Some of the casting for the performances at Bard has been posted. The only surprise so far is that Paloma Herrera is performing Sinatra Suite with Marcelo Gomes. Hopefully, the City Center casting will go up very soon so that those of us who are discriminating consumers can make purchases.
Haglund noted that the BAM Nutcracker casting on the ABT calendar has not been linked to the dancers' bios yet. Hopefully, that isn't an indication of uncertainty. Maybe they have a guest web administrator maintaining the calendar instead of a real employee. That would also explain why for the past couple of weeks Reyneris Reyes – not Xiomara – has been listed as Herman Cornejo's Kitri for the performances in Oman.
By the way, The Royal Ballet has all of its principal casting through March 31, 2012 published on its website. So, doing better is possible.
UPDATE for NYCC:
Blaine Hoven and Maria Riccetto get the spots in Seven Sonatas vacated by David Hallberg and Stella Abrera – but in the alternate cast. Cha-ching – tickets purchased.
No Stella on the schedule. Bummer – but her star will shine in New Zealand. No Radetsky listed – bummer. Hope he, at the least, will be leading In the Upper Room.
Veronika Part dances in Garden of Villandry Thursday and Saturday nights. Cha-ching – tickets purchased.
30 responses to “10/12 Update: ABT fall casting dribbling in”
haha, i’ve been waiting for Bard casting as i have tickets for sunday- alas, on that day every piece is only listed as “company”. guess i’ll have to wait and be surprised!
haha, i’ve been waiting for Bard casting as i have tickets for sunday- alas, on that day every piece is only listed as “company”. guess i’ll have to wait and be surprised!
I had my eye on the Sat. night and Sun. Bard performances, but then Nina Ananiashvili announced her Sat. night performance at AFH. Without ABT casting info, I wasn’t going to risk investing in the trip and also risk missing Nina. I’m sure Sunday will be good. ABT needs to get a few performances of In the Upper Room under its belt before City Center. They’ve lost a lot of the guys who made that piece rock a few years ago and gave it a New York edge. I don’t want to see ITUR as a refined ballet which I’m afraid could happen.
I had my eye on the Sat. night and Sun. Bard performances, but then Nina Ananiashvili announced her Sat. night performance at AFH. Without ABT casting info, I wasn’t going to risk investing in the trip and also risk missing Nina. I’m sure Sunday will be good. ABT needs to get a few performances of In the Upper Room under its belt before City Center. They’ve lost a lot of the guys who made that piece rock a few years ago and gave it a New York edge. I don’t want to see ITUR as a refined ballet which I’m afraid could happen.
I really hate it when they list it as “company”. Surely, typing a few more names is not that time consuming . Such a disrespect to the public and dancers.
I really hate it when they list it as “company”. Surely, typing a few more names is not that time consuming . Such a disrespect to the public and dancers.
So true.
So true.
LOL. Reyneris Reyes just lost his chance to dance Kitri in Oman.
LOL. Reyneris Reyes just lost his chance to dance Kitri in Oman.
Yay! Blaine Hoven is finally getting his chance! =)
Yay! Blaine Hoven is finally getting his chance! =)
Nice, isn’t it!
Nice, isn’t it!
haha, i held out as long as i could for casting but wanted to sit in front & seats were selling so i chose sunday for convenience (plus it’s my b-day!). so… abt front and center on my b-day will pretty much rock no matter who’s dancing.
haha, i held out as long as i could for casting but wanted to sit in front & seats were selling so i chose sunday for convenience (plus it’s my b-day!). so… abt front and center on my b-day will pretty much rock no matter who’s dancing.
You’ll have a blast.
You’ll have a blast.
no doubt 🙂
no doubt 🙂
This just in, looks like Adrienne Schulte (who underestimated her talent not being sure she’d get to be on stage much at City Center only starting back at ABT at the end of September) might be dancing meaty roles in both Duets and Black Tuesday – I think both with Sean Stewart. Faith in humanity partially restored! Let’s hope I get to see it!
This just in, looks like Adrienne Schulte (who underestimated her talent not being sure she’d get to be on stage much at City Center only starting back at ABT at the end of September) might be dancing meaty roles in both Duets and Black Tuesday – I think both with Sean Stewart. Faith in humanity partially restored! Let’s hope I get to see it!
If you know the dates, let me know.
If you know the dates, let me know.
Based on my intel, I’m told Jared Matthews is dancing Duets Wednesday/Sat Mat and Upper Room Friday/Saturday nights at City Center. Yay!
Still working on finding out when Adrienne is on, and I’m really hoping I get to see Simone in the Volpi piece but I’m only seeing it once so I’ll be sad if it’s not her cast!
Based on my intel, I’m told Jared Matthews is dancing Duets Wednesday/Sat Mat and Upper Room Friday/Saturday nights at City Center. Yay!
Still working on finding out when Adrienne is on, and I’m really hoping I get to see Simone in the Volpi piece but I’m only seeing it once so I’ll be sad if it’s not her cast!
Thanks much for the scoop on Jared. He will be sorely needed in Upper Room (ditto for Cornejo, Radetsky, Hoven)to give it the sharp edges that make it so thrilling. Excited to see this piece again. Sorry that Stiefel’s not part of it.
My intel for the new Volpi piece – from someone with the very highest security clearance – indicates that there will be GUEST ARTISTS opening night. BEYONCE is going to swoop in to perform the first night – because she’s really familiar with some of the choreography – along with Maks Chmerkovskiy from DWTS. 🙂 Can’t wait for that.
Thanks much for the scoop on Jared. He will be sorely needed in Upper Room (ditto for Cornejo, Radetsky, Hoven)to give it the sharp edges that make it so thrilling. Excited to see this piece again. Sorry that Stiefel’s not part of it.
My intel for the new Volpi piece – from someone with the very highest security clearance – indicates that there will be GUEST ARTISTS opening night. BEYONCE is going to swoop in to perform the first night – because she’s really familiar with some of the choreography – along with Maks Chmerkovskiy from DWTS. 🙂 Can’t wait for that.
LOL. I used to take lessons at Maks’s studio randomly, he’s a nice guy. Though reality-wise, really as long as I get to see Simone Messmer’s cast of the Volpi I don’t actually care who else is in it – though I still can’t figure out if that will be the case.
LOL. I used to take lessons at Maks’s studio randomly, he’s a nice guy. Though reality-wise, really as long as I get to see Simone Messmer’s cast of the Volpi I don’t actually care who else is in it – though I still can’t figure out if that will be the case.