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  1. MAB
    Rear stalls are okay, front stalls are another matter as the orchestra pit is so high. Being on the shorter side leg room isn't a problem. Sight lines are.
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    But his and a little earlier, Jonah Acosta's, remain the best performances in the Jeune Homme role I've ever seen. Far outshining that particular guest.
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    And he reminds me very much of Piers Beaumont, similar type of face (patrician) and near identical physique.
  4. MAB
    Avoid the stalls.
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    I read the following, both are to the best of my knowledge Ukrainian and have trained there. More names are likely to be added Really? Is that fact in the public domain.?
  6. MAB
    Yes Sim, they did. I still miss that pas de deux.
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    Couldn't agree more. In October I saw his ballet Initials R.B.M.E.after a gap of many years, it remains a true masterpiece.
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    Thank you Emeralds for your review of Takahashji, a dancer who in my opinion always delivers in all her roles. For me she is always first cast. There were some rather unkind comments about her elsewhere on this thread to which I didn't reply for fear of saying something I might later regret, Glad you enjoyed Saturday evening as much as I did.
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    That must surely only apply when his production is being danced.
  10. MAB
    Also the peasant pas de deux instead of a pas de six.
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    It may be called the Bolshoi Lift. nut mot all Bolshoi dancers perform it. I love that the Skeaping version doesn't have Albrecht carrying Giselle back to her grave,
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    That was the ratio it was broadcast in. It filled the screen whereas the first episode did not.
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    If you mean JW3 in Finchley Road, I have attended a ballet related event there in the past.
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    We do live in uncertain times, and there is a lot to be said for distraction right now. During Covid my mind went back to a decades old ballet by Flemming Flindt called The Triumph of Death that accurately predicted a pandemic. At that time it was a clever innovative theme but right now when the dystopian future may well become a reality that genre is ill timed. I must confess to being an outlier here when it comes to Mcgregor as I am something of a fan, though not all his work fills me with delight. Please assure me we won't be enduring another Pite work next season, I might just walk out on the RB for good if we do. How about asking Arthur Pita, a man who really knows how to put a smile on someone's face, to create something cheerful? Please.
  15. MAB
    There is a dearth of choreographers prepared to use the purely classical vocabulary. Ratmansky stays true to the faith. All views are subjective.
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    I remember seeing Ratmansky's beautiful Psyche at POB with that ravishing score by Cesar Franck, it would be a fine acquisition for the RB. Tiler Peck should be offered a commission sooner rather than later.
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    Going completely off topic, I'm fervently hoping the upcoming change at the top will see Christian Thielemann on the podium at ROH. Can we start an opera wish list?
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    The most extraordinary Giselle I ever saw. All the lifts were cut forcing Guillem to improvise. Nureyev never know when to give up, he sacrificed the performance for his ego that night.
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    In total fantasy land I would like the RB to stage Clavigo, it must be over fifty years since there was any Petit danced by the RB. And surely it's rime to revive Prince of the Pagodas and Sylvia.
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    Blossom, you've absolutely nailed it.
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    With regard to operas, the opera buffa is hardly a rare genre and many baroque operas, regardless of historical facts, inevitably end with a jolly ensemble. I can think of a number of ballets with happy endings. we just don't see them danced. As for modern dance, I think Martha Graham excelled in angst and that rather created a trend, but Paul Taylor created much that was upbeat and has there ever been a more uplifting work than Alvin Ailey's revelations? It's all down to programming.
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    It continued to be wonderful during the years Ashton was around to coach subsequent casts.
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    Thank you Silke H for including a couple of pas de deux. I suppose strictly speaking that makes fantasy triples quadruples. I wish we could include a pas de deux in the RB's ever shrinking repertoire as the dancers deserve more opportunities to take centre stage than they currently get. Walk to the Paradise Garden, Thais and Side Show are all too good to loose.
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    I'm surprised it got a second run, the other ballet created for Osipova, Medusa, was far superior in my opinion.
  25. MAB
    I saw Dante Project in Paris in May and it was obvious from the comments of others in my box that they were there for the composer.
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