Someone else’s child. In a far away chaos. The world doesn’t even blink. And the chaos carries on.
Someone else’s child. In a far away chaos. The world doesn’t even blink. And the chaos carries on.
Posted on February 16, 2024 at 02:33 PM in Alexei Ratmansky, New York City Ballet | Permalink | Comments (16)
We think we predicted this some years back. If Sara Mearns was going to get a Juliet, it would probably be Ratmansky's. And yes, it will be so.
On June 16th in Toronto, Sara will dance Juliet opposite Guillaume Côté's Romeo which will mark his retirement of the role at the National Ballet of Canada.
Patience wins.
Posted on April 25, 2023 at 04:38 PM in Alexei Ratmansky, New York City Ballet | Permalink | Comments (1)
Ya can't say it came as a surprise -- that is, Alexei Ratmansky becoming Artist in Residence at New York City Ballet after 13 years at ABT. Ya can't watch Emma Von Enck, Jovani Furlan, Jonathan Fahoury, Ashley Hod, Davide Riccardo, and others and not envision an upcoming new Ratmansky ballet. The way Emma Von Enck tore through his Concerto DSCH could have easily closed the deal for NYCB.
This is all good news. Good that Ratmansky's base will continue to be in New York. Good that ABT will be able to have him available to help keep his works energized in their repertory. Good that he will be surrounded by the ceaseless inspiration of the NYCB dancers. All good.
We're very much looking forward to the first week of the Winter Season and will be at most, possibly all, of the performances. The casting is irresistible -- particularly Stravinsky Violin Concerto with Gerrity, Janzen, Phelan, Stanley & Laracey, Gordon, Mearns, Danchig-Waring. How great to see that Christina Clark is getting a shot at Haieiff Divertimento. Would love to see her as Lilac Fairy later on.
The Winter Season should benefit from all those company Covid cases during Nutcracker. According to "experts", those who get the current Covid variety should be good for about 90 days before being ripe for their next case.
The first week of January is a happy one.
Posted on January 05, 2023 at 01:45 PM in Alexei Ratmansky, New York City Ballet | Permalink | Comments (0)
ABT and New York City Center will stream A Ratmansky Celebration beginning on March 23rd. The program, which was recently taped on stage at City Center, will be available on demand through April 18th. For $25, here's what we'll see.
"Rose Adagio" from The Sleeping Beauty
Cast: Skylar Brandt, Aran Bell, Patrick Frenette, Blaine Hoven, and Tyler Maloney
Seven Sonatas Second Movement
Cast: Herman Cornejo, Luciana Paris, Carlos Gonzalez, Devon Teuscher
The Seasons Pas de Deux
Cast: Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside
Bernstein in a Bubble World Premiere
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Leonard Bernstein (Divertimento)
Lighting Design by Brad Fields
Cast: Aran Bell, Skylar Brandt, Patrick Frenette, Blaine Hoven, Catherine Hurlin, Tyler Maloney, and Cassandra Trenary
As always with ABT, the casting determines whether it's watchable or not. The opportunity to see Skylar Brandt's nascent Rose Adagio should not be missed. This Aurora has been incubating for more than a year under the attentive, obsessed-with-detail coaching of Irina Dvorovenko and Max Beloserkovsky. We are, indeed, fortunate to get a glimpse of what may turn out to be not only a dream Aurora, but Ratmansky's dream Aurora as well.
The Rose Adagio segment was assembled by Nancy Raffa during a quarantine bubble in Silver Bay. The featured princes, which thankfully include Blaine Hoven and Patrick Frenette, are a first rate team of partners.
Missing from this taped performance are Tom Forster and Christine Shevchenko. They would have made a particularly attractive pair in The Seasons PdD.
So, $25 to watch a couple of PdDs, 1/7 of Seven Sonatas, and a new piece may or may not turn out to be worth the price.
Tickets for the stream go on sale on March 1st at noon on the NY City Center website.
Posted on February 27, 2021 at 07:15 AM in Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre | Permalink | Comments (3)
Posted on June 06, 2018 at 01:27 PM in Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre | Permalink | Comments (20)
Now this is somekinda Grigorovich Lift! Holy Moly. Fearless Stella. And that Hammoudi can hit a moving target pretty well.
It's not too early to be planning our local Nutcracker tour this year. One we're not going to miss is Veronika Part as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Port Washington on Long Island at the Fadeyev Ballet Nutcracker on December 22nd & 23rd. (Tickets here.) Yaroslav Fadeyev and Veronika first crossed paths as students at the Vaganova Academy and subsequently at the Mariinsky Theatre. He is passing on the tradition to students at his academy in Greenvale.
Posted on November 09, 2017 at 09:20 AM in Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Houston Ballet | Permalink | Comments (8)
When you have a few cake formulas and filling ideas in your repertoire, you will find that it’s pretty much an assembly job – you can mix and match a different way every time.
Posted on May 24, 2017 at 01:53 PM in Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre | Permalink | Comments (15)
Well, this is fantastic – one of the best TV short pieces that we've ever seen about ABT. Mark our word, there is going to be pandemonium at the matinees when the parade of the final act begins. The actual ABT part of this episode begins at about 2'30".
Here are Haglund's reviews of the world premiere and the second performance last March at the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa. You don't want to miss this; take every kid who you know to it.
Posted on May 12, 2017 at 08:56 AM in Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre | Permalink | Comments (1)
Posted on May 05, 2017 at 10:18 AM in Alexei Ratmansky, New York City Ballet | Permalink | Comments (9)