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On 25/03/2024 at 02:51, Chiari said:
With Émilie Cozette retirement at the beginning of the season and now Myriam Ould-Braham, I wonder if they will promote someone during the run of Giselle
Bleuenn Battistoni, who will dance the opening night as her full rôle début, has beaten speculation to it 😉
She danced most of act II in 2022 when Alice Renavand, in her retirement performance, was injured and unable to continue. Battistoni had learned the rôle as a cover, and was dancing in the corps de ballet that night, so was the most available in terms of warmed up, costume, makeup etc. As it was a retirement there were of course other étoiles in attendance but not ready to go on.
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...with photos like this. Lifar and Spessivtseva...
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My friend had supported Hannah through ABS, and was so thrilled she'd finally been nominated étoile, and wanted to send a more personal bouquet than just ordering one online. I got to go and check out a bunch of florists in the Place de la Madeleine on a beautiful day and then have young women asking to photograph the bouquet as I (carefully) walked it round to the Garnier. Bouquet was florist's makeup, the brief was €150 and pretty. I think she did a great job.
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Yes he is tall. When I acted as courier for a Melbourne friend with a ginormous (seriously, Bouquet Walking) spring bouquet for Hannah O'Neill last May, he was coming out of the Garnier stage door and held the door for me. I'm 5'3". He is tall.
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Mlle Battistoni, performing for the second time as Lise, was named étoile at the curtain call after dancing La Fille Mal Gardée with Marcelino Sambé on Tuesday 26 March 2024.
It may be remembered that in 2022 she stepped in for the injured Alice Renavand as Giselle in what had been supposed to be the latter's farewell performance. She will get to dance the full rôle, starting on opening night, 29 April.
Paris Opéra Ballet announcement
The actual on-stage announcement
Backstage after the announcement
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Links – Saturday 23 March 2024
Review – Australasian Dance Collective, THREE, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane Queensland: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot
Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Royal, Plymouth England: Cathryn Macey, Plymouth Herald
Review – Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Sadler’s Wells, London England:
Debra Craine, The Times
Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper
David Jays, The Standard
Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide
Review – National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse/islands/Suite en Blanc, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto ON:
Rebecca Ritzel, The Globe and Mail
Paula Citron, Ludwig Van
Review – New York City Ballet, Serenade/In the Night/The Four Temperaments, Harris Theater, Chicago IL: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune
Review – The Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes/Different Drummer/Requiem, Royal Opera House, London England: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano
Review – Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London England:
Jonathan Gray, Gramilano
Matthew Paluch, Broadway World
Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack
Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian
Review – Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Dichotomy of a Journey/Nevermore/Dear Frankie, and Coltrane’s Favorite Things/Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver/return to patience, The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance
Review – Opera Australia/Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, West Side Story (Jerome Robbins choreography), Mrs Macquarie’s Point, Sydney NSW:
Jo Litson, Limelight
Cassie Tongue, The Guardian
Photo Review – Columbia City Ballet, Snow White, Cole Auditorium, Hamlet NC: Betty Gallo McIntyre, The Richmond Observer
Preview – Ballet Austin, POE, A Tale of Madness, The Long Center, Austin TX: Caitlin Sims, Dance Magazine
Preview – Ballet Spartanburg/Martha Graham Dance Company, Suite from Appalachian Spring, Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg SC: Mark Poff, ABC 13 News
Preview – Ballet Tucson, Spring Concert, Leo Rich Theater, Tucson AZ: Frances Hildegarde LaBianca, Arizona Sonoran News via Tucson.com
