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Sophoife replied to Goeff Whitman's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
If you're talking about the national company from a certain island continent @Goeff Whitman, please don't make me cry. The only Ashton we've seen in twenty years is The Dream (twice), Marguerite and Armand (teamed with the fairies last year), and the second and third parts of a triple also including the fairies in 2015, which were Symphonic Variations and Monotones II. Tetley made work on the company. Balanchine does appear on a semi-regular basis. MacMillan does not. Manon and Concerto are the only two pieces of his I can remember in the last twenty years. Robbins - nothing since 2008. - Yesterday
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I was recently browsing the Wikipedia entry for a certain national company who will remain nameless, and could t believe all of the Ashtons, Balanchine, tetleys, macmillans and more in the rep. I also was astounded by some of the Ballet superstars to have passed through the doors - including Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. However… when then looking at the website for this company, the repertoire listed is only from the past 11 years? How much of those hugely important historic works have been left to the wasteland, and will we ever see them again? Geoff
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Young people and potential freedom of movement deal
Roberta replied to Kerfuffle's topic in Doing Dance
Sadly yes. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/sunak-rejects-offer-of-mobility-scheme-for-young-people-between-eu-and-uk -
National Theatre Christmas show - Ballet Shoes
Peanut68 replied to Lynette H's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Wonder if anyone knows about casting? Or indeed if there could be a way to audition for the dancer daughter role…? -
Young people and potential freedom of movement deal
Peanut68 replied to Kerfuffle's topic in Doing Dance
Sounds about right for this whole mess….sigh -
Just out after the excellent first night. The crowd cheered: they definitely liked the show a lot, particularly Nadine Sierra, the tenor, the chorus and (dare one suggest) Donizetti energetically conducted. The production is no worse, actually better as simpler (though the interpolated miscarriage is still realistically bloody and extended). There were murmurs from cognoscenti that Sierra was a little slow and a little shrill in places, but she is admirably full voiced, particularly in comparison to the less experienced but spot on precise Liv Redpath, who I also enjoyed a lot at the dress rehearsal. To my great sadness I never had the chance to see Joan Sutherland in the role but was able to catch the supernatural voice of Gruberova as Lucia half a dozen times in her long career. For those who don’t know, put that name into YouTube and prepare to be amazed.
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Young people and potential freedom of movement deal
Colman replied to Kerfuffle's topic in Doing Dance
Both Labour and the Tories have repudiated the offer, for reasons I can’t begin to describe (nor would I be allowed to here) never mind understand. On the other hand, my Irish son’s colleagues going the professional route via U.K. colleges this year will have the best of both worlds, putting U.K. competitors at a disadvantage. Isn’t that nice? -
Audience Behaviour - Thread 2
alison replied to BalletcoForum Moderators's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Quite. I wouldn't want any additional lighting effects on the sunrise from Daphnis and Chloe, for instance, just because someone else deemed it an "appropriate" moment 😀 -
Yes. Naughty Peregrine was there in all his glory last time BRB brought Fille down. After the performance I was walking past the stage door and there he was, with his trainer, just about to be loaded onto the horse truck. I stopped to stroke him (the pony, not the trainer!) and I asked if he enjoyed doing the shows. The trainer replied that he absolutely loves it, and loves all the attention. I do hope he is still with us (the pony....and the trainer!).
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Audience Behaviour - Thread 2
alison replied to BalletcoForum Moderators's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
"appropriate moments". That leaves a lot of leeway for interpretation, doesn't it? What happens when there's a difference in interpretation? -
Congratulations- my DD did couple past years in seniors, but not able to do this year. She had great time - hope your DD will enjoy too.
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NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS 2023
Jamiel Devernay-Laurence replied to capybara's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
See award nominees PETT|CLAUSEN-KNIGHT up close next week at Ballet Nights Spotlight! -
Thank you for your Kind Words!! For those not yet on our mailing list, we just dropped our next event - Ballet Nights New Voices at the Ministry of Sound -> Next week we present the national dance critics circle award nominees Pett|Clausen-Knight as a full evening SPOTLIGHT , and then we will be dropping our big cast announcement for Ballet Nights 005 first at Fridays Show Live! Hope to see you there! Jamiel
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Angela replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Next season at Ballett on the Rhine, with new directors Bridget Breiner and Raphael Coumes-Marquet: https://www.operamrhein.de/en/schedule/productions/#season-202425 somehow the choice buttons work only on the German website for me, so try this if it doesn't show season 2024/25: https://www.operamrhein.de/spielplan/produktionen/#ballett/spielzeit-202425 Next season at Hannover Ballet https://staatstheater-hannover.de/en_EN/premieren-24-25-staatsballett -
Looking for seats for the 7pm performance if anyone has any for sale
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National Theatre Christmas show - Ballet Shoes
lollylamb1 replied to Lynette H's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
We are offering £30 tickets for the performance of Lucia di Lammermoor on Monday 22nd April. The performance lasts for 3 hours, including 1 interval. You can purchase tickets via the ROH website here. Once you select the relevant date, you will be directed to a page where you'll be able to enter a code. Please enter the code PRELUDIO30 in the box and click apply.