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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…
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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.…