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ABT – Sleeping Beauty 7/2
Why do people invest large sums of money in antiques and devote such passion to them? Is it so they can fuss about authenticity or distinguish themselves with their knowledge of the period? Is…
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observations 7/1
Well this certainly caught our attention. The Joyce Theater is really upping its game this year with its Ballet Festival. What a great August we're going to have: Program A – August 6-9 Curated…
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Letter to HaglundHi Haglund, I still can't believe it but I was able to make it to Sarah's Black Swan last night. After a long day at work, I took a short nap and woke up…
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ABT Swan Lake 6/26 mat
Prince of PreparationDescribing Wednesday’s matinee performance of Siegfried in Swan Lake as a fully thought through and immaculately danced debut would not begin to be fair to 20-year-old Aran Bell. He was a smashing success. His…
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Black Swan drama at the Met
Actually, Haglund recalls a matinee in Minneapolis in the 1980s when Barynshikov put Jolinda Menendez in as Odette and Yoko Ochino as Odile. That was one bizarre performance. But sometimes bizarre things happen…
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observations 6/21
One of our favorite former ABT soloists, Jared Matthews, who this year has battled his way back to the stage after a serious illness, announced yesterday that he will be leaving Houston Ballet at…