On June 9th, our Yuriko Kajiya will dance her signature role, Giselle, in the premiere performance of Stanton Welch's new production at Houston Ballet. Connor Walsh will be her Albrecht, Ian Casady will dance Hilarion and Katharine Precourt will dance Myrtha. Here is a link to the full casting for the run, which includes Jared Matthews' Albrecht on June 12th opposite Sara Webb's Giselle. Something tells us that the June 18th matinee where the departing Aaron Robison portrays Albrecht to Sara's Giselle will be a very special performance, too.
Haglund's memories of Yuriko and Jared's Giselle in Chicago in 2012 and Detroit in 2014 are so vivid that he can still conjure them up when he needs a Giselle fix. No one should miss the opportunity to see them.
Yuriko and Jared – Houston Ballet 2014
12 responses to “Yuriko will be Giselle in Houston Ballet premiere”
Such a loss for us all here! 🙁 Happy for Stanton to notice talent when he saw them! IMO another artistic blunder for ABT!
Such a loss for us all here! 🙁 Happy for Stanton to notice talent when he saw them! IMO another artistic blunder for ABT!
That photo of Yuriko is stunning! ABT could learn a thing or two from the Houston Ballet marketing department.
That photo of Yuriko is stunning! ABT could learn a thing or two from the Houston Ballet marketing department.
@SM – Aside from the recycled promotional picture that looks like a scatological joke, ABT’s photos are not that bad. The problem comes in presentation. Their promotional material jumbles the lovely photos in an unflattering, confusing puzzle. Again, I would love to know who is designing the layout. He/she needs to be replaced.
I wish I could see Yuriko Kajiya dance Giselle. She looks beautiful.
@SM – Aside from the recycled promotional picture that looks like a scatological joke, ABT’s photos are not that bad. The problem comes in presentation. Their promotional material jumbles the lovely photos in an unflattering, confusing puzzle. Again, I would love to know who is designing the layout. He/she needs to be replaced.
I wish I could see Yuriko Kajiya dance Giselle. She looks beautiful.
I totally agree with melponeme_k, some photos look like they replaced heads on old photos! Recycling in general is a good thing but not in this case, LOL! As for HB Giselle I do wish them the best and hope the flooding in the area will not effect anyone or any performances.
I totally agree with melponeme_k, some photos look like they replaced heads on old photos! Recycling in general is a good thing but not in this case, LOL! As for HB Giselle I do wish them the best and hope the flooding in the area will not effect anyone or any performances.
I took a look at the Marketing Dept. names listed on ABT’s Staff page. Most of them are straight from school into decent positions on the ABT payroll. No one with years experience in the field except at ABT. There is no one who has developed a marketing/advertising aesthetic or strategy. Or, more likely, they have not been allowed to do so. There should be a strong head, studying ticket sales, audience feedback, and creating marketing campaigns on those tangibles. Not propping up Board member favorites or patron favorites or taking orders from dancer managers.
This is another sign that the company is run like some local neighborhood dance recital school.
I took a look at the Marketing Dept. names listed on ABT’s Staff page. Most of them are straight from school into decent positions on the ABT payroll. No one with years experience in the field except at ABT. There is no one who has developed a marketing/advertising aesthetic or strategy. Or, more likely, they have not been allowed to do so. There should be a strong head, studying ticket sales, audience feedback, and creating marketing campaigns on those tangibles. Not propping up Board member favorites or patron favorites or taking orders from dancer managers.
This is another sign that the company is run like some local neighborhood dance recital school.
Couldn’t have said it better myself melponeme_k!
Couldn’t have said it better myself melponeme_k!