Preview – Charleston Ballet, Homegrown, Charleston Coliseum Theater, Charleston WVA: Kennie Bass, WCHS
Preview – Dance Theatre of Harlem, 55th Anniversary Season: A Celebration of Artistry and Innovation: Harlem World Magazine
Preview – Grand Rapids Ballet, Jumpstart 2024, Peter Martin Wege Theatre, Grand Rapids MI: Grand Haven Tribune
Preview – Harlow Ballet, Coppélia, Harlow Playhouse, Harlow England: YourHarlow.com
Preview – Lake Area Ballet Theatre, Alice in Wonderland, Lake Charles Event Center Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles LA: Rita Lebleu, American Press
Preview – National Ballet of Cuba, Giselle, Sala Avellaneda, National Theater, Havana Cuba: Radio Cadena Agramonte
Preview – Youth America Grand Prix Gala, Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow: Best of 25 Years, David H Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: City Guide New York
News – Israeli choreographer expresses sadness over Ballet Ireland axing, Ohad Naharin says cancellation ‘does nothing to help reduce the suffering of people in our region’: Conor Pope, The Irish Times
News – Bomb shelter doubles as ballet studio in Ukraine during war: Hurriyet Daily News and others
News – Fairy-Tale Ballet Honors Young Dancer’s Life: ‘Beauty Will Save the World’, ballet honouring Rafaella Stroik to premiere: Alyssa Murphy, National Catholic Register
News – Italy welcomes important figures of Cuban ballet, Viengsay Valdes and Anyelo Montero to perform in a gala: Beatriz Montes de Oca, Radio Habana Cuba
News – Misty Copeland Recalls Working with ‘Down to Earth’ Taylor Swift: ‘Incredible’: Ingrid Vasquez, Yahoo!Lifestyle
News – Dancing twins heading to Prague with Team Canada, Ten-year-old twins heading for Czechia: Brian Thompson, The Brantford Expositor
News – UA Sophomore advances in television dance competition, Sophomore at University of Arizona makes it past audition round to compete in Fox’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Alex Dowd, KGUN 9 Tucson
Feature – Why we’re all dancing to Carmen’s tune, You can’t get away from Carmen this year – and now Bizet’s heroine is conquering the dance stage too. Carlos Acosta and Johan Inger talk to Debra Craine about their new takes on the gypsy libertine: Debra Craine, The Times
Feature – Mark Morris with Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Ten dancers, five chairs, five pillows, and seven musicians: a conversation on the choreographer's latest work: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, The Brooklyn Rail
Feature – What it takes to go from tin shed dance classes to performing for 3,000 people, Opera Australia’s West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Chantal Nguyen, The Age
Feature – How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfill: Haley Hilton, Pointe Magazine
Feature – Some arts nonprofits look to expand their real estate footprint: Trina Mannino, Marketplace
Video Feature – Grand Kyiv Ballet dancers discuss war in Ukraine ahead of Grand Ole Opry performance: NewsChannel 5 via YouTube
Video Feature – Mobile Ballet under the Civic Center spotlights one last time, Mobile Civic Center to be demolished:
Ashlyn Mitchell, Fox 10 News
Paywalled (but you may have access)
Review – Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Zoe Anderson, The Independent
Review – Mark Morris Group, The Look of Love, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
News – Female Choreographers take center stage at Dallas’ Avant Chamber Ballet: Manuel Mendoza, The Dallas Morning News
News – Andrea Stock’s decision to swap ballet for rugby is paying off: Sean Holland, The Southern Star
Feature – ‘I Love to Be a Beginner’: Emma Portner’s Busy Ballet Era: Margaret Fuhrer, The New York Times
And in the social pages...
SF Ballet Auxiliary Provisional Luncheon Highlights Women’s History Month: Drew Altizer, Nob Hill Gazette
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Dansesaveclaplume on Twitter posted
to which my reply was "Étoile invitée de luxe - oui oui oui !!" 🤣 (emphasis on "de luxe"
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On 13/03/2024 at 21:28, Emeralds said:
On another "you learn something new every day" note, I didn't realise that Alexander Campbell actually danced the role of the dancing master in the recording of Bintley's Cinderella when he was at BRB.
Fun fact: Alexander danced three different Cinderella's Princes: Sir David Bintley's with BRB, Alexei Ratmansky's with TAB, and Sir Frederick Ashton's with RB.
Is Bintley's Cinderella the one with Elisha Willis as Cinders? If so, I've got it yay!
