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Yuriko will be Giselle in Houston Ballet premiere
On June 9th, our Yuriko Kajiya will dance her signature role, Giselle, in the premiere performance of Stanton Welch's new production at Houston Ballet. Connor Walsh will be her Albrecht, Ian Casady will dance…
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observations 5-31
LFmg finals at the Met Never have we seen so many 3-point shots taken in a final – swish, swish, swish. Nothing but net all night long. And when it was all over, they…
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ABT – La Fille mal gardee 5/26
Playing with ribbons, tugging on heartstringsRibbon Play enjoyed the height of its popularity in 19th century England when factory-made toys were mostly available only to the wealthy. Youngsters in the common classes played with toys made out of household…
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NYCB 5/22 – There’s no better way to spend a Sunday
With impeccable style and a first rate performance, Craig Hall bowed for the last time in front of his New York audience on Sunday. Following the company’s Paris and Saratoga tours, he will become…
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observations 5-19
Here's the rest of the quote from Julio Bocca about his desire to direct ABT. It didn't appear in the first article to which we linked below on 5-17, but has surfaced in another…
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ABT – Shostakovich Trilogy 5/17
Haglund revisited the Shostakovich Trilogy last night where Joseph Gorak made an early debut in Symphony #9 subbing for an injured Herman Cornejo. Gorak was on the calendar to dance the role for the…