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observations 8/28
Smart move by ABT to upload its casting earlier than in years past. Had hoped to see some principal casting for Curley, Frenette, Klein, and Ishchuk. They may show up in underpants in…
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observations 7/19
ABT's Fall Season just might satisfy Haglund's white tutu tooth. Etudes and Ballet Imperial, along with The Dream, On the Dnipro (sic) (isn't it Dnieper?), Piano Concerto #1, and Petit Mort sound like a…
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ABT 7/13 & 7/14
Opulent Odettes and Dazzling OdilesSometimes pathological optimism just bubbles up like it did this past week during ABT's performances of Swan Lake at the Met Opera House. At the moment it seems like the company has a…
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ABT 7/11
Swan Lake shockerIt’s not easy to shock ole Haglund in Swan Lake. But Tuesday night’s ABT performance stirred up the lake's tranquility when Hee Seo sculled through an Act III Odile that actually crested above…
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ABT Like Water For Chocolate 6/27
It just depends on what you’re hungry for. Really.There was a time when ABT’s audience members did not frequently go to NYCB performances, and vice versa, because they were hungry for different things. ABT’s audience feasted on the big…
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observations 5/24
This should enrage the American Woke Folks who dedicate themselves to wiping out Petipa's masterpiece. Vladimir Malakhov is taking his re-imagining of Petipa's La Bayadere into Asia. That's right, Ukrainian-Russian Malakhov is…