June 25, 2007 at 3:12 am · Filed under backstage, dance, DAVID, american ballet theater, flowers, performance, david hallberg, romeo and juliet, r+j, american ballet theatre, alessandra ferri
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| Posted by David Hallberg
Hello Readers!
One of the most influential dancers of our century bid farewell to the stage on Saturday night.
Alessandra Ferri, international ballerina, ABT principle, and mother of two daughters gave her last performance with ABT in Romeo and Juliet dancing alongside Roberto Bolle. Juliet is one of Alessandra’s most revered roles and something the company and audience members in New York have gotten the chance to see more than once.
Her farewell was bittersweet and marked with many great moments from such a mature, honest artist such as her. As the show was sold out for months, everyone seemed to come out to see her last Juilet, one of the highlights being her most beloved partner, Juilo Bocca.
Here are some shots from backstage as she took her final bows, to an adoring audience.
The company watches..
The scores of bouquets she received from ABT members
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January 11, 2007 at 2:59 am · Filed under SLOAN, family, home, flowers
Posted by Sloan
See, look…
A houseplant I didn’t kill!
After sharing my inherent ability to kill most plants that try to live in my house, I thought I would share this proud moment with you.
My gramma got this Amaryllis for me when it was still just a bulb. It was when she was visiting us in New York this past fall and visited the New York Botanical Garden.
She has one of the most amazing gardens, which she grew in her beautiful backyard in the suburbs outside of Pittsburgh, PA. It was always one of my favorite places to play and explore when I was little. Actually, I guess it’s probably still one of my favorite places today.
Thanks gramma!
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