Marg S

Marion Tait tells of the wisdom of dancers keeping their mouths closed as they thread through the seat, directly under a bird.

Campbell also trained at the RB Upper School and I believe that he went straight to BRB on graduation.

He did,indeed, go straight to B.R.B.

Thank-you for that.  Would he be tipped as a future Principal?

If Janet and I had any say. Sadly we don't!

Do not know why it needed changing.  It did not stop me booking an extra tkt for Brandon and Delia though!  (Lawrence  and Matthews)

Is his height an issue, Janet?

It was not a problem in Birmingham ,so???

It's about two and a half hours long. It finished about 9.35 last night.

Many thanks

Can anyone who has been at Birmingham Rep tonight tell me the running time of Elmhurst school end of year performance?

Awful problem last night with woman videoing performance.  I was in Row A Stalls Circle and she kept her phone light right the way three the first act.  Then she used the camera immediately the performance finished.

 

ROH need to get on top of this.  Their announcement that photography is forbidden is not enough.  They should state 'PHONES AND CAMERAS MUST NOT BE USED OR TURNED ON  AT ANY TIME IN THE AUDITORIUM.

Faced with this in the Nutcracker two years ago I told the offender to stop. She did! I think that if your enjoyment is being affected you are entitled to step in.

Yes, and the same couples in 'Romeo and Juliet'!  (but Hayward with Hay). 

No same couples please 

I was fortunate enough to hear Dame Gillian speak to a group in Birmingham last Tuesday. It was 6 in the evening, she had been rehearsing all day + giving interviews and all whilst competing with building noise. She was funny, warm, very informative and interesting and charming enough to give me an autograph for a stage struck (especially Phantom) young man of my acquaintance. My friend and I counted ourselves so lucky to have had this special evening.

I was taken , age 6,by my mother, to see Swan Lake at Nottm Theatre Royal. Not sure of the company but that started a lifetime of loving ballet. Going with my mother, with friends and my own daughter once she reached 6. Now I take her daughter who,at 11, is aveteran of 5 BRB Nutcrackers! ABW in two years time it will be 70 years since that first Swan Lake.

A bit off topic but Luke Schaufuss is now listed as a company member (no link to biog yet). 

And very good he was in Nutcracker last Tuesday, as one of the four Winds and the Arabian Dance.. Not sure if this was his first appearance with BRB but first time that I had seen him.

Hello Nottsballetlover

They show behind the scenes rehearsals, interviews with dancers and on one occasion (The Nutcracker)  the mechanics of the Christmas tree growing. Always really interesting. One tip. We have learned to get to the cinema in plenty of time as they tend to be very well supported.

I saw Don Q last Saturday .Loved it, so enjoy!

Margaret (ex West Bridgford)

I hope they announce the casts for Sadlers Wells soon.

Afraid you will have a wait. The Birmingham casts for early October aren,t out yet. Usually around two weeks before

Done and dusted by 10-15am .Confirmation email arr. by 11am. Pain free experience !

We throw flowers too!  It was very emotional tonight at Birmingham Hippodrome as the audience stood to say goodbye and thankyou  to Ambra Vallo and Vicky Marr ,both dancing for the final time on their home stage and retiring at the end of the season after giving years of joy to  B.R.B. audiences across the UK and abroad. They both, as always, gave us fabulous performances, Ambra as Giselle and Vicky as Myrtha,  Queen of the Wilis  and they could have had no doubt how their audience felt. There were a lot of moist eyes. including mine and I am so glad that I was there to be part of it.  Thank you both

Come to the conclusion that I prefer BRB ballets to RB they seem more relaxed and everyone is enjoying themselves.  Would never have got to have seen any of them though if it wasn't for DS being given the wonderful opportunities to take part in them. Would throughly recommend.

How I like that ! Could not agree more and the enthusiasm runs right through the Company, those of stage as well as on.

I would certainly agree with Janet's comment re ROH. BUT

99% of my ballet watching is with BRB and I freely admit that I am defensive about my "home " company (as discussed recently on another thread) but I am sufficiently involved to know something of the efforts that have been and are being made to obtain "non public" money. Of course the old work has to be done, it puts bums on seats. However for several years, BRB have run the Directors Appeal, from which all the money goes to fund new work. Since 2009 we have had David Bintley's E=mc2 and, more recently, Faster, both funded from this scheme Two years ago we had the new Bintley full length production Cinderella totally funded with non public money and next month we will see his new Aladdin, so far only seen in Japan. Last season we also saw Jessica Lang's new short ballet Lyric pieces . That scheme is a drop in the ocean of the efforts being made to obtain "private" money. I have heard David Bintley stress more than once the importance of new work as the life blood of the company and for me, recent examples have been vibrant.

I agree with the comments about our system of taxation. And I understand the practical politics but the enormous efforts being made, out of London, should be celebrated. Rant over!

John thanks for info. If a thing is worth having ,its worth waiting for I am told

Does anyone know whether we will, eventually, have the photos and notes about the dancers as on the previous web site?

R.B. La Bayadere with Rojo,Acosta and Nunez on Sky Arts tonight at 8pm

Me too!

BRB's Aladdin is" co-production with Houston Ballet foundation". Not sure how that is going to work.

I agre with Tony in respect of the treatment of BRB.

Oh so do I. In spades

Wondered if anyone had received their tickets in the post. I booked all of mine last Tuesday and still have to receive them. Usually I get them in a few days. Just curious me.

Booked on 12th, not yet received

Sky Arts 2 tonight (July 13th) 8pm, RB dance Swan Lake