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Links – Saturday, 16 March 2024
Preview – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper
Review – Boston Ballet, Cinderella, Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe
Review – Justin Peck, Illinoise, Park Avenue Armory, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds England: Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post
Review – Oakland Ballet, Dancing Moons Festival, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
Review – Philadelphia Ballet, Dance Masterpieces (Ailey/Forsythe/Tharp), Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Ellen Dunkel, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Review – Rinde Eckert, Risa Jaroslow, Margaret Jenkins, Jon Kinzel and Vicky Shick, Unstill Life, Arts on Site, New York NY and touring to Oakland CA: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review
Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Katie Sweeney, The Bold Italic
Review – São Paulo Dance Company, Mixed Bill, The Lowry, Manchester England: Amy Evans, Salford Now
Review – The Seattle Project and Velocity Dance Center, here because, 12 Avenue Arts, Seattle WA: Rich Smith, The Stranger
Review – Vincent Dance Theatre, Play, Corn Exchange, Brighton England: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian
Preview – Alberta Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton AB: Eric Volmers, Edmonton Journal
Preview – American Contemporary Ballet, ACB Jazz, Bank of America Plaza, Los Angeles CA: Maria Kyriakos, Flaunt
Preview – American Repertory Ballet, Of Swans and Variants, McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton NJ: New Jersey Stage
Preview – American Repertory Ballet, Elevate, Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York NY: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Ballet Manila opens 26th season with ‘Le Corsaire’, Aliw Theater, Manila, Philippines: Marge C. Enriquez, Lifestyle.INQ
Preview – Ballet Next, The Best of Sleeping Beauty, accessible performance, Jim Santy Auditorium, Park City, UT: Scott Iwasaki, ParkRecord.com
Preview – Dance Now! Miami and Opus Ballet Dance, mixed bill, Miami Theater Center, Miami FL: Artburst Miami, Miami New Times
Preview – Georgia Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Marietta GA: Rohit Mehta, Hoodline
Preview – Joburg Ballet brings global talent to KKNK stage, Scar/City, Oudtshoorn, South Africa: Bernelee Vollmer, Sunday Tribune
Preview – Lafayette Ballet Theatre, Coppélia, Heymann Center, Lafayette LA: Taylor Trache, KADN News 15
Preview – Les Étoiles gala in Rome – the ‘Gala of Inclusivity’ with international stars of dance: Graham Spicer, Gramilano
Preview – New York City Ballet, Masters at Work: Balanchine + Robbins, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago IL: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times
News – Akram Khan returns to London stage to perform in Sadler’s Wells season: Matthew Hemley, The Stage
News – Barry Hughson Will Join American Ballet Theatre:
Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Staff, En Face Magazine
News – Medford native promoted to Soloist at the American Ballet Theatre, Jake Roxander, ABT: KOBI-TV NBC5 via YouTube
News – Sewell Ballet to take the stage in Sun Valley for the first time, Sun Valley resident sponsors performance so viewers can attend for free: Raiza Giorgi, Idaho Mountain Express
News – Svetlana Zakharova’s performances in Seoul cancelled:
Staff, Philippine News Agency
Reuters, via devdiscourse
Jung Juwoen, Maeil Business Newspaper via papago
Park Ga-young, The Korea Herald
News – Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition to Return to The Kaye Playhouse: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World
Video Feature – Ballet Spartanburg, Suite from Appalachian Spring: Hayley Spitler, FOX Carolina
Video Feature – Chicago Repertory Ballet engaging community: WGN News via YouTube
Video Feature – Sacramento Ballet, Visions: Good Day Sacramento, CBS News
Video Feature – Twin Cities Ballet, The Wall, Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul MN: CBS News Minnesota
Video Feature – Youth America Grand Prix preliminary rounds, Carmel IN:
John Doran, WTHR
Feature – Former Queensland ballet dancer switches career to invest in cattle farming in Noosa, Alison Russell: Robert Burgin, ABC Sunshine Coast
Feature – Emma Portner Brings the Work That Kept Her in the Dance World to National Ballet of Canada: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine
Feature – 9 Black women who made history in the world of dance: Kay Wicker, Yahoo! News
