Haglund told everybody months ago to get tickets to Cincinnati Ballet's gig at the Joyce Theater this May because rock legend Peter Frampton just might possibly turn up in connection with the Hummingbird in a Box dance for which he composed seven new songs.
Well, he's coming.
In a vaguely worded article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, David Lyman reported:
Cincinnati Ballet has confirmed that rock 'n' roll superstar Peter Frampton not only will attend the company's May 6 opening night performance in New York's Joyce Theater, but he also will give a curtain speech introducing the company.
But what does that mean? What exactly does "will attend" mean? Is he really going to come up here from Nashville just to sit in the audience?
Frampton.
Backing up Ringo Starr at the Grammy's in January:
Frampton. Guitar God. Legend. Show Me The Way:
It's been a long time – too long – since Haglund stood up and waved his lighter over his head at a ballet performance. Do you remember that one Swan Lake at the Met Opera House years ago with Veronika Part and Marcelo Gomes when the people in the orchestra section suddenly jumped to their feet and began waving their lighters over their heads during Act IV? Then pretty soon all 4000 people in the opera house were on their feet waving their lighters as Veronika and Marcelo jumped to their doom. It all seems like a dream now.
Oh, man, Frampton.
Incidentally, Yosvani Ramos (ex-Australian Ballet and English National Ballet) is joining Cincinnati Ballet as a principal in August.
I wish I'd seen that lighter waving at Swan Lake!
Posted by: Anna | April 19, 2014 at 09:21 AM
Anna, it sounds like Cincinnati will be in for a treat with Mr. Ramos.
Posted by: Haglund | April 19, 2014 at 10:45 AM