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Eric Taub ("Manhattnik"), RIP
simonbfisher replied to Bruce's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Sim, sadly the last of Eric’s cats, Boris Borisovitch Ratmansky, died last year and with him, it seems, much of Eric’s will to carry on in a life which was, most of the time, overwhelmingly sad and frustrating. He steadfastly refused to countenance looking after another cat, and with hindsight I think we can know why. -
Ballet Nights - Sept 29th/30th - London
simonbfisher replied to Peanut68's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Many thanks, Jamiel - Friday 24 Nov?? I am feeling really guilty now..... -
Ballet Nights - Sept 29th/30th - London
simonbfisher replied to Peanut68's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Hello Jamiel, Thank you very much for this considered response. I do appreciate it. Yes, your colleagues did find us four seats "in the wings" for the second half - the problem then was that the spots were shining straight in our faces so the experience of the dance was again limited, though in a different way from the dreaded Row G. Even the birthday boy was visible only when he blocked the light - which was not an inbuilt feature of the choreography, for some strange reason 😅 Please do not take to heart my remarks about YOUR remarks - I think you just need to slow down a bit and e-n-u-n-c-i-a-t-e; some of your audience is elderly and *ahem* hearing-challenged. You came over warm and enthusiastic, which is more than half the battle, I guess.! Thank you for your very generous offer to see the second programme - my partner and I will be in Japan at that time (Kabuki and Sumo; catholic tastes) otherwise we should gladly have taken you up on it. I think, for what it is worth, that what you are aiming to do is fantastic, and I wish you all the success possible. Don't be put off by grumpy audience members - we will always be there in one form or another. Onwards and upwards, Jamiel. -
Ballet Nights - Sept 29th/30th - London
simonbfisher replied to Peanut68's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
We went on opening night 29/09, always happy to support new enterprises in dance. Good points - friendly staff and enthusiastic audience; enticingly eclectic line-up. Bad points - until we protested and were moved in the interval we simply couldn’t see the dancers below their shoulders (no rake to speak of) which at £65 for the seventh row of eight was really ridiculous; dangerously low lighting for audience to enter by, made worse by blinding spotlights onto our faces; angle poise lamp in lighting box pointed at rows G and H instead of down at the desk; doubtlessly interesting speeches by the organiser delivered too fast and too informally for us to follow; I gather Melissa Hamilton did a dying swan - we couldn’t see her, and I gather Steven McRae was a wizard tap dancer - we couldn’t see him either. But on the other hand the invisible pianist was fab. We won’t be going back. -
For Sale - Margot Fonteyn Int. Ballet Comp.
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Open to reasonable offers! -
Mayerling, Royal Ballet Autumn 2022
simonbfisher replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Odd! Neither of us can remember what happened at the Rehearsal …- 810 replies
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Mayerling, Royal Ballet Autumn 2022
simonbfisher replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Can someone explain something that is puzzling us …. When Larisch enters the music room in Act 2 she is the only woman not wearing gloves, and she seems to make a point (and this was strongly picked up by the cameras for the broadcast) of emphasising her bare arms. Why is this? Are we missing a vital piece of plotting, or did she leave her gloves chez Vetsera, or does it somehow show that she is no better than she should be? We have several more performances to watch and I would love to be able to stop worrying about this.- 810 replies
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For Sale - Cecchetti Gala Mon 24 Oct
simonbfisher replied to simonbfisher's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
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For Sale - Cecchetti Gala Mon 24 Oct
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A sudden clash with a family event - Linbury Stalls C5 and C6 for sale. £35 each, but will take less! -
Sergei Polunin - current dance and other projects
simonbfisher replied to FionaM's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
... as far as we know.