Jan McNulty

I wonder if you are thinking of Susannah York in The Killing of Sister George?

Thanks for that Angela! It may be o/t but it's made my day!

Where are you based MaggiM, if you don't mind my asking?

Wish I could have been there, thanks for the report.

Hello MaggiM and welcome to the Forum!

Dark, sweet and sexy: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jul/01/natalia-osipova-review-sergei-polunin-sadlers-wells-premiere

Sounds fabulous to me. I'm hoping to go!

Thanks Capybara, I've put the audition details on the relevant thread in Doing Dance

Will Tuckett is advertising on Facebook for male classical dancers for his new immersive Nutcracker (contract mid October to beginning January). Thanks to Capybara for highlighting this: "Will Tuckett 16 hrs · Dear Wonderful World of Dancers! I am making an immersive, theatrical ballet of Nutcracker this Christmas! • We are looking for strong, Classically trained male and female dancers who will be required to SPEAK! • Classically trained female dancers who have harness / aerial dance experience! • Classically trained male and female dancers who have inline / pic / figure skating experience! This is as close as I've ever got to doing an open call for an audition so please, pass on to people and share about to anyone you think might be up for it and looking for a jolly team to spend Christmas with!!! Rehearsals / Shows go - 10th October to January 8th. It's going to be lots of new skills and finding out how this might work as we go, so looking for a collaborative, up for it company. EVERYONE in the show will be interacting with the public up close and as its a family show it means being comfortable with old, young and in the middle alike... and to audiences not just new to dance but also new to this kind of show. Its Christmas so our responsibility is to make it the most magical experience our audience have ever had... If I was a 7 year old I'd want to remember it as the best thing ever.... Or 77 come to that! Thanks so much for reading!!!! C.V.s and photos to : henry.nutcracker@gmail.com !!!! Please don't send things to me personally as it gets everso confusing! And if you do, apologies if I don't answer!!!! iillxxx" https://www.facebook.com/will.tuckett.92?fref=ts More details about the production here: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/12914-william-tucketts-new-nutcracker-to-be-performed-in-wembley-park/#entry176593

Links - Friday 01 July, 2016 Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Sleeping Beauty, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Leigh Witchel, Danceview Times Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, Bachtrack Feature - Cassandra Trenary (ABT) on having just danced Sleeping Beauty: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Natalia Osipova, Qutb, Silent Echo, Run Mary Run, London: Review - Neil Norman, Stage Galleries - Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Tristram Kenton, Guardian Review - Nederlands Dans Theater, Sehnsucht, Solo Echo, Stop-Motion, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Reviews - Nederlands Dans Theatre, The Statement, Woke up Blind, Safe as Houses, Stop-Motion, Auckland: James Wenley, Theatre Scenes John Daly-Peoples, NBR Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Agua, Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehort, Paris: Patricia Boccadoro, Culture Kiosque Reviews - Houston Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Melbourne: Chloe Smethurst, Brisbane Times Stephanie Glickman, Herald Sun Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Taming of the Shrew, Bristol: Nicola Yeeles, Bristol 247 Review - Ronald K Brown, She is Here, For You, High Life, Torch, New York: Apollinaire Scher, FT Review - Will Rawls, The Planet-Eaters: Seconds, New York: Martha Sherman, Danceview Times News - An immersive new Nutcracker hopes to bring new audiences to ballet: Robert Dex, Standard Review - RIOULT Dance, Dream Suite, Polymorphous, Duets Sacred & Profane, New York: Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene Review - Susan Marshall, Chromatic, New York: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Feature - Mthuthuzeli November (Ballet Black): Debbie Hathaway, Cape Times Review - Footnote New Zealand Dance, Transfer, Auckland: Dione Joseph, NZ Herald Review - Dancenorth, If______ Was____, Melbourne: Maxim Boon, Limelight Preview Feature - DanceBourne Arts, Balance, Melbourne: Simon Caterson, Daily Review Review - Ballet Manila, Giselle (a gala performance in honour of Tita Radaic), Manila: Mika Fabella, GMA

