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ABT Gala 10/22
Desperate times call for desperate measuresThe only thing that went right for ABT at its opening night gala on Wednesday was that Klinghoffer had the night off next door at the Met Opera. On the 39th anniversary of his…
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Pennsylvania Ballet Press Play 10/19
On Sunday morning Haglund rode the rumbling Acela through the crisp autumn air and deciduous delights to beautiful Philadelphia to catch a matinee performance of Pennsylvania Ballet. It is the directorial debut season of…
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NYCB – Wendy’s Farewell
What a happy, positive energy-filled, forward-looking Farewell Evening to Wendy Whelan it was. A local Haglund’eeler spotted this clip of the last few minutes of Wendy’s actual dancing on the NYCB Facebook page which…
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Spoiler alert: we’re not happy
A few years ago, ABT spent thousands of dollars that it didn’t have on trying to turn Natalia Osipova into an Aurora for its pathetic production of Sleeping Beauty instead of investing in the…
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Nobody should stay home tomorrow night
… that is, if you are in or around Manhattan. There are too many fabulous ballet choices and not enough Apple Quantum iCycles for everyone to be in three places at the same time.…
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NYCB – autumnal bliss
It’s hard to believe that we’ve begun the final week of New York City Ballet’s fall season. The company is dancing with such strength and so vividly that it’s a shame we have to…