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  1. Rachelm
    I'm catching up on World Ballet Day. I really love watching the Royal Ballet in class and hearing Darcey Bussell relay her experiences and technical knowledge- I think she has been a great addition to the coverage. Despite the frustrating cut-off to the class, I enjoyed hearing from Olivia Cowley about ballet fashion. Eric Underwood was great fun as a presenter too and it is so lovely to see Viviana Durante back with the company.
  2. Rachelm
    I wonder where Ksenia will be moving to?
  3. Rachelm
    Thanks for that- I'd have never noticed it on the schedule. All set to record
  4. Rachelm
    I think Mr Watson is very handsome, definitely not in your average pretty-boy kind of way, but who always wants that? I feel it is completely irrelevant for a dance critic to be so personal, and this particular critic seems to be quite the bully. I think Edward Watson's performance as Crown Prince Rudolph in Mayerling is outstanding and I love the emotional depth he brings to roles. He has something other-worldly about him which I find fascinating.
  5. Rachelm
    I adored Gable's Cinderella! I still have the music on CD.
  6. Rachelm
    This is an easy one for me- Edward Watson.
  7. Rachelm
    Also an interview in the Evening Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/francesca-hayward-a-sugar-plum-life-a3213211.html
  8. Rachelm
    I'd go back to my childhood love of the The Wells books by Lorna Hill. There's also a really good autobiography by Michaela DePrince called Taking Fight. Her journey from orphan in Sierra-Leone to professional dancer is truly remarkable.
  9. Rachelm
    Favourite dancers I have seen live: Alina Cojocaru Marianela Nunez Darcey Bussell Tamara Rojo Sarah Lamb Irina Kolesnikova Jayne Regan Ballerinas I've admired on film: Agnes Letestu Sylvie Guillem Viviana Durante Evelyn Hart Evgenia Obratzova
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    I think Sleeping Beauty isn't as magical as it should be considering it's full of fairies and an evil curse. I think that's why I enjoyed Matthew Bourne's production so much, where the emphasis was on storytelling. In no way did I miss the Rose Adagio or Grand Pas De Deux, multiple turns in pirouettes, or high extensions. This story flowed. The classical version feels quite static. There are elements I love in the classic version though- mainly the vision scene. Somebody else mentioned the Rose Adagio as feeling like an Olympic event- it really does! There is so much build up, and sometimes I feel quite uncomfortable watching it in case there are wobbles or worse.
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    I agree about a lot of Ashton- I love Thais Pas de Deux, Five Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan, and Fille- but aside from that I find his choreography really fussy. It's a bit like when a blouse has too many ruffles, lace and frills!!!! That's the feeling I get from his work. Now I'll probably get slaughtered!
  12. Rachelm
    Jewels- I just find it really boring!
  13. Rachelm
    I'd love to do Kitri's first solo in Don Quixote, Gamzatti's solo in the last act of Bayadere (RB version), Amour in DQ, and the Neopolitan in Swan Lake. There's also a beautiful solo in MacMillan's Requiem. I have memories of it in a documentary about Darcey Bussell and Viviana Durante many years ago.
  14. Rachelm
    BRB Nutcracker RB Nutcracker RB Mayerling Mariinsky Swan Lake POB Cinderella (Nureyev) POB Le Dame Aux Camelias Northern Ballet Romeo & Juliet (Morricone) Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty I also love Ashton's Thais Pas De Deux, and Five Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan.
  15. Rachelm
    I saw this in Norwich a couple of weeks ago and thought it was fantastic- the designs were stunning. I totally agree about Adam Maskell- I said exactly the same to my friend, that I couldn't take my eyes off him.
  16. Rachelm
    I think that's a brilliant idea! I would love to see those shoes!
  17. Rachelm
    I'm so glad someone remembers her! I loved her in that role. It must have been wonderful to be there for the alumni performance!
  18. Rachelm
    If I could have any dancer's pointe shoes right now it would be Alina Cojocaru's or Marianela Nunez's.
  19. Rachelm
    Not many may remember her, but the only pair of signed shoes I have are from former Northern Ballet (Theatre) principal Lorena Vidal. I won them when I was 14 for designing a badge for the Young Friends of NBT, which was then produced and sent out to Friends. I was so crazily excited to receive them that they probably meant as much to me back then as if they were Darcey Bussell's! I also had a poster signed by my favourite dancer from NBT back then- Jayne Regan.
  20. Rachelm
    Thanks for all the info Janet, I'm really looking forward to seeing this in Norwich. Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty this week!
  21. Rachelm
    YES!! That's the one!! Thank you very much!! Wow- you did some digging!!
  22. Rachelm
    Does anybody remember a Royal Ballet School documentary a good few years back, which featured a young Anna Rose O'Sullivan, amongst other students? I was trying to remember what it was called.
  23. Rachelm
    Yes- I noticed this too and was quite disappointed.
  24. Rachelm
    I agree- I really enjoyed his solo.
  25. Rachelm
    I agree with those above- really enjoying the performances of Hayward (reminded me of Cojocaru's Clara), Campbell and Naghdi. I actually enjoyed Kish's solo very much and Lauren is always beautiful! Olivia Cowley's Arabian stood out as an outstanding performance, as well as Harrod's gorgeous Columbine. Gary Avis really gives heart and soul to Drosselmeyer and I feel he really drives the whole ballet- I absolutely love him in this role.
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