Nina G. Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It wasn't "last minute" - there was a change slip for Woodland Glade in the house and other fairies were as cast. Well....by "last minute" I meant: the change of dancer cast to dance WGFairy during cinema relay occurred that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Not sure if I am right to discuss individual performances here or in the Sleeping a Beauty thread, but I wondered what people thought of Sarah Lamb's Aurora? I found her Act 2 although very accomplished, less joyful and free spirited than I would have hoped - perhaps it was carrying the weight of a live screen performance. I preferred her interpretation in the later Acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I believe the 'finger pointing' fairy choreography was in reference to electric sparks, the dance having been created at the time the theatre was first lit by electricity. Â And it was a joy to see James Hay as Florestan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audsjcanuck Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My daughter and her friends all went to the cinema (in Toronto) last night to watch Sleeping Beauty by the Royal Ballet..... and alas, technical problems, no show and they were sent home (money returned). They were soooo disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruna S Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Oh the poor things, what an awful disappointment! Hopefully there will be a DVD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpop Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Last night was the first time I've seen Sleeping Beauty in full, although I've seen snippets before. Â I have to say I didn't actually go in with very high expectations, and I absolutely loved it. Â It was whimsical and magical, and probably one of my favourites out of the ballets I've seen. Â I felt the corps looked a little ragged in places, and I wasn't too sold on Laura McCulloch as lilac fairy. Â Â Steven McCrae was wonderful in the 3rd act solos - he managed to blend in (so to speak) throughout the rest of the ballet, so it was as if he'd suddenly unleashed his technique! Â I thought the fact he blended with the rest of the cast for most of the ballet was a good response to the criticism a few weeks ago that he stole the show with his powerful performance in the mixed bill (Ashton piece in the first section - I forget the name). Â I think this is the first time I've seen Sarah Lamb live. Â She struck me as very pretty and delicate on first appearance - in the pink tutu with the blond hair, very suitable for fairytale ballets. Â I felt her performance was ok, but didn't wow me. Â I was right up in the amphi, so may have missed any more subtle acting, which could possibly have sold me a bit more. Â I didn't get a sense of the stage presence and personality which really grab my attention with some principal dancers. Â Overall though, I really enjoyed the whole performance, which was very well received by the audience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just got back from seeing it. Very enjoyable, and some applause from the cinema audience to go along with the applause from the live audience. My least favourite part of it was Darcey Bussell, who sounded as though she was reading from a script, and Kevin O'Hare's taste in ties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 For the disappointed Canadians, there is a replay on Sunday April 13th. I heard that the National Ballet School students offered to perform the bits of Beauty they're rehearsing for their Spring Showcase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruna S Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just got back from seeing it. Very enjoyable, and some applause from the cinema audience to go along with the applause from the live audience. My least favourite part of it was Darcey Bussell, who sounded as though she was reading from a script, and Kevin O'Hare's taste in ties. I'm sure the ROH can do better than Darcey Bussell. She said something a little strange about being very "taken in" by something to do with the sets or the costumes or something. I assume she meant she was very "taken with" whatever it was but it really set my teeth on edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I'm sure the ROH can do better than Darcey Bussell. She said something a little strange about being very "taken in" by something to do with the sets or the costumes or something. I assume she meant she was very "taken with" whatever it was but it really set my teeth on edge. I really wish they'd go back to using Deborah Bull for these things; she is such an intelligent, and natural, presenter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsomerset Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I seem to remember Johnny Cope presenting something as well and very good he was too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I am afraid to say but Ms Bussell's "style" of presenting the cinema relay doesn't do the RB image much justice. Her presentation comes over as very amateurish. I'd rather have Jonathan Cope or Deborah Bull too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Agree. Jonathan Cope is a very articulate, charming, knowledgeable person. In fact why not Cope AND Bull-they would be marvellous. Â I don't want to be mean about Bussell,though- she had clearly been ordered to be "light" and keep things superficial; she did give the impresion of knowing nothing at all about the ballet but this we know is far from the case. I am sure, that is, that it is not just her fault, but reflects a mistaken view from above that the presenter needs to talk down to the audience. Of course that is nonsense- they want to know about it and learn something, and just because people might not be ballet experts does not mean they are fools. Â Contrast the Bolshoi presentation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yes, bring back Deborah Bull, and the sooner the better. My fear is that Bussell will now get every ballet-related TV job going now that she's got the 'Strictly' audience under her belt. A real shame. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I seem to remember Johnny Cope presenting something as well and very good he was too  Johnny Cope was very good, a natural in front of the camera.  Darcey was a lovely dancer, a good looking woman, and well known to the public, so the chances of getting anyone else are nil, I should think. A pity, because I agree that she is not as good as some of the other people we have seen on the recent series of ballet programmes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Fairy of the Crystal Fountain             Yuhui Choe Fairy of the Enchanted Garden      Beatriz Stix-Brunell Fairy of the Woodland Glade       Hikaru Kobayashi Fairy of the Song Bird                       Francesca Hayward Fairy of the Golden Vine                   Elizabeth Harrod  Floristan and his sisters           James Hay, Elizabeth Harrod, Beatriz Stix-Brunell Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat      Paul Kay, Elsa Goddard Princess Florine and the Bluebird    Yuhui Choe, Valentino Zucchetti Red Riding Hood and the Wolf      Leanne Cope Eric Underwood  Edited to add that the principal roles are above in post #93  And the whole cast list is now up at http://www.roh.org.uk/events/9jv8w  Think I'd seen most of them anyway, so I obviously didn't miss much by not going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 And the whole cast list is now up at http://www.roh.org.uk/events/9jv8w  Think I'd seen most of them anyway, so I obviously didn't miss much by not going.  