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observations 3/30
Whoaaa. Some Haglund'eelers are up early this bright Saturday morning. Thanks to yukionna for the link to the entire Carmen on Rai 5 Cultura that features Amar Ramasar and the Rome Opera Ballet in…
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De Luz departs for de homeland
It's nearly unfathomable that Joaquín de Luz will be leaving New York. He's been such a fixture in the community for twenty years, showing up everywhere on and off the stage, celebrating both Spain…
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observations 3/28
It's hard to keep track of all the opportunities that Zachary Catazaro has discovered since landing as Principal Guest artist at Bayerische Staatsballett in Munich. Director Igor Zelensky has cast him in the opening…
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Food for thought
From Soup to NutsThese are Campbell's tomato and chicken noodle soups in 1948, the year that New York City Ballet was founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. These are Campbell's tomato and chicken noodle soups 71…
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observations 3/21.02
Zachary Catazaro's I-gram has some footage of him rehearsing Balanchine's Diamonds with Bayerische Staatsballett's lovely & long-limbed Kristina Lind (formerly of SFB and Dutch National Ballet). He looks fantastic. Those turns a la seconde…
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observations 3/21
Glowing. Totally filled with light. What a remarkable debut last night for Sara Mearns in her first speaking role on the stage. Dialogue, dance, charisma – she delivered it all with vitality and panache.…