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Another black eye for ballet
while making America grate againThis is not a political blog. In fact, we go out of our way to avoid national political hot-topics even though they might draw parallels to the dance world and even supply a little…
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observations 7-16
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival begins next week. On Saturday (7/23) Dance Theatre of Harlem company & school will perform on the Hearst Plaza (by the reflecting pool) at 2:00pm. Then at 7:30pm…
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Opening preview performance
CATS – The new life beginsHaglund used to walk by the Winter Garden Theater and wonder when in the heck that CATS musical would close. He’d seen it a few times over its 18 year run, knew a few…
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No, no, no Melanie
One of Haglund's favorite ballerinas, Melanie Hamrick, has been seeded by Mick Jagger, so says London's Guardian and Page Six of the NY Post. Even though her potential was never even close to being…
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ABT’s fall season 😞
How curious that ABT simply left Herman Cornejo off the Fall listing of principal dancers without an explanation. Three days after the close of the season, he's scheduled to perform at City Center as…
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observations 7-10
The new Jessica Lang piece that ABT will premiere on October 21st utilizes seven women and three men and carries the theme of women hitting the proverbial ceiling which stops them from growing. Set…