ballet blog with occasional diversions

  • observations 4/13

    Mariinsky TV's generous offering for Tuesday 4/14:   April 14th Tuesday  19:00-21:00  Boris Asafiev The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogueMusic by Boris AsafievLibretto by Nikolai Volkov based…

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  • Happy Easter

    Stay home. Block the door for those who try to go out. Stay focused. Stay safe.      

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  • observation 4/11

    The Stuttgart's Mayerling is available on their website and on YouTube right now for a limited time only.  It is Kenneth MacMillan at his most brilliant and perhaps 20th century theater ballet as well.…

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  • observations 4/9

    Estonian National Ballet will stream its 2017 performance of the Eduard Tubin/Marina Kesler ballet, “The Goblin” on the opera's Facebook page for free on Saturday, April 11th. It will remain on the Facebook page…

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  • observations 4/8

    Miami City Ballet's costume department is also making face masks for hospital workers. (Tulsa Ballet was the first). Meanwhile, ABT has postponed its gala by five months. Their suggestion: Instead of buying a new…

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  • Nina comes through

    Ballet companies across the globe — except for New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre — are digging into their archives to bring out videos of past performances to share with the deeply…

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