Just as I posted that, I spotted Leanne Cope doing Red Riding-Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Some interesting comments in the feedback thread, too, including one technical one about why the movement may have blurred occasionally: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/your-reaction-the-sleeping-beauty-in-cinemas  And here are links to the interval films, too: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/watch-members-of-the-cast-and-creative-team-on-the-sleeping-beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james sinclair Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Not Darcey Bussell, or even Deborah Bull. I would like to see Lynn Seymour presenting ballet programmes on the television. Now there's somebody interesting! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Not Darcey Bussell, or even Deborah Bull. I would like to see Lynn Seymour presenting ballet programmes on the television. Now there's somebody interesting! Â I'm with you on this, James. Â Makarova would also make a very witty host. Â Both of those ladies are erudite while being down to earth. Â If only the Royal Ballet could clone Tamara Rojo in this regard. Â (That would be another neat trick.) Â Oh, and while we are about it --- if you wanted to keep it on native turf ... what about a certain Ms. M. Porter???? Edited March 22, 2014 by Meunier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I went to see the show last night and was really surprised, during first act there were only 6 Lilac Fairy attendants instead of 8 and the Lilac Fairy had to do Aurora friends and then change back to Lilac for the end of the act, they had 12 Nymphs instead of 16 and by the end of Act III only 4 Lilac fairy attendants instead of 8 were on. The stage looked really empty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I went to see the show last night and was really surprised, during first act there were only 6 Lilac Fairy attendants instead of 8 and the Lilac Fairy had to do Aurora friends and then change back to Lilac for the end of the act, they had 12 Nymphs instead of 16 and by the end of Act III only 4 Lilac fairy attendants instead of 8 were on. The stage looked really empty! Â there are lots of injuries at the moment, keeping many of the dancers off the stage. So many, its hard to list them all, bless 'em. Wish every last one of them speedy, and full recovery. Must be putting an enormous strain on the ones still fit! So take care ladies! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 there are lots of injuries at the moment, keeping many of the dancers off the stage. So many, its hard to list them all, bless 'em. Wish every last one of them speedy, and full recovery. Must be putting an enormous strain on the ones still fit! So take care ladies! It must be really though on those dancers who are still able to dance: taking over roles (from injured dancers) they haven't rehearsed, dropping the solo roles they were cast in, and taking on extra roles in a show. I feel sorry for the injured dancers but also for those dancers whose workload doubles or triples! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Sounds a bit like life in the Touring Company in the late 50s/early 60s. Â I understand there was even one occasion down in Oz on which the Ballet Mistress had to get her pointe shoes and tutu back on and join the swan huddle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 ...and Thiago Soares is now also off dancing (as per his Tweet)Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) And its the same for the 12 valiant Btuk dancers. (Referrimg back to last post bar 1!) Â Their ballet mistress also donned her shoes for a recent performance! Â They are touring The Little Mermaid at the moment (four shows just this weekend!) and the rest of the tour is pretty extensive but every dancer has to do every show. They really know the meaning of hard work. Good job the company looks after its dancers well! Edited March 22, 2014 by hfbrew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm365 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Another suggestion for a presenter - David Bintley. He has the perspective of a dancer, a choreographer and a director. He knows his dance history and has a most pleasant onscreen personality. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I went to see the show last night and was really surprised, during first act there were only 6 Lilac Fairy attendants instead of 8 and the Lilac Fairy had to do Aurora friends and then change back to Lilac for the end of the act, they had 12 Nymphs instead of 16 and by the end of Act III only 4 Lilac fairy attendants instead of 8 were on. The stage looked really empty! It has been 6 and 4 (lilac attendants) for the whole run so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 If it's not too complicated, does anyone have a tally of exactly how many dancers are now off with Soares added to the list ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) I must start this posting by confessing that I did not see any of the broadcast or interviews but from what I have seen her do I share the reservations about Darcey's presenting skills. I also feel that she is going to be ubiquitous as far as the BBC is concerned. Â In the very early days of satellite tv the Now channel of BSB presented some European ballet and I can remember both Lynn Seymour and Margaret Barbieri introducing programmes. I think I still have them on old videos somewhere. They both did excellent jobs and I agree that this is an untapped resource. Â Finally, I interviewed Kevin O'Hare a number if times for the Friends of BRB. He really was the easiest person in the world to chat to so I am surprised to hear he came over less than Edited March 22, 2014 by Two Pigeons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 ?.......... sorry, posted too early. Â Trying to say I'm surprised he did not come over that well.. Â Cannot comment on his choice of tie though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think the issue was more the questions he was required to respond to. Darcey Is not a natural interviewer or presenter. However, if she is enabling a wider audience to experience dance beyond "Strictly" then she is currently arguably the right person to front these programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrischris Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Apparently Sarah Lamb injured herself during the filmed performance the other night. Not sure whether it's a serious injury or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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