Haglund's Heel - ballet blog with occasional diversions

NYCB – Saturday Matinee – 2/11

February 12, 2012

NYCB continues to build steam through its winter season with good programing, excellent casting, and wonderful debuts of its talented dancers. The only thing missing is the audience – much of which has disappeared…
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Sarah & Angel in Swan Lake with
Ballet de Barcelona

February 11, 2012

Here's a link to a very brief performance clip of Sarah Lane and Angel Corella in Swan Lake Thursday night in Barcelona. Update 2/12: This article at elPeriodico.com entitled The Magic of the Black…
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ABT – Poaching takes priority over Coaching

February 10, 2012

Here's a link to an article in The Australian about English National Ballet's Vadim Muntagirov and Daria Klimentova, and how their unique partnership is garnering comparisons to the Nureyev and Fonteyn partnership. They are…
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Sarah & Angel – Swan Lake rehearsal

February 9, 2012

Here's a little video of Sarah Lane rehearsing Swan Lake with Angel Corella. They look so beautiful together. The Spanish press has been fairly excited about Sarah's "Black Swan" connection, and it sounds like…
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Good Luck, Sarah!

February 9, 2012

In a few hours, ABT's Sarah Lane will debut as Odette/Odile in Angel Corella's production of Swan Lake in Barcelona, Spain with the Corella Ballet. We wish her the best of luck, and know…
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Olga

February 8, 2012

The role of Olga in Cranko's Onegin is a minor principal role that requires finesse but no flash and dash. It is a role that is customarily reserved for soloists or senior corps de…
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NYCB – Saturday Matinee – 2/11

Sarah & Angel in Swan Lake with Ballet de Barcelona

ABT – Poaching takes priority over Coaching

Sarah & Angel – Swan Lake rehearsal

Good Luck, Sarah!

Olga

Sarah & Angel in Swan Lake with
Ballet de Barcelona