Korean Joo Won Ahn joined ABT last year. At Saturday night’s Cinderella, closing night of ABT’s Met Opera season, together with Sterling Baca—(you DID go to see his Rothbart a week ago, as I advised last December on the Barre Flies, right?), Alexei Agoudine and Jose Sebastian, he was flying around the stage with the greatest of ease, style and dignity. They were the Prince’s quartet of friends.
If it hadn’t been the closing night of a two-month season they would have been historic (I remember guys at ABT X-ing the days off on a dressing room calendar); as it were they were fabulous. It was a festive performance led by guest artist Marianela Nunez, together with ABT’s James Whiteside and Veronika Part.