YouOverThere Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Ticket sales for ABT's annual visit to the Kennedy Center February 21-25 are, to say the least, brisk. The Saturday and Sunday shows currently only show handicapped seats available (unused handicapped seats are usually released to the general public a day or 2 before the performance), and only the Friday matinee performance is less than around 90 percent sold. Link to comment
Drew Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, YouOverThere said: Ticket sales for ABT's annual visit to the Kennedy Center February 21-25 are, to say the least, brisk. The Saturday and Sunday shows currently only show handicapped seats available (unused handicapped seats are usually released to the general public a day or 2 before the performance), and only the Friday matinee performance is less than around 90 percent sold. That's very good news-- Link to comment
MoMo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 This is excellent news. I recently saw on Instagram that Irina and Max are rehearsing Corps. de Ballet member Luigi Crispino as Purple Von Rothbart. Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Drew said: That's very good news-- Not for those of us who have difficulty making plans and schedules much in advance and who are used to attending 2-3 performances. Link to comment
Drew Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 5 minutes ago, YouOverThere said: Not for those of us who have difficulty making plans and schedules much in advance and who are used to attending 2-3 performances. Oh dear! That is a problem...I will say that if one has the stomach for it, then turn-backs are often the best seats in the house. (As indeed are many of the handicapped seats released at last minute.) I used to have the stomach for it, but I have to admit not anymore --certainly not when I'm traveling to a different city for a performance. Anyway, wishing you good luck with the tickets! Link to comment
angelica Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, MoMo said: I recently saw on Instagram that Irina and Max are rehearsing Corps. de Ballet member Luigi Crispino as Purple Von Rothbart. This is good to hear. Some time ago Brandt posted on Instagram some clips of rehearsals with Crispino (I think it was of Don Q) and I thought he was excellent in both technique and aplomb. Link to comment
DPell Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 6 hours ago, MoMo said: This is excellent news. I recently saw on Instagram that Irina and Max are rehearsing Corps. de Ballet member Luigi Crispino as Purple Von Rothbart. I wonder if he’s a cover, or if he’s actually performing. I’ve been hoping for a while that he’d get cast as purple Rothbart Link to comment
matilda Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I think ABT could use a new Rothbart, since from what I saw last summer, José Sebastian was not up to the task. Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 According to the Kennedy Center website, the leads are scheduled as: Wed - Boylston/Camargo Thu - Teuscher/Ahn Fri matinee - Misseldine/Bell Fri evening - Seo/Stearns Sat matinee - Brandt/Cornejo Sat evening - Hurlin/Whiteside Sun - Shevchenko/Royal Link to comment
balletlover08 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 So glad I saw this as I just purchased tickets! Planning to see ABT in person for the first time Friday Matinee (an O/O debut just seems so fun). Link to comment
Drew Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, balletlover08 said: So glad I saw this as I just purchased tickets! Planning to see ABT in person for the first time Friday Matinee (an O/O debut just seems so fun). Exciting all around! It would be great to read your impressions of the performance -- Link to comment
California Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/22/2024 at 5:43 PM, balletlover08 said: So glad I saw this as I just purchased tickets! Planning to see ABT in person for the first time Friday Matinee (an O/O debut just seems so fun). Please give us a full report on Chloe's Friday matinee debut. She has the best possible partner for her debut (Aran Bell). Rehearsal clips this morning on Instagram. So wish I could be there! Link to comment
maps Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) ABT posted Purple on 1/25. Benno+2 by instagram when ABT site had 8 LWFC? Tickets were like tracking hurricanes with some shows essentially NA 6 weeks out. 1/30 sold out. ABT's only tour shows Jan-July are the KC7 + CA5. Major reduction from 2023 and 2022 had DQ on tour. KC: dynamic pricing is back, the 24/7 online subscriber exchange is not yet active, no specifc programming for what used to be BAA. Edited February 3 by maps - Link to comment
