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observation 7-10.1
Thanks to Haglund'eeler melponeme_k for alerting us to the fact that Sarah Lane will be dancing the full Swan Lake opposite Vadim Muntagirov with the Kremlin Ballet at the VI International Ballet Festival –…
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observations 7-10
Russian online media Ballet Insider reports today on Veronika Part's departure. They write that Veronika has confirmed that ABT and Kevin McKenzie promised to engage her during the 2017-2018 spring season at the Met,…
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Over & out on ABT’s season
The dramatic effect of Team Haglund Bantcho-Bantchevsky-ing over the Met Opera’s balcony railing at the conclusion of Veronika Part’s farewell performance today was muted probably as a result of the extra probiotics we all…
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Congratulations to those who worked hard and
earned the right to have their promotions shine
without unfortunate overshadowsA thief will often try to spend stolen money as quickly as possible to destroy any evidence of his crime. The fact that McKenzie gave away Veronika's contract means nothing. Wrongs need to be…
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ABT 7/3 & 7/5 evening
Tchaikovsky ho-humIt is a mystery why ABT occasionally pops a Balanchine ballet into a season. It’s as though they think that it’s not necessary to dance Balanchine regularly in order to dance him well. By…
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ABT’s Stunning stupidity
What a slippery slope ABT is dancing on as it tries to unload premiere artist, Veronika Part, shortly before she turns 40 years old when she would then be protected from age discrimination. After…