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  1. Jan McNulty
    Concerto for Flute and Harp was just gorgeous. It was such a very clever use of the male corps.
  2. Jan McNulty
    Thanks for the recommendation Katherine. That was just awesome!
  3. Jan McNulty
    We enjoyed another excellent talk this morning from Lachlan Monaghan of Birmingham Royal Ballet. All the talks so far have been excellent. I'm so glad that Terpischore has organised them.
  4. Jan McNulty
    Links - Sunday 14 June, 2020 Feature - Karen Kain, retiring AD National Ballet of Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Streaming News - Dance Theatre of Harlem launches 7 weeks of online programming: Mark Peikert, Playbill Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardee: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Mayerling: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Feature - Director JA Moreno on his director’s cut of dance video 2 in a Million: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review News - Australian Ballet criticised for ‘lazy approach’ to combating racism: Andrew Taylor, Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Jan McNulty
    There's a thread for discussion of the performance here:
  6. Jan McNulty
    I've moved some posts discussing the performance over from the news thread. Thanks for starting this Capybara.
  7. Jan McNulty
    I agree with Capybara - too much singing and not enough dance. However the duet for Hayward and Corrales was absolutely sublime. It was heartfelt and moving and I was moved to tears (no surprise there then!). I think it is a fantastic venture by ROH but possibly not my cup of tea with the musical choices.
  8. Jan McNulty
    I wouldn't normally advertise and I stress that I have no personal connection but... Three young ladies from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Yaoqin Shang, Miki Mizutani & Reina Fuchigami, are making facemasks! They have said they will donate £1 from every one sold to the NHS.
  9. Jan McNulty
    An updated list of suggestions from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jun/12/lockdown-dance-online-videos
  10. Jan McNulty
    Dreadfully sad news. May Tair Gatauov Rest in Peace.
  11. Jan McNulty
    These are just beautiful. Thanks for the link Dave. I particularly liked ... all of them!
  12. Jan McNulty
    It can still be seen on BRB's FB page using the link above. I found that I have to open in a new tab for it to play.
  13. Jan McNulty
    I finally caught up on The Cellist just before it drops off-line. I absolutely loved this when I was fortunate enough to catch the second performance at ROH. I've loved it again tonight on the small screen. I thought it translated really well onto the small screen and it gave an even better opportunity to see the acting of the dancers close up. How is it that Gary Avis comes on stage and fills it? For me, Cathy Marston has a way of sketching in a character with just a few moves and in this piece she brought the characters beautifully to life. Marcelino Sambé and Matthew Ball were both fabulous in their roles but the piece belongs to Lauren Cuthbertson whose exquisitely moving performance brought me to tears again.
  14. Jan McNulty
    To which programme are you referring please?
  15. Jan McNulty
    BRB's Facebook page will be hosting a live chat between principal Tyrone Singleton and retired principal Jenna Roberts at 19:30 tonight. This will be followed by a showing of the pas de deux from Concerto (at 20:00). https://www.facebook.com/bhamroyalballet/videos/298670174644430/
  16. Jan McNulty
    I found this just about summed up lockdown, the desperation to get out and the frustration at not being able to.
  17. Jan McNulty
    I'm beyond words... https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/09/majority-of-uk-theatres-and-music-venues-face-permanent-shutdown
  18. Jan McNulty
    I don't know if people are aware of Amazon Smile. It is an offshoot of Amazon where 0.5% of your order price is donated to a charity of your choice. Amazon Smile operates in exactly the same way as Amazon and your log in works on both sites. Northern Ballet have just advertised that they are a registered charity on Amazon Smile. I've checked and none of the other major British ballet companies are registered (yet)... https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ap/signin?_encoding=UTF8&openid.assoc_handle=gbflex&openid.claimed_id=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.identity=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.mode=checkid_setup&openid.ns=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0&openid.ns.pape=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fextensions%2Fpape%2F1.0&openid.pape.max_auth_age=0&openid.return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon.co.uk%2Fref%3Dsmi_se_ya_so_ul&pageId=amzn_smile_desktop_uk
  19. Jan McNulty
    That's ridiculous. I hope you are all going to write and say that you wanted to complete the survey but were prevented from doing so!
  20. Jan McNulty
    I know they do. I was told my job was going. I was fortunate, I managed to escape on an early retirement scheme rather than having to relocate geographically. Two months after I had finished an ex-colleague announced on FB that he had been promoted and had a new job. When I asked what it was and he described it, it was essentially my old job with a different title and subtly worded changes to the job description!!! I didn't care because I had escaped!
  21. Jan McNulty
    It leaves BRB with no Autumn season. The best we can hope for is The Nutcracker, which opens at the end of November. The Hippodrome hasn't said that it is closing altogether. I expect it will be backroom staff, bar and restaurant staff and maybe fewer in the box office who will go. I suppose the paid ushers will be replaced by volunteers. More and more theatres seem to operate with a couple of duty managers and volunteer ushers. The Lowry has always operated this way.
  22. Jan McNulty
    The Lowry is in the City of Salford. I don't think it would be feasible as I don't find there to be much leg room between the rows.
  23. Jan McNulty
    Birmingham Hippodrome issued a statement yesterday. The theatre has already said that it will not reopen before 2nd November because it cannot viably reopen with social distancing measures. Now the theatre is entering into a period of consultation over redundancies with the staff. It's dreadfully sad: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/statement-from-birmingham-hippodrome-artistic-director-and-ceo-fiona-allan/?fbclid=IwAR2IVF3vzCGfjGv1mvKPoTw2TmYLQiTfnnOqcUUCtLUau7FjtHPCyRHo7Ko
  24. Jan McNulty
    It’s not looking likely that anyone can help you with this.
  25. Jan McNulty
    As far as I am aware the vocational schools will not be reopening till September.
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