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  1. Tony Newcombe
    Replaced by Miki Mizutani and Yu Kurihara. No problems for me. Another chance to see these two wonderful dancers. Yu will dancing opening and closing night performances
  2. Tony Newcombe
    I’d like to add to the double double story. Brandon Lawrence did 3 of these in BRBs Swan Lake a couple of years ago. I was told by a very senior person in BRB that Carlos had suggested that he could should do them.
  3. Tony Newcombe
    BRB’s main main full length ballet next year is Cinderella. After this evenings Music and Dance offering Swan Lake has to follow the year after. TonightYu Kurihara was absolutely phenomenal as Odile in the Black Act Pas de deux. Lachlan Monaghan’s Siegfried didn’t stand a chance. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. This young lady is something very special
  4. Tony Newcombe
    It was
  5. Tony Newcombe
    After tonight’s Sleeping Beauty performance in Plymouth, Carlos Acosta came on stage and announced the promotion of Beatrice Parma to Principal Dancer with BRB.
  6. Tony Newcombe
    I know I have mentioned it earlier on this thread, but do go and see Yu Kurihara and Lachlan Monaghan on the first night. Yu is a really special Aurora. She is also dancing the Lilac Fairy and the Fairy of Joy(I.e Lilac Fairy variation) in this production.
  7. Tony Newcombe
    Presently, the only non-principal dancer to have danced Mary Vetsera, Juliet and Manon.
  8. Tony Newcombe
    In reply to Janet above. Shang has danced Aurora before. It was in 2018. Some wonderful comments about some of the more junior dancers. Reina Fuchigami and Gus Payne danced the “Bluebird” again tonight and were very good. Also Reina danced the Songbird Fairy this afternoon and I think she dances it as well as anybody in the two Royal Companies. She has blossomed since Carlos took over as Director. Time for couple of days rest from Beauty. Still another performance to come from Kurihara and Monaghan. Can’t wait
  9. Tony Newcombe
    And they did it again at this afternoon’s matinee. Absolutely divine. With next year’s rep including Fille and Cinderella, it is going to be wonderful to watch Miss Kurihara’s progress. She really is very special
  10. Tony Newcombe
    At BRB Principal dancers have always danced multiple roles in Beauty. I remember Natasha Oughtred dancing a Prologue Fairy, Princess Florine and Aurora in the same run.
  11. Tony Newcombe
    Agree with Anna’s comments. I would like to suggest to the London audience, that while Alina Cojocaru will be a popular choice, do go and see Yu Kurihara on the first night if possible. This afternoon she took on the mime role of the Lilac Fairy and was outstanding. She just has this magical aura about her when on stage.
  12. Tony Newcombe
    I’m looking forward to the Corsaire pas de trios. Marianna Tsembenhoi, Luca Acri and Vladyslav Bosenko
  13. Tony Newcombe
    22 Feb 2019 and 22 March 2019
  14. Tony Newcombe
    Let’s not forget their Don Q. The big lift went on for so long that the audience started to laugh and then could only applaud.
  15. Tony Newcombe
    Which version ofAuto Correct are they using!
  16. Tony Newcombe
    She was on fire tonight. Technically superb and very funny in the drunken scene
  17. Tony Newcombe
    Coleman as Colas with Collier as Lise Video about 1980. Superb.
  18. Tony Newcombe
    Just before pandemic lockdown, BRB took their Evening of Music and Dance to Belfast. The highlight of the evening I attended was seeing Melissa and Brandon Lawrence dancing the Reconciliation Pas de Deux from The Dream. There is a Saturday matinee performance of the gala so it may well be possible to fly in see the gala and fly home on the same day.
  19. Tony Newcombe
    That first photograph says it all. I got the impression that if Matt had not been there, she would have collapsed. Truly monumental performance by both dancers, not forgetting Acri, Mendizabal and Avis. Two performances so far with two fabulous casts.
  20. Tony Newcombe
    Most significant piece of casting to me is that of Yu Kurihara. She appears to be dancing at all the venues. I first saw her at the annual RB School performance when they did the Prologue from Sleeping Beauty. Another dancer for the Royal I thought. But no she went Birmingham and danced leading role in Tackett’s Azuli Sky at the Birmingham Rep. Pandemic had started. Promotion was rapid. Artist to Solost to First Soloist. then she was out virtually for a whole year. My feeling is after Beauty she will become a Principal. It could happen earlier. she is a wonderful talent and if can attend one of the venues do watch her. Of course Mizutani, Shang, Gittens, Hirata. And Parma are also must see Auroras. And let’s not forget Samara Downs. I feel this might be a sort of farewell to the main stage. anyone who saw her Snow Fairy at the Royal Albert Hall a couple of years will know what a fine dancer she is. Topic of conversation during the interval of that Nutcracker was “What is she on”. She was sensational!
  21. Tony Newcombe
    Marianna. I first saw her in her 3rd year at the Upper School. It was a few months before shutdown. It was open day for Friends of the School and I was accompanied by a ex dance teacher friend. The students were having their assessments the next week and were dancing solos that they would be using for the assessment. Marianna chose to a Kitri solo from Don Q. My friend and I looked at each other. This was something special. Really interesting was what was going on when she wasn’t dancing. A lot of the students spent a lot of time on their mobile phones when not actively involved. Marianna spent her time in the corner at the mirror when not involved. It became obvious that she was really serious. It has been incredibly warming to watch her progress and I am sure she has a wonderful future with the company
  22. Tony Newcombe
    BRB schedule for 2024 includes Southampton, Salford, Sunderland, Plymouth, Bristol and London ( Sadlers Wells & Royal Albert Hall) !
  23. Tony Newcombe
    Health and Safety!!!???
  24. Tony Newcombe
    Leanne ENB via Berlin then RB
  25. Tony Newcombe
    The delightful Marianna. Really looking forward to her Clara
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