cobweb Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Jacqueline said: Week six casting is up and I don't see a single debut Disappointing! (Even though I also could not see any of them, spending a month away from NY). LaFreniere and Miriam Miller should be doing Sugarplum, and how about a Kristen Segin Dewdrop? Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) Emilie and Chun were absolutely beautiful tonight. Wow. Also, some cast changes: Adams and Hod replace Kretzschmar in her assignments: https://res.cloudinary.com/new-york-city-ballet/image/upload/v1639521256/Documents/Casting/NYCB-Casting_Dec-14-19-2021_20211214 https://res.cloudinary.com/new-york-city-ballet/image/upload/v1639521523/Documents/Casting/NYCB-Casting_Dec-21-26-2021_20211214-1 Edited December 15, 2021 by canbelto Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, cobweb said: Disappointing! (Even though I also could not see any of them, spending a month away from NY). LaFreniere and Miriam Miller should be doing Sugarplum, and how about a Kristen Segin Dewdrop? LaFreniere and Miller both have a few Dewdrops scheduled. There might not be any debuts (maybe the repertory directors are too overworked to put a lot of people in late in the season) but I was glad to see a lot of dancers cast who aren't always seen in leading roles: Sara Adams and Ashley Hod as SPF, Mira Nadon, Ashley Laracey, Baily Jones, LaFreniere and Miriam Miller as Dewdrop. Segin has a Marzipan. I can't go more than once, but the casting looks interesting to me. There is also a lot of variety in the Marzipan and Coffee casting. Edited December 15, 2021 by BalanchineFan Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Can I say how wonderful it was for there finally to be a Chinese-origin dancer dance the grand pas last night? Link to comment
Rock Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 He's such an elegant dancer. How was his partnering? How was his coda? Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 23 hours ago, Drew said: 23 hours ago, BalanchineFan said: I'm not a huge Nutcracker fan and the only production I ever went to night after night (the seasons when I could) was Baryshnikov's when ABT performed it in D.C. And that was almost exclusively because of Kirkland's Clara which remains one of my greatest ballet-going memories. The video, lovely as it is, doesn't begin to capture the wonder of her performance and, in fact, I believe it was shot before she had ever danced the ballet on stage. Moreover her Clara was full of subtle variations from performance to performance even when dancing with the same partner. And she danced it with a few different partners including Dowell and Cragun. But I don't think of her as dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy--I think of her as dancing Clara. SPF? I'm the person who wrote that their favorite Sugar Plum Fairy was Jenifer Ringer. I do have mixed feelings about Balanchine's Nutcracker even now in part because of the placement of the SPF variation at the very beginning of the second act which, to me, undermines some of its magical impact. (It's as if Odile came on at the beginning of Swan Lake Act III before the ball was even underway and performed 32 fouettes there and then. (I exaggerate...a little...to explain my feelings.) Yes, I agree, Kirkland danced Clara, not SPF. I only saw the film and I feel like it changed the course of my life. Anyway, I remember you posted about Ringer as SPF. I wish I'd seen her. I don't think I've ever seen her dance except for a YouTube video where Violette Verdy or maybe Damian Woetzel is coaching a few people at City Center studios. Personally, I don't mind the SPF's early variation because I love her waving her wand at the little angels so much, but I understand your point. @Helene and @JanLevNYC, sounds like you saw just about everyone! I would have loved to have seen Darci and Lourdes in particular. I saw them dance other things that were amazing (I have vivid memories of Kistler as the 2nd lead in Walpurgisnacht and Lopez in Stravinsky Violin Concerto). Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Rock said: He's such an elegant dancer. How was his partnering? How was his coda? His partnering was wonderful. The shoulder jumps were a bit tentative, but everything else was top notch. His coda was also great -- lots of pirouettes a la seconde, very fast, very centered. Link to comment
Helene Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I did see Kistler's Sugar Plum Fairy, but it was on New Year's Eve, where the Company did goofy things during the performance. Plus my friends and I had much champagne during intermission... Link to comment
JuliaJ Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) It seems odd that during a Nutcracker season when four former Sugarplum Fairies have recently retired (Kowroski, Stafford, Lovette, King) and others are out of commission due to injury or other reasons (Mearns, Bouder, Reichlen, Pollack, Kretschmar), they couldn't save at least one spot for someone new. Casting sure works in mysterious ways. Also mysterious to me is why they gave Furlan only one performance of Cavalier, and it was a Wednesday matinee fairly early in the season. After his rave reviews in Swan Lake I assumed he'd become an MVP for the princely roles. Edited December 16, 2021 by JuliaJ Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 5 hours ago, JuliaJ said: It seems odd that during a Nutcracker season when four former Sugarplum Fairies have recently retired (Kowroski, Stafford, Lovette, King) and others are out of commission due to injury or other reasons (Mearns, Bouder, Reichlen, Pollack, Kretschmar), they couldn't save at least one spot for someone new. Casting sure works in mysterious ways. Also mysterious to me is why they gave Furlan only one performance of Cavalier, and it was a Wednesday matinee fairly early in the season. After his rave reviews in Swan Lake I assumed he'd become an MVP for the princely roles. Well... Furlan's SPF partner Ashley Laracey only has two SPF perfs and the second one is Christmas eve. Maybe Furlan wanted to go home for the holiday. Or maybe they want to give Russell Janzen another performance. It's a huge company with loads of talent. Even with 60 odd Nutcracker performances not everyone is going to get a debut. Plus, I wonder if the principals are more eager/available to perform in NYC having had a year without Nutcracker. Travel and guesting has got to be much trickier this year, even though some dancers are managing it (Phelan, Woodward, Kathryn Morgan, etc). Link to comment
