Jose Manuel Carreno- Page 2

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 8:16am

Glebb, I had the pleasure of working with ABT for a couple of seasons when I lived in NYC. Herman Cornejo is a dream come true. He stood out when he was in the corp and I just knew he would move up through the ranks very quickly. I just wish he were given more leading roles. I'd love to see him take on the role of Romeo. On a side note, he's also an absolute sweetheart. I was so shocked when I ran into him at the hallways at The Kennedy Center last year during their run of "Swan Lake" and he came right up to me and said hello.

If anyone gets the opportunity, they must see Jose and Julie Kent in "Giselle" (one of my absolute favorites). The dancing and chemistry of those gives me chills every time.

[mint0621]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 9:49am

Jose is also doing "Romeo and Juliet" this year at the Met Opera House with Alessandra Ferri. Can't wait to see this! What a great couple.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:02am

Unfortunately, every time he's scheduled to dance the role of Romeo, for some reason, he doesn't end up doing it. The only time I've seen him dance it was during his first season with ABT in 1996.

[cturtle]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:10am

pictures are worth thousands of words ...

herman cornejo


angel corella

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:14am

Nice picture of Herman, and he's even cuter in person.

[cturtle]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:16am

maybe one day soon i'll get to see these gods in person.

signed,
stuck in atlanta

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[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:48am

I love Herman.
What a dancer - elevation to spare.
His double back cabrioles are the best I've ever seen.

I've seen Angel in Sheep Meadow.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:10am

Glebb, you make me laugh. At first I was thinking, "Sheep Meadow?", I've never heard of that ballet before!!

[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:13am

LOL - I'm surprised Mark Morris has not used it.
GONG!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:15am

Give him time!

Glebb, I'm listening to "Les Patineurs" in your honor right now. I haven't listened to it in a while.

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[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:26am

Awww that is so sweet of you!
I have a picture from "Les Patineurs" and the "Trinity" picture that I use as my avatar for BWW in the new Joffrey 50th Anniversary coffee table book coming out. I was disappointed that they didn't use some of the others from earlier drafts. I really liked one in Twyla's "As Time Goes By". It showed that I also danced in the ensemble.

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[mint0621]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:29am

about herman....well, they do say that shorter men jump higher in ballet :)

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:45am

Glebb, how I love the final track in LP with the multiple pirouettes and falling snow!

I can picture Stephane Lambiel and his beautiful spins to this music.

[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:47am

And if ABT were to revive, Herman and Angel would dance The Boy in Blue.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 11:52am

I've seen Angel dance the boy in blue; he was amazing. Unfortunately, someone lowered the curtain as he was just beginning the series of pirouettes (a huge mistake!) and raised it when he was almost done. The whole effect was lost by that point.

Herman would be wonderful as well.

I've seen Joaquin de Luz dance that role, brilliantly as well. He's now with NYCB.

[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:02pm

Yes, I wonder how de Luz is doing across the pond.
The curtain should go down and then up and down again.
At Joffrey we doubled the amount of music at the end to make it work. It was Mr. Joffrey's suggestion and Brian Shaw from the Royal Ballet agreed with the idea.
It worked but boy was I dizzy!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:10pm

I didn't realize that the curtain thing was how it was supposed to be staged. I think ABT only lowered the curtain during that one particular time. I've seen that ballet 3 times and the curtain was brought down towards the end of the piece. Those pirouettes are amazing and should not be interrupted.

I bet you were dizzy!!

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[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:15pm

Yes, but the authentic Ashton ending is down, up, down.
Audiences love it when it is done correctly.
Authenticity with Ashton was very important for a time.
He even made ABT change from their Cecil Beaton (re)designs back to the original 1937 William Chappel designs.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:21pm

What a strange ending though. I thought it broke the mood, but obviously Ashton knew what he was doing.

Thanks for sharing. I learned something new today.

[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:23pm

Now when I was in Gronigen - January 05, the Kirov performed 'Firebird' and the cutain came in just as the Firebird was making her entrance. We only saw her feet. That was a mistake!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:37pm

Just when I thought I've heard (and seen) it all. That got a huge chuckle from me!! Or do you think someone had it out for her?

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[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:43pm

Ha! I think it was a mistake.
I spoke with one of the organizers of the Diaghilev Festival and she told me that we were the only company that asked for rehearsal time.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:47pm

One time I saw Angel dance the role of Ali the slave in Le Corsaire I was sitting fairly close to the stage.

When everyone else performed, you could hear their feet hit the floor.

When Angel danced, even when he took great leaps, his feet were completely silent when they hit the floor!

He is so graceful!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 8:29pm

Glebb, when ABT performed "Les Patineurs" at the Metropolitan Opera House, they didn't raise and lower the curtain during the final pirouettes (that curtain is such a monstrosity, which is probably why they didn't do it), but they did raise and lower it at City Center.

[Glebb]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 8:37pm

That makes perfect sense.