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"Ballet Alert!" . . . _:n513127404d7b402ba7d93c87c8db20fcxb0 . . "Ballet Alert!" . _:n513127404d7b402ba7d93c87c8db20fcxb1 . "https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/#organization" . . "Ashton Centennial" . "Ballet Discussion Forums" . "Ballets and Choreographers" . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb1 . "2005-03-11T22:49:05+0000"^^ . "I will. La Fille Mal Gardee. Funny, yet tasteful; sweet, but not sappy; and it's just my favorite ballet of his that I've seen. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb2 . "2005-03-11T23:35:23+0000"^^ . "One of the Monotones, not sure which though. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb3 . "2005-03-12T01:31:41+0000"^^ . "Strangely enough, Two Pigeons. That absolutely broke my heart when I saw it. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb4 . "2005-03-12T03:34:33+0000"^^ . "I'm conflicted. Monotones (one and two!), Scenes de Ballet, or Symphonic Variations. I can't decide... \nLooking at this, I realize that none of these are narrative. Hmmm. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb5 . "2005-03-12T03:34:57+0000"^^ . "I haven't seen them all...but of the ballets I have seen, I love \"A Month in the Country\". Years ago, in my youth, \"Ondine\" made a huge impression upon me...but, maybe it was Dame Margot Fonteyn that created that magic for me....I wish that I had seen \"Two Pigeons\". " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb6 . "2005-03-12T05:12:23+0000"^^ . "For a time capsule, \"Cinderella,\" because it's such a beautiful example of a 20th century three-act classical ballet. For me, his \"Romeo and Juliet,\" but only if I got to pick the stager " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb7 . "2005-03-12T05:39:13+0000"^^ . "Two Pigeons broke my heart, too. Saw it for the first time over the summer and it was the first ballet in 20 years that made me weep. It was a guilty pleasure - soppy & sentimental, you saw each move coming but had no defense when they got there! What a master Ashton was at manipulating emotions, but if I could only chose one of his ballets this would not be it. I still have powerful memories of Marguerite & Armond with Fonteyn & Nureyev - there are some blissful moments there, and 2 images that I still remember so vividly - Nureyev dashing in with the cape flowing behind him and Fonteyn's bourees after Armond threw the money at her - truly heart breaking, but still not the one ballet I'd save above all others, especially not without F&N. Fille is a good choice, it is one of the sunniest ballets I've seen. Wonderful use of the pastoral setting without getting too cutesy. Much as I love Fille I think my choice comes down to Symphonic Variations & Monotones (ok, I'll cheat here & consider Monotones I & II to be one ballet). Symphonic Variations is such a perfect distillation of joy and serenity, but I haven't seen a \"perfect\" production. I've only seen ABT's version and I've never been totally happy with their casting so I can only imagine what it might be like if all the roles were cast to my liking! I'd really love to see the RB or BRB before making up my mind but...I think I have to choose Monotones. Monotones I & II are such a perfect pair, to me the slight oriental feel of Monotones I really sets the scene for the austere geometry of II. When done right Monotones II is absolute perfection - music, dance, mathematics all reduced to a single image of 3 perfect beings moving in perfect harmony with the universe. I don't necessarily think that it is most representative of his oeuvre, but I think it is so perfect, it's the one I couldn't bear to think of as being lost. Even a hundred years from now, I think it would represent the 20th century psyche well, revealing our belief in the Apollonian values of reason & harmony " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb8 . "2005-03-12T07:04:38+0000"^^ . "Enigma Variations " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb9 . "2005-03-12T08:46:56+0000"^^ . "Another vote for La Fille Mal Gardee. It has all the Ashton charm and humour, together with some of his most lovely choreography. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb10 . "2005-03-12T14:44:51+0000"^^ . "I, too, would choose A Month in the Country. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb11 . "2005-03-12T15:35:05+0000"^^ . "La Fille Mal Gardee \n Joe " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb12 . "2005-03-12T15:52:00+0000"^^ . "The Dream---because I think this surpasses the Balanchine version--but, more on topic, it shows the elegance and panache of the man. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb13 . "2005-03-17T20:06:51+0000"^^ . "It keeps changing, but on last night's performance (Roberta Marquez, Ivan Putrov, Alistair Marriot, Giacomo Ciriaci, David Drew), La Fille Mal Gardee. The choreography is so beautiful, and it just makes me so happy! " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb14 . "2005-03-18T15:59:30+0000"^^ . "Enigma. So there will always be an England, so beautiful, so moving. