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"I saw the Saturday night 9.21 performance with Kapitonova, Yokum, and Atkins.  Kapitonova was very good and I'd be happy to see her again.  Her Act 1 portrayal of a naive young woman dazzled by the amorous Albrecht was convincing.  Her solo was delightful; only the very rapid hops on pointe seemed rushed and unmusical.  Her Act II  was terrific.  Technique, phrasing, musicality were all there.   I was really wishing she had a different partner.  I found Yocum not particularly expressive.  He didn't make much of his entrance in Act 2.  His technique is strong enough, but he seemed to really flag in his difficult variation. I really thought he wasn't going to make it around on his last few turns.  Atkins did well as Myrtha but you could see the effort in the challenging arabesques pencheés. Yocum again was rather flat as Giselle returns to her grave.  Paul Craig was very good as Hilarion. The peasant PdD was danced by Ji young Chae, who was light and fleet with nice ballon. Tigran Mkrtchyan was an uneven dancer. He never seemed to finish his jumps cleanly yet I think he has the potential to grow.  The two chief Wilis, Zulma and Zoyna [?]  were both excellent.  I am not sure what \"adapted\" means in the description of this production, \"staged and adapted\" by Ponomarenko.  It seemed to me that there were truncations in Act 1, where Albrecht's solo was happening almost immediately after their previous dance together.  Were some of the villagers' ensemble dancing cut short?  Also in Myrtha's initial solo, why did she hold lilies?  She later entered with myrtle.  I've only seen previous Myrthas with the myrtle.   \n \n\n\n\tI'm curious to read reviews of  others who have seen different casts. \n "
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