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  1. alison
    Goodness, bit old, then, isn't she?!
  2. alison
    Or why ... Absolutely agree with you, Sophoife. I got verrrrrrry bored with all the rolling across the stage in the second act. I might have given the first act another go, but actually realised I had very little free time when it was at Sadler's Wells.
  3. alison
    Much easier to read that way 😀. Thanks, Jan. I don't envy them having to decide on best male dancer! I had wondered why Sim was discussing non-disclosure agreements on a ballet forum. Now I know 😆
  4. alison
    I wouldn't agree that the filming of DD was sub-optimal. It was just a different viewpoint, with different choices. That's one of the benefits of going to the cinema relays, in my view - particularly seeing dancers' acting up close rather than the bigger picture from way back in the auditorium. Especially back in the days when it was actually more expensive than going to the ROH in the cheap seats. And if you look at every other company that's done live relays, I think you'd see other "mistakes". Certainly I've seen choices at the Bolshoi, POB and Australian Ballet which I though were less than optimal. I presume that all the other cameras are still running and their footage recorded when a particular viewpoint is being shown - it will be interesting to see whether different views are edited in prior to streaming/DVD release. I believe that was done in the Swan Lake DVD, where there's no sign of Francesca Hayward overbalancing in a landing in the Act III pas de trois, for example.
  5. alison
    That sort of thing happens a lot. I not infrequently complain to owners of mailing lists about not receiving mailings - a couple of cinema chains are my next targets. The last time I raised the issue, someone said I'd unsubscribed myself, which I certainly hadn't.
  6. alison
    Seriously, what is WRONG with people today?! If I'm lucky, it may only take me 6 hours or so to get home from Birmingham. If we don't get any more idiots on the journey, that is EDIT: Yep, I was right, almost to the minute
  7. alison
    I think the "child" comment was because MacMillan was inspired by his young daughter to create the Pie Jesu part. Otherwise, she's definitely not a child.
  8. alison
    In all fairness, though, I must say that this one isn't Avanti's fault.
  9. alison
    Nope. Can't get onto YT on this £$%£"$^ train. Don't remember there being any ban on streaming in the T&Cs
  10. alison
    Just for once, I would really appreciate it if my trip home from Birmingham New Street didn't turn into a total disaster. GRRRR!!!!!
  11. alison
    Thinking about last-minute replacements in Requiem, which I was after Saturday, I recall a dancer - I think it was Bennet Gartside - having to be replaced in a previous run. By three different dancers! It was very complicated. All the more credit to the company for the way they coped on Saturday.
  12. alison
    That's what I thought you must have meant
  13. alison
    Goodness, there's a name from the past!
  14. alison
    Having had my own knee cartilage "cleaned up" a couple of decades ago, I trust the medical staff in this case will know better than to claim you can be back at work in a couple of weeks (if it is merely an arthroscopy)! It sounds like it, anyway. Best wishes to both James and Rio for a full recovery, and I look forward to seeing them back next season.
  15. alison
    I must admit, it does amuse me rather to see "only" 7 performances of Coppelia scheduled - and no mention at all of the other full-length works. Such a difference from e.g. the Royal Ballet!
  16. alison
    Hi, Tiaramum. I've added tags to your post which may be helpful. Certainly the "accommodation" one brings up several threads on accommodation for ENBS, and I think some are specifically for summer courses. Do note, though, that far from all threads are tagged, so you may have to go searching further afield.
  17. alison
    Oh darn - but thanks. Wonder if I can watch it on the train going home? Would just fit the journey nicely
  18. alison
    Actually, it was surprisingly quick: 40 minutes from where my office is in Zone 4 to the venue via a different route. But then of course I had to get home again - via yet another route ...
  19. alison
    It's been a fairly rubbish last few days anyway, but now to cap it all there's a tree down on the line just when I'm trying to get to tonight's Ballet Association ☹️
  20. alison
    Might it have been something by Balletboyz?
  21. alison
    A lot of Picturehouses seem to go for a midweek daytime repeat showing, which may not be ideal for people who work, although I suppose it is a completely different time of day if people can't manage evenings.
  22. alison
    I'm sure Kurihara would be fine if you wanted to continue with that. I haven't seen Hirata for quite some time, and am not sure how she is currently - I think she's been off with injury for quite a while, unless I'm thinking of last season.
  23. alison
    Bumping, as it's tonight.
  24. alison
    The link I was trying to put up last night was oddly shortened. Try this one for greater accuracy: https://cinemas.roh.org.uk/?title=macmillan-celebrated
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    https://cinemas.roh.org.uk/
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