dirac Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Charleston Ballet presents its Nutcracker. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 The New Jersey Ballet, likewise. Quote The 50th-anniversary season will include new dancers under the guidance of a new artistic director, Maria Kowroski. This year's production also revives an "English Toffee" section in the second act that had been cut from the original production Link to comment
dirac Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Philadelphia Ballet gears up for Nutcracker season. Quote But Philadelphia Ballet artistic director Angel Corella made a bet that vaccines would soon be approved for younger children, so he cast them as usual — and the bet paid off. “We’re going to keep the company separated from the School [of Philadelphia Ballet] until the very last week” of rehearsals, Corella said in mid-November. Everyone would be masked in classes and rehearsals, but the masks would come off as dancers stepped on stage at the Academy of Music. Performances begin on Friday. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 A review of New York City Ballet by Ivy Lin for Bachtrack. Quote The leads were Indiana Woodward and Anthony Huxley as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier. Woodward was finally promoted to principal this past fall. She is the most charming of Sugarplum Fairies, exuding warmth and playfulness. Her quick passes in the celesta variation seemed to twinkle. The grand pas with Huxley was beautiful – Woodward has grown in maturity in the role. She now dances the grand pas with more authority. The arms have more flourish, the backbends are lusher. As for Huxley, he is simply NYCB’s finest classicist. His pirouettes à la seconde were remarkable for their speed, form and airtight fifth position. He partnered Woodward beautifully. The supported pirouettes to backbend promenade were timed perfectly with the crescendo of the music. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 An obituary for Marjorie Tallchief in The Freeman Courier. Quote “I think it’s important for us to remember that Maria and Marjorie and all five of the ballerinas came out of Oklahoma, from small rural reservation communities,” said Russ Tall Chief, who helped to plan the Five Moons Dance Festival. “To have these women of color, representing not just American Indians, but America, on the ballet stage was profound.” Ms. Tallchief is survived by her sons, Alexander and George Skibine, and her grandchildren, Alexandre, Nathalie, Adrian, and Trevor Skibine. Her son Alexander is married to Jackie Stahl Skibine, formerly of Freeman. Link to comment
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