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Mikhailovsky Ballet – Giselle 11/12 matinee
When America’s middle tier ballet companies tour Eastern or Western Europe and present Balanchine works as part of a program, there are probably some in the audience who are disappointed because they were expecting…
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Houston Ballet – Detroit 11/2
Yuriko & Jared in GiselleThere is no ballet that makes Haglund love the art form more than Giselle does. No ballet restores his faith in the art and energizes his commitment to its artistic principles more than Giselle.…
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Blisssss
So excited to see this Giselle tomorrow in Houston Ballet's brief run at the Detroit Opera House. ABT's senseless loss of these extraordinary artists has been felt during every night of its fall season.…
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ABT 10/29
Raymonda, Bach Partita, Gaite ParisienneReal men wear pink gloves. And plenty of Wildroot cream-oil on the hair. "It has a subtle talc scent that blends well with other manly smells,” you may recall. Both were important tools for…
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Mariinsky at BAM with Lopatkina in Swan Lake
The A-List Classical Crew of the Mariinsky is bringing its big Swan Lake to Brooklyn. Whodathunkit? Well, Haglund will fold up his legs in a bow tie in those cramped little seats at BAM…
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The Retirees
At about 35 sec. into this very short clip from the early 1990s, the retirees are standing on opposite sides of the barre. Miss the voice. Miss the gift. Sometime ago the Buenos…