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observations 11/18
The fix is in. ABT has rigged the press coverage of its Nutcracker performances this year. Other than the opening night performance, they are presently offering only two press nights: Misty Copeland's second performance…
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observations 11/14
Excellent all around casting for New York City Ballet's first week of The Nutcracker. First week's rotation:Sterling Hyltin & Andrew Veyette with Sara Mearns as DDRebecca Krohn & Amar Ramasar with Abi Stafford as…
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Mikhailovsky Ballet – Giselle 11/12 matinee
When America’s middle tier ballet companies tour Eastern or Western Europe and present Balanchine works as part of a program, there are probably some in the audience who are disappointed because they were expecting…
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Houston Ballet – Detroit 11/2
Yuriko & Jared in GiselleThere is no ballet that makes Haglund love the art form more than Giselle does. No ballet restores his faith in the art and energizes his commitment to its artistic principles more than Giselle.…
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Blisssss
So excited to see this Giselle tomorrow in Houston Ballet's brief run at the Detroit Opera House. ABT's senseless loss of these extraordinary artists has been felt during every night of its fall season.…
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ABT 10/29
Raymonda, Bach Partita, Gaite ParisienneReal men wear pink gloves. And plenty of Wildroot cream-oil on the hair. "It has a subtle talc scent that blends well with other manly smells,” you may recall. Both were important tools for…