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb15 . "2007-02-08T12:00:05+0000"^^ . "La fille mal gardee. It's so lovely and funny. \nThere is another ballet by Ashton which is about a couple being married the housekeeper tries to stop it somehow. \nDoes anyone know what it's called. \nThanks. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb16 . "2007-02-08T14:10:00+0000"^^ . "If I were selfish, Scenes de Ballet, because for me it was the Rosetta Stone that helped me to at least begin to understand what Ashton was attempting. It's not a bad choice for history either. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb17 . "2007-02-08T14:50:14+0000"^^ . "Cinderella " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb18 . "2007-02-08T15:15:49+0000"^^ . "Monotones " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb19 . "2007-02-08T18:43:21+0000"^^ . "La Fille Mal Gardee because it's such a wonderful one to bring children to... " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb20 . "2007-02-08T18:51:41+0000"^^ . "A Month in the Country " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb21 . "2007-02-08T19:42:19+0000"^^ . "This is an intriguing puzzle. Does anyone have a suggestion?" . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb22 . "2007-02-08T19:44:42+0000"^^ . "There's a housekeeper and a mismatched young couple in \"A Wedding Bouquet,\" but the housekeeper doesn't try to stop the wedding. I can't think of anything that exactly matches the description. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb23 . "2007-02-08T20:12:48+0000"^^ . "La Fille. \nThanks for resuscitating this thread, Charming_Lise. " . "0"^^ . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb24 . "2007-02-08T22:23:28+0000"^^ . "Monotones II \nGiannina " . "0"^^ . . . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2005-03-11T21:24:26+0000"^^ . "2009-02-04T15:07:17+0000"^^ . "2005-03-11T21:24:26+0000"^^ . . "Which One Ashton Ballet Would You Pick to Survive?" . . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb25 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb26 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb27 . . . "Which One Ashton Ballet Would You Pick to Survive?" . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . . "Last year, for the Balanchine centennial, Alexandra invited people to nominate their choice for the one ballet of Balanchine's that they would choose if they were told that only one of his ballets was going to survive into the next century. We got a lot of interesting answers. \nSince we're still in the Ashton centennial year (his 100th birthday was in September), it seems only right to play the same game with him. \nIf you were told that 100 years from now, there would be only one ballet of Ashton's around, which would it be? You can use whatever criteria you want. You might choose your favorite ballet, or maybe the one that you think is most representative of his oeuvre, seeing as how that would be all the poor deprived balletgoers of the 22nd century will have to know him by. Or you can employ some other logic. \nIf you haven't seen that many -- or even any -- of his works, don't let that stop you. Base your answer on what you've come to know of Ashton's work. \nWho's gonna start? 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_:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb28 "Ari" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb28 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb3 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb3 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb3 "canbelto" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb3 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb4 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb4 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb4 "sandik" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb4 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb5 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb5 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb5 "Gina Ness" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb5 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb6 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb6 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb6 "Alexandra" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb6 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb7 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb7 . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb7 "nysusan" . _:ne5a5377a122d4fa2a7b09a8ca445852dxb7 . 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"Ballet Alert!" . . . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb0 . . "Ballet Alert!" . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb1 . "https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/#organization" . . "Members Area" . "Announcements" . "About This Site" . . