sneds Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Hi! All the talk has been about NYCB, but it looks as if ABT is going though some major changes. Yan Chen, Clinton Luckett, Yu Xin, Sean Stewart and Rosalie O'Connor are definately gone. If one is to trust the updated ABT website, Jerry Douglas, Erin Ackert and Giray Atalay have also departed. Jennifer Quent and Christin Severini are listed on the separate corps page, but not on the main roster page (www.abt.org/dancers/index.html), which leaves some question as to the current accuracy of the roster on the website. We already know about the two new soloists (Part and Meunier). Kate Link to comment
kiki Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 What does everyone think about the newer dancers coming up the ranks of ABT? I am mostly refering to the dancers who are making their way out of the studio company into the apprentice and new corps positions. Any comments?? Link to comment
Tessa Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Augh! So the rumor I heard is true- James Ady has left Pennsylvania Ballet for the ABT corps. We in Philly sure enjoyed his dancing-- I'll be interested to see what the NYC folks think! Link to comment
sneds Posted September 7, 2002 Author Share Posted September 7, 2002 Hi! Sari Ostrum... She was an apprentice until some point in 2001, but I don't think she ever became a full member of the company. I believe she is dancing with the Rochester City Ballet now: http://www.rochestercityballet.org/meet_co...y/m_ostrum.html, However it's a bit strange that the bio doesn't mention her being an ABT apprentice, so I'm not entirely sure how up-to-date the Rochester City Ballet website is at this point. BTW, is she related to Ellen Ostrum, now an apprentice with NYCB? Kate Link to comment
sneds Posted September 7, 2002 Author Share Posted September 7, 2002 Hi! Jessica Flynn is an apprentice! I'm working on a new version of the webpage and updating the old version at the same time, so there are some glitches here and there ! I believe that all the Wien Award winners were given apprentice contracts, but there hasn't been an announcement from NYCB. It appears that NYCB doesn't officially announce apprentices-their names appear in the playbill when they perform and they are mentioned in one of the SAB newsletters. BTW, though Wien Award winners usually seem to get contracts, not every winner does get an apprenticeship. And some winners spend another year at SAB before becoming apprentices. The Rochester Ballet site is strange...the schedule mentions Nutcracker 2002, but the bios seems to be very out-of-date. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Thanks for all your info, sneds. I'm sure a lot of people will be looking forward to the updated page, so please be sure to give us a holler when it's up. I think a lot of the smaller ballet companies' web sites are maintained by volunteers, sometimes a dancer, sometimes a staff member on his or her own time. I've found a lot of them with out-of-date parts -- and often the web site will start out as a "home page" of the designer/maintainer, and become a dotcom or dotorg a few years down the line, so the URLs can be deceiving, too. Link to comment
Watermill Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Ellen Ostrum is from Portland Oregon. She and Angela Snow of ABT were the two final jewels to come out of the Haydee Gutierrez program at OBT. Haydee turned out two or three extraordinary dancers a year at OBT until Mr. Canfield decided the spotlight had room for only himself. In a few years, look for the next string of pearls to start emerging from her new studios at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Sounds like something to watch for -- thanks, Watermill. Link to comment
Watermill Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Oh, I forgot Ellen & Angela's classmate Jessica Wyatt, now with the Joffrey. Link to comment
glebb Posted September 8, 2002 Share Posted September 8, 2002 It's true about Haydee. She can really turn them out. Both Ellen and Angela are gorgeous! Jessica Wyatt, whose parents were principles at DTH, is a new apprentice with The Joffrey. There are definite signs of a soon to be ballerina in that little apprentice. Link to comment
balletstar811 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 sari went to my school, which is affiliated with the rochester city ballet..... i think she quit ballet, however, as good as she was! Link to comment
oldtimer Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Ellen Ostrum is from Portland Oregon. She and Angela Snow of ABT were the two final jewels to come out of the Haydee Gutierrez program at OBT. Haydee turned out two or three extraordinary dancers a year at OBT until Mr. Canfield decided the spotlight had room for only himself. In a few years, look for the next string of pearls to start emerging from her new studios at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Have we seen a string of pearls yet? We are waiting. Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 What happen to ABT soloist Carlos Molina? His name no longer appear on ABT list of dancers on their website. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Carlos Molina has joined the Boston Ballet as a principal. Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Carlos Molina has joined the Boston Ballet as a principal. Good for him!!! Link to comment
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