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  • Birthday December 17

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    Angoulême/Paris, France
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  1. Having loved SOTE and watched the Royal Ballet perform it over the years and having followed Nikisha Fogo’s career for a long time, once I heard SFB were doing it, I thought she would be a great fit for the role. She was slated to do 2 performances but had a last minute injury. I can’t see her at all in M&A for the moment….
  2. Mere Mortals was indeed a huge success and sold out many shows… I think she is on to something …the theatre is huge (3k seats) and continuing to grow a company of 78 dancers with a school in the US where the arts gets little to no public funding will require programming a variety of works…
  3. « No words » is the right description - knew what was coming but it still hit me like a train wreck …thankfully not seeing any other casts … one more show like that and I think I would actually break down in tears…. I need to go see Don Q or something really light next… Even Song of the Earth and Marguerite & Armand at SF Ballet was a bit too much for me… perhaps I’ll stick to Symphony in C 😁
  4. Haven’t been on the forum in ages but had the good fortune to be able to see matinée and evening performance of the triple bill today and it’s been fantastic! Waiting for my last dose of Rhapsody as I type this… just found this afternoon’s performance of Rhapsody so beautiful that I sort of cried - don’t get out much these days me thinks. And this evening’s performance of A Month in the Country was sublime. Laura Morera can sketch out a character in 5 secs and draw you in so quickly … it’s not only her face that tells her thoughts and feelings, her entire body is in on the story telling…exquisite. Scenes de ballet is a gem and I am glad they brought it back as I’ve not seen it in ages but I’ve always wanted to see it again. Lovely contrasts in Sarah Lamb and Yasmine Naghdi (making her debut)! Here comes Rhapsody….
  5. The Nutcracker Tuesday 7 December 2021, 7:30 PM CAST: The Sugar Plum Fairy Francesca Hayward The Prince Alexander Campbell Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside Clara Anna Rose O'Sullivan Hans-Peter / The Nutcracker James Hay Amphitheatre Level 4 / Door 4E / B75 £43.00 E-Ticket Please send me a PM
  6. I’ve recently located to Paris and haven’t seen POB in many years. I thought I’d dip my toes in with the Ashton/Eyal/Nijinsky programme this evening - December 1st. Unfortunately my 1st impression wasn’t great - hated the costumes and staging and this cast struggled with Ashton. Marc Moreau danced the male lead and it was rough going all the way through. The supporting male corps struggled as well. The female lead was danced by Sae Eun Park - lovely dancer but I didn’t get lots of Ashton. The back bends were not from the waist and a bit hunched… Ehe Eyal version of Faunes looked much better on the dancers if POB. Now heading back to see Le Sacré du Printemps.
  7. The Nutcracker Tuesday 7 December 2021, 7:30 PM CAST: The Sugar Plum Fairy Francesca Hayward The Prince Alexander Campbell Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside Clara Anna Rose O'Sullivan Hans-Peter / The Nutcracker James Hay Amphitheatre Level 4 / Door 4E / B75 £43.00 E-Ticket Please send me a PM
  8. Milan the epicenter? Oh right ... so Milan fashion week was held in the epicenter of the outbreak? Had no idea ... I’m not sure how helpful this is but I understand that people will voice their concerns. One can’t be be too careful if travelling but I wish people would err on the side of caution and not add to the hysteria already setting in. It’s all about perspective and getting a bit more information about a particular context before shouting from the rooftops.
  9. Luckily I thought better of the cake idea Fonty! I shall have to try the rum carrot cake on my next visit.
  10. On the train home now but wanted to say that it was another wonderful performance this evening with Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball in their double debut A different performance from this afternoon’s matinée but just as enjoyable. Good to see the depth in the company and the different characterisation of the roles. I also enjoyed Mayara Magri as Aurora and Gina Storm-Jensen in her debut as Prayer. I forgot to mention Claire Calvert and Melissa Hamilton in this afternoon’s performance who danced (really well) the same roles. One little niggle for me is that I wish Claire wouldn’t rush the second crossing of the wrists towards the beginning of the Aurora variation. Mayara made both of hers nice and clear... don’t ask I’m hung on that detail - no clue. 🙂
  11. Gosh - wish I could do that! No longer living in London and staying outside the city this Christmas has just reminded just how expensive U.K. train fares are! I treated myself to Balcony tickets and if I factor in return tickets to the nearest a station (from which I still need the other half to be generous and come fetch me) that would be over £100 per performance. (Eek!)
  12. Lovely performance this afternoon from Laura Morera and Alexander Campbell. Grateful to have the chance to see Laura again as it’s been a while. I always enjoy her in comedic roles (her Queen of Hearts in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is hilarious) and her comedic timing helped to hold the second act together for me - such an expressive face. I don’t recall enjoying this ballet this much. The last time I saw it the RB do it, I saw Miyako Yoshida as Swanilda and I think I either skipped the next run or was exiled abroad for work (as I am now). I was even excited about the student dancers! Usually I don’t take little notice of them but I couldn’t help but notice Them today - promising group! I’m now very much looking forward to the evening performance but I think I’ve had too much to eat and I’m now in danger of nodding off during the performance. 😊 Perhaps some coffee and a slice of ROH’s exuberantly-priced cake will help with that!
  13. Ok today is my Coppélia day! Not sure why I’m seeing a ballet that has never been amongst one of my favourites twice in one day... I rarely get a chance to see the RB live these days so when I get a chance I tend to gorge myself - Laura Morera this afternoon and Yasmine Naghdi this evening, what a treat!
  14. I heartily agree with your review Janet. I really enjoyed the afternoon performance. I wish I could have stayed for the evening performance as well but it was finally get a chance to see the company live for the first time this season.
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