DPell Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Chloe posted a rehearsal clip of Odette’s variation on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2jGi05gAaE/?igsh=YzFmeDdqczZkOTQw Link to comment
California Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 10 minutes ago, DPell said: Chloe posted a rehearsal clip of Odette’s variation on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2jGi05gAaE/?igsh=YzFmeDdqczZkOTQw Yes. And on Instagram Stories, Chloe had some that included Aran Bell. Anybody on this site see the performance? Link to comment
theo Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I have tickets to see this performance. I purchased them before I knew the casting. Oddly enough I purchased front row seats which I haven't done in ages. At the Kennedy Center you can't see feet from the front row but decided to go for it anyway. Now I'm glad that I did. Link to comment
balletlover08 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) 13 hours ago, California said: Please give us a full report on Chloe's Friday matinee debut. She has the best possible partner for her debut (Aran Bell). Rehearsal clips this morning on Instagram. So wish I could be there! Oh of course, I would be so happy to! What did you think of the rehearsal clips? I found it interesting that Susan Jaffe seems to be coaching Chloe herself, Cat hurlin seems to have hired outside help in Irina/Max to rehearse and Teuscher's clips had Irina K. in the background. Edit: Also saw Shevchenko was coached by Irina/Max and I assume Skylar is also. I wonder if Irina/Max have been hired on or are the dancers paying for the coaching? Yes, feels like Jaffe has given Chloe the best possible partner for her debut. But I believe Jaffe debuted herself with Alexander Godunov on the Met stage right? So she probably felt it was important to debut with a strong partner especially since Chloe's still pretty young for a recent ABT O/O debut. Edited January 27 by balletlover08 Link to comment
California Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 53 minutes ago, balletlover08 said: But I believe Jaffe debuted herself with Alexander Godunov on the Met stage right? I saw Jaffe's debut with Godunov! It was at the Kennedy Center in December 1980. Kirkland and Bissell had just been fired by Baryshnikov, then brand-new as artistic director. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/12/12/susan-jaffes-dream-debut/fa16a829-c923-4761-a089-cb793e4b1de6/ Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Chloe looks stunning in her rehearsal clips. I'm jealous of those that will see she and Bell! Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 All 7 performances are now sold out - 3 weeks in advance. Link to comment
stuben Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 8 hours ago, YouOverThere said: All 7 performances are now sold out - 3 weeks in advance. Well, I hope this will help resolve their contract issues (based on other thread discussions) for these dancers and musicians. Link to comment
DPell Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Breanne Granlund, Lea Fleytoux and Jake Roxander, are dancing the Pas de Trois (no dates listed) per Breanne’s instagram. I think this is a debut for Lea and Jake. On February 23 Paulina Waski, Sierra Armstrong and Kento Sumitani are dancing the Pas de Trois https://www.instagram.com/p/C28Kg3PA9Jl/?igsh=MTluZ3J0dWF0MXRmcA== https://www.instagram.com/p/C22nuaLAYTn/?igsh=dzEwMGZoMXV6OWR0 Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 21 minutes ago, DPell said: Breanne Granlund, Lea Fleytoux and Jake Roxander, are dancing the Pas de Trois (no dates listed) per Breanne’s instagram. I think this is a debut for Lea and Jake. On February 23 Paulina Waski, Sierra Armstrong and Kento Sumitani are dancing the Pas de Trois https://www.instagram.com/p/C28Kg3PA9Jl/?igsh=MTluZ3J0dWF0MXRmcA== https://www.instagram.com/p/C22nuaLAYTn/?igsh=dzEwMGZoMXV6OWR0 Great to hear. Definitely a debut for Roxander. Link to comment
DPell Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Lea's been on my radar for the past few years now. She was fantastic as Amour in Don Quixote a couple years ago. Link to comment
MarzipanShepherdess Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 AGMA just posted on Instagram that ABT's artists have authorized a strike, with 95% of the artists voting in favor. Good timing what with the sold-out KC run of Swan Lake, which the post mentions is now in jeopardy. Hoping for a speedy and just resolution for the dancers! Link to comment
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