ABT's starry guest artists and imports are now being peddled at a discount on TDF. They're not selling any better than the real ABT dancers' performances. La Bayadere for May 26, 27 and 28 mat are available for $31. And there are plenty of orchestra seat tickets left for tonight's opening of Don Q if you were thinking about rushing out to buy them today. Too bad there's not a Jared & Yuriko Don Q among the choices this week.
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Tonight at NYCB, there are two hotly anticipated debuts on the program. Ashley Laracey dances the Fourth Movement from Symphony in C with Taylor Stanley, and Lauren Lovette leads the Raymonda Variations with Anthony Huxley who is also making his debut in the role.
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Gelsey Kirkland Ballet will present four performances of Sleeping Beauty on May 16, 17 and 18 at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University on Spruce Street. Gelsey is not going to let classicism die no matter what other people are substituting for it. Check out this YouTube promo video.
Tickets may be purchased here.
Just found out thru Instagram that Nicola Curry is leaving after this Met Season. There aren't going to be many home grown dancers left, I fear!
Posted by: Stephanie Phillips | May 13, 2014 at 10:02 AM
Yes, Nicola is quitting ABT, marrying an Aussie, moving to Australia, and will dance in the corps of the Australian Ballet. It's surprising that ABT hasn't contrived to create some false impression that she's part of an exchange deal for Kevin Jackson. But there's still time.
Posted by: Haglund | May 13, 2014 at 10:09 AM
Did you see the damage control article in the NYT? "We love the corps; aren't these five just wonderful??"
Posted by: K | May 13, 2014 at 01:35 PM
Yep, saw it.
Posted by: Haglund | May 13, 2014 at 01:55 PM
Can someone explain the purpose of that NYT article to me? Is their a noticeable backlash happening against ABT's leadership that made McKenzie feel the need to do a disingenuous spotlight on its corps?
Posted by: Tiffany | May 14, 2014 at 09:00 PM
Hi, Tiffany. Oh yeah, there's a backlash happening, but I don't know that it prompted the article. More likely, the NYT wanted to do the article but ABT chose which dancers to feature or "make available" to the writer and photographer. I really don't know.
Posted by: Haglund | May 14, 2014 at 11:09 PM