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb1 . "2006-04-30T20:30:50+0000"^^ . "I'm glad to hear it. I thought it was me. :-D " . "0"^^ . . . . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb0 . . "2006-04-30T15:37:59+0000"^^ . "2006-04-30T20:30:50+0000"^^ . "2006-04-30T15:37:59+0000"^^ . . "Apologies -- Site Down Saturday Night-Sunday Morning" . . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb2 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb3 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb4 . . . "Apologies -- Site Down Saturday Night-Sunday Morning" . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . . "I'd like to apologize to Ballet Talk readers for the site being down last night through this morning. In the transition to the new server, a bandwidth limit was not removed (nor, I suspect ,ever reset at the beginning of our service month.) \n :( " . . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb0 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb0 _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb1 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb0 _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb2 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb0 _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb3 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb1 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb1 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb1 "1"^^ . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb2 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb2 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb2 "2"^^ . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb3 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb3 . _:n4dfad4a42ff74a92bc01e6b2596bb8d0xb3 "3"^^ . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb0 . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb0 "en-US" . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb0 "English (USA)" . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb1 . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb1 "required name=query" . _:n6d66f5b21eda445997f7171e4fe06a71xb1 "https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/search/?q={query}" . _:nb664d212cdca4d9b8e5d8872220fe2a4xb0 . _:nb664d212cdca4d9b8e5d8872220fe2a4xb0 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb0 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb0 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb0 "Helene" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb0 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb1 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb1 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb1 "zerbinetta" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb1 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb2 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb2 "http://schema.org/ViewAction" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb2 "1507"^^ . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb3 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb3 "http://schema.org/CommentAction" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb3 "1"^^ . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb4 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb4 "http://schema.org/FollowAction" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb4 "0"^^ . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb5 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb5 . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb5 "Helene" . _:nf15d65c229ed4e178968ff5f16deca39xb5 . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb13 . . . . "Ballet Alert!" . . . _:nc3c10144b7b1428b88570def715a221cxb0 . . "Ballet Alert!" . _:nc3c10144b7b1428b88570def715a221cxb1 . "https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/#organization" . . "Companies and Performances" . "Pacific Northwest Ballet" . "US Ballet Companies" . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb0 . . . . . . . . . . "2011-03-09T22:12:40+0000"^^ . "2011-12-29T18:15:31+0000"^^ . "2011-03-09T22:12:40+0000"^^ . . "PNB Giselle" . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb10 . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb11 . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb12 . . . "PNB Giselle" . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . "I suspect this was filmed at the dress rehearsal, the first time the dancers worked with the orchestra. I saw the Saturday night performance, and it didn't looked yelled from where I was sitting in the Gallery Upper, which is fairly close to the stage. Some things did on Opening Night, which was the first performance with orchestra for that cast, too, from the secondary characters. It took until Saturday afternoon for the tempos to set and for the performances to look synced. " . