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Richard Rejino's avatar

I'm at a little loss for words, but thank you. I felt present in the room (or wherever you were) as I read the article. Though I have never seen Cassandra dance live, I have followed her for years and have been struck with her artistic intelligence and curiosity. She is a treasure. I will follow you going forward and look forward to reading more of your work.

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MARINA HARSS's avatar

Dear Richard, Thank you for writing. I'm so glad that Cassie's voice came through. She is indeed a strikingly intelligent, probing artist.

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Mia's avatar

Read this on a delayed R stuck somewhere between 28th and 14th and just wow. Cassandra is one of my favorite dancers at ABT and was devastated to learn of her departure. So glad we’ll be able to catch her one last time this summer season and doubly thankful it’ll be in Giselle, my favorite. With her, Gillian, and Misty’s departures, it’ll be interesting to see what comes next for ABT. All the light you shed on this insular art form is appreciated. Thank you for writing and sharing as always.

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MARINA HARSS's avatar

Dear Mia, thank you for writing. As I note in the piece, she'll be in Winters Tale and Woolf Works as well! She is a very special dancer, I agree.

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Coco's avatar

I have adorded Cassandra’s arc as an artist since I first began to follow her in 2020. Thank you for this most honest and revealing pc. Full heart of love reading about her expanding and stepping out into the unknown, that takes guts at Any age—- i plan to find her in Austria! Hope you’ll do a follow up

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Marta's avatar

Great interview! I've seen Trenary dance but knew very little about her. You really created a three-dimensional portrait.

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MARINA HARSS's avatar

Thank you Marta. She really is such an interesting and thoughtful person.

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Harrison's avatar

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