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ABT’s CFO on Dr. Phil yesterday
Dr. Phil: So, Andy, how's that "Starve Strategy" working for you now? Mr. Taylor: It's William. Dr. Phil: Say wut? Mr. Taylor: My name is William. Dr. Phil: Oh, got it. William. How's that "Starve Strategy" that…
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ABT 5/29 & 5/30 mat
Sleeping Beauty and other restorationsFriday was the official opening day for the observatory at the new One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and Haglund was there among the masses who snaked along queues for nearly two hours…
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Foreign notes sing praises for Stella Abrera’s Giselle
The former arts editor of the The Australian for ten years was in New York for Stella Abrera's ABT debut as Giselle. Deborah Jones witnessed Stella's debut with the Australian Ballet in the same…
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ABT 5/27 Mat & Eve
Paloma & Xiomara retire with styleOf the three principal ballerinas retiring this season, one has retained nearly all of her technique but seemed to have lost some of her spirit along the way over the years, one lost nearly…
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observations 5/25
The Mariinsky Ballet gave the debut of our glorious Stella Abrera in Giselle opposite Vladimir Shklyarov far greater coverage than ABT did. Stella's picture and/or name are all over their Twitter, Facebook, and VK…
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NYCB La Sylphide 5/23 mat
ABT Giselle 5/23 eve
The best ballet hangover – everThe spirits were flowing freely from one end of Lincoln Center to the other on Saturday. Haglund was happy drunk as a skunk all day long. First, you can take the afternoon’s debut cast…