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ABT – Prokofiev Celebration – 6/1
Alexei Ratmansky, newly signed celebrity free agent, stepped to the Yankee mound for the first time tonight. The expectations and pressure were enormous. The entire Steinbrenner family was in the house watching. Feeling the…
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ABT – Nina’s Last Le Corsaire – 5/30
Le Corsaire got a spectacular season send-off tonight as Nina Ananiashvili performed the role of Medora for the last time. Orchestrating the send-off and making sure that Nina would give an unforgettable performance was…
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ABT – Herman’s Ali, finally! Le Corsaire 5/29
Herman Cornejo definitely staked out his claim to the role of Ali in tonight's performance of Le Corsaire. Holy moly! For someone who is supposed to be injured, he tore through his variations tossing…
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Lincoln Center’s Fountain – A Smoking Ashtray
The Lincoln Center fountain is finished and open for sitting. Doesn't it look like a smoking ashtray? Supposedly its design is similar to the roof on the new restaurant that is in the area…
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ABT – Nasty Sexy Pirates. More, more, more! Le Corsaire 5/27
Ah, those nasty sexy pirates. More, more, more! Another terrific Le Corsaire by American Ballet Theatre with its ageless wonder, Jose Manuel Carreno, creating audience ecstasy with his flight and fleet and, oh…
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ABT – Le Corsaire 5/26
The pirates are back! Tall, blond and suave. Short, blond and suave. What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. You could put a carrot top on stage as Conrad or Lankendem…