Xandra Newman Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thank you for this most beautiful photo Rob S. How could that Boy even think of leaving her for a Gypsy Girl (how ever beautiful she was too!!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Yes that's a really lovely photo of Yasmine!! I really enjoyed the performance last night and neither of these two dancers has any problem projecting up into the Amphi ( though was in the Balcony last night) There is almost the problem with Naghdi ....for this ballet...as she has such a strong stage presence ....that she could be just too strong a personality to make it believable ...here is a girl who is certainly a match for the gypsy girl....in fact I kept thinking Naghdi would make a fabulous gypsy girl herself ..... Have any dancers ever alternated these roles? But she did pull it off ..just..I felt ....so you did believe she was genuinely hurt by her lover leaving. I hate to compare performances too much as different dancers bring different things to the table but personally I would choose the Hay/ Takada performance over last nights as being the more moving in the end because I felt that both Hay and Takada both had that extra touch of vulnerability which I think is important in this ballet. Takada did her feisty best but was no match for the full on sexiness of the gypsy girl whereas I though Naghdi could match her in every way....what did she have to fear!! I love Kaneko as a dancer and thought she made a lovely vivacious gypsy girl but again I thought Magri just had the edge in this role ...just a little more grit. Luca Acri was just right as the gypsy boy and again loved the dancing in this Act .....AND ...did I at last spy Joseph Aumeer dancing last night in a sort of dark Limey green costume? All the men were good but he ...if it was Aumeer ...and Joe Sissens stood out for me but all joyful dancing ...just wonderful. Naghdi's dancing was really very beautiful in the final pas de deux and Campbell seemed truely remorseful ( but I loved him in the gypsy scenes to be honest) and the pigeons behaved like true stage veterans so a very moving but this time not actually weepy ending for me. The Royal Ballet Schools Cunning Little Vixen was very well danced by all ( hope they got a lie in this morning!) and could join the Beatrix Potter piece as a lovely ballet to show to young audiences. Some nice roles here for young dancers and a certain "Mr Frog" last night showed he is a particular talent to watch! Didn't notice Royalty was present last night but did see Alan Titchmarsh in the downstairs " cafe" before the performance. Edited February 13, 2019 by LinMM 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 “Have any dancers ever alternated these roles?” Yes LinMM Margaret Barbieri, who danced the Gipsy Girl at her graduation performance, alternated in both roles in the 1970’s or 1980’s with SWRB. Fantastic she was in both roles as well. There may have been others but none that I can remember. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Dawnstar said: Having now liked both Asphodel Meadows & The Cunning Little Vixen more than I was expecting to I'm vaguely wondering if I should consider braving Frankenstein, which seems to elicit very mixed views. Well it would certainly be very different from either of those! But I would say it's worth a try, especially since it has apparently had some tweaking since its première. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, LinMM said: Didn't notice Royalty was present last night but did see Alan Titchmarsh in the downstairs " cafe" before the performance. I saw Mr Tits-Pervert from Bridget Jones's Diary two rows in front of me.....I managed to take a panoramic view from my seat featuring both him and HRH🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, Pulcinella said: “Have any dancers ever alternated these roles?” Yes LinMM Margaret Barbieri, who danced the Gipsy Girl at her graduation performance, alternated in both roles in the 1970’s or 1980’s with SWRB. That must have been difficult - on a par with dancing Tatiana and Olga in Onegin. In the "dance-off" in Act I, "Now, let me see, who am I playing? Do I dance this bit well, or badly?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Pulcinella said: “Have any dancers ever alternated these roles?” Yes LinMM Margaret Barbieri, who danced the Gipsy Girl at her graduation performance, alternated in both roles in the 1970’s or 1980’s with SWRB. Fantastic she was in both roles as well. There may have been others but none that I can remember. I know Marion Tait danced the Young Girl. I could imagine her as the Gypsy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 08/02/2019 at 22:35, bangorballetboy said: Talking of flowers Have just seen this - and all I can say is, "Muriel!!" 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 13/02/2019 at 10:21, Quintus said: Thoroughly enjoyed both Cunning Little Vixen and Two Pigeons tonight. Fumi was gorgeous and the pigeons' performance impeckable. (can't edit previous post to add this quote, sorry for double posting in short time frame) Quintus, that's brilliant. And everybody, thanks for all the comments - as it's not on cinema relay this season I've had to resort to DVDs of previous productions and I think I may wear out my copy of The Two Pigeons! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 My friend got a last minut ticket to see saw Cuthbertson and Muntagirov ....her third cast...and she loved Cuthbertson ( well both of course) in the role. I had said I didn't think she would suit it that well but in fact friend said she was really touching and convincing not too mature etc etc She saw Campbell and Choe, Hay and Takada and Muntagirov and Cuthbertson and by a small margin thought Campbell and Choe were her favourites this time round....only just though! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thought last night's performance of Two Pigeons was perfect, there was youth and exuberance as well as emotion, lovely to see a completely different cast from the one I keep watching on Blu-Ray. Akane Takada and James Hay danced as beautifully as I had expected, and no over-acting which made it all the better, and Mayari Magri and Valentino Zucchetti were brilliant counterparts, some great dancing by Magri, she looks like a natural Kitri! Luca Acri was very exciting too as the gypsy boy. I was pleasantly surprised to see Matthew Ball's name on the cast list partnering Laura Morera, but Asphodel Meadows made no more impression on me this time than before, something to do with the irritating lighting, more light and less shade please. Good contrast with Two Pigeons though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 10 hours ago, LinMM said: My friend got a last minut ticket to see saw Cuthbertson and Muntagirov ....her third cast...and she loved Cuthbertson ( well both of course) in the role. I had said I didn't think she would suit it that well but in fact friend said she was really touching and convincing not too mature etc etc She saw Campbell and Choe, Hay and Takada and Muntagirov and Cuthbertson and by a small margin thought Campbell and Choe were her favourites this time round....only just though! My mother loved Cuthbertson too & thought she was better than Naghdi. I enjoyed both their performances about equally but in different ways. Out of the two casts I saw the only point at which I felt I could really split them on merit was the Young Man's Act 2 solo, in which I thought Muntagirov was defininitely better than Campbell. This isn't to say that Campbell didn't do it very well but Muntagirov is so good technically that I would guess there aren't many dancers that he doesn't out-do in the big solos. (Was Muntagirov a late developer? I'm baffled as to why, when he trained at the RBS, the RB didn't snap him up straight away & that's the only possible reason I can think of.) 5 hours ago, Beryl H said: I was pleasantly surprised to see Matthew Ball's name on the cast list partnering Laura Morera, but Asphodel Meadows made no more impression on me this time than before, something to do with the irritating lighting, more light and less shade please. Good contrast with Two Pigeons though. Was he scheduled to dance or was he replacing Bracewell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I also enjoyed the Takada/Hay last night - much more to my taste. And I loved Asphodel Meadows - good to see Nunez and Morera, of course, but what really excited me was the way Scarlett handles the corps de ballet - choosing to use a corps of 7 couples means he can't 'rest' on symmetry and the inventiveness of what he does instead is just so clever! - I'd watch it again with great pleasure no matter who was dancing the leads. It also reminds me of how little stage-time non-narrative 'traditional' ballet gets at the RB these days - I guess KOH doesn't love it like I do. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) ‘No, I don’t think they are real pigeons....’ woman heading to the bar at the first interval this evening 😂 Edited February 14, 2019 by Rob S 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackles Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 "The pigeons can only fly from left to right across the stage, as that is what they have been trained to do" Woman during the interval last night! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 In tonight’s episode of Pigeonwatch: Pigeon flies past the Young Man’s outstretched hand and parks itself on the right hand edge of the stage, with a comical raised eyebrow the Young Man dashes off without his bird. The next scene starts and The Wayward Pigeon starts to fly around the stage, is this to be the premiere of The Three Pigeons!? No, at the last moment it flies off stage to the right and everyone can relax. Join us next week in a novel tv schedule mashup as we ask the Pigeon handler if they want to....Love It Or List It. Phil Spence tries to find a more reliable pigeon while Kirstie Allsop seeks to rearrange the insides of the current pigeon on a budget of just £20,000 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Somehow this performance of Pigeons felt quite different tonight. (It's the fourth I have seen this season and second time with this cast). I think the Pigeons could sense a certain excitement in the air as even that supreme Pigeon handler, Alexander Campbell, was unable to contain one of the Pigeons' wayward exuberance. Was it just my perception