Tag Archives: Marcelo Gomes

Ratmansky’s Fantastically Funny, Tim Burton-Esque New FIREBIRD

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Tonya

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 →

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ABT is Coming to Orange County with Ratmansky’s New FIREBIRD

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Tonya

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 →

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More Photos of Marcelo With Cisne Negro

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Tonya

You guys, I am so sorry it’s taken me so long to post these when I promised them, what, over two weeks ago?? I had no idea how much went into planning a cross-country move, especially when working lots of … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Gomes Rehearsing With Cisne Negro

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Tonya

Review of Cisne Negro and Marcelo’s Paganini coming soon but for now I just had to post this beautiful photo (by Mark Squires) of Marcelo rehearsing with the company.

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Marcelo Gomes to Dance with Cisne Negro

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Tonya

Although we’re on late-summer hiatus from ballet season here in NYC, SLSG favorite Marcelo Gomes will be performing at the Joyce Theater on August 15th, with the Brazilian modern dance company, Cisne Negro (which means Black Swan in Portuguese). I’ve … Continue reading →

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Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg Guest Star in ABT’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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Jose Manuel Carreno’s ABT Farewell

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Tonya

Thursday night at the Met, Jose Manuel Carreno, a longtime favorite of mine, gave his farewell performance with American Ballet Theater. (He will dance a few more performances with the company as they tour Los Angeles and Japan later this … Continue reading →

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THE BRIGHT STREAM at ABT

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Tonya

David Hallberg in Ratmansky’s The Bright Stream, Rosalie O’Connor photo. I’m not exactly sure yet what to think of this ballet, which made its premiere at American Ballet Theater last week. There are a couple more performances left this week … Continue reading →

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The Sheepdogs of GISELLE

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon, and Alexei Ratmansky Premieres at ABT

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Tonya

Above: Isabella Boylston and Marcelo Gomes in Christopher Wheeldon’s Thirteen Diversions, which premiered at American Ballet Theater two weeks ago. (Photo by Rosalie O’Connor.) Once again, I’m behind on posts. May was a crazy month, filled with family emergencies, last … Continue reading →

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Photos from ABT’s Opening Night Gala

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Tonya

Here are some photos from American Ballet Theater’s opening night gala on May 16th, which I wrote about here. Above, Marcelo Gomes and Diana Vishneva in Manon excerpt, my favorite of the night. All photos by Gene Schiavone. Jose Carreno … Continue reading →

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Alina Cojocaru and Polina Semionova Guest Star in ABT’s DON QUIXOTE

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Tonya

Over the weekend, two European star ballerinas – Alina Cojocaru from the Royal Ballet in London, and Polina Semionova from the Berlin State Opera Ballet – guest starred in American Ballet Theater’s Don Quixote as Kitri.  Cojocaru danced with Jose … Continue reading →

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American Ballet Theater Spring 2011 Opening Night Gala

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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The Bolshoi’s Don Quixote

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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Sara Mearns Was Gorgeous in Swan Lake, But Overall Production Was Lacking

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Tonya

Last week was Sara Mearns week for me (well, for many New York ballet fans, I suspect). On Tuesday night, she made her debut as the Siren in NYCB’s Prodigal Son. (I’m still awaiting photos and will post as soon … Continue reading →

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American Ballet Theater’s Original New Nutcracker

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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Paperback Dolls and Nutrackers

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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Who Will Play Romeo in the Film Version of Anne Fortier’s “Juliet”?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tonya

Haha, I don’t even think this book has been optioned yet for film! It should be though – it’s very cinematic. All throughout reading it, I kept “seeing” Romeo – and always as one of my favorite male dancers who’s … Continue reading →

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MARCELO IN FIRE ISLAND

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Tonya

Here’s a photo fabulously informative reader Jonathan sent me of our Marcelo Gomes dancing this past weekend in the Fire Island Dance Festival. I was unable to attend unfortunately. This is the festival Danny Tidwell had danced in last year … Continue reading →

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THE DUELING JULIETS: NATALIA OSIPOVA VERSUS DIANA VISHNEVA

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Tonya

So Saturday was another double feature for me, as for many ABT fans. And it was a fun double-header with the Russian women – the Bolshoi versus the Kirov, if you will – kind of going at each other   … Continue reading →

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LAST WEEK AT ABT: ROMEO AND JULIET

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Tonya

So, this is the last week of ABT’s Met season, and they are closing out with my favorite, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet. My recommended casts are both performances on Saturday – Natalia Osipova is debuting as Juliet in the … Continue reading →

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MANHATTAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THIS WEEKEND AT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE MARRIOTT

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Tonya

And I almost forgot… Friday night is the pro Latin competition, meaning Yulia Zagoruychenko and Riccardo Cocchi will be dancing, but I have a ticket to ABT and I really, really need to see my fave Marcelo Gomes dance Oberon … Continue reading →

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SWAN LAKE: VERONIKA PART AND CORY STEARNS

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Tonya

Here are some fabulous curtain call pics from last night’s Swan Lake at ABT. They’re taken by the wonderful Kokyat, and were sent to me by Oberon. Thanks so much, you guys! Veronika was divine in the role, as always. … Continue reading →

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ALL DAY AT ABT: ALL AMERICAN AND ALL ASHTON PROGRAMS

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Tonya

Last Saturday I had my first crazy ABT day where I spent the whole day at Lincoln Center, seeing both matinee and evening performances. I’ll do the same tomorrow with two Sleeping Beauties – can’t miss Alina Cojocaru (who I’ve … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND VIEWING: NATALIA OSIPOVA IN DON Q

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Tonya

So, if you missed THE performance of the season last week at ABT (that’s Natalia Osipova’s American debut as Kitri in Don Quixote, with legendary Jose Carreno as her partner), here are some vids I found of her dancing the … Continue reading →

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OH NO ROBERTO!!!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Tonya

For those who haven’t heard, Roberto Bolle is injured and will be out the rest of the ABT summer season. That means there will be no stalking expedition guided tour of the bowels of the Met at the end of … Continue reading →

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ALICIA ALONSO 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT ABT

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Tonya

Last night was a very special night at ABT; the company put on a special show in honor of Alicia Alonso, the former ABT ballerina from Cuba who’s credited with bringing ballet to Latin America and bringing Latin American stars … Continue reading →

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ABT OPENING NIGHT GALA MET SEASON 2010

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Tonya

Photo from inside the gala tent last night at American Ballet Theater’s opening night gala taken from NY Social Diary, who, sadly, don’t seem to have any pics up of Irina Dvorovenko in her beautiful red gown. It was one … Continue reading →

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MARCELO DANCING MANON PDD WITH TERESHKINA

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tonya

One of my Facebook friends and blog readers found this video of Marcelo dancing MacMillan’s gorgeous Manon pas de deux with Viktoria Tereshkina. I think I missed her when she toured NY with the Kirov but she is a really … Continue reading →

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AVI SCHER & DANCERS' FIRST FULL SEASON A SMASHING SUCCESS

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Tonya

Here are some photos of Avi Scher’s first full season at Alvin Ailey theater, sent to me by the amazing ABT dancer-turned-photographer Matt Murphy. Visit Matt’s blog, and his photographer website. Savannah Lowery (from NYCB) who, for the first time, … Continue reading →

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