Borat goes to the Ballet
July 7, 2010 · Posted by "Bodies Never Lie" ·
I’m going to see “Romeo and Julliet’ tomorrow at the Met- performed by ABT. I know that Paloma is portraying Juliet- not my pick, I only care for the Russian principals really (Diana Vishneva and Veronika Part are the best in my opinions) Anyways, I’m planning to write a review, but am undecided between a regular or mock review- and if a mock, which of my charming personalities should I bring to the table? (No Borat- NOT very niiiiice)
Cast your vote and as always, keep dancing!
<3 Jess
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ALL DAY AT ABT: ALL AMERICAN AND ALL ASHTON PROGRAMS
June 18, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Last Saturday I had my first crazy ABT day where I spent the whole day at Lincoln Center, seeing both matinee and evening performances. I’ll do the same tomorrow with two Sleeping Beauties – can’t miss Alina Cojocaru (who I’ve never seen before) guesting from the Royal Ballet in the lead, and then in the evening the spectacular Natalia Osipova.
Anyway, last Saturday the matinee was their All-American program; the evening was the All-Ashton. The All-American opened with Twyla Tharp’s Brahms-Hayden Variations, which I’m sorry to say is the first Tharp that’s bored me. I just couldn’t connect to it. It ...
ALL DAY AT ABT: ALL AMERICAN AND ALL ASHTON PROGRAMS
June 18, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Last Saturday I had my first crazy ABT day where I spent the whole day at Lincoln Center, seeing both matinee and evening performances. I’ll do the same tomorrow with two Sleeping Beauties – can’t miss Alina Cojocaru (who I’ve never seen before) guesting from the Royal Ballet in the lead, and then in the evening the spectacular Natalia Osipova.
Anyway, last Saturday the matinee was their All-American program; the evening was the All-Ashton. The All-American opened with Twyla Tharp’s Brahms-Hayden Variations, which I’m sorry to say is the first Tharp that’s bored me. I just couldn’t connect to it. It ...
NATALIA OSIPOVA MUGGED
June 15, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
I really hesitate to post this in case my mom still reads my blog. She’s an avid Law and Order watcher and she’s always thinking if I go for 24 hours without calling or emailing her it must be because something’s happened to me like what happens to everyone on Law and Order, and because L&A is on every day and I live in the same city, every day, every hour in New York City people must be getting attacked and going missing and what not…
Anyway, according to the New York Times, none other than Natalia Osipova, the Bolshoi dancer ...
NATALIA OSIPOVA MUGGED
June 15, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
I really hesitate to post this in case my mom still reads my blog. She’s an avid Law and Order watcher and she’s always thinking if I go for 24 hours without calling or emailing her it must be because something’s happened to me like what happens to everyone on Law and Order, and because L&A is on every day and I live in the same city, every day, every hour in New York City people must be getting attacked and going missing and what not…
Anyway, according to the New York Times, none other than Natalia Osipova, the Bolshoi dancer ...
OH NO ROBERTO!!!
June 10, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
For those who haven’t heard, Roberto Bolle is injured and will be out the rest of the ABT summer season. That means there will be no stalking expedition guided tour of the bowels of the Met at the end of Romeo this year.
Oh well. We may have to organize a field trip to Europe next year. Maybe he’ll be dancing Mats Ek’s Giselle again?
In the meantime, here is this bottled water commercial. I think I posted it last year because it looks familiar but blog reader and Facebook friend Jonathan has sent it to me (and it is very good!) ...
OH NO ROBERTO!!!
June 10, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
For those who haven’t heard, Roberto Bolle is injured and will be out the rest of the ABT summer season. That means there will be no stalking expedition guided tour of the bowels of the Met at the end of Romeo this year.
Oh well. We may have to organize a field trip to Europe next year. Maybe he’ll be dancing Mats Ek’s Giselle again?
In the meantime, here is this bottled water commercial. I think I posted it last year because it looks familiar but blog reader and Facebook friend Jonathan has sent it to me (and it is very good!) ...
ABT OPENING NIGHT GALA MET SEASON 2010
May 18, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Photo from inside the gala tent last night at American Ballet Theater’s opening night gala taken from NY Social Diary, who, sadly, don’t seem to have any pics up of Irina Dvorovenko in her beautiful red gown. It was one of the most beautiful dresses I’ve ever seen — long and many-layered but each layer seemed to be made of a light, sheer piece of fabric, so the whole thing looked light and diaphanous, though it wasn’t really see-through, just looked that way. Anyway, if anyone finds a picture of her, please let me know! Roberto Cavalli probably designed it…
Anyway, ...
ABT OPENING NIGHT GALA MET SEASON 2010
May 18, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Photo from inside the gala tent last night at American Ballet Theater’s opening night gala taken from NY Social Diary, who, sadly, don’t seem to have any pics up of Irina Dvorovenko in her beautiful red gown. It was one of the most beautiful dresses I’ve ever seen — long and many-layered but each layer seemed to be made of a light, sheer piece of fabric, so the whole thing looked light and diaphanous, though it wasn’t really see-through, just looked that way. Anyway, if anyone finds a picture of her, please let me know! Roberto Cavalli probably designed it…
Anyway, ...
HELP, ALICIA ALONSO IS FLYING THIS PLANE!
March 8, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
I’ve been reading this book, which was given to me by the publicist for purposes of review. It’s by Alex Ewing, about his mother, Lucia Chase, who basically founded what is now American Ballet Theater.
I’m about halfway through it now (I tend to read non-fiction a lot more slowly than fiction) and it’s very informative and very entertaining in places. I thought this following passage was particularly amusing. It’s 1950 and ABT (then called Ballet Theatre) is embarking on its first European tour when, unexpectedly, the Korean War breaks out, making a mess of, amongst other things, international travel:
“…Although the ...
