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Tag Archives: ABT
Ratmansky’s Fantastically Funny, Tim Burton-Esque New FIREBIRD
Thursday night I went down to Costa Mesa for ABT’s premiere of Ratmansky’s FIREBIRD at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I’m so glad I braved the nearly three hour drive (with traffic; without about fifty minutes) from west L.A. … Continue reading
ABT is Coming to Orange County with Ratmansky’s New FIREBIRD
How excited am I! This Thursday through Sunday, my beloved ABT will be performing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County. They’re premiering Ratmansky’s new Firebird – and none other than SLSG faves Marcelo Gomes and Natalia … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged ABT, David Hallberg, Firebird, Isabella Boylston, Marcelo Gomes, Merce Cunningham, Natalia Osipova, Ratmansky, Simone Messmer, Wheeldon
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Literary Aperitif
Hi guys – I’ve just begun a new Tumblr blog, called Literary Aperitif, pairing two of my loves (other than dance of course): books and booze. I wanted to call the blog something along those lines but didn’t realize there … Continue reading
Posted in Ballroom / Latin, Literature / Books, Personal
Tagged ABT, Ballet in Cinema, Bolshoi, Children of Paradise, Emerging Pictures, Lincoln Center Festival, Literary Aperitif, Manhattan Dancesport Championship, Mariinsky, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, So You Think You Can Dance, Swan Lake, tumblr
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Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg Guest Star in ABT’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Curtain calls photos taken by my new balletomane friend, Andrea. I have to confess, Sleeping Beauty is probably my least favorite ballet. I like the Aurora / Prince Desire wedding pas de deux, with all the gorgeous fish dives, in … Continue reading
Natalia Osipova in ABT’s Coppelia
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor of Osipova in Coppelia, which I wrote about in my last post.
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Dance Photos
Tagged A, ABT, Coppelia, Natalia Osipova, Rosalie O'Connor
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Paloma Herrera Celebrates 20 Years with ABT
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor. On Saturday night, Paloma Herrera celebrated twenty years with ABT. Her celebratory performance was Coppelia, which she danced with Angel Corella, in one of the only performances he’ll be seen in at ABT this season, sadly. … Continue reading
The Sheepdogs of GISELLE
Don’t have time to write a review right now, but last week I saw basically three Giselles (two inside the auditorium, and one on the screen in the lobby ). I saw Diana Vishneva and Marcelo Gomes (my favorites), Hee … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Afghan sheep dogs, Alina Cojocaru, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Giselle, Hee Seo, Marcelo Gomes, sheepdogs
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Former NYCB Dancer Sophie Flack Signs Her Debut Novel, BUNHEADS, at BEA
My apologies for my lack of blog posts this week. I spent Monday through Thursday at Book Expo America, the largest book industry trade fair in North America, held every year in NY at the Javits Center. (Nevertheless, I did … Continue reading
Posted in Ballroom / Latin, Dance News, Dancers, Literature / Books
Tagged ABT, Ballet, balletomanes, BEA, Becoming Ginger Rogers, Black Swan, Book Expo America, Bunheads, Colson Whitehead, Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, Javits Center, Latin / Ballroom, Michael Northrop, NYCB, Patrice Tanaka, Sophie Flack, the Winger, zombies
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Photos of Alina Cojocaru & Jose Carreno, and Polina Semionova in ABT’s DON QUIXOTE
Here are some photos of Alina Cojocaru and Polina Semionova guest starring in American Ballet Theater’s Don Quixote last week. Top photo is of Cojocaru and Jose Manuel Carreno, below is of Cojocaru, and bottom is of Semionova. All photos … Continue reading
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Tagged ABT, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theater, Don Quixote, Gene Schiavone, Jose Manuel Carreno, Polina Semionova
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American Ballet Theater Spring 2011 Opening Night Gala
Last night was ABT’s Spring 2011 opening night gala. Dreary, rainy night … but what else is new for New York these days? Once inside, I really enjoyed the show though. (I’m hoping to receive photos soon, which I’ll post). … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, Alina Cojocaru, Balanchine, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Black Swan, Boston Ballet, Caroline Kennedy, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Georges Garcia, Gillian Murphy, Irina Dvorovenko, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet, Jessica Lang, Joan Boada, Jose Manuel Carreno, Jules Massenet, Julie Kent, Karelia March, Kevin McKenzie, Lady of the Camellias, Le Cid, Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Majisimo, Marcelo Gomes, Maxim Beloserkovsky, Miami City Ballet, Michele Wiles, Nelson Madrigal, Nutcracker, opening night gala, Paloma Herrera, Rachel Moore, Ratmansky, Raymond Luken, Reyneris Reyes, Roberto Bolle, San Francisco Ballet, Sarah Lane, Splendid Isolation, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, The Bright Stream, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes
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American Ballet Theater’s “On To Act II” at the Guggenheim
Did you guys watch the live-stream last night or tonight? If you missed it, you can watch the video now archived on the Guggenheim’s ustream channel. It feels weird to review a program that everyone can easily watch online, but … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, ABT II, ABT Met season, Black Swan pdd, Bright Stream, Guggenheim, Heo Seo, Irlan Silva, Jessica Lang, Jose Manuel Carreno, live-stream, Martine van Hamel, Only When I Dance, Ratmansky, Sarah Lane, Susan Jaffe, ustream, Vivace Motifs, Works & Process
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Jose Carreno and ABT Live-Streamed from the Guggenheim this Sunday and Monday
The Guggenheim’s Works and Process event this coming Sunday and Monday nights (May 1st and 2nd) is entitled “ABT: On to Act II” and focuses on what awaits a principal ballet dancer upon retirement from an illustrious career. The focus … Continue reading
