Here's the casting for ABT's Works & Process program at the Guggenheim on Sunday (Sept. 30) and Monday (Oct. 1). Sunday's program at 7:30pm (Eastern U.S.) will be live-streamed at the following link:
http://www.ustream.tv/worksandprocess
PANEL (in alphabetical order)
David Hallberg, ABT Principal
John Meehan, Moderator and Professor of Dance, Vassar College
Nancy Raffa, ABT Ballet Mistress
Alexei Ratmansky, ABT Artist in Residence
ABT PERFORMERS (in alphabetical order)
Stella Abrera, Soloist
Marcelo Gomes, Principal
Alexandre Hammoudi, Soloist
Yuriko Kajiya, Soloist
Sarah Lane, Soloist
Jared Matthews, Soloist
Veronika Part, Principal
Joseph Phillips, Corps de Ballet
Craig Salstein, Soloist
Polina Semionova, Principal
Christine Shevchenko, Corps de Ballet
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Kai Monroe, Athena Petrizzo
PROGRAM
Seven Sonatas (Excerpts)
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Domenico Scarlatti
Costumes by Holly Hynes
Joseph Phillips, Sarah Lane, Jared Matthews, Christine Shevchenko
The Nutcracker (Snow Pas de Deux)
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Costumes by Richard Hudson
Associate Designers: Justin Arienti and Mauricio Elorriaga
Clara Athena Petrizzo
The Nutcracker Boy Kai Monroe
Clara, the Princess Yuriko Kajiya
Nutcracker, the Prince Alexandre Hammoudi
The Bright Stream (Excerpts)
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich (“The Bright Stream, Op.39”)
Costumes by Elena Markovskaya
Zina, a local amusements organizer Veronika Part
Ballerina Stella Abrera
Galya Sarah Lane
Accordion Player Craig Salstein
Untitled (Excerpts)
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
(“Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, op. 70”)
Polina Semionova and Marcelo Gomes
Oh, I'm going to watch that stream tonight!
Posted by: Kallima | September 30, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Hi Kallima. I'll be watching, too. The Guggenheim's Works & Process live-stream connection is not always faultless. So, don't be surprised if something goes wrong.
Posted by: Haglund | September 30, 2012 at 02:25 PM
Right now I wish it worked at all for me. The sound is very fragmentary and the video part is nonexistant, except for a new still image every minute or so. I hope this will change when the dancing starts because it would otherwise be useless to watch, regardless of how nice the music is. ;)
Posted by: Kallima | September 30, 2012 at 07:56 PM
Oh, how unfortunate. HOWEVER, most of these programs show up in the W&P video library within a few days.
Posted by: Haglund | September 30, 2012 at 07:59 PM
It suddenly got better as David Hallberg appeared on the panel. Magic! I hope it remains like this. Otherwise I will have to hope for the library later, yes.
Posted by: Kallima | September 30, 2012 at 08:30 PM
Oh well. You missed the best dancing: Stella Abrera, Veronika Part, Jared Matthews, Sarah, and Yuriko. Granted this is supposed to be danced in rehearsal clothing, but Semionova and her bra strap hanging out the back is beyond tacky. Really tacky.
Posted by: Haglund | September 30, 2012 at 08:37 PM
Oh no :( Well I hope this will be up in the library in a couple of days as I was mainly looking forward to the section with the dancers you mentioned. The strap also caught my eyes. I think some aspects should always be dressed correctly, and this would be one of them. What I found more insightful was that the feedback Semionova got did confirm my impression of her - she can do the things and isn't bad, but absolutely blank in my eyes. Not even Marcelo Gomes (!) could change that. And the feedback she got was mainly about things that would help her be less blank in her performance.
Posted by: Kallima | September 30, 2012 at 08:48 PM
True Kallima. There are two dozen home grown dancers in ABT who could do what Semionova did tonight and do it better without their underwear hanging out. Bringing her in and immediately vaulting her to the top over all the other principals and soloists was a big mistake and offensive to many.
Posted by: Haglund | September 30, 2012 at 08:57 PM
The complete program is now available on the Works & Process Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/worksandprocess/app_196506863720166
Polina is following in the Carrie Bradshaw tradition of underwear visibility. Marcelo's torn tights, creeping up on a bare leg, was not very attractive either. They both seem to be taking seriously the directions to wear practice clothes.
Posted by: Julie (in Denver) | October 01, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Thanks much Julie (in Denver). The complete program is also stored and available on the U-Stream site where the program was viewed last night.
Posted by: Haglund | October 01, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Haglund, have you seen this: http://youtu.be/UZrbqMozYVU
I am sitting, mouth agape.
Posted by: K | October 01, 2012 at 01:44 PM
OMG, K, this is a parody, isn't it?
Or is it Lucille Ball doing the Dying Swan? Is that her little Ricky Ricardo who we hear in the background:
Ricky: "Esthop-it, esthop-it, Lucy, you're making a fool out of yourself."
Lucy: "I don't care, Ricky. I don't care what anyone thinks -- I can feel the music."
Ricky: "Ay ay ay, Lucy.
OMG.
Posted by: Haglund | October 01, 2012 at 04:32 PM
LOL.
Thank god my brain will be cleansed by the Mariinsky corps tomorrow.
Posted by: K | October 01, 2012 at 06:34 PM