Feature – Anna Benna Sims: American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American ballerina: Jannette J. Witmyer, AFRO News
Feature – Music Puzzles at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Mona Butler, music librarian: Staff, En Face Magazine
Feature - Dances with wolves: A Tel Aviv choreographer forces audiences to face Oct. 7’s horrors: Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel
Feature – How This New York City It-Girl Ballerina Preps For The Stage [am I allowed an eyeroll on this one – ed], Violetta Komyshan, Connecticut Ballet: Rachel Lapidos, Bustle
2024-2025 Season Announcements
BalletMet, Dracula, The Nutcracker, West Side Story, Sleeping Beauty, Black Voices mixed bill: En Face Magazine
The Joffrey Ballet, Atonement, The Nutcracker, Golden Hour, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: En Face Magazine
Kansas City Ballet, ALICE (in wonderland), Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, mixed bills, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City MO: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World
Philadelphia Ballet, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Boléro with Dance Card and Stanton Welch world première, La Sylphide with Études, 60th Anniversary Fall Gala: En Face Magazine
Paywalled (but you might have access)
Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham Hippodrome and touring: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator
Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator
Preview – Ballet Ireland, Bold Moves 2024: ‘The way dancers come together – it’s all about human connection’, The Irish Times
Feelgood Factor
Philomath native spreads her love of dance through operation of local studio: Brad Fuqua, Philomath News
Cameroonian dancer’s romance with Chinese teacher sparks cultural blending: Arison Tamfu, Wang Ze, Xinhua News
Jennifer Garner Shares 34-Year Throwback to When She Was Teen Ballerina: ‘Take a Time Machine’: Tommy McArdle, Yahoo!Movies
Senior Center offers members ballet workshops through BalletNext: Park Record Staff, ParkRecord.com
When Jackie Kennedy Interviewed My Mom for Her Column, Yvonne Chouteau, Ballets Russes: Sylvie McNamara, Washingtonian
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In response to someone above, yes, Alex was under-used.
One of the reasons his retirement followed so speedily on the heels of the announcement of his appointment to the RAD job is that he wasn't cast in Swan Lake or in The Winter's Tale. The only role in which he was cast apart from Des Grieux and Lescaut in the Manon run that ended on Friday was Different Drummer, which he did not feel appropriate as a retirement role.
Yes, he had sidelines but if one looks at his actual dancing with the RB one will see how much time he had to pursue those sidelines due to not being cast in roles he should have been dancing. He was never given a chance as Rudolf or Leontes, for example.
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58 minutes ago, lady emily said:
Dancersdiary on Instagram has made a behind the scenes video of the performance:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4T4BIrtKpE/?igsh=MTZqa21vYjl3MWN0dQ==
I'm cutting onions over here.
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5 hours ago, Emeralds said:
The usual format of triple bills is: Starr with cheerful ballet to put everyone in an upbeat cheery mood, heavy dramatic ballet in the middle now that people have settled in, uplifting ballet/ballet with a rousing finish to send everyone off home happy.
Exactly what Gil Boggs did with Colorado Ballet last year: Clark Tippet's Bruch Violin Concerto which was pretty costumes, pretty dancing, and very pretty music, Balanchine's Prodigal Son, and Kylián's Sinfonietta to finish with that beautiful sunrise-y feeling.
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A lovely memory indeed @RHowarth.
I can share (again) another lovely memory: after seeing him dance the Prince in Ratmansky's Cinderella in Sydney, myself and the late @jmb met at stage door, and walked back along the waterfront promenade to the car park. Preceded by Alex and his family. No, we're not stalking you! We waited a bit at the entrance to the car park, then walked on in towards the lift. There they were again. Still not stalking. We hung back and said, no, no, it's fine, we'll wait. Alex said not to be silly, held the lift door open for us, and cheerfully answered Jean's questions. A joyful memory of Jean for me (she was so excited), and a lovely memory of Alex.