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb1 . "2011-06-09T17:01:13+0000"^^ . "I suspect this was filmed at the dress rehearsal, the first time the dancers worked with the orchestra. I saw the Saturday night performance, and it didn't looked yelled from where I was sitting in the Gallery Upper, which is fairly close to the stage. Some things did on Opening Night, which was the first performance with orchestra for that cast, too, from the secondary characters. It took until Saturday afternoon for the tempos to set and for the performances to look synced. " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb2 . "2011-06-10T17:40:37+0000"^^ . "Lesley Rausch debuted as Giselle last night, and she was exquisite. Her Albrecht, Batkhurel Bold, was the first of the PNB Albrecht's to be a genteel man in love with Giselle. Until then, the Albrechts were on the caddish end of the spectrum. \nRausch's second performance will be this Saturday afternoon, which is a non-subscription performance and a great chance to get seats usually taken by subscribers. " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb3 . "2011-06-10T18:34:22+0000"^^ . "I saw the performance last night too, and completely agree with Helene....Leslie delivered big time in her debut as Giselle. Her musicality and grace (especially her arms) never cease to amaze me. For me, there is only one element in the \"needs improvement\" category for Leslie -- I'd like to see her \"connect\" more directly with the audience. You're great Leslie (easy for me to say as I self-describe myself as her #1 fan ), relax into that and allow us, the audience, to be up on that stage with you.......let us in. We love your exquisite dancing (to use Helene's word). You're there now, you've reached the heights, so be there. \nI encourage everyone to take Helene's advise and go on Saturday afternoon....but go in any case to see this wonderfully alive production. " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb4 . "2011-06-14T03:58:47+0000"^^ . "Well I did go see the Saturday afternoon 2nd week performance with Rausch / Gold and I concur it was a great performance! It's been 2 days and I hope my memories are not too rusty in this review. \nFirst - however, please permit me to apologize for my faux pas regarding Ms. Eames career plans. I was typing quickly and trying to get all my thoughts down and crossed hairs on my memory that she had danced Tharpe in Texas recently - somehow I erred in thinking this was a step towards joining Tharpe's troupe. \nBack to the performance, Rausch was charming in the first act, her solo hops were lovely. An interesting note: neither she nor Rachel Foster turn their free leg towards Loys in this version. In most Cuban and Russian versions, Giselle does turn her free leg towards Loys as part of the choreography and to demonstrate both her dance abilities and flirtation. \nHilarian was Jeffrey Stanton, who was technically excellent. I sat in the 2nd balcony for this performance (alas, my funding for choice seats has limits), so acting and facial expressions were more difficult to make out. Even from a distance, I still hate the fur collar on his costume, it looks like a mangy reject from a muppet. I thought Rausch had more control in the second act than Foster on the adagio moves, and I felt her pantomime was well done throughout. Myrtha was the Lindsi Dec (tall girl) and I was very happy with her characterization of the cold hearted queen of the Wilis. " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb5 . "2011-06-14T04:23:48+0000"^^ . "This time I was able to attend the post-performance with Peter Boal, Lesley Rausch and Bakhurel Bold. This was a gold mine of non essential but fascinating information! \nCostumes: The Giselle Act 1 peasant costume was too small to fit any of PNB's ballerinas, even Ms. Kauri Nakamura (who is a teeny wisp) was barely fitting and the closures were tight on her bodice. So the costume department made an entirely new (and entirely teal) dress for Giselle Act 1. The Wilis costumes in Act II, including their wings, are covered by an additional layer of white gauze. The Houston Ballet versions are a true green color, to apparently fit with the image of the Wilis as ghosts by night, but turning into a green plant (the precise type escapes me) by day. Mr. Boal wanted the PNB Wilis to look more like brides - hence the additional gauze. \nAdditional Choreography: Per Mr. Boal, his supplemental choreo mostly constisted of arm positions. Much of the notations focus on the feet, but give little instruction for the arms. But he stated his additions were very minor. \nDance Critics Association: They are in town and have seen many PNB performances, but also other groups (there is an additional dance festival this past weekend). The theme of their meeting was reconstruction, so meeting in Seattle to see 'Giselle' dovetailed nicely. There have been many workshops and they have visited rehearsals often. They had many questions for Mr. Boal and it was apparent they had a depth of knowledge of 'Giselle' that surpassed Mr Boal's. This association meets in NYC in even numbered years, and stages the conference in other cities in odd numbered years. \nBox Office: The 2nd performance I attended seemed to be very full - perhaps 85-90%. Mr. Boal stated