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ABT – Don Q – Reyes & Sarabia 5/19
ABT reinvigorated and perhaps deepened its Cuban heritage tonight as Rolando Sarabia made an emergency guest stop to cover for an injured Herman Cornejo in Don Quixote with Xiomara Reyes. Since defecting from Cuba…
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ABT – Don Q – Simkin & Kajiya debut 5/18
Daniil Simkin and Yuriko Kajiya may be the most youthful Basilio and Kitri who ever spun across The Met stage. Today, before an already-adoring crowd, they debuted in Don Quixote; the performance also marked…
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ABT – Don Quixote – 5/17
Good dancing, good music tonight at the opening performance of Don Quixote as Paloma Herrera and Jose Manuel Carreno performed for the last time together in New York at The Met. Their love, respect,…
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ABT gala with a small g – 5/16
It was probably completely lost on ABT's management that the most enthusiasm and appreciation from the gala audience was awarded to a PdD by a choreographer who ABT seems to be boycotting the rest…
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Camellias and white powdered sugar
There probably is no connection between these two pictures except that they are two things that have extreme effects on the human system. Haglund plans to see four Camellias in the coming weeks to…
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Dances Patrelle – GILBERT & SULLIVAN,
The Ballet! – 5/13Arthur Sullivan was born on this day 169 years ago. To celebrate, Dances Patrelle poured champagne for the whole audience during intermission at tonight's presentation of GILBERT & SULLIVAN, The Ballet! It was one…