Comments on: HEE SEO: MY FAVORITE JULIET SINCE ALESSANDRA FERRI

By: MRR

MRR — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:27:44 +0000

Does anyone else think that Hee Seo should be a principal? She wasn't just playing Juliet, she was Juliet.

By: MRR

MRR — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:27:44 +0000

Does anyone else think that Hee Seo should be a principal? She wasn't just playing Juliet, she was Juliet.

By: saramichelle

saramichelle — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:33:13 +0000

Hee Seo was perfect in every way. I adored her.

By: karinrinella

karinrinella — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:31:58 +0000

Just saw Hee Seo today dance Juliet – she made history – desperate to see her dance again!!

By: CORY STEARNS AND HEE SEO AS ROMEO AND JULIET at Swan Lake Samba Girl

CORY STEARNS AND HEE SEO AS ROMEO AND JULIET at Swan Lake Samba Girl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:43:07 +0000

[...] by John Grigaitis. My review of their very promising Met debut in those roles is here. Published by Tonya in Dance Photos and Dancers. Tags: ABT, American Ballet Theater, Cory [...]

By: isabelrose

isabelrose — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:24:30 +0000

I agree with everything you said! I saw the ballet and the dancers from exactly your
point of view. From the beginning,
I saw Corey's nerves and really felt badly for him.
His first Romeo at the MET with a NY audience
would give any dancer, even a more experienced one, very nervous indeed.
I was praying that the lifts would go well. Corey pulled it off with determination!
The trio of friends was perfect, Corey Danil and Craig. I think they acted as
friends in the way I felt they supported Corey.
Craig could have "shown off" with higher jumps in Scene 3 (before
the ball) Props to him for toning it down and waiting for his solo to shine.
And what more to say about Hee....When I saw her do this pdd at YAGP
she reminded me of "someone". Hee has a beautfiul career in ahead of her
and I was so happy to be there for her first Juliet!
And I missed the curtain call too. They could have come out to see the love!
Finally...
I think I saw a happy tear in Fredrick Franklin's eyes! What a lovely gracious man!

By: marie

marie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:31:00 +0000

I know what you mean about the traveling thing. But I think there were a few years after Kevin McKenzie took over the company where they were in such dire financial straits that they could not travel–and I think they just performed at City Center. And, San Francisco is where I first saw and fell in love with ABT (even saw Kevin dance!), so I know it is important that they get to go on the road. (I don't think they've been back to SF in a long time–I hear the stage floor is very hard).

I would love a Golden Age of ballet on TV to return. I mean, as a small child, there was just so much dance on television, and it was always special when my parents let me stay up to watch ballet. I wasn't allowed to stay up late for much else, but when City Ballet was on, my parents let me stay up late. It would be nice if that kind of thing happened again–and then we could have DVDs to boot!

By: SwanLakeSambaGirl

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:43:13 +0000

I'm so glad we met this season, Marie, and bonded over ballet, and particularly her! Yes, I would love to see her in Swan Lake as well, and Giselle — I think Giselle would be so perfect for her! It's always so exciting to see someone new and wonderful, at the beginning of her career like this! I'll be awaiting news of that promotion And yes, I think that Cory just gets nervous (it seems like that from interviews I've read). I'm sure he'll get better the more comfortable he gets with the stage and with having these lead roles.

I know, I'm so sad the season is over too. I love that ABT travels, so others can see them as well, but it seems like they're here so seldom that when the Met season is over, it's really over for a long time. I tend to get really depressed about it. And it's worse this year that the fall season is so short because of the City Center construction. Oh well, trying to throw myself into my novel so I don't think about it too much. And thinking about getting some of those Bolle DVDs at the opera shop (though they're rather ridiculously expensive). May look on Amazon. And I wish they'd produce more DVDs — I don't think there are any of Marcelo dancing lead characters. Come on ABT! Anyway, it's so nice to have someone who understands how the season ending can really be rather sad!

By: marie

marie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:11:12 +0000

Yay! So glad to see your post this morning and to read your thoughts. I agree with what you wrote about Cory–I'm not sure he realized just how much people enjoyed his performance. And I'm glad you felt that way about the bourrees too–so funny. There are bourrees in every ballet. Swans, sylphs, maidens. And yet somehow when Seo bourred, I paid more attention. When you think about it, bourrees must have been one of the early pointe steps that really wowed the audience. Anyway, it wasn't just her bourres as you point out! She has command over the dance vocabulary, and everything looks gorgeous and expressive. I was interested to read that she would like to do some of the powerhouse roles too–like Odile. I hope she gets that chance.

I'm sad the season is over. I feel like I finally know the dancers, and now it has all come to an end.