this performance is the only non-subscriber on the schedule, and they watch ticket sales closely. To hit their goal for this rep, PNB needed to sell $450,000 of tickets, which they achieved about 1 hour before this performance. Bravo! He credit good word of mouth and good reviews. \nDancer Details: Mr. Bold noted that his parents both danced 'Giselle' in his native Mongolia - his mother danced in the corps and the pas de deux and his father was a noted character dancer who specialized in Hilarion. Mongolian ballet was heavily influenced by their northern neighbors, especially in Soviet times. Mr. Bold was sent to Perm ballet, where he learned strictly orthodox Russian technique (no exceptions) for 7 years. He recalls seeing the Russian version of 'Giselle' countless times during his years there, and that it seemed a much simpler version, when compared to PNB's reconstruction. He seemed very tired, after dancing two 'Giselle' Albrechts, one Hilarion, and rehearsing multiple roles for the Season Encore on Sunday night. He noted this is his 15th year with PNB. Leslie Rausch joked around with a lot of her answers, mostly about how thrilled she was to get to dance 'Giselle' and looks forward to the opportunities in the 2011/2012 season. \nReprise of Giselle / Tour options: When asked about when we could see Giselle again, Mr. Boal responded he hoped every 3-5 years. He didn't want the piece to leave the dancers' muscle memory. He also noted PNB only tours when invited, and would be willing to tour Giselle. But he also stated this style is not PNB's main style, and he could only conceive of touring 'Giselle' as part of program that included other nights of Balanchine, Caniparoli, etc. " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb6 . "2011-08-13T01:53:01+0000"^^ . "The Summer 2011 issue of DanceView has a long article by Helene, summarizing the project and including performance reviews. DanceView is not available online, so I thought I'd post a single morsel from the piece tp give you an idea of what you will be missing if you don't locate a copy. \nI love it. \t" . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb7 . "2011-09-12T21:15:09+0000"^^ . "Helene is a brilliant writer. Being here in Seattle, I attended 4 of the Giselle performances. Helene captured the essence of what was presented, and even why it was presented, on our PNB stage. Not only do you learn a lot from Helene's reviews, as well as inspired by her insights, but also she can be very entertaining.....as bart's quote above demonstrates (yes, every one of those emotions and declarations she lists were mimed in this production) \nFrankly, I think the NYT ought to give Helene a call occasionally! " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb8 . "2011-09-12T22:26:57+0000"^^ . "Stop-it-you're-hurting-me. \nI'm just hoping by the end of this journey I have an iota of the insight of Alexandra, Leigh, rg, Alastair Macaulay, Marc Haegeman, Deborah Jowitt, Rita Feliciano, Mary Cargill, Michael Popkin, Sandi Kurtz, Doug Fullington, in his presentations and program notes... (And I'm going to have to edit this many times to add people that my sieve brain has forgotten at this moment.) " . "0"^^ . . . _:nb9175f3b753d4735a54e4cf21245c738xb9 . "2011-12-29T18:15:31+0000"^^ . "PNB's \"Giselle\" is receiving \"Best of 2011\" and year-end summary accolades: \nNew York Times \n\"Best of\" Slide Show \nGrand Entrances and a Long Goodbye \n\nPointe Magazine \n.pdf file: \nhttp://bit.ly/sxqGsC " . 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"Ballet Alert!" . . . _:nf48903ab6312491eb11b302c0f55b27axb0 . . "Ballet Alert!" . _:nf48903ab6312491eb11b302c0f55b27axb1 . "https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/#organization" . . "Companies and Performances" . "American Ballet Theatre" . "US Ballet Companies" . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2015-05-18T19:48:40+0000"^^ . "2015-06-23T23:31:39+0000"^^ . "2015-05-18T19:48:40+0000"^^ . . "Spring 2015: The Sleeping Beauty" . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb26 . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb27 . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb28 . . . "Spring 2015: The Sleeping Beauty" . "17"^^ . "1"^^ . . "I believe that Osipova was cast for Sleeping Beauty on Wednesday, June 10th, not yesterday, June 11th. \nSarah did a beautiful, full of quality performance. The fall to her rump happened not during the Rose Adadio, but after she pricked her finger and (via the choreography) fell softly to the floor. When she got up to begin the \"I'm okay, I think, but not really dancing\" (via the choreography) that's when she slipped on a fake, red rose on the floor. She was on her rump for a couple of seconds before she acted her way through it. Many around me in the audience thought that rump moment was cute and just part of the choreography. \nI thought Herman danced his Bournonville variation with elegance, pride and very strong technique. " . