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Simone Messmer & Adrian Danchig-Waring
in New Haven Ballet’s Nutcracker!Simone Messmer has surfaced! Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks be to Terpsichore. Simone and NYCB principal Adrian Danchig-Waring will be the guest principals with the New Haven Ballet in its production of The Nutcracker at…
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observations 11/27
Roddy Doble will dance the principal role of the Snow King opposite Ashley Ellis' Snow Queen in Boston Ballet's December 4th performance of The Nutcracker. Roddy was a standout performer in everything he danced…
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Miss “I will what I want” gets sued for doing what she wants
Misty Copeland, her manager Gilda Squire, and Harpo, Inc. (that's Oprah Winfrey's Harpo) were sued today in Connecticut District Court by legendary photographer Harvey Edwards for copyright infringement (17:101). (Court case number 3:14-cv-01762; RFC…
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Mikhailovsky Ballet – Don Quixote 11/21
While sitting in the midst of a mostly Russian-speaking audience at Friday night’s Don Quixote by the Mikhailovsky Ballet, it occurred to Haglund that perhaps, just perhaps, this company didn’t travel all the way…
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observations 11/18
The fix is in. ABT has rigged the press coverage of its Nutcracker performances this year. Other than the opening night performance, they are presently offering only two press nights: Misty Copeland's second performance…
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observations 11/14
Excellent all around casting for New York City Ballet's first week of The Nutcracker. First week's rotation:Sterling Hyltin & Andrew Veyette with Sara Mearns as DDRebecca Krohn & Amar Ramasar with Abi Stafford as…