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It’s Not Fair . . .
Haglund is not an eavesdropper. Even in crowds at events like the opera or ballet where people openly discuss their personal lives and others’ lives for all to hear, Haglund does not usually bend…
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Gerald Arpino 1923 – 2008
Truly one of the greatest and most inspiring figures in American ballet. He will be missed but his legacy of beautiful work will endure through the generations of dancers that he so carefully cultivated.…
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ABT – Ballo and Flames 10/28/08
It was a tough and critical crowd at City Center last evening. The Grand Tier was loaded with dancers from Boston Ballet and a sprinkling from NYCB as well. Erica Cornejo was there looking…
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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…