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Tag Archives: Giselle
After Brilliant Career as San Francisco Ballet School’s Associate Director, Lola de Avila Steps Down; Patrick Armand Steps Up
Lola de Avila, the soul of Giselle and San Francisco Ballet School’s Associate Director, will be moving on, while Patrick Armand, already ensconced in SFB’s acclaimed school, has been named her successor. Some of you may have missed this announcement … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Martinez Cegarra, Candace Bouchard, Chauncey Parsons, Christopher Stowell, Giselle, Haiyan Wu, Helgi Tomasson, Lola de Avila, Mad Scene, Madison Keesler, Monica Perego, OBT, Odette's Ordeal, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Patrick Armand, Prix de Lausanne, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School, SF Ballet, SFB, Teri McCollum, Wilis, Yuka Iino
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Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, Hosted by Val Caniparoli and Featuring Presenters Edward Villella & Joanna Berman, Honors All Five San Francisco Ballet Ballerinas for 2011’s “Many Faces of Giselle”
The 26th annual ‘Isadora Duncan Dance Awards’ event is one of the most anticipated in its history to date, given that living dance legend, Edward Villella, Founding Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet and former New York City Ballet dancer, is one … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Nichols, Alonzo King, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Amy Seiwert, Anthony Spaulding, Antoine Vereecken, Balanchine, Ballet San Jose, Carlos Carvajal, Christopher Dennis, Christopher Wheeldon, Chroma, Coppelia, Deborah Dubowy, Dennis Nahat, Diablo Ballet, Edward Villella, Festival del Sole, Gennadi Nedvigin, Ghosts, Giselle, Guennadi Nedviguine, Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Nominees, Izzies, Joanna Berman, Joe Goode, John Neumeier, John Neumeier The Little Mermaid, Kip Winger, KT Nelson, Le Corsaire, Lines Ballet, Lorena Feijoo, Maria Kochetkova, Mark Zappone, Mercurial Manoeuvres, Miami City Ballet, Muriel Maffre, New York City Ballet, ODC, Odette's Ordeal, RAkU, Renato Zanella, Rose d'Or, Rose d'Or Awards, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Dancers, San Francisco Ballet Neumeier The Little Mermaid, San Francisco Ballet Neumeier The Little Mermaid DVD, San Francisco Ballet The Little Mermaid, Sarah Van Patten, Scheherezade, SFB, SFBallet, Smuin Ballet, Sofiane Sylve, Stern Grove, Stern Grove Festival, Symphony in C, Talk to Her, Teri McCollum, The Complete Works of Muriel Maffre, The Izzies, The Little Mermaid, The Many Faces of Giselle, Theme and Variations, Underskin, Val Caniparoli, Vanessa Zahorian, Vitor Luiz, Wayne McGregor, Yuan Yuan Tan, Yuri Possokhov
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The Royal Ballet’s Giselle Simulcast With Marianela Nunez
Marianela Nuñez Carries Royal Ballet’s Giselle Simulcast Film (or: ‘No Wings on Wilis!’) This is not a review-just some quick random observations, while adhering to ‘Odette’s Golden Rule’ (“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say it here”). About that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballet in Cinema, ballet.co.uk, Bournonville, Davit Karapetyan, Emerging Pictures, Gary Avis, Giselle, Giselle Marianela Nunez, Giselle Simulcast, Great Performances, Helen Crawford, John Neumeier, La Sylphide, Lloyd Riggins, Margaret Willis, Marianela Nunez, No Wings on Wilis!, Odette's Ordeal, Royal Ballet Giselle, Royal Ballet Giselle Simulcast, Royal Ballet's Giselle, Rupert Pennefather, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Neumeier The Little Mermaid, San Francisco Ballet The Little Mermaid, Sarah Van Patten, SF Ballet, SFB, SFBallet, Teri McCollum, The Little Mermaid, The Royal Ballet, Tiit Helimets, Tonya Plank, Wilis, Yuan Yuan Tan, Yuhui Choe
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The Royal Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ at The Balboa Theater Tonight
Odette is off to see an encore performance of Marianela Nunez in the starring role of The Royal Ballet’s ‘Giselle’, filmed live in high-definition at Covent Garden and showing tonight at 7:30 at The Balboa Theater in San Francisco. Please support this … Continue reading
San Francisco Ballet: Tonight’s Giselle Cast Change:
The Bad News: Joan Boada will, sadly, not be dancing Albrecht tonight. The Good News: Maria Kochetkova is dancing Giselle with compatriot Gennadi Nedvigin! Cherish those Cuban Albrecht memories of Joan’s amazing performances with ‘Masha’. And get ready… THE RUSSIANS ARE … Continue reading
San Francisco Ballet Adds Extra Giselle for Stars Maria Kochetkova & Joan Boada
If you were unable to reserve a ticket to see Maria Kochetkova reprise her Izzie Award winning Giselle with partner, an equally remarkable ‘Albrecht’, Joan Boada (tomorrow night, 2/10/11 at 8 pm), you now have another opportunity to see them this Sunday evening, 2/13/11. Today at precisely 9 am, Wednesday, … Continue reading
San Francisco Ballet Offers Tantalizing New Giselle Casting!
San Francisco Ballet has just extended their Giselle Casting through Sunday February 13, 2011 and the burning question on every SFBalletomane’s mind is (all together now): When is Maria Kochetkova reprising her almost legendary Izzie award-winning role of the doomed peasant girl? Joan … Continue reading
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Tagged Albrecht, Alexandra McCullagh, Alexandra Meyer-Lorey, Anita Paciotti, Anthony Spaulding, Artem Yachmennikov, Ballet, Balletomanes, Benjamin Stewart, Casting, Charlene Cohen, Clara Blanco, Courtney Elizabeth, Damian Smith, Dana Genshaft, Dance, Daniel Baker, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Danielle Santos, Davit Karapetyan, Diego Cruz, Dores Andre, Elana Altman, Elizabeth Lloyd, Elizabeth Miner, Elizabeth Powell, Erin McNulty, Frances Chung, Gaetano Amico III, Garen Price Scribner, Garen Scribner, Gennadi Nedvigin, Giselle, Hansuke Yamamoto, Helgi Tomasson, Isaac Hernandez, Jaime Garcia Castilla, James Sofranko, Jennifer Stahl, Jeremy Rucker, Joan Boada, Jorge Esquivel, Katita Waldo, Kristin Long, Kristina Lind, Lily Rogers, Lorena Feijoo, Luke Willis, Madison Keesler, Maria Kochetkova, Mariellen Olson, Matthew Stewart, Myrtha, Nutnaree Pipit-Suksun, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Oliver Endahl, Pascal Molat, Pauli Magierek, Pierre Vilanoba, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba, Quinn Wharton, Rebecca Rhodes, Ricardo Bustamante, Ruben Martin, Ruben Martin Cintas, San Francisco Ballet, Sarah Van Patten, Sasha, Sean Orza, SFB, SFB Newsy Bits, SFB's Head Cheerleader, SFB's Newsy Bits, SFBallet, SFBalletomanes, Shannon Roberts, Sofiane Sylve, Steven Morse, Taras Domitro, Teri McCollum, Tiit Helimets, Val Caniparoli, Vanessa Zahorian, Vito Mazzeo, Vitor Luiz, Wilis, Yuan Yuan Tan
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