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Tag Archives: Simone Messmer
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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ALL DAY AT ABT: ALL AMERICAN AND ALL ASHTON PROGRAMS
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
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alice Tully Hall Cafe, American Ballet Theater, Amy Sohn, Birthday Offering, Blaine Hoven, Brahms-Hayden Variations, Company B, Cory Stearns, Craig Salstein, Daniel Ulbrich, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Fancy Free, Frederick Ashton, Gemma Bond, Hee Seo, Herman Cornejo, Isabella Boylston, Jerome Robbins, Lady of the Camellias, Lincoln Center, Marcelo Gomes, Metropolitan Opera House, Midsummer Nights Dream, Paloma Herrera, Paul Taylor, Prospect Park West, Puck, Sascha Radetsky, Simone Messmer, Stella Abrera, Thais Pas de Deux, The Awakening Pas de Deux, The Dream, Twyla Tharp, Veronika Part
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SIMONE MESSMER PROMOTED TO SOLOIST AT ABT
With all of my book hysteria, I’d missed this news (which was released the same day as the novel): a favorite dancer of mine was finally promoted to soloist. Here is a YouTube video I found of her (dancing a … Continue reading
Posted in Dance News, Dancers, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Gene Schiavone, Simone Messmer
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DAVID HALLBERG IS WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL DANCER, BUT HE DOES NOT CAVORT WELL WITH PROSTITUTES :)
Yesterday’s Romeo and Juliet was the most “dancerly” cast, by which I mean, it was full of ABT’s most quintessential dancers, as opposed to actors. Cast was: David Hallberg and Gillian Murphy as Romeo and Juliet, Jared Matthews as Mercutio, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Blaine Hoven, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Gillian Murphy, Grant DeLong, Irina Dvorovenko, Jared Matthews, Jose Carreno, Jose Manuel Carreno, Marcelo Gomes, Patrick Ogle, Roberto Bolle, Romeo and Juliet, Simone Messmer
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MARCELO GOMES STILL MY FAVORITE!
(headshot by Jade Young) I had an insane weekend (out from early evening until not so early next morning both Friday and Saturday at Brooklyn ballroom competition, with ABT Saturday matinee of Sylvia sandwiched in between. Then spent all day … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, Alexei Agoudine, American Ballet Theater, Anne Milewski, Arron Scott, Carlos Lopez, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, feet, Fourth of July, Gene Schiavone, Gillian Murphy, Isabella Boylston, Jacob's Pillow, Jade Young, Jared Matthews, Kristi Boone, Le Corsaire, Leann Underwood, Luis Ribagorda, Marcelo Gomes, Maria Bystrova, Paloma Herrera, points, Roberto Bolle, Sarah Lane, Simone Messmer, Sylvia, Veronika Part
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TWO SYLVIAS: ROBERTO BOLLE & MICHELE WILES AND DIANA VISHNEVA & ETHAN STIEFEL
Yesterday I had one of those crazed balletomane days where I went to both matinee and evening performances of Sylvia at ABT. Cast for matinee was the esteemed Diana Vishneva as Sylvia, forever-a-heartthrob Ethan Stiefel as Aminta, the shepherd in … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Carlos Lopez, Cory Stearns, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Darcey Bussell, Diana Vishneva, Ethan Stiefel, Frederick Ashton, Jared Matthews, Kristi Boone, Marcelo Gomes, Michele Wiles, Midsummer Nights Dream, Misty Copeland, Paloma Herrera, Roberto Bolle, Royal Ballet, Simone Messmer, Sylvia, Veronika Part
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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 AND VERONIKA PART AT THE MET STAGE DOOR FOLLOWING SWAN LAKE
Review of the performance coming soon, but in the meantime, here are some photos I took at the Opera House stage door last night. First time I’ve ever been there and I mainly wanted to go to see the hysteria … Continue reading
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
TESTOSTERONE OVERFLOW AT ABT LAST NIGHT!
(photo by John Ross, from Ballet.co) Things got a bit crazy on the Met stage last night! With Craig Salstein madly shooting off his guns as the up-to-no-good pirate Birbanto, Marcelo Gomes as the wily, endearingly ferocious head pirate Conrad, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged American Ballet Theater, Angel Corella, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Gennadi Saveliev, Jose Manuel Carreno, Kristi Boone, Le Corsaire, Marcelo Gomes, Nina Ananiashvili, Nina Ananiashvili retirement, Pirates of the Caribbean, Prodigal Son, Renata Pavam, Sarah Lane, Simone Messmer, Siren
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