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Update to the post below
The owner of the bootleg video that ABT proudly misappropriated for its own sales pitch of Ms. Smirnova was offended and yanked the video from all but "private" users. ABT finally has taken a…
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Free kittens from ABT
Anyone who buys a ticket to see ABT's guest artists this week in La Bayadere will receive a FREE KITTEN! Buy two tickets to see the guest artists, get two kittens and a coupon…
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ABT – La Bayadere – 5/23
The magnificent Marcelo Gomes as the warrior Solor could kill a 500 pound Bengal tiger with his bare hands, but he was helpless when caught between Gillian Murphy's demanding, clawing Gamzatti and Diana Vishneva’s…
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ABT – T&V, Duo Concertant, Gaite – 5/21 mat
When performed with blistering, glistening technique and imperial grandeur, Balanchine’s Theme and Variations will thrill like few other ballets in the repertory. At Wednesday’s matinee, Sarah Lane delivered the extraordinary moments, with some aid…
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Fosamax, gerrymandering, blowhorns & boobs
– as they pertain to ballet, of courseAt least when the New York City Opera was going down the tubes, the New York Times chronicled the financial and artistic troubles early on. Throughout NYCO’s long and painful demise, the Times sought…
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observations 5/17
A month after Haglund first reported it on this blog, Freed of London has confirmed that Alessandra Ferri announced that she will come out of retirement to dance with the Royal Ballet in Wayne…