It is that time of the ABT season when Haglund becomes a
true Ballet Warrior. It would take a big event to cause him to lose
focus on that 30 performance mark, and he's hoping that LeBron James will wait
just one more week before signing with the Knicks so that Haglund can concentrate on
finishing the task at hand. LBJ is going to pick up our doggie basketball team
by its ears, and before you can say Zen x 10, Phil Jackson will want to be here,
too. It's in the stars, folks.
true Ballet Warrior. It would take a big event to cause him to lose
focus on that 30 performance mark, and he's hoping that LeBron James will wait
just one more week before signing with the Knicks so that Haglund can concentrate on
finishing the task at hand. LBJ is going to pick up our doggie basketball team
by its ears, and before you can say Zen x 10, Phil Jackson will want to be here,
too. It's in the stars, folks.
Last night was the final performance of the ABT
Premieres Program although you can still see most of it at the Saturday
matinee and evening performances repackaged as the All-American Program.
Premieres Program although you can still see most of it at the Saturday
matinee and evening performances repackaged as the All-American Program.
The Brahms-Haydn Variations by
Twyla Tharp was given another fine performance. It was led by the brilliance of
Stella Abrera and Alexandre Hammoudi and a
smooth as the-pinot-noir-at-the-Grand-Tier-bar PdD by Xiomara Reyes
and Herman Cornejo. The Reyes/Cornejo
Romeo and Juliet performance is Wednesday evening, and
no one should miss it.
Twyla Tharp was given another fine performance. It was led by the brilliance of
Stella Abrera and Alexandre Hammoudi and a
smooth as the-pinot-noir-at-the-Grand-Tier-bar PdD by Xiomara Reyes
and Herman Cornejo. The Reyes/Cornejo
Romeo and Juliet performance is Wednesday evening, and
no one should miss it.
Although Haglund has not yet found a way to fully
appreciate Ratmansky's On the Dnieper, he definitely
appreciates the opportunity to see soloists Gennadi Saveliev, Simone
Messmer, and Maria Riccetto and corps member
Eric Tamm throw their dramatic weight around. Tamm was
dynamite as Messmer's dumped fiance. His every step was filled with story and
his fiery allegro solo was intensely dramatic. Saveliev was the most realistic
Sergei of the three cast in this role since its inception. He was believable as
the soldier returning from war and one could understand how that whole
experience might change him. Life is short and you should be with the one
who you truly love, he danced. Haglund presumptively looks forward to
seeing Saveliev in Lilac Garden the next time it's presented here.
appreciate Ratmansky's On the Dnieper, he definitely
appreciates the opportunity to see soloists Gennadi Saveliev, Simone
Messmer, and Maria Riccetto and corps member
Eric Tamm throw their dramatic weight around. Tamm was
dynamite as Messmer's dumped fiance. His every step was filled with story and
his fiery allegro solo was intensely dramatic. Saveliev was the most realistic
Sergei of the three cast in this role since its inception. He was believable as
the soldier returning from war and one could understand how that whole
experience might change him. Life is short and you should be with the one
who you truly love, he danced. Haglund presumptively looks forward to
seeing Saveliev in Lilac Garden the next time it's presented here.
Messmer and Riccetto were determined to get their stories
told no matter how many steps they had to dance to do it. And there were a lot
of steps. Loads and loads of steps. Just about every step in the book. But
these ladies danced beautifully and each could have been just as believable
dancing in the other's role.
told no matter how many steps they had to dance to do it. And there were a lot
of steps. Loads and loads of steps. Just about every step in the book. But
these ladies danced beautifully and each could have been just as believable
dancing in the other's role.
Haglund had some mixed feelings about Fancy
Free with Craig Salstein, David Hallberg, Marcelo Gomes,
Kristi Boone, Julie Kent, and Karen Uphoff in the
leads. It was danced well by everyone and the three fellows clearly had
camaraderie but an authenticity evident in the other two casts was missing
here. Haglund cannot put his finger on it but to say that these guys didn't
come across as sailors out on the town and the comedy seemed pushed at times.
That's not to say that it wasn't a completely enjoyable performance, but it
wasn't at the level of Cornejo, Stiefel and Carreno or Simkin, Lopez and
Radetsky. By the way, Cornejo will be subbing for Simkin in Saturday night's
F.F. cast according to the lasting casting sheet.
Free with Craig Salstein, David Hallberg, Marcelo Gomes,
Kristi Boone, Julie Kent, and Karen Uphoff in the
leads. It was danced well by everyone and the three fellows clearly had
camaraderie but an authenticity evident in the other two casts was missing
here. Haglund cannot put his finger on it but to say that these guys didn't
come across as sailors out on the town and the comedy seemed pushed at times.
That's not to say that it wasn't a completely enjoyable performance, but it
wasn't at the level of Cornejo, Stiefel and Carreno or Simkin, Lopez and
Radetsky. By the way, Cornejo will be subbing for Simkin in Saturday night's
F.F. cast according to the lasting casting sheet.
Haglund doesn't often award Pump Bumps for ballets that he
doesn't care for, but the performances of Saveliev, Tamm, Riccetto and Messmer
in On the Dnieper were so strong dramatically and technically that he must
bestow this coveted honor, represented here by Gucci gold, on them: