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CHazell2

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  1. I just think that this discussion is all something or nothing. It is just a ballet. Let's not overthink something too much and just enjoy them
  2. I don't think that this debate is very helpful or constructive. Can we all agree to disagree and enjoy the ballets as they are. They are not supposed to be a reflection of real life and speaking personally, I don't like people who are seeking out reasons to be insulted when there was no offence intended. La Bayadere is of its time and whilst it is not my favourite of ballets, I can see its importance in the classical canon, but I don't believe that we should rewrite history in any shape or form. I am a trained historian and one of the things that I was taught is never to project your personal values and opinions onto the past, but instead look through the people who were there. I think that the problem is too many people think that the past was just like today but it wasn't and we shouldn't erase anything that we find 'problematic' because that wouldn't be a true reflection of how things really were. Let's not sanitise or bowdlerise the past I think that the ballets should stay as they are. Far better to let sleeping dogs lie
  3. I love this production and I think that it should be filmed for posterity. I wonder why Cojocaru didn't like the production? Maybe it was too different to the Royal Ballet version.
  4. I hate the hover lift, so showy. I prefer the vertical lift as it is more authentic. Are the Giselles doing the diagonal after their Act One solos this time around or the pique turns? As when I saw it in 2017, they were doing the piques, and I just wondered if they were doing the Diagonal again
  5. Hi there I second what everybody has said above. Hope that you all have a Happy New Year. Hope that 2024 brings you everything that you desire.
  6. Happy New Year everybody. Hope that 2024 brings you everything that you desire. What are your plans for 2024?
  7. Happy New Year everybody. Hope that 2024 brings you everything that you desire.
  8. Think that it has been re-recorded with a brand new cast. I quite like it, adds a new perspective to the story. Would love to see a gay version of the story - should be interesting to see.
  9. Why do you think that Checkmate is stylistically outdated - could you explain that a bit further?
  10. From my understanding, Le Corsaire is set in the Aegean sea area between Greece and Turkey. I could be wrong though. Also, why is Checkmate considered to be outdated? - it is a ballet about a game of Chess, pretty universal I would have thought.
  11. in the 1890 original production, Aurora was 21, the age of majority so it was less of a problem then. I think it has only been within the last few decades that Aurora has been 16 - "Sweet sixteen and never been kissed."
  12. What's wrong with the pony? I don't think that they are ill treated and it adds a sense of realism to the scene.
  13. Thanks for your reply Ondine. I agree that times are changing but we need to remember the past as well. Some ballets are masterpieces and should be regarded as such. I don't know whether you know Gilbert and Sullivan but Little Buttercup in HMS Pinafore is described as a 'bumboat woman'. Bumboat | GSOpera - Gilbert and Sullivan Opera I love La Fille mal gardee
  14. Hi everybody I was thinking today about how certain ballets seem to be out of favour with today's audiences, I was just wondering what you all thought about what sort of ballets ought to be performed or should be regarded as out of date. I would like to start with Le Corsaire - first of all, I ought to say that I don't know Le Corsaire that well. I do love the Jardin anime scene though. It is splendid in the reconstructed Bolshoi version - which is my favourite version as the storyline makes sense. But I can see how modern audiences can find it a bit difficult to contend with, with themes of white slavery - but the thing is, this kind of thing did happen in North Africa, it wasn't just black people who were enslaved. I think that it is one of those ballets that ages rather badly, but it does depend on the context. If one sees it in the spirit of a swashbuckling old Hollywood film, then it is very enjoyable. However, we shouldn't rewrite History just because it does not reflect our modern attitudes. The Past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. I would love to hear your thoughts on this subject as I think that we need to discuss it. P.S. I do apologise if this topic has already been on the Forum and I am sorry if I have given offence to people?
  15. Hi, I think that you have uploaded the same link as the top post
  16. Hi there Thanks for answering so quickly. I don't know Le Corsaire that well. I love the Jardin anime scene though. It is splendid in the reconstructed Bolshoi version. I think that it is one of those ballets that ages rather badly, but it does depend on the context. If one sees it in the spirit of a swashbuckling old Hollywood film, then it is very enjoyable. However, we shouldn't rewrite History just because it does not reflect our modern attitudes. The Past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. I would love to see some excepts if the moderators agrees as I don't want to upset anybody. Thanks for offering though.
  17. Hi What are the differences between the two versions. Would be interesting to know?
  18. Hi everybody I would be interested to know why the changes to Bathilde's character were made. It is fascinating to learn all this stuff as I love Giselle and I love seeing the restorations that Ratmansky has made and also the Pacific Northwest Ballet's version which harks back to the Justament notes as well. I much prefer the diagonal ending to Giselle's Act 1 variation and the vertical lifts in the first Act 2 Pas de Deux. I don't like the press up lifts - I think that they look rather silly.
  19. I love the Letter Scene - always find it very poetic and moving. It works in a gay context rather well too
  20. Anyway, where's the harm about learning about the different ways that you can love people. Times have changed (thank goodness) and I admire the way that people have become more accepting of gay people. Children understand much more than we think
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