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb1 . "2015-06-12T18:49:38+0000"^^ . "I believe that Osipova was cast for Sleeping Beauty on Wednesday, June 10th, not yesterday, June 11th. \nSarah did a beautiful, full of quality performance. The fall to her rump happened not during the Rose Adadio, but after she pricked her finger and (via the choreography) fell softly to the floor. When she got up to begin the \"I'm okay, I think, but not really dancing\" (via the choreography) that's when she slipped on a fake, red rose on the floor. She was on her rump for a couple of seconds before she acted her way through it. Many around me in the audience thought that rump moment was cute and just part of the choreography. \nI thought Herman danced his Bournonville variation with elegance, pride and very strong technique. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb2 . "2015-06-12T20:26:32+0000"^^ . "Yes! Alexandra (thanks again!) reminded me of this a few years ago when I was amazed at how much Dough Fullington's reconstruction of the Jardin Anime reminded me of Bournonville. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb3 . "2015-06-12T21:27:46+0000"^^ . "Ok more thoughts: as I mentioned earlier, Lane is technically quite proficient, and has a lot of potential, but also doesn't project. I wonder if it's a result of so many years of dancing things like the Peasant Pas de Deux. She doesn't quite know how to sell her own performance. The Act 3 variation worked wonderfully for Herman. \nABT badly needs a jumping coach for many of the women. Many of them seem to have absolutely no elevation at all. Copeland is unfortunately one of those women (and I say this as someone who doesn't really dislike Misty's dancing). But in the final \"flying\" diagonal with Bluebird, it's a problem when the Florine has so little elevation that those tiny little hops don't even look like flying. \nFull write up here: http://poisonivywalloftext.blogspot.com/2015/06/sleeping-beauty-take-2.html " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb4 . "2015-06-12T23:30:36+0000"^^ . "Assuming they have a men's class at ABT, I'm sure there's nothing preventing the women from taking it. Men's classes are full of jumping. A common strategy for female dancers to improve their strength and jumps. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb5 . "2015-06-12T23:37:07+0000"^^ . "I always loved to dance with the men in Mr. Ouboukov's class at SAB. Oh boy! " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb6 . "2015-06-13T00:40:45+0000"^^ . "I just want to second this. I've thought about the idea put forth by some, that Lane dances small. I don't agree so I tried to think about what I personally think of as dancing small. For me Lane covers space well, has elegant line and her port de bras has fullness and amplitude in spades. She never has a problem filling out a legato musical phrase the way dancers who dance small do (in my way of looking at dancing small). Someone mentioned Copeland as an example of a short dancer who doesn't dance small. I agree, but it is by virtue of an extroverted, high energy performance style. Lane's performance style is different. I found her performance detailed, beautiful and captivating. For me she is one of the few high quality female dancers at ABT. The idea of dancing small is an interesting one. Many on stage Thursday night were guilty of it, By that I mean dancing under themselves, barely moving, having no musical concepts, not filling out the musical phrase. For my personal taste Lane did not dance small. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb7 . "2015-06-13T01:47:57+0000"^^ . "I've never been to a performance Lane has danced in, so I can't speak from that experience. But today, I decided to head over to youtube to see what I could find. Mind you, I never took ballet, so I don't know all the terms, but I'm a musician which makes me see dance from that perspective. I watched Lane and Gorak in Flower Festival and then I watched Cojarocu and Kobborg dance in it. \nIn watching Lane first, I found that I admired her port des bras, but that I thought she danced in a very measured way. She had a way of sinking dead center in the music - what I call sitting in the beat - which is very nice, very pretty, but very unexciting. In dancing to music (I teach musical phrasing to championship Irish dancers), one can be on the beat in 3 different ways: one can be charging, one can dance in the very center of the music, and one can \"bring up the rear.