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ABT – What we’re missing . . . Part II
To further torture us and make us suffer our loss, the Dutch National Ballet has planted on its website an 18 second video of its new principal, Sascha Radetsky, in his variation from the Giselle Act II confrontation with…
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ABT – Thoughts on Nina’s Retirement & the Flower Guy
Nina Ananiashvili will retire from ABT in June – a mere 16 years after she arrived to dance her first Odette/Odile in 1993. Hard to believe that so much time has passed. New Yorkers never…
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NYCB – Swan Lake quick & dirty 2/24
Haglund needed it bad. And there it was in front of him. Taunting. Teasing. He threw down his money and took it for everything it was worth. Now, it’s the next morning, and he…
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NYCB – A Simple Symphony Premiere 02/17
Last evening’s program included the premiere of Melissa Barak’s A Simple Symphony. It was preceded by Jorma Elo’s Slice to Sharp (same Elo soup, different bowl) and Peter Martin’s Halleluja Junction (halleluja, it’s…
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Crazy for Rudolf
While wandering around the Upper West Side in a dark mood, Haglund stopped by Barnes and Noble to browse the music selections. Nothing appealed to him enough to shell out cash he should not…