Kurt Froman on Training Natalie Portman to Dance
But his funniest, most interesting words are about Mila Kunis: “Mila, and I mean this in the best way, she is such a loud-mouthed kind of broad. You know exactly where you stand with her, if she’s not happy with … Continue reading
Jose Carreno in “Swan Lake” on Dancing With the Stars
Did you guys see it last night? I don’t know who choreographed but it’s obviously a version created for fans of Black Swan the movie, showing both black and white swans vying for Prince Siegfried’s attention, and shortened for the … Continue reading
The Bolshoi’s Don Quixote
So who went to the live-streaming yesterday? The Manhattan showing was such a blast. Daniil Simkin, ABT soloist and Natalia Osipova’s friend, was there, and I saw Marc Kirshner from TenduTv and several critics. And Evan McKie, principal at the … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, Andrei Merkuriev, Anna Antropova, Anna Leonova, Ballet in Cinema, Bolshoi Ballet, Chinara Alizade, Don Quixote, Emerging Pictures, Flamenco, Gelsey Kirkland, Ivan Vasiliev, Kristina Karasyova, live-stream, Marcelo Gomes, Natalia Osipova, Paloma Herrera, Paso Doble, Yekaterina Shipulina
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Misty Copeland on Tavis Smiley
Apropos of our recent discussion on race and ballet, ABT’s Misty Copeland was recently on the Tavis Smiley show. She talks about race, ballet, elitism, her training, her recent appearance onstage with Prince, the immense difficulty of ballet, and of … Continue reading
Natalie Portman’s Black Swan Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Did you guys watch last night? I thought she looked radiant, and her speech was really sweet. She seemed genuinely happy about both the film and her personal life. She still seemed to be in a state of blissful shock … Continue reading
Posted in Dancers, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams, Society
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, ABT, adversting on Facebook, advertising on social networks, advertising on Twitter, Benjamin Millepied, Black Swan, Colin Firth, Facebook, Jackie Reyes, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman, The Social Network, Twitter
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Cory Stearns Promoted to Principal at ABT
ABT has just announced via Facebook that Cory Stearns has been promoted to principal dancer. Above, as Romeo in photo by Rosalie O’Connor.
Posted in Dance News, Dancers
Tagged ABT, Cory Stearns, Facebook, principal dancer, promoted, Rosalie O'Connor
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Photos of ABT’s New Nutcracker
As promised, here are some photos of Ratmansky’s new Nutcracker for ABT. I forgot to mention in my last post how much I loved the Alice in Wonderland-like high chair for Clara to sit atop to watch the mice / … Continue reading
American Ballet Theater’s Original New Nutcracker
More photos coming soon. This one (of Gillian Murphy and Catherine Hurlin as the two versions of Clara) is taken from culture.wnyc.org. Last night was the official opening of ABT’s much awaited new Ratmansky-choreographed Nutcracker at BAM. I loved almost … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Arron Scott, Balanchine, Black Swan, Bolshoi, Catherine Hurlin, clara, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, David Koch, Gillian Murphy, Grigorovich, James Wolcott, Kai Monroe, Kevin McKenzie, Lion King, Marcelo Gomes, Mikhail Ilyn, Nutcracker, nutcracker prince, Ratmansky, Richard Hudson, Sarah Lane, Sascha Radetsky, snow scene, Tyler Maloney, Veronika Part, waltz of the flowers
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The Bolshoi’s Nutcracker
So of course I went yesterday to see the Bolshoi’s Nutcracker, live-streamed into movie theaters all over the world, though, judging by the opening remarks made by announcers and intermission interviews, I think most of the audience was in France. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, Andrei Bolotin, Anna Tikhomirova, Artem Ovcharenko, Big Cinema, Bolshoi, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Denis Medvedev, Denis Savin, Emerging Pictures, Flames of Paris, Nina Kaptsova, Nutcracker, Ratmansky, Sugar Plum Fairy, Svetlana Pavlova, Veronika Part, Victoria Osipova, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Yuri Grigorovich
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Guggenheim Announces its 2011 Works & Process Season
And it looks like there are several good dance events, including the Royal Danish Ballet with Nikolaj Hubbe, a program on how judges judge the big ballet competitions like the Youth America Grand Prix, a sneak peek at Pacific Northwest … Continue reading
Gillian Murphy Critical of “Black Swan”
Apparently, Gillian Murphy gave an interview to the L.A. Times in which she called Black Swan unrepresentative of the ballet world and said she was a little disturbed by its intentionally overdone darkness. She says in her experience the lecherousness … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Chatter, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, Black Swan, Dancing on My Grave, Gillian Murphy, L.A. Times, NYCB
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Sneak Peek of ABT’s New Nutcracker
The Guggenheim just sent me the above video, which is of their Works & Process event a few weeks ago that I’d attended and written about a bit here, featuring excerpts of ABT’s upcoming Nutcracker at BAM. It starts December … Continue reading
Paperback Dolls and Nutrackers
I have a guest post up today at the Paperback Dolls blog! They’re currently featuring New York authors and bloggers as part of their “Passport to New York” series. So, since I’m both, I talked about both my novel and … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events, Literature / Books, New York, Swallow reviews / awards / mentions / events, The Blogging Life / The Writing Life
Tagged ABT, Alexei Ratmansky, Alvin Ailey, Balanchine, Brooklyn Academy of Music, City Center, Guggenheim Works & Process, Judith Jamison, Lion King, Marcelo Gomes, New York City Ballet, Ormsby Wilkins, Paperback Dolls, Richard Hudson, The Nutcracker, Trepak, Veronika Part
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ABT in Cuba
So, American Ballet Theater performed at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, Cuba, as part of the Havana International Ballet Festival, this Wednesday and Thursday. This is the first time ABT has performed in Cuba since 1960 when diplomatic relations … Continue reading
