Can't wait for NYCB to open the winter season on Tuesday, January 17th with Bouder & Veyette in Tchai Pas and R. Fairchild and Peck in Who Cares? There are lots of great performances on the schedule, but Haglund's attendance totally depends on the behavior of NYCB Management toward the 4th Ring Society members – as we shall forever be known.
February 4th, Old Hag is trucking down to Washington, D.C. for the magnificent Part/Gomes/Abrera evening performance of ABT's La Bayadere.
March 14th officially opens the Paul Taylor Dance Company's inaugural Lincoln Center Season of 20 performances, but of course, EVERYONE will be at the special just-added March 13th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of Aureole. Tickets for $3.50 (no service fee) go on sale tomorrow Monday at 10:00 a.m. for that special performance.
March 25th will mark the historic debuts of Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews in ABT's Giselle. So it's in Chicago. So what. Haglund will be there, and he's not coming alone. After yanking away ABT's 2011 Golden Circle donation due to the company's irresponsible use of guest artists instead of its own dancers, it appears that the remote possibility for any 2012 donation will be further reduced every time Haglund has to travel to another city to see what he should be able to see on the home stage.
Can't wait to see what April has in store.
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Well I will be in Chicago for the historic event as well – got my tickets and plane tickets all booked this weekend.
And when ABT sent an email about renewing my subscription I politely told them exactly the reasons why I’m not subscribing this year and withholding my donation until I see a change. The short version: I subscribe to ABT to see ABT dancers. So I’ll buy my tickets closer to the performances when I know the dancers I want to see actually are dancing. Namely Stella, Jared, Yuriko, Misty, Marcelo, Herman, Sascha, Simone, Julie…..and so many more wonderful home-grown dancers.
(I’m secretly hoping Chicago goes so well that Y&J get one of those April Giselle spots as well)
Well I will be in Chicago for the historic event as well – got my tickets and plane tickets all booked this weekend.
And when ABT sent an email about renewing my subscription I politely told them exactly the reasons why I’m not subscribing this year and withholding my donation until I see a change. The short version: I subscribe to ABT to see ABT dancers. So I’ll buy my tickets closer to the performances when I know the dancers I want to see actually are dancing. Namely Stella, Jared, Yuriko, Misty, Marcelo, Herman, Sascha, Simone, Julie…..and so many more wonderful home-grown dancers.
(I’m secretly hoping Chicago goes so well that Y&J get one of those April Giselle spots as well)
Hi Rachel. Here’s hoping that the April casting for the Norfolk Giselles includes Yuriko w/Jared as well as Stella w/Marcelo or Tamm, and Sarah w/Gorak or Radetsky or Cornejo. That would be worth another trip.
Hi Rachel. Here’s hoping that the April casting for the Norfolk Giselles includes Yuriko w/Jared as well as Stella w/Marcelo or Tamm, and Sarah w/Gorak or Radetsky or Cornejo. That would be worth another trip.
By the way, why hasn’t ABT updated Abrera’s bio to include her 10+ principal guest performances as Aurora with the Royal New Zealand Ballet? They very recently edited out a sponsorship in the bio, but they couldn’t manage to edit in an important professional engagement like starring in Sleeping Beauty for a full month. ABT managed to update the bios of those dancers who just debuted in Nutcracker last month. What is going on there?
By the way, why hasn’t ABT updated Abrera’s bio to include her 10+ principal guest performances as Aurora with the Royal New Zealand Ballet? They very recently edited out a sponsorship in the bio, but they couldn’t manage to edit in an important professional engagement like starring in Sleeping Beauty for a full month. ABT managed to update the bios of those dancers who just debuted in Nutcracker last month. What is going on there?
I can’t wait to read your review of the February 4th La Bayadere. That weekend I will be returning from a ski trip to Colorado. I’m a terrible skier but my husband loves to ski. I’m just hoping I don’t “break a leg,” whereas I hope that Veronika and Stella do (although maybe I should be extra careful about what I wish for Stella….) Do we really have to see the Vishneva-Osipova cat fight in New York?
I can’t wait to read your review of the February 4th La Bayadere. That weekend I will be returning from a ski trip to Colorado. I’m a terrible skier but my husband loves to ski. I’m just hoping I don’t “break a leg,” whereas I hope that Veronika and Stella do (although maybe I should be extra careful about what I wish for Stella….) Do we really have to see the Vishneva-Osipova cat fight in New York?
Hi Angelica. Stick to the Bunny Hill in Colorado.
I haven’t found any casting for Corella Ballet yet. My fingers are crossed that Herman will dance. He did last time. I’m also keeping my eye out for that company’s Swan Lake casting in Detroit for the end of April.
Re: Vishneva-Osipova cat fight in NY – I’ll be skipping it. Part & Gomes on Opening Night will be my pick along with Abrera’s matinee. No need and no value to adding Osipova to a Friday night bill of Gomes and Vishneva. The performance would sell out on its own. Adding Osipova to Onegin is even more ridiculous.
Hi Angelica. Stick to the Bunny Hill in Colorado.
I haven’t found any casting for Corella Ballet yet. My fingers are crossed that Herman will dance. He did last time. I’m also keeping my eye out for that company’s Swan Lake casting in Detroit for the end of April.
Re: Vishneva-Osipova cat fight in NY – I’ll be skipping it. Part & Gomes on Opening Night will be my pick along with Abrera’s matinee. No need and no value to adding Osipova to a Friday night bill of Gomes and Vishneva. The performance would sell out on its own. Adding Osipova to Onegin is even more ridiculous.
Right. Bunny Hill. I’m not going to Vishneva-Osipova either. No matter what, no matter whom she’s partnered by, I cannot forgo Veronika’s Swan Lake. We don’t get nearly enough opportunity in New York to see Veronika. I think I will add the opening night of Bayadere to my schedule. Thanks for reminding me!
Right. Bunny Hill. I’m not going to Vishneva-Osipova either. No matter what, no matter whom she’s partnered by, I cannot forgo Veronika’s Swan Lake. We don’t get nearly enough opportunity in New York to see Veronika. I think I will add the opening night of Bayadere to my schedule. Thanks for reminding me!