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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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Absolutely agree with you on this…- 996 replies
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Ah yes I had to miss Yasmine’s Mary Vetsera for some reason and of course that would have been a good trial run for Manon - so glad she pulled it off. Rather wonderful seeing such a controlled and poised dancer throw the shackles off - my admiration of her grows with every performance. Quite agree re Dixon - i feel he could be a wonderful ardent DG but not sure he is physically strong enough yet but hopefully that will come in time..- 996 replies
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I so agree with this/ it was exceptional in a way I can’t quite put my finger on - it would be interesting to see another cast just to see if it’s something in the staging that has changed or if it’s just down to these two particular dancers… maybe it’s both, who knows…but the humanity that they both brought to their roles took it to another level i think.. ..- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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I’ve written a great long screed about last night echoing and elaborating on all of the above but for some reason it didn’t post - I think I must’ve been interrupted and forgot to hit submit…so I’ll just say Bracewell was extraordinary - probably the best embodiment of ardour and pure love that I’ve seen at the ballet and Yasmine made an often unsympathetic character utterly sympathetic as she lurched from young love and sexual awakening through , luxuriating in her sudden wealth and power, to deep regret and loss oozing out of every pore. Both the ultimate RB dance actors whose technical perfection (those pdds, his solo, the air twists…) goes without saying… I had been worried that Yasmine was too naturally ladylike and innately ‘good girl’ (the perfect Giselle) to pull off the more ‘stereotypically ‘minxy’ aspects of Manon but she did it and humanised her to boot… a triumph that I hope we see reprised soon and filmed too I hope…. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and ps when she was passed from man to man in act 2 -what do we call that? that was like the Arabian on steroids - utterly sexy yet somehow menacing - you could hear a pin drop in the audience…. Her poise and control was breathtaking.. ❤️ (and kudos to handsome Leo Dixon for his interesting rakish interpretation of a Gentleman while handling those hand overs with aplomb.… )- 996 replies
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balletyas replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I’m so sorry I didn’t see you - I wasn’t sure if the table was the right one and time was tight - what a night! What a performance! I’ve always really loved Bracewell but this was extraordinary. So much to say about both of them but train hell is distracting me. Was it different from their debut in any way?- 996 replies
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Ugh that sounds stressful…- 996 replies
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Yes I know exactly where you are and we’ll be somewhere there too so I will certainly try. Do you have any helpful sartorial signposts? A red scarf? A gold tiara!- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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Thank you very much Linzi that’s very kind. I think we all are!- 996 replies
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Thank you! Very wise! Dreading all the bus nonsense but it will be worth it!- 996 replies
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Thank you me too🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼- 996 replies
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Oh thank you very much! Whereabouts do you hover? I’m coming with my husband as it is actually my delayed birthday treat so might not manage it but it would be lovely to meet a fellow Nagdhi fan!- 996 replies
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