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Tag Archives: Isaac Stappas
IT'S ROMEO & JULIET WEEK AT ABT, WITH CELEBRATION OF FREDERIC FRANKLIN'S 95TH BDAY
Herman Cornejo and Xiomara Reyes, photo by Gene Schiavone from Ballet.co. Finally, Pashmina week is here! I couldn’t find any pictures of the pashmina lifts, but watch this video — two occur around 430-440 and 528-532. By the way, that … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Carlos Acosta, Carlos Lopez, Cory Stearns, Darcey Bussell, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Frederic Franklin, Frederic Franklin 95th birthday celebration, Gillian Murphy, Guardian, Hee Seo, Herman Cornejo, Irina Dvorovenko, Isaac Stappas, Joan Acocella, Judith Mackrell, Julie Kent, Liverpool Daily, Liverpool Daily Post, Marcelo Gomes, Paloma Herrera, pashmina lifts, Roberto Bolle, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Ballet, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Stella Abrera, Tamara Rojo, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes
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NINA ANANIASHVILI'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCE WITH AMERICAN BALLET THEATER
The widely beloved ballerina from the Republic of Georgia gave her farewell performance, of Swan Lake, with ABT to a completely packed house on Saturday night. Angel Corella danced Siegfried and Marcelo Gomes von Rothbart. Of course it was a … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Angel Corella, Blaine Hoven, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Ethan Stiefel, Gillian Murphy, Isaac Stappas, Janie Taylor, Jose Manuel Carreno, Julie Kent, Kevin McKenzie, Marcelo Gomes, Max Beloserkovsky, Misty Copeland, Nina Ananiashvili, Nina Ananiashvili retirement, Ormsby Wilkins, Osipova, Paloma Herrera, Roberto Bolle, Simone Messmer, Swan Lake
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ROBERTO BOLLE'S ABT DEBUT
Well, I guess it’s not literally his ABT debut since he danced Romeo and Juliet with Alessandra Ferri for her farewell performance (during which I totally fell for him). But it’s his first performance as a member of the company. … Continue reading
DANCES PATRELLE DOES JUDY GARLAND AND EDGAR ALLAN POE
(photo of Murder at the Masque, by Julieta Cervantes from NYTimes) On Friday night I saw Dances Patrelle, who is celebrating its 20th anniversary, to see their Murder at the Masque: The Casebook of Edgar Allan Poe, a world premiere, … Continue reading
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Tagged Come Rain / Come Shine, Dance Times Square, Dances Patrelle, Danny Kaye Playhouse, Edgar Allan Poe, Francis Patrelle, Gemma Bond, George Balanchine, Isaac Stappas, Jade Young, Judy Garland, Julie Kent, Julieta Cervantes, Kristi Boone, Marcelo Gomes, Maria Riccetto, Matthew Dibble, Murder at the Masque, Pasha Kovalev & Anya Garnis, Roman Zhurbin, Slavik Kryklyvyy, Twyla Tharp, Veronika Part
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