Link to the production website including calendar and ticket purchasing link. Amongst the cast, only Adam Cooper has been named - he will be performing Drosselmeyer. http://www.nutcrackershow.com/tickets/

I've just picked this article up via Twitter. It sounds intriguing: http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/an-immersive-new-nutcracker-hopes-to-bring-new-audiences-to-ballet-a3284616.html

Hello Helis and welcome to the Forum. Thanks for the link, sadly I don't speak any German but I will run it through Google translate.

I can't help with the three act Anastasia either. I saw ENB do Act 3 many years ago - with Lynn Seymour and the following year with Trinidad Sevillano. I found it incredibly powerful but it is not conventional ballet. Fille is absolutely joyous. Early in my ballet-watching days I saw it and wrote if off as slight. I cannot believe I made that totally stupid mistake! It may be a lighter subject and it may have the corps skipping around at time but Sir Frederick Ashton creates characters you care about and some of the choreography is the most sublime you are going to see anywhere. The Fanny Elssler pdd is exquisite and gives me a lump in my throat for that reason. If I was booking I would go for Marquez/Campbell (OK I'm biased!) or Morera/Muntagirov. I'm very sad I can't make either of Mr Campbell's performance.

Thanks Bridie, I should be OK for the 1807 from Euston then!

What was the running time of the programme please?

The latest Press Release: Stars of The Australian Ballet begin preparations on two signature works for the upcoming tour to London This week The Australian Ballet commences rehearsals for its upcoming tour to London, where it will perform at the Coliseum, the West End's largest theatre, over a two-week season, from 13 to 23 July 2016. Tail feathers are being shaken and glass slippers dusted off as the company prepares two of its signature works; a return season of Graeme Murphy’s highly acclaimed Swan Lake and a first time London season of Alexei Ratmasnky’s Cinderella. Principal Artists Amber Scott (Odette) and Adam Bull (Prince) with Soloist Dimity Azoury (Duchess) will openSwan Lake, with Rudy Hawkes, Amy Harris and Leanne Stojmenov, Kevin Jackson and Ako Kondo performing lead roles in subsequent performances. Principal Artists Leanne Stojmenov (Cinderella) and Kevin Jackson (Prince) will open Cinderella, followed by Amber Scott and Ty King-Wall, and Ako Kondo and Chengwu Guo. Libby Christie, Executive Director of The Australian Ballet said, “Both productions have become acclaimed works and earned the company rave reviews from critics and audiences across Australia and abroad, so we’re very excited to be bringing them to London next month.” “International touring has been an important regular undertaking for The Australian Ballet. International tours to key cultural centres provide an excellent opportunity to showcase the company to the broader world market. Our international performances allow us to showcase the company's technical excellence, versatility and artistry and assist us to develop future collaborations and opportunities – in this case in the UK,” said Christie This tour has been made possible thanks to the company’s International Touring Fund, an endowment fund within The Australian Ballet Foundation, that provides financial resources to assist the company to regularly present The Australian Ballet on the world stage. The tour is also generously supported by the Australian Government and tour corporate partners News UK and Qantas. “Regular international touring exposes us to new audiences and provides the opportunity to be consistently benchmarked by these audiences and critics against the great ballet companies of the world,” said Christie. Earlier this year ten shipping containers left Australian shores with a cargo of two sets, over 420 costumes and 297 pairs of shoes, including 104 pointe shoes. A touring party of 114 people, including dancers, music staff, wardrobe, medical, technical and company staff, arrive into London on Sunday 10 July. As Australia’s national ballet company, The Australian Ballet has had a long history of international touring, and has visited 37 countries and 87 cities since it was founded in 1962. This tour marks the company’s 25thinternational tour. SWAN LAKE Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 July Press night is Wednesday 13 July Evenings at 7.30pm Matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm Tickets: £15 - £75 (£90 premium) Groups: Discounts for 10+ Family ticket: Save 20% on selected prices LONDON COLISEUM: 020 7845 9300, www.eno.org CINDERELLA Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23 July Press night is Wednesday 20 July Evenings at 7.30pm Matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm Tickets: £15 - £75 (£90 premium) Groups: Discounts for 10+ Family ticket: Save 20% on selected prices LONDON COLISEUM: 020 7845 9300, www.eno.org australianballet.com.au -ends-

Swan Lake - 20% discount code in the Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/esrewards/save-20-on-tickets-to-swan-lake-a3284281.html

Links - Thursday 30 June, 2016 Feature - Alexei Ratmansky: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - Royal Ballet, Giselle, Tokyo: Joy Wang, Seeing Dance Interview - Carlos Acosta: Ambrose Li, Timeout HK Reviews - LA Dance Project, Hearts and Arrows, On the Other Side, Harbor, London: Anna Winter, Exeunt Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Reviews - Birmingham & London: Ismene Brown, Spectator: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Shakespeare Triple LA Dance Project, Hearts and Arrows, On the Other Side, Harbor Book Review - Sir Peter Wright & Paul Arrowsmith, Wrights and Wrongs: David Mead, Seeing Dance Reviews - Nederlands Dans Theatre, The Statement, Woke up Blind, Safe as Houses, Stop-Motion, Auckland: Raewyn Whyte, NZ Herald Roxanne de Bruyn, NZ Theatreview Review - Ronald K Brown, She is Here, For You, High Life, Torch, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Footnote New Zealand Dance, Transfer, Auckland: Sarah Knox, NZ Theatreview News - Hofesh Shechter company in collaboration at Tower of London in 2018: Robert Dex, Standard Review - Manassas Ballet Theatre, Cinderella, Manassas: Susan Bardenhagen, Inside Nova

So sorry it hasn't worked out for this year Katymac. Do press them to continue fund raising NOW so that it is not a mad dash and more disappointment next year. Some of our members have given some really good fundraising ideas above.

A couple of points: 1. Have you had a look at the BRB 2016/17 season Floss??? 2. Dancers can and do disappear within BRB. 3. I agree that dancers in small companies tend to get greater opportunities. 4. Thinking about bullet 3 above, should the Royal Ballet be reduced in size to, say, 70 dancers to help give dancers more developmental opportunities? 5. Light the blue touch paper and stand well back!

Film Review: http://www.easyreadernews.com/130777/kind-traitor-british-movie/

Links - Wednesday 29 June, 2016 Reviews - LA Dance Project, On the Other Side, Hearts and Arrows, Harbor Me, London: Sara Veale, Fjord Review Tatiana Rathelot, Bachtrack Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Taming of the Shrew, Birmingham: GJ Dowler, Classical Source Q&A - Irina Kolesnikova: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Romeo and Juliet, New York: Ferri: Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine Copeland/Simkin: Carla Escoda, Huffington Post Review - SFDanceworks, Joe & Ida, Portrait, Z Duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two, Lickety Split, San Francisco: Rita Felciano, Danceview Times Feature - What’s Next for Australian Ballet and Australian Ballet School: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review - Susan Marshall, Chromatic, New York: Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal Review - Kapila Venu, The Set Up, New York: Apollinaire Scherr, FT Play reviews - Aleta Lawson, Dancing with the Devil, London: Lucy Rahim, Official London Theatre Chris Bridges, The Gay UK News - Puma partners with New York City Ballet: Seunghee Suh, Allure

Try this one: https://twitter.com/dancingtimes/status/747796328554565633

He is the Godfather of British dance critics - so eminent that I could not even hope to breathe the same rarified air. I quite often do not agree with him but I can enjoy his reviews of things I have not seen.