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On 07/03/2024 at 07:01, Sabine0308 said:
Thanks @Emeralds, I still need to see her finishing Swanlake afsin...I was so sick with the flu last time I went and had to miss the final 15 minutes because I left my seat (bad coughing🙈). But I feared it would be her last performance of O/O, so I went. I'm not sure if Swanlake will come back to the Berlin stage.
I'm so lucky, she danced Odette-Odile in the 2017 Berlin performance I saw, and was kind enough to sign my programme at the stage door! I had to quickly stow my delicious pretzel in my handbag when I saw her coming out. She is TINY.
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Links – Saturday 9 March 2024
Review – Ballet BC, NOW, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Sara Harowitz, The Straight
Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, The Lowry, Salford, Manchester England:
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide
Helen Jones, The Reviews Hub
Review – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dance Reimagined, Royal Festival Hall, London England: Clive Paget, The Guardian
Review – Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Sigrid Payne DaVeiga, CriticalDance
Review – Pontus Lidberg, On the Nature of Rabbits, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene.net
Review – The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, London England:
Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk
Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World
Louise Levene, Financial Times
Jonathan Gray, Gramilano
Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle
Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London England:
Louise Levene, Financial Times
Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian
Zoe Anderson, The Independent
Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle
Chris Lilly, The Reviews Hub
Siobhan Murphy, The Stage
Marianka Swain, The Telegraph
Debra Craine, The Times (share token)
Review – New York City Ballet, Winter Season, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Preview – Ballet Austin, POE / A Tale of Madness, Long Center, Austin TX: London Gibson, ATX Today
Preview – GISELLE: REMIX, Pleasance Theatre, London England: Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly
Preview – Los Gatos Ballet, Coppélia, Mayer Theatre at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara CA: Patch
Preview – Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, Meany Hall at the University of Washington, Seattle WA: Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
Preview – Northern Ballet, The Tortoise and the Hare, Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield, Notts, England: Steve Eyley, Chad
Preview – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Spring Mix, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Richmond Ballet, New Works Festival, Studio Theatre at Richmond Ballet, Richmond VA: Robin Schwartzkopf, RicToday
Preview – Rosin Box Project, Empower, Light Box Theater, San Diego CA : Jeff Zevely, CBS8
Preview – World Ballet Series/Grand Kyiv Ballet, Swan Lake and Giselle, UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield IL: Ben Machi, WAND-TV
News – Mission Dance Company red carpet gala featuring Evelyn Hart, Kelowna, Canada: Kelowna Daily Courier
News – Your March Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move, Alexander Campbell, Jasmine Jimison and more: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine
News – Performance of Swan Lake Will Be Dedicated to the March 8 Holiday in the Capital, International Women’s Day at Astana Opera, Kazakhstan: Staff, EL.KZ
News – Week in Lithuania | Liepa, a ballet dancer, loses Lithuanian citizenship: Staff, Baltic News Network
Feature – The Lyric Feature, Building a Ballet: The untold tale of the National Ballet Company, Patricia Ryan and Ireland’s National Ballet School and Company: Joanna Marsden, RTÉ
Video Feature – Lavender’s Dance | Kenyan Ballerina Prepares for Audition to the Royal Ballet Academy [sic]: Voice of America via YouTube
Video Feature – Ballet Spartanburg, Suite from Appalachian Spring: WSPA 7News, YouTube
People – Meet Houston Ballet Soloist Eric Best: Nancy Wozny, Dance Magazine
People – Calzedonia Launches ‘Create Your Own Stage’ Campaign Starring Ballerina Isabella Boylston: Hanna Flanagan, Yahoo!Movies
People - Jessica Fyfe appointed Principal at Scottish Ballet, Jessica Fyfe, Guest Principal, has accepted a permanent principal contract: Scottish Ballet via Instagram
...and on the other side...
