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observations 1/30
Having difficulty deciding whether to take extra fiber capsules in order to get through tonight's premiere or perhaps it's better to forgo them all together. Last night, Ask la Cour signed off on Firebird…
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NYCB – first week trials
The rest of NYCB’s first week concluded without any further impeachable behavior. Oh, there were a few violations, but nothing that we could say warranted bringing the gavel down with an angry bang. We…
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1/21 & 1/22
NYCB opens with a whimper, not a bangNYCB got off to a somewhat insignificant start to its Winter Season. There was no anthematic Serenade to open the gates of Balanchine. Rather, there was a mostly forgotten, mostly unimportant but for its…
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observations 1/21
Big opening day today. NYCB opens its winter season. Impeachment trial opens in DC. Counsels for NYCB, SAB, Finlay, Ramasar, Catazaro, and Longhitano finally get to argue in court their motions to dismiss the…
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Shanghai Ballet Swan Lake 1/17
Haglund and the ballet police sirened our ways to the Chinese Consulate on W. 42nd St. on the way home from the Shanghai Ballet’s Swan Lake Friday night to lodge a formal protest about…
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observations 1/14
Today Haglund encountered a huge flock of swans hiking west down W. 62nd St after rehearsal. The Shanghai Ballet opens its Swan Lake on 1/17 at Lincoln Center. We'll be there for the Friday…