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Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra at Avery Fisher
Since ABT is going to include a special week of all Prokofiev music during its spring season, Haglund would like to point out that the delicious Valery Gergiev will bring the Kirov Orchestra of…
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ABT – Initial (and very fluid) Casting for 2009 Spring Season
Today Haglund was watching the ABT calendar as the webmaster added the casting for the 2009 Met season. It was more stressful than watching the stock market in recent weeks. As everyone knows, ABT’s…
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ABT – Sean Stewart in CITIZEN 10/26/08
Sunday’s matinee performance was truly a mixed bag that mixed individual stellar performances with the mediocre. The stellar included Sean Stewart in CITIZEN. The choreography as a whole is goop if not poop, but…
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ABT – Pillar of Fire 10/24/08
Gillian Murphy, Marcelo Gomes, and David Hallberg gave a stirring and dark reading of Tudor’s Pillar of Fire on Friday evening. In a drab dress, removed of excess makeup, and coiffed in a homely…
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ABT – Theme and Variations 10/23/08
Haglund was completely unprepared for the grown-up elegance and Gelsey-like dynamics of Sarah Lane last night in Theme and Variations. One could see her body absorbing the music which then launched her into dazzling…
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ABT Premiere of CITIZEN 10/22/08
Well, it certainly was a metaphor for something – but for what? Lauri Stallings' first choreographic effort for ABT’s main company was interesting for its effect, but not its content. Stallings, a veteran of…