People – Scottish ballet dancer finds a place to call home in Wellington, Shaun Kelly, dancer with RNZB: Sharon Stephenson, The Post
People – Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are divorced:
Canadian Press, The Chronicle Journal
News Editor 2, Indo & NY News & Announces
Madhurima Haque, Stuff.co.NZ
Associated Press, The Washington Post (paywalled)
…and finally, time for the tissues, folks… Alexander Campbell retirement curtain calls and speeches: @lady emily, YouTube
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Well, I'd agree all three are world-renowned, at least to ballet fans. I first saw Daniel Camargo dance in 2012 and wow!
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Thanks to all who have posted, in text, photo and video, sharing the night with people like me who absolutely could not attend (couldn't fit in his dad's luggage in my case).
I'm so grateful for this forum.
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Thanks @alison. I think it should happen more often. Never seen an AusBallet dancer given a microphone.
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Thank you so so much @lady emilyfor the comprehensive video 😢😢😢
How lovely so many other company principals came out - and Vadream's huge hug!!
I don't think I've seen a retiring dancer handed a microphone on stage before - happy to be corrected - and the speech was brilliant. He's a very special person and I hope the RAD job is all that he wants it to be.
Yes @ChrisGI actually have a recording of that TMS chat.
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19 minutes ago, DVDfan said:
...but certainly in the penal days in Australia, any woman convict who married was normally released from custody at the same time.
NSW convict records have largely been destroyed, but the Tasmanian ones are still available.
Women were transported to Van Diemen's Land and, originally, largely sent straight out as domestic workers. Rape and assault was part of the deal - the ratio of men to women was about 9:1. If a woman stayed on the right side of authority she got a ticket of leave (more freedom) after about half her sentence time. Over time, policies changed, and this is a great quick summary of how it all worked.
The Female Factory mentioned is about ten minutes' stroll from my parents' home.
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25 minutes ago, Jane S said:
1974 was a wonderful year for dance in London - the Royal Danish Ballet,
Yes, that was another thing my mother took me to before we departed for distant shores aka went home to Australia. I remembered for years the lovely light and bouncy dancing.
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9 hours ago, Jane S said:
You're right - in March 1974 Sibley and Dowell did performances 1,2, 3 (which I saw) and 4, and Penney and Eagling did number 5; then there were no more till July, when Park/Nureyev and Sibley/Dowell did one each.
Yet another instance of the ROH performance database being incomplete then...it lists five performances in March, all Sibley and Dowell, and only one in July (Park and Nureyev) which TBH I've always thought was odd - one performance only, in the middle of summer?
Same database shows Jennifer Penney not dancing the role at the ROH until March 1978, with Dowell; her first performance with Eagling was in November of that year.
I'm adding the caveat "at the ROH" because I have no clue to elsewhere.
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45 minutes ago, Emeralds said:
Wow, that's gold dust, Sophoife- you've kept that programme really well for 50 years! That's from the first run of the ballet isn't it? - amazing feat. I am also impressed with the way all the corps de ballet members have been named in the ensemble: American producers do it now due to the performers' union rules but RB has sadly gone backward.
Thank you! I absolutely hate the online cast lists we get these days - no souvenirs!
Back in 1974 as you can see, the cast list was actually stapled in to the programme and printed on glossy paper.
The first five performances at the ROH of Manon were in March 1974, and all were Sibley and Dowell. According to the ROH database which we take with a pinch of salt, there was then the July performance I saw, followed the same year by three November performances (one Sibley and Dowell, the other two Park and Nureyev). In 1975 Natalia Makarova became the third person to dance the title role at the ROH.
The Gaoler's Mistress appeared as a named role in just those first six performances. By November she and her scene had disappeared, never to return.
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Marcelino Sambe guesting in Paris Opera Ballet’s La Fille mal Gardee
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Giselle: Patrice Bart.
Pierre Lacotte's Paquita is fairly classical.
Their Sylvia is by Manuel Legris.
Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Serenade, Le Palais de Cristal aka Symphony in C.
I'd include Onegin as one of the ballets RB and POB have in common, as I would the current production of Fille.