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ABT 2013 Met season – already a disappointment
Whoa . . . the hissing emails flying around about the casting for ABT's Met season suggest a continued slow death for this company. Once again, many of ABT's brightest classicists have been snubbed…
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Lucille Ball does The Dying Swan
Not enough people have been charmed by this surreptitiously recorded performance snip of Osipova in The Dying Swan that's on YouTube. So, let's get it out there for all to see. Haglund's favorite example…
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NYCB – Year of the Rabbit
It's the Year of the Dragon. It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that Haglund was born in the Year of the Dragon — a while back. Thankfully, the elemental sign of water…
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Maria Riccetto in The Merry Widow
Maria Riccetto debuted as The Merry Widow last night with Julio Bocca's Ballet Nacional del Sodre in Uruguay. Our Maria is only supposed to stay in her home country a year and then return…
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No debate tonight
No one was debating the greatness of NYCB tonight at Lincoln Center. It was another extraspecialtacular evening that concluded with a brilliant Symphony in C –– the C standing for Cyclone Speed, baby. You…
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NYCB – Symphony in C promising debuts 10/2
NYCB has a lot of big hitters on the disabled list right now including Somogyi, Bouder, Mearns, and Abi Stafford. We'll see them all back in the lineup sooner than later, but for now,…