It seems that our Stella Abrera and Marcelo Gomes will be among the headers in the lineup for the DanceFAR 2015 cancer benefit at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco on November 10th. TBA dancers from San Francisco Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Silicon Valley Ballet (formerly Ballet San Jose) and others will join the program. Tickets available here (after-party included).
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On Thursday, October 1st, our Jennie Somogyi returns to the New York City Ballet lineup in Liebeslieder Walzer. In that same performance Ashley Laracey and Justin Peck will debut. The evening includes Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 in which Megan Fairchild returns in Theme and Variations and Lauren King debuts in the Waltz section.
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There may be much to like in the way of costumes for NYCB's Gala on September 30. Here is Adeam's Hanako Maeda's design for the new Robert Binet ballet:
This unitard is by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim for Justin Peck's new piece:
Photo by Amy Lombard from WWD
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Meanwhile, David Hallberg has withdrawn from Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty at Teatro alla Scala and will be replaced by Sergei Polunin who will dance opposite Svetlana Zakharova. Let's hope Ratmansky doesn't get any ideas about bringing either of those dancers to New York in the spring to dance in his Sleeping Beauty. What an insult that would be to all of our own brilliant, toiling dancers waiting in line for their much deserved chances. It's been a mere decade since Zakharova brought her boring, colorless Nikiya to the Met. Who can forget it? And who would want overblown Polunin partnering a ballerina without a comprehensive drug screening immediately prior to the performance?
Even though Hallberg is out of Sleeping Beauty, he's still scheduled to dance in La Scala's Manon opposite Osipova in November. Given the careless risks that Osipova can't seem to stop herself from taking on stage, it would seem very risky for Hallberg to sign on to dance the new role of Des Grieux with her as his first comeback after nearly two years of injury. If he ploughs ahead in this and injures himself in any way, it may be time to write him off.
16 responses to “observations 9-17”
I sincerely hope that the “stunt casting” stops at ABT. They have too many wonderful dancers that don’t get the opportunities they deserve. Although, I am not going to hold my breath.
I sincerely hope that the “stunt casting” stops at ABT. They have too many wonderful dancers that don’t get the opportunities they deserve. Although, I am not going to hold my breath.
For what it’s worth, Covent Garden announced that Osipova has withdrawn from all performances for the Fall due to injury.
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/cast-changes-autumn-2015-performances-of-romeo-and-juliet-connectome-tchaikovsky-pas-de-deux-and-carmen. Heh.
For what it’s worth, Covent Garden announced that Osipova has withdrawn from all performances for the Fall due to injury.
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/cast-changes-autumn-2015-performances-of-romeo-and-juliet-connectome-tchaikovsky-pas-de-deux-and-carmen. Heh.
Stella Abrera’s Giselle performance has been nominated by readers as a Dance Magazine 2015 Reader’s Choice Best Female Performance.
http://dancemagazine.com/inside-dm/your-2015-readers-choice-nominees/
Stella Abrera’s Giselle performance has been nominated by readers as a Dance Magazine 2015 Reader’s Choice Best Female Performance.
http://dancemagazine.com/inside-dm/your-2015-readers-choice-nominees/
Erica, thanks for that announcement which seems to have come within the past few hours.
Erica, thanks for that announcement which seems to have come within the past few hours.
Thanks, L, for the info about Stella’s nomination.
Voted.
Thanks, L, for the info about Stella’s nomination.
Voted.
Well, it won’t be Polunin as Desiree at La Scala. Corps dancer Jacopo Tissi, straight out of La Scala Academy, will be the sacrificial lamb…err…Zak’s Desiree. We wish him best of luck with that killer variation in A3!
Well, it won’t be Polunin as Desiree at La Scala. Corps dancer Jacopo Tissi, straight out of La Scala Academy, will be the sacrificial lamb…err…Zak’s Desiree. We wish him best of luck with that killer variation in A3!
Well, that’s interesting. Of course, whenever either Polunin or Osipova backs out of a performance now, the reasons are never believed to be genuine. But this is a great opportunity for this very young Jacopo Tissi who the Italian press have called the heir to Bolle. The Italian gene pool is rich, indeed.
Here’s a link to an interview and look at him.
http://video.corriere.it/iacopo-tissi-l-erede-bolle-voglio-essere-primo-ballerino/325e3e3c-0f8c-11e4-a021-a738f627e91c
Great possibilities. Perhaps in the not too distant future, Bolle will generously walk him around the RB&Friends circuit and help develop him.
Well, that’s interesting. Of course, whenever either Polunin or Osipova backs out of a performance now, the reasons are never believed to be genuine. But this is a great opportunity for this very young Jacopo Tissi who the Italian press have called the heir to Bolle. The Italian gene pool is rich, indeed.
Here’s a link to an interview and look at him.
http://video.corriere.it/iacopo-tissi-l-erede-bolle-voglio-essere-primo-ballerino/325e3e3c-0f8c-11e4-a021-a738f627e91c
Great possibilities. Perhaps in the not too distant future, Bolle will generously walk him around the RB&Friends circuit and help develop him.
Wow, L, thanks so much for the Dance Magazine link. I just got back from abroad and voted in the nick of time–the deadline is September 25th.
Thanks, Haglund, for being a catalyst for sharing information.
Wow, L, thanks so much for the Dance Magazine link. I just got back from abroad and voted in the nick of time–the deadline is September 25th.
Thanks, Haglund, for being a catalyst for sharing information.