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I thought that both Yasmine Naghdi and Federico Bonelli were very interesting when discussing the changed attitudes to nutrition in the ballet world, especially the Royal Ballet. Fedi's tale of sending for sachets of sugar to get himself through the third act in the past was amusing if even it shocks us today!
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Royal Ballet - Coppelia (Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2020)
cackles replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Yes, we thought that the first act was too dark. This isn't usually a problem at the Odeon in Wimbledon. -
I think that Bruce's list might be taken from the leaflet that is available at the Coliseum?
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The Odeon in Wimbledon was very empty unfortunately - I didn't do a head count!
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I believe that Alfreda Thorogood did some coaching for Concerto. She was in the audience tonight.
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Insight - RB class on stage - 17 October 2019
cackles replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Alex Campbell did the full barre. He was near the back on the last barre on the RHS (viewed from the audience) opposite Claire Calvert. He quietly got on with the warm up without drawing extra attention to himself. Principals often leave during class when they have rehearsals to attend. -
I was online for Friends booking at 9am on the opening day and was unable to buy any tickets for Cross Currents then.
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For Sale RB Firebird Mix Tonight Amphi Standing W
cackles replied to Ryo's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
Thanks for your reply Ryo. Linda -
For Sale RB Firebird Mix Tonight Amphi Standing W
cackles replied to Ryo's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
If this is for the Friday 14th performance I would like it please. Linda -
No, Vera was danced by Francesca Hayward at the rehearsal.
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Nicol Edmonds was Paris tonight in the Nunez cast.
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Royal Ballet Insight and In Rehearsal discussion
cackles replied to JohnS's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
As stated above the website said it was sold out but as I was attending the evening performance I decided to arrive early and to go to the Box Office to see if there were any returns. I was in luck and purchased my ticket at 5.45pm which gave me long enough to get up to The Clore in time for the 6pm start! They do not usually list the contributors to these events. I found out once I arrived and received the programme from the ushers. Occasionally dancers say on their social media sites that they are participating.- 345 replies
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St Petersburg tourism and Mariinsky tips
cackles replied to Blossom's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I agree with the above suggestions, especially Peterhof. Allow plenty of time to wander in the gardens after seeing the palace. At the Mariinsky you can get a cast list (similar to that at the ROH) in English for the equivalent of about 50p. I didn't have to ask - the usher offered to get one for me and delivered it to me at my seat about 5 minutes later. -
ROH public booking, summer season 2019
cackles replied to RHowarth's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
At 9am there were no tickets available for the insight celebrating Fonteyn. Now over 3 hours later there are tickets available and I've just grabbed one!- 51 replies
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"The pigeons can only fly from left to right across the stage, as that is what they have been trained to do" Woman during the interval last night!
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The "new" Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
cackles replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Bag checks back in operation at the Bow Street entrance but not at the Piazza doors! I too was told that I could take a photo of the cast changes if I wanted to do so. -
,There were no change of casts slips, no notice as far as I saw, except for a small one in the amphitheatre corridor. I thought it was very rude to the dancers that no announcement was made either. I agree with many of the above comments but would like to add that it was good to see Gary Avis in a dancing role again!
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I go to most of the rehearsals but have never been asked for any feedback.
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No problems with watching Infra or the beautiful SIC Richard. I will be interested to see if there have been any adjustments tonight when I am sitting further back. It was such a pity as, having been to the Insight and also watching a rehearsal on one of the Month of Sundays, I was looking forward to seeing The Unknown Soldier.
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We were sitting in the mid amphitheatre for the rehearsal today and couldn't see the heads of some of the dancers at the back until it rose higher for the next section.
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I had no problem last night - walked in, picked up cast list plus changes slip from the front desk (Bow Street entrance). Reading the above I must have been lucky! My heart always sinks though when I see them on the desk. I am surprised that no one has commented on the candles flying around in the last act and how carefully both Nela and Natasha avoided tripping on them.
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