observations 5/22

Apparently 7:15 a.m. is considered a late arrival at the new Little Island in Hudson River Park. The place was crawling with locals who knew how to hustle to beat the slow-moving tourists out of a front place in line.

What a beautiful addition to Hudson River Park. There are so many different species of mature plantings that Haglund had to download a plant identifier app before he got up the first hill. White and purple wild garlics, phloxes, shrub roses, and this strange thing named Witch's Moneybags:

 

There's a little amphitheater that is supposed to hold over 600 people, but with New Yorkers' lingering fondness for social distancing ("Yo, man, stay outta my space. I get a full 6 ft all the way around. Do you know how much 6 ft costs in Manhattan?"), it's doubtful that many will agree to cozy up with strangers like they used to in the theaters.

The theater's stage is about the size of a basketball half-court. Very small. It would be more than adequate for two or three actors or a small collection of musicians. So, of course, ABT will be performing there at some point soon -- this according to the metropolitan New York travel correspondent for the online newspaper, The Times of India - India Times. If this is accurate, folks, you should expect a lot of posing, arm waving, and maybe a good amount of that famous ballerina hair-swinging melodrama 'cuz there ain't room to do much more.

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Thanks to Jeannette for alerting us to the Monday 1PM livestream from Queens Botanical Garden of NYCB dancers performing choreography by Clara Miller to live music performed by NYCB Orchestra musicians. This performance will be livestreamed at this link:

https://www.lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/show/love-from-lincoln-center-livestream-on-may-24-119?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=052120JuneRSAnnouncement&utm_content=version_A&uid=&sourceNumber=

and at Lincoln Center's YouTube and Facebook pages -- not NYCB's website, YouTube or Facebook. There will be no repeat or opportunity to view it afterward.