Art's Place (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
(The closing tableau of Etudes. Photo: me) Different casting at the Saturday matinee (Aug 9) shifted the balance in American Ballet Theatre's double bill of Etudes and Rabbit & Rogue at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Where Etudes chugged along rather limply at Wednesday's opening, it was great fun on Saturday, but Rabbit & Rogue lost considerable wattage with its second cast. Irina Dvorovenko...
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Wherein skipping the youtubage today If this is a problem find something cool send it to me and I'll put it up Article in Sunday's New York Times reviewing the Spring season of the American Ballet Theater. I like the way Alastair writes and will look for future columns by him. Quote : Such is balletgoing at Ballet Theater. The company keeps showing you that, though it could be great, it has deliberately...
News & Information (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
On Monday night, at American Ballet Theatre’s season premiere of “Giselle,” Nina Ananiashvili gave what is likely one of her last performances in one of her best roles, given that next season will be her……Read more
News & Information (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
There are not one but two belles of the ball in Ronald Hynd’s “The Merry Widow,” which returned to American Ballet Theatre on Monday. Julie Kent danced the title role of Hanna Glawari, reunited with her……Read more
Dirt Digger Squad (Free subscription) | 14/06/2008
Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima was in attendance last night for the American Ballet Theatre’s Noche Latina peformance of “Don Quixote” at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York. Some time ago it was rumored the 27-year-old Brazilian model’s boyfriend, Serbian NBA player Marko Jari?, was shopping for engagement rings. His reps denied [...]
on 205th magazine (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
One of the luckiest SOB's on the face of the earth is still getting down with a Victoria's Secret model. NBA'er Marko Jaric and Adriana Lima were spotted together at some crap called the 3rd Annual American Ballet Theatre Noche Latina, confirming that he is still having better sex than all of us combined (despite her claims of being a virgin... I choose to ignore all that.) And yes, Marko, you
HQ Celebrity (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Copyright © 2008 HQ-Celebrity.com. Do not copy, mirror or otherwise duplicate the HQ Celebrity Website content. Adriana Lima attended the 3rd Annual American Ballet Theatre “Noche Latina.” This was a special evening of dances to celebrate Latin American and Spanish artists. The function was held at the Metropolitan Opera House. Adriana looked smashing in her [...]
News & Information (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
For American Ballet Theatre’s Michele Wiles, the duality of Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake” is probably the most difficult role in the classical repertory, and she’s danced it with mixed results since her……Read more
Celebrity Smack! (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
Donald Trump and wife Melania at the 68th Annual American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala, NYC, trying to look all gangsta..
admin (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump are really starting to look alike. The Trumps were at the 68th annual American Ballet Theater Spring Gala yesterday in NYC. Don't you agree that they look so much alike? Of course he’s nearly two and a half decades older but they do have the same facial expressions [...]
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 19/05/2008
It is Monday, May 19 and here are some items from the calendar: American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Gala at 6:30 p.m. Project Shaw reading of “The Devil's Disciple” at The Players on Gramercy Park South, hoted by Howard Kissel...
News & Information (Free subscription) | 25/02/2008
Aclassical ballerina going out in a solo turn is a risky venture, a delicate balancing act. Diana Vishneva has done just that. The dancer, employed by both the Kirov Ballet and American Ballet Theatre,……Read more
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/12/2007
A dancer with the American Ballet Theatre has died in a car crash in New Jersey that injured her husband and two other dancers.
Bag and Baggage (Free subscription) | 03/12/2007
If your children aren't quite ready for The Nutcracker Suite live and in person (or in Rat , as the case may be), YouTube-sized chunks viewed full screen are a nice seasonal substitute. The American Ballet Theater , a YouTube member as of 3 months ago, has posted the classic Kirkland-Baryshnikov 1977 Nutcracker in 8 parts (embedding disabled, unfortunately). For something only slightly less highbrow,...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2007
Michele Wiles, in between rehearsals at the American Ballet Theatre. Photo: Melissa Hom What does a dancer eat to stay in top form? In the case of Michele Wiles, principal with the American Ballet Theatre , whatever she wants. It wasn't always so: When she attended boarding school at the age of 11, her ballet instructors kept close guard over her diet. “They made sure we weren't eating fattening foods,”...