claireasday Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) On 12/14/2021 at 4:30 PM, vipa said: I'm a bit surprised Tiler Peck is doing Thursday night & Friday Mat. Glad Daniel Ulbricht has been given a couple of cavaliers. Anyone seen Erica Pereira since she's been back. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thing she had a baby. She danced SPF during yesterday's matinee. Per her Instagram: On 12/15/2021 at 10:17 AM, Rock said: He's such an elegant dancer. How was his partnering? How was his coda? I have footage of this from an audience member's Instagram story, but I assume it cannot be posted here for copyright reasons. Edited December 17, 2021 by claireasday Cropped original image. Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 10 hours ago, claireasday said: She danced SPF during yesterday's matinee. Per her Instagram: I have footage of this from an audience member's Instagram story, but I assume it cannot be posted here for copyright reasons. I thought we could post anything that is public facing. I also think IG clips are short enough that there's no infringement. Roman Mejia posted the end of his and Tiler's Nutcracker on his own IG. Spectacular! Not sure if I've linked it correctly. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXj_mo3gROZ/ Roman Mejia Link to comment
Helene Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 As long as the account is public facing, links to performance videos*, including curtain calls, can be posted here. A copyright owner can pursue any issues with the platform on which it's published, ie, the source: this is why YouTube closes down entire accounts. If the platform agrees, links to those videos will be broken. (They can be broken for many reasons other than this.) *Links to rehearsal videos and videos of the offstage lives of ballet professionals can only be linked if they are published by companies, mainstream media, or ballet professionals, including critics. Link to comment
tutu Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, BalanchineFan said: Roman Mejia posted the end of his and Tiler's Nutcracker on his own IG. Spectacular! Not sure if I've linked it correctly. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXj_mo3gROZ/ Roman Mejia WOW! My jaw’s on the floor. Link to comment
abatt Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I hope they cast Mejia with Peck in Swan Lake. They are a great pairing. I can't recall who her SL partner was during the last run of SL. Link to comment
JuliaJ Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) I'm hoping for a Peck/Mejia Swan Lake too. Last time she was paired with Gordon. They were a great match but Mejia is someone she's really built a rapport with recently. He is totally ready for big classical roles. I could see Gordon being paired with Phelan, assuming she gets a debut. Edited December 17, 2021 by JuliaJ Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Re: Jovani Furlan he posted on IG that his mother was ill, and it seems he has gone home for a visit. Link to comment
cassieallison Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 12 hours ago, JuliaJ said: I'm hoping for a Peck/Mejia Swan Lake too. Last time she was paired with Gordon. They were a great match but Mejia is someone she's really built a rapport with recently. He is totally ready for big classical roles. I could see Gordon being paired with Phelan, assuming she gets a debut. Phelan seems destined for a Swan Lake Debut Link to comment
BalanchineFan Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) In case you missed it, here's an interview with the many current NYCB/SAB ballerinas who have performed both SPF and Dewdrop https://www.nycballet.com/discover/stories/sugarplum-dewdrop/ Edited December 18, 2021 by BalanchineFan Link to comment
bellawood Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 20 hours ago, abatt said: I hope they cast Mejia with Peck in Swan Lake. They are a great pairing. I can't recall who her SL partner was during the last run of SL. It was Joseph Gordon. They were great together. I can see Mejia for Tchai Pas but maybe not Swan Lake. Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 3 hours ago, BalanchineFan said: In case you missed it, here's an interview with the many current NYCB/SAB ballerinas who have performed both SPF and Dewdrop https://www.nycballet.com/discover/stories/sugarplum-dewdrop/ thanks! thats a great article. Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Speaking of Furlan, here he is dancing an excerpt from Dewdrop: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXo5ov5F8SA/ Link to comment
tutu Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 2:44 AM, cassieallison said: Phelan seems destined for a Swan Lake Debut My husband is a very occasional fan of the ballet but already told me that if there’s a Phelandebut, we’re getting tickets. Would love to see Gerrity get a shot at Swan Lake. She’s got the acting skills and the technical chops. Link to comment
abatt Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 It's possible there won't be any O/O debuts in SL. The only reason Lovette got her debut in 2020 was because Hyltin was on maternity leave. There are 6 principal ballerinas who have performed the role: Reichlin, Hyltin, Fairchild, Peck, Bouder and Mearns. Link to comment
canbelto Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, abatt said: It's possible there won't be any O/O debuts in SL. The only reason Lovette got her debut in 2020 was because Hyltin was on maternity leave. There are 6 principal ballerinas who have performed the role: Reichlin, Hyltin, Fairchild, Peck, Bouder and Mearns. Reichlen, Bouder, and Mearns are currently out of commission. Idk if all three could come back before the Winter Season. Link to comment
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