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In the woods with Yuriko and Jared – 12/1
Is there a better way to start December than with a fresh Nutcracker? Can't think of one. So, Haglund ventured into the Connecticut woods – Westport, to be specific – to enjoy Ballet Etudes…
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UIEX: RNZB bringing Giselle to NYC!
Whoa, this almost got by old Haglund. We knew that the Royal New Zealand Ballet planned to take its new Stiefel/Kobborg production of Giselle to China next year, but now it seems that there…
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Another voice re: Simkin’s promotion
Please take a moment to read Rachel March's thoughtful blog entry regarding the promotion of Daniil Simkin to principal at ABT. A few of her pointed comments: [Simkin] borders on unwatchable in anything other…
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The Squeal Deal on promotions at ABT
Well, of course, when he hires the wife of the associate artistic director and the senior principal ballerina and escorts her to his own squealing fan base halfway across the world to present her…
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NYCB on 60 Minutes plus
CBS has loaded tonight's 60 Minutes segment onto its website. Additionally, some footage that did not make the final cut, including film footage of Balanchine, is on the website as Correspondent Candids. As fluff…
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NYCB – The Crux of the Nut – 11/24
In the Playbill program for last evening's NYCB The Nutcracker, there was a brief excerpt from a 2009 interview with Valery Gergiev, who while commenting on the social power of the theater, said: "When…