Bruce Wall Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Thanks so for this, Duck. Wonderful to see Haydee (my very first Juliet) out there as the Nurse. Remember her doing it at the Coliseum when Stuttgart visited - and the houses being SOOOO very empty. Edited January 6, 2019 by Bruce Wall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Glad to see that the video is accessible from abroad :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 The Semperoper Ballet in Dresden in Aaron Watkins' version of The Nutcracker was broadcast on 24 Dec and is currently available as VOD. https://www.br-klassik.de/programm/fernsehen/ausstrahlung-1615954.html I hope this one is accessible from abroad, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBBB Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Not TV but radio: Marianela Nuñez is on Radio 4 on 8th January at 11.30, talking about life and preparations for her 2 roles in the recent RB run of La Bayadère. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Don't forget the ENB/Akram Khan Giselle tonight, 7 pm, BBC4, if that sort of thing floats your boat. Plus a repeat of the Kenneth MacMillan documentary in the early hours, I think at 3 am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi'smom Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Transmitting at 10pm, Monday 29th April on Channel 4 The Curry House Kid “Khan has made an illuminating, personal and powerful documentary about his life and relationship with his family.” Evening Standard At their height there were 12,000 curry houses in Britain, the vast majority run by Bangladeshi immigrants. Akram Khan’s father was one of them, and he expected his son to inherit the family business. But Akram had other ideas: he wanted to dance.Now he’s one of the world’s leading dancers and choreographers. This film sees Akram return to the curry houses of his childhood, meeting the chefs who created this culinary institution in the face of hostility and, often, violent racism. Exploring their stories of immigration, this most effortlessly global of artists comes face-to-face with his own past, his family history, and the reasons he became a dancer. All of this is woven into a poetic new piece of dance that tells a universal story – the immigrant experience in Britain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Thanks, Mimi'smom. Recorder set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 See also Links for last Thursday, 25 April - a biggish feature from The Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Either I didn't actually read that one (I know I downloaded it) or I didn't register the link between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Good to hear. I forgot it was on, so was very pleased I'd set the recorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I wasn't sure why the programme concentrated on Brick Lane; nowhere was it clarified that Khan was actually born and brought up in Wimbledon. And it's been clear from his work for a long time that he has been seeking to reconcile his upbringing and identity with his Bangladeshi heritage; I found the analysis in the programme much more superficial than what has emerged from his work. So although his dancing was wonderful, I found the programme as a whole a bit disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Just turned the TV on and spotted this trailer for next Monday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006h6c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 A heads up for The Man Who Loved Redheads with Moira Shearer on Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) this Saturday 18:35 I haven't see it for ages, so I can't remember how much she dances. IMDB says "John Hart dances the part of Sergei in the Sleeping Beauty extracts and appears by permission of the Covent Garden Trust." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, trog said: A heads up for The Man Who Loved Redheads with Moira Shearer on Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) this Saturday 18:35 I haven't see it for ages, so I can't remember how much she dances. IMDB says "John Hart dances the part of Sergei in the Sleeping Beauty extracts and appears by permission of the Covent Garden Trust." Thanks trog - sounds like fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogoat Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 With the AI (Artificial Intelligence) bandwagon gaining momentum, it was only a matter of time before it would be applied to choreography, and almost inevitable that it would involve Wayne McGregor (see https://www.dancemagazine.com/is-google-the-worlds-next-great-choreographer-2625652667.html). Well, the latest episode of BBC's technology programme, Click, featured a segment on his collaboration with Google's Arts and Culture Lab (it's about 9 mins into the episode at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006bxp ). I'm not convinced it's anything more than a publicity stunt at the moment - the generated moves looked like most Wayne McGregor choreography I've seen. Rather worryingly, one of the dancers said the AI system didn't understand physics or take account of gravity when creating the movements! Now, real dancers dancing real choreography can certainly look as if they defy gravity, but I don't think any of them can actually ignore it! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 We had to retune the tv on Saturday and Talking Pictures disappeared as it often does! Will have another go in a few days. In fact on Saturday we even lost BBC one and BBC 2 for a while not sure if it was weather conditions or they were working on the transmitter ( on the Isle of Wight) or something. Also on Friday it was really windy down here with some very strong gusts anyway something was up so hopefully they will repeat that programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 "The Red Shoes" is being shown once again on BBC2 this coming Saturday, at 12.50 pm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlandau Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 BBC2 has a new series starting this evening about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, looks quite interesting.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00077ch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMM1 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 37 minutes ago, Orlandau said: BBC2 has a new series starting this evening about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, looks quite interesting.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00077ch There is also a documentary on Gwen Verdon on BBC4 this Saturday 3rd August at 10.30pm : Merely Marvelous - The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'd seen an article about it, but hadn't realized that it was a) TV rather than cinema, and b) on the BBC, so thanks, both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Wow - although I am a classical dancer and teacher through and through, I love Fosse's work. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Really not worth starting its own thread, but I turned on early for the news last night and caught the end of Peaky Blinders. Does anyone know who was dancing the Dying Swan? The credits were too small for me to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleS Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The dancers in this segment were Brenda Lee Grech and Jacob Wye from Rambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks, Michelle. I was at the computer with my computer glasses on, so couldn't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Extract of an email from Rambert. By order of the Peaky Blinders, Rambert performed on the most recent episode of the popular BBC One series dancing Swan Lake choreographed by Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer. Described by Thomas Shelby as "an independent dance company, dedicated to bringing ballet to the people", Rambert is absolutely thrilled we had the opportunity to be involved in such an amazing show. In case you missed it, watch the full episode now on BBC iPlayer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Oops, got the ballet wrong. I didn't see there was a male dancer present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 the ballet starts at about 52 in on the iplayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Just seen on Ballet News. Northern Ballet's Victoria is comeing to BBC 4https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cdzp 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Oh, this is great news ... I so enjoyed the performances I saw at the Wells. With this and the film of the RB dancers in the cut MacMillan R&J it promises to be a very good Xmas all round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Bruce Wall said: Oh, this is great news ... I so enjoyed the performances I saw at the Wells. With this and the film of the RB dancers in the cut MacMillan R&J it promises to be a very good Xmas all round it is lovley to have good ballet to look forward to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just watched Getting to the Nutcracker on Channel 5. Very insightful. Wow, that's some budget they must have. Some very talented dancers though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Lisa O`Brien said: Just watched Getting to the Nutcracker on Channel 5. Very insightful. Wow, that's some budget they must have. Some very talented dancers though. where did you see it? I have looked and I can't find it on TV, I did find it on Amazon Prime though. Edited November 30, 2019 by Janite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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