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It’s a juicy Monday morning here on the blog
London's Daily Mail spotted Mick & Melanie climbing into a limo in Manhattan recently. Oh, this hurts. It's not a good time for one of Haglund's favorite ballerinas to be distracted. Preparations for ABT's…
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observations 3/29
This comes from the Department of It's-best-to-come-up-with-one's-own-original-artistry-instead-of-messing-with-another-genius's-respected-work-and-trying-to-call-it-your-own. The Director of Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet has been fired as the result of his re-working of Wagner's opera 'Tannhauser' which was offensive to a lot of people.…
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ABT’s new Promo and Mis-infomercial for PBS
Well, it sounds like Ric Burns’ reputation as a legitimate documentary-maker is about to fall into the sewer if this new ABT Infomercial gets aired on PBS as it is supposed to on May…
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observations 3/20
Good read in the Washington Post online in which Sarah Kaufman profiles ABT's three retiring ballerinas and digs a little deeper into the matter of Paloma Herrera's withdrawal from Sleeping Beauty. It seems Kevin…
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Stella Abrera will be Giselle at The Australian Ballet
Maybe someday we'll have the opportunity to see our own Stella perform the role that she was destined to dance. Meanwhile, the rest of the world gets to enjoy it. The Australian Ballet has…
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In previews @ The Palace Theatre
An American in ParisThis happened on Friday night. And what a spectacular event it was! Sure, it was only the opening of previews, but those are some of the absolute best, one of a kind performances on…