ballet blog with occasional diversions

  • 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 Nuts

    These 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.…

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  • observations 3/20

    Maria Kowroski seems to be doing very well with her new Mariinsky partner, the elegant and noble Yevgeny Ivanchenko, with the help of the world's primary steward of the Balanchine legacy. Lucky Mariinsky International…

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  • observations 3/18

    Just reminding everyone again about the cinema presentation of the Royal Ballet's Don Quixote at Landmark Cinemas in Manhattan and elsewhere on April 2nd. There are still some seats left although they seem to…

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