Rachelm
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- Birthday 15/11/1979
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Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
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Ballet- watching! Drawing & Illustration, classical music, playing piano & flute, singing, blogging on mental health & spiritual development.
My favourite dancers are Alina Cojocaru, Marianela Nunez, Dorothee Gilbert, Irina Kolesnikova, Edward Watson, Matthew Golding & Steven McRae. I haven't seen many of the Bolshoi or Mariinsky dancers perform but would absolutely love to!
My favourite ballets are Don Quixote ( I love leaving the theatre uplifted), The Nutcracker, Swan Lake & Mayerling. I also particularly love Northern Ballet's R&J.
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Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I love Hamilton, and I very much see her as a principal. I understand that she may not dance Aurora, or Odette/Odile, but her performances elsewhere more than make up for that as far as I’m concerned. I still miss Beatriz Stix-Brunell very much from the First Soloist Ranks.- 762 replies
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Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Yes- I really enjoy hearing lots of different opinions too. -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I totally agree. It wasn’t a disaster and they recovered well. -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
There was one incident I noticed with the Two Swans in their duet where one (won’t say who) seemed to stumble and the second nearly collided. Other than that they were beautiful. With the cygnets I noticed no heaviness personally. -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Awww! I enjoyed it a lot too. I think sitting close to the stage really amplifies the drama- you see all the expressions, the detail in the costumes, and the music is more intense, which I always find more emotional! Front row of the stalls is my favourite 👌 , though I was higher up today. This was my first live viewing of Scarlett’s production. I thought Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball did as well as I expected (gorgeous!) and I especially loved their act 2 pas de deux, and the act 3 fireworks. Matthew Ball had a small slip at the end of the act 3 solo but it was minor, and he was great everywhere else. I always love his expressiveness. Joonhyuk Jun as Benno surprised me! I thought he was fabulous! The landings on most of his (very impressive) jumps were silent to my ears! Siegfried’s sisters were both beautiful- Annette Buvoli and Leticia Dias. Overall though the whole company performance felt a little flat to me. Maybe it’s because the dancers are mid season and all exhausted from working so incredibly hard?? Maybe this production just isn’t quite as successful as others I’ve seen? Or maybe I’ve just seen Swan Lake too many times? The latter is most likely the case! -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
Rachelm replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I was on a backstage tour at the ROH on Tuesday, when fortune smiled on me and we happened upon Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball rehearsing the Black Swan pas de deux. She was even wearing her black tutu! It was so beautiful to watch even for those few short minutes. I will be watching them live on Saturday afternoon and am so excited! (Incidentally Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambe, and Reece Clarke casually walked past us. And we saw Darcey Bussell too. I would like to say I was cool as a cucumber, but I was totally starstruck!)- 762 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Rachelm replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Wow! What a day you had! So glad you got to see Hayward and Campbell at the stage door. You’ve definitely convinced me to see her in the title role in the future. Looking forward to hearing about Melissa Hamilton’s performance.- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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Their chemistry was special! I was in tears many times throughout!- 996 replies
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DON QUIXOTE - ROYAL BALLET AUTUMN 2023
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DON QUIXOTE - ROYAL BALLET AUTUMN 2023
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It’s one of my favourite ballets to watch live, as it leaves you feeling so uplifted! It’s so joyful! -
I was so angry and disappointed by what I heard on Panorama that I’ve just written a 3 page letter to the RBS, sent by email, expressing my disappointment in them, but also how I think things can be changed for the better. I doubt it will even be read, but I at least feel better for writing it!
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The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker has just arrived on Netflix- I was slightly astonished to say the least, but very happy to see it! The cast includes Anna-Rose O’Sullivan as Clara, Marcelino Sambe as the Nutcracker/Nephew, Marianela Nunez as the SPF, and Vadim Muntagirov as the Prince. I believe this is the first time this recording has been available to watch other than on DVD/Blu-Ray. It is certainly the first ballet Netflix has shown. Well done Netflix!
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The Royal Ballet back on stage, 9/10/20
Rachelm replied to Candleque's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
She really stands out to me more and more. I think she’s exquisite!- 183 replies
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The Royal Ballet back on stage, 9/10/20
Rachelm replied to Candleque's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
So many wonderful moments from the gala, but my standouts were Magri/Ball in Carousel, Watson/Richardson/Takada in Woolf Works, Within the Golden Hour, and everyone in Elite Syncopations, though I thought Benjamin Ella stood out in the male quartet- loved his style and easiness with the music. I really enjoyed seeing so many pieces I hadn’t seen before. I also thought the orchestra sounded really fresh and vibrant- I don’t know if it was to do with the placement in the stalls, or the young conductor I didn’t recognise, but I thought they sounded amazing! It was such a pleasure to watch it all live from the comfort of the living room and I’m so happy they are all back, and for the privilege.- 183 replies
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Dance transmissions on TV you'd like to see again
Rachelm replied to David's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
There are so many documentaries I would love to see again, particularly the special on Alina Cojocaru. I think there was another for her partnership with Johan Kobborg too. But any Royal Ballet documentaries would be most welcome. I'd also love to see the latest RB Swan Lake again, as I recorded it on my previous Sky box and have since upgraded to a different box, so lost the recording. It was great to see Mayerling the other day though, I thought Sarah Lamb was divine!