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observations 7-8
Argentina offered Julio Bocca the job of Minister of Culture and Director of Teatro Colón after the current minister resigned. Julio declined and said that he was not yet prepared to run a theater…
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observations 7-5
Thanks much to the Southern California early-rising Haglund'eeler who brought to our attention this article about Stella Abrera that appears on the front page of the arts section in today's LA Times. Above the…
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ABT Sleeping Beauty 7/1
It’s not Aurora who needs waking up at ABTNine years ago when the ill-fated Kirkland/McKenzie Sleeping Beauty premiered during the Spring season at The Metropolitan Opera House, Sarah Lane was a 22-year-old member of the corps de ballet. She had already spectacularly…
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Congratulations to Blaine Hoven
The Blaine Train is back on track again with a truly deserved, long deserved promotion to soloist. We can't wait to see him leading the big classical works. But if you think this hasn't…
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ABT 6/30
Golden Sleeping BeautyThere is an abundance of gold in Alexei Ratmansky’s production of Sleeping Beauty. Many if not most of the court costumes designed by Richard Hudson flaunt the excess of wealth (without the underlying stigma…
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observations 6-28
It's almost here. We certainly have been patient all these years. After starring in a dozen or so performances of Aurora in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's acclaimed production, our Stella Abrera finally gets…