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Lincoln Center
Royal Ballet – Song of the Earth, The Dream 6/26Gustav Mahler’s music has the ability to re-open the wounds of the listener’s soul and make them feel like fresh cuts. A ritardando passage of Mahler's flute notes can slow one’s breathing, cause the…
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observations 6-26
We received a report on the Dame Monica Mason event that was held at Lincoln Center last Wednesday afternoon. Thanks much to Ellen for the comments which we've pulled up from beneath the original…
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ABT Swan Lake
Veronika takes flight – 6/24 EveningEvery year it seems that we depend on Veronika Part’s Swan Lake to save us from so much misery in ABT's season. Not only did she save us again last night, but she gave…
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The Royal Ballet Gala – The Dream 6/23
Thoughts strayed to another Puck tonight at the Royal Ballet’s Gala performance of Frederick Ashton’s The Dream. Albert Evans, who for many years danced a brilliant and unmatched Puck in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s…
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The Social Promotion of Misty Copeland
The pushing forward of Misty Copeland to the next level when she has failed to master the skills required at the current level and may never be able to master them would be Social…
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observations 6-21
It seems that the "star power" of Maria Kochetkova is dragging down sales to Herman Cornejo's Swan Lake scheduled next week. Haglund knows people who would like to see Herman but are staying away…