\" The first scenario shows an energetic dancer charging the beat. It's exciting and very crisp. The second example has a dancer performing right in the center of the beat. They are usually very neat, pretty dancers, but there's no electricity. The final way of staying on the beat is what I call \"bringing up the rear\" meaning that while technically, the dancer is not off time, but s/he appears heavy. \nIn Irish dance, the ones who charge are the ones who win. There's an electricity to that kind of dancing. Cojaracu is that kind of dancer. There's nothing measured about her musical phrasing. It's quick, yet very much well timed musically. There's practically an electrical flow to what she does, whereas Lane, while musically correct, appears bland by contrast. When I work with Irish dancers, I always tell them to charge the beat. It can completely recreate a dancer's look. There's nothing wrong with dancing in the middle of the beat, but it's dull. Maybe beautiful, but too much sameness. That's what I see in Lane. \nI apologize for the very un-dance terminology. But I have found that every time I love a dancer and find that others find that dancer exciting and very musical as well, it turns out to be someone with that bit of charge. Sitting in the beat creates too much smoothness, too much sameness. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb8 . "2015-06-13T01:54:50+0000"^^ . "For me, dancing \"small\" is primarily a problem with projection, lack of stage presence, charisma, etc. Then it also has to do with really stretching your limbs out to the max they will go. This may be something that can be improved on (of course, so is stage presence) but is also hindered by a dancer's technical limitations. Many dancers, for example, probably do not have the extremely flexible back that Diana V has so they can't to the renversées or cambrés like she does. But Kochetkova (who can't be more than 5') is a dancer who dances much bigger than her size. Sarah did not do that, IMO. That's what I meant by dancing \"small\". " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb9 . "2015-06-13T01:59:58+0000"^^ . "Thank you vagansmom. What a great comment! I'll look for that explanation:)) " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb10 . "2015-06-13T02:03:25+0000"^^ . "I have to say that is an unfair comparison which is often a problem with youtube. Cojocaru, who is one of my favorite dancers of all time, has done that pas many times and it was filmed under great conditions. The Lane/Gorak one was not only their first time out but (according to their face book pages) was done on a bad stage, after driving many miles and barely having time to warm up. \nHowever, the biggest problem for me is that you are comparing one of the greatest dancers of all time to a fine dancer. Most dancers would compare poorly to Cojocaru. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb11 . "2015-06-13T02:06:46+0000"^^ . "These impressions and differences we have are so subjective. I was sitting in Row A Orchestra last night and was astonished at how far out Lane stepped in her pique turns. Oh, I thought to myself, that's what it means to dance \"big.\" And no one suspends longer with both feet in the air in pas de chat. \nI would also like to add that although the following is true for all the Petipa ballets, it is most true in SB: the ballerina carries the entire burden of the performance on her shoulders. The prince doesn't do anything until A2 and it isn't until A3 that he really dances. And not so much compared to Aurora. I thought Sarah Lane was gorgeous, and the way she brought her legs in from developpe to passe was worth the price of the ticket. With proper coaching, she could be one of the best. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb12 . "2015-06-13T02:15:07+0000"^^ . "I also think that \"dancing big\" comes with experience that the ABT's system of putting certain soloists in very repetitive roles (peasant pdd, Amour in DQ, Swan Lake pdt) doesn't really foster. For instance I noticed that yesterday in Herman's variation (and Desire is really a tiny role in this production) when he started his series of entrechats and double tours he traveled almost to the apron of the stage so the audience could really SEE him doing those jaw-dropping moves. Many Auroras I've seen will actually not hold balances very long if you take out a timer, but they can give the illusion of holding them for a very long time by, for instance, holding each successive one longer, or really stretching out that final arabesque. Lane seems very determined to get all the steps right, but she hasn't learned the stage tricks and tips to really project and demand an audience's attention. \nThis is a very poor example because obviously Margot Fonteyn's Aurora is legendary but watch how far away she keeps each suitor during the final promenades. If you read her biography she used to give the suitor a cue as to when they could finally move closer. But anyway, the suitors being so far away in the promenades gives the illusion that she's balancing all by herself. \n\n \n" . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb13 . "2015-06-13T02:30:44+0000"^^ . "That's a wonderful film clip. I wonder how many times Fonteyn did the role before arriving at that? ABT dancers have a strong disadvantage in that area. Lane didn't even have a shot at performing Aurora, in this production, before hitting the Met stage. I was actually surprised (but pleased) that she was cast. \nI guess bottom line for me it that I enjoyed her performance and characterization and others found her very lacking. