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ABT – Thoughts on Nina’s Retirement & the Flower Guy
Nina Ananiashvili will retire from ABT in June – a mere 16 years after she arrived to dance her first Odette/Odile in 1993. Hard to believe that so much time has passed. New Yorkers never…
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NYCB – Swan Lake quick & dirty 2/24
Haglund needed it bad. And there it was in front of him. Taunting. Teasing. He threw down his money and took it for everything it was worth. Now, it’s the next morning, and he…
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NYCB – A Simple Symphony Premiere 02/17
Last evening’s program included the premiere of Melissa Barak’s A Simple Symphony. It was preceded by Jorma Elo’s Slice to Sharp (same Elo soup, different bowl) and Peter Martin’s Halleluja Junction (halleluja, it’s…
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Crazy for Rudolf
While wandering around the Upper West Side in a dark mood, Haglund stopped by Barnes and Noble to browse the music selections. Nothing appealed to him enough to shell out cash he should not…
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NYCB – Stravinsky VC, La Valse, West Side Story Feb 7
After the final curtain bows last night at the New York City Ballet, Haglund just sat in his seat for a while – not for the usual reason, that being his arthritic hip…