The Wednesday evening Swan Lake with Polina Semionova and Marcelo Gomes (substituting for the injured David Hallberg) was a tour de force, one of the best technical displays I have seen. The Act II pas de deux was electrifying as …
Month: June 2014
New iPad Choreography App
Interesting article/video from The New York Times on an iPad app that allows users to choreograph on their iPad with New York City Ballet’s Daniel Ulbricht and Justin Pack. “Passe-Partout, the third and newest dance application by the 2wice Arts …
Gillian Murphy Hurts Foot in
Swan Lake
Gillian Murphy sprained her foot last night during Swan Lake with Marcelo Gomes. According to reports from Ballet Alert, Gillian finished Act II after she hurt her foot and Hee Seo replaced her in Act III after a long intermission. …
ABT Giselle Review, June 21
I was looking forward to seeing Herman Cornejo Saturday evening as Albrecht with Alina Cojocaru as Giselle. However, Herman was ill according to the program insert and David Hallberg stepped in. I last saw Alina in Giselle with Angel Corella …
ABT Giselle, June 21
I posted photos of the Saturday evening Giselle with Alina Cojocaru and David Hallberg, who replaced Herman Cornejo. According to the program notes, Herman was ill. Great all around performance from Alina, David, Stella Abrera as Myrta, and Jared Matthews …
ABT Giselle Review, June 19
Xiomara Reyes looks the part of Giselle, a young, frail, and delicate woman. However, Xiomara, probably not much over 5 feet tall, is a dynamo, as she easily performed the difficult steps required of Giselle Thursday evening such as arabesque …