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb14 . "2015-06-13T02:35:26+0000"^^ . "Vipa, I don't think it's unfair to compare the best with someone who's not. In fact, I think it's very fair. It shows us what one can work on to measure up against the best. Sarah Lane is a very beautiful dancer who, in order to not dance small, needs to develop better musical phrasing. It's not to say she's unmusical. In fact, I find her very musical. But, in my terms, she's too centered. \nI have found, over and over again in my work on musical phrasing with dancers, that they are unaware of how they sit in the beat and when it's brought to their attention, within a few weeks they've made mighty changes. It's something I also worked on with the ballet dancer I know best, who also happened to be an Irish dancer. She used what she knew from Irish dance musical phrasing in her ballet musical phrasing and was known in her professional life for her attack and charge. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb15 . "2015-06-13T02:47:50+0000"^^ . "Seriously? Is this an exaggeration? " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb16 . "2015-06-13T02:56:57+0000"^^ . "Re Kochetkova's height--from a feature in a 2011 Pointe Magazine: \"When I was 13, I never could be in the first row because I was taller than the others. Then everyone kept growing and I stayed 5'.\" \nhttp://www.pointemagazine.com/issues/aprilmay-2011/too-fat-too-thin-too-tall-too-short " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb17 . "2015-06-13T03:17:10+0000"^^ . "Ok if it's not fair to compare Lane to the very best (Fonteyn), here is another other petite Aurora who also never attained principal status in her home company: \nHere is the lovely Olesia Novikova: \n\n \n" . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb18 . "2015-06-13T03:25:37+0000"^^ . "Olesya is petite? I had no idea... Is that why she isn't getting promoted? \nThank you for the great footage! " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb19 . "2015-06-13T03:28:11+0000"^^ . "Novikova is perfection. I believe the only reason she hasn't been promoted to principal by the Mariinsky is she's constantly pregnant (I think 3 babies in 4 years-she's married to Leonid Sarafanov). She's now pregnant again with her 4th. You can't promote someone constantly on maternity leave:( " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb20 . "2015-06-13T03:35:52+0000"^^ . "Amour actually I think she's on her third pregnancy and i think she had her first baby in 2009. Still a lot but ... Anyway, yes, she's very petite and also doesn't fit the Mariinsky aesthetic of being super thin either. But she's a good example of someone Lane can aspire to ... Both very similar in build. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb21 . "2015-06-13T03:51:30+0000"^^ . "Well, maybe to aspire to but Olesya is just wonderful, one of my favorite Mariinsky dancers. I like Sarah but she's never going to be anywhere near Olesya (who may be younger than Sarah, I'm not sure). Really, no one at ABT except Diana (who is, of course a Mariinsky dancer) is anywhere near that level of accomplishment. But ok, an aspirational goal. Also, maybe Obraztsova (who is also tiny and, IMO, not as good as Olesya) could be someone more realistic to aspire to. I know Obraztsova is now a Bolshoi principal but that was because Fateyev made it clear she was going to go nowhere at the Mariinsky. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb22 . "2015-06-13T04:26:37+0000"^^ . "The Queen's Wig looked like the Bride of Frankenstein. \nThe Fairies looked like Busby Berkley dancers. \nPrincess Aurora dies and her parents are barely responsive. \nLilac is a very demanding role, and ABT puts her in Character shoes? \nDream Sequence was an insult to the gorgeous Tchaikovsky score. \nThe Corps was good, Orchestra Exceptional. \nBoring Choreography. No big leaps, no Bravura. \nAwakening scene was BORING. \nI've never seen a Pas De Trois with three Females before. Boy Girl Boy is the rule. \nPantomime in the First act was not recognizable. Hard to understand. Classic Panto, I did not get this. \n3rd and 4th acts were better than the 1st and 2nd. \nSeo in the Rose adagio was great. \nCan we bring back the Disney Version of SB? Please? That was a magnificent production. \nIt will travel well, that is certain. \nB-, C+ Worst SB I have ever seen. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb23 . "2015-06-13T04:47:48+0000"^^ . "The footage of Novikova is stunningly beautiful. I much prefer her Russian trained version to Fonteyn's. Of course, neither ballerina is dancing the awful new-old Ratmansky minimized choreography..... with heavy, longish skirts instead of light tutus. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb24 . "2015-06-13T04:53:37+0000"^^ . "I guess it allows Aurora to balance for a very long time. Seo did. Lovely. I would have liked the fairies holding the attached cloth more spaceing to give it a sense of grandeur and depth. " . "0"^^ . . . _:n7c5200bc638c4a3c96d6445c4ed6bf6dxb25 . "2015-06-13T05:06:06+0000"^^ . 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