of time, or did conductor Barry Wordsworth take everything just a little bit faster tonight? I am sure that's the reason why Campbell and Choe had a near crash in one of their first pas de deux (beautifully disguised). The girl's friends' had to really move as their dance just afterwards looked like it was taken at quite a lick. Also in Act 2 everything seemed thrillingly fast - so much so that the Gypsy Girl's lover's solo moment wasn't as noticeably speeded up as it usually is and hence Nicol Edmonds received a big round of applause for his split leaps. I did wonder if Barry Wordsworth was playing faster (I think) because the programme with Cunning Little Vixen is now much longer, or did something about it being February 14th have an effect? Edited February 15, 2019 by Darlex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Keeping in character.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Yes that cracked me up when I saw it, a real world Two Pigeons in a bar 😂 Last night's team Edited February 15, 2019 by Rob S 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Rob S said: In tonight’s episode of Pigeonwatch: Pigeon flies past the Young Man’s outstretched hand and parks itself on the right hand edge of the stage, with a comical raised eyebrow the Young Man dashes off without his bird. The next scene starts and The Wayward Pigeon starts to fly around the stage, is this to be the premiere of The Three Pigeons!? No, at the last moment it flies off stage to the right and everyone can relax. A 1960s production photo featuring Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour (I think) appears to show three pigeons! This is a cropped detail, as the full image was too large to upload here. I have been unable to confirm the photographer's name. Moderators: please remove image if my posting it here contravenes AUP. Thank you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Josephine said: A 1960s production photo featuring Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour (I think) appears to show three pigeons! This is a cropped detail, as the full image was too large to upload here. I have been unable to confirm the photographer's name. Moderators: please remove image if my posting it here contravenes AUP. Thank you. That must be the same non compliant pigeon as yesterday, it looks exactly the same!!😮 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Rob S said: That must be the same non compliant pigeon as yesterday, it looks exactly the same!!😮 Extraordinary the strength and longevity ballet training confers. Must be Pigeon Ferri. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Rob S said: Last night's team That's a really good photo, Rob. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Talking of Barry Wordsworth, what was the incident with the score on Wednesday Tuesday? I didn't quite catch all of it. And was it the same cast for Vixen last night, or different? Edited February 15, 2019 by alison To correct date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, alison said: Talking of Barry Wordsworth, what was the incident with the score on Tuesday? I didn't quite catch all of it. And was it the same cast for Vixen last night, or different? Same cast last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, alison said: Talking of Barry Wordsworth, what was the incident with the score on Tuesday? The wrong score was on his music stand so he had to dash back in and get the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Sim said: The wrong score was on his music stand so he had to dash back in and get the right one. Did some cunning joker put the score for Foxy Lady there? 🦊 Edited February 15, 2019 by Rob S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Oh, poor Campbell. In the last run 3 years ago, 'his' pigeon failed to attach to the back of the chair and, fluttering around on the floor instead, pretty much drew all eyes away from the reconciliating couple. Edited February 15, 2019 by capybara [Deletion because I was commenting on the basis of false information - now corrected above! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, capybara said: How do you know this? I was right near him on Tuesday and didn't see anything amiss. Shows how much I was concentrating! That's cos it happened on Wednesday, not Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Duh, sorry! There are so many Pigeons this week that I can't keep track! Hey, James Hay's pigeon didn't appear to peck, claw or anything else on Tuesday night! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I know it was Wednesday because I wasn't there on Tuesday. And I was standing next to Sim at the time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, alison said: Duh, sorry! There are so many Pigeons this week that I can't keep track! Hey, James Hay's pigeon didn't appear to peck, claw or anything else on Tuesday night! Hay wasn't on on Tuesday night, at least not when I was watching Campbell! Edited February 15, 2019 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I didn't say he was - it just struck me, since you'd mentioned Campbell's pigeon problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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