blogspot.com/2022/02/tess-is-more-two-beloved-principals.html Nicely done appreciation canbelto. I was not a bit Tess fan outside of a couple of roles, but you encapsulated her gifts and flaws perfectly, and her statement to the audience was a needed gift at the time. Link to comment
Roberta Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I truly enjoyed seeing Balanchine's Pavane over the weekend, within the "Short Stories" program. Sterling Hyltin was sublime in the brief but touching solo with the big blue scarf. I saw both the originator of the role, McBride back in the day, as well as Kyra Nichols during the 1990s. Only during this run did a curious idea hit me: Perhaps Balanchine created this work as a remembrance of Lydia Ivanova - his dear friend who drowned in a boating accident (or murdered, as some have suggested?) in 1924 before Balanchine and other young dancers set off on a tour of Western Europe? There are several instances during Pavane when the ballerina lifts the blue scarf in a way that suggests going under water. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Which reminds me - For those interested in early Balanchine and Lydia Ivanova, I highly recommend reading Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine and the Lost Muse (2013 - Oxford Univ. Press). I'm sure that it can be found through BA's Amazon link. Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 10:10 AM, Roberta said: I truly enjoyed seeing Balanchine's Pavane over the weekend, within the "Short Stories" program. Sterling Hyltin was sublime in the brief but touching solo with the big blue scarf. I saw both the originator of the role, McBride back in the day, as well as Kyra Nichols during the 1990s. Only during this run did a curious idea hit me: Perhaps Balanchine created this work as a remembrance of Lydia Ivanova - his dear friend who drowned in a boating accident (or murdered, as some have suggested?) in 1924 before Balanchine and other young dancers set off on a tour of Western Europe? There are several instances during Pavane when the ballerina lifts the blue scarf in a way that suggests going under water. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Which reminds me - For those interested in early Balanchine and Lydia Ivanova, I highly recommend reading Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine and the Lost Muse (2013 - Oxford Univ. Press). I'm sure that it can be found through BA's Amazon link. I've read the book and I recommend it as well. I know others have mused that the end of Serenade was inspired by (or a reference to) Lydia Ivanova. She apparently danced a lot with Alexandra Danilova back in the day, both at the Maryinsky and in early Balanchine pieces. Link to comment
Balletwannabe Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) Someone make it make sense: NYCB performances- guests vaccinated & masks. Performers, maskless. Winter ball at the Koch: guests packed in, socializing, eating/drinking, no masks....oh but the (fully vaccinated) minors performing for your entertainment? N95 masks. Let me go scream in a pillow now before someone tries to explain this one away. Edited March 9, 2022 by Balletwannabe Link to comment
bluejean Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 hours ago, Balletwannabe said: Someone make it make sense: NYCB performances- guests vaccinated & masks. Performers, maskless. Winter ball at the Koch: guests packed in, socializing, eating/drinking, no masks....oh but the (fully vaccinated) minors performing for your entertainment? N95 masks. Let me go scream in a pillow now before someone tries to explain this one away. I find no rational explanation for many of the restrictions currently in place, but that's just me. Screaming into a pillow may perhaps be an appropriate response. Link to comment
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