Jan McNulty

Oh I do hope you get there. The tickets are already on sale and it's on 15th February.

So were any other forum members there on Thursday evening who would like to tell us what they thought of the performance?

Having seen 7 performances of SPW's Sleeping Beauty I can assure you that this solo is not in it.

I’ve just clicked on the link from my iPhone and it comes up with no issues at all.

If you mean Broadway World I don't know why you can't see it. This publication is not paywalled so should be readily available to you. I don't even think you have to sign up to see it.

Hello @keivi and welcome to the Forum!

The annual Evening of Music and Dance has long been one of the highlights of my year and this year was no exception. Symphony Hall Is a fabulous venue and despite the fact that the dancers only have a pocket handkerchief to perform on it is so good to see the orchestra "in the open" instead of buried in the pit. As ever the orchestra was conducted by the effervescent Paul Murphy and they were utterly magnificent. The evening was opened by Carlos Acosta making a short and impassioned speech with the message of the need for everyone to support the arts. This year the theme was Tchaikovsky classics and what an opening we had with what I think of as the ending of Theme and Variations. The music swelled and soared and I was swept away! All the danced excerpts were highlights and, as with every year, I was yet again I was amazed at how well the dancers use the tiny space available to them. I must particularly mention Celine Gittens divine performance in the white swan adagio from Swan Lake. What a privilege to see her from the centre of the very close front row. Every tiny meaning and look had meaning - just beautiful. Tzu-Chao Chou danced a very elegant short solo from Sleeping Beauty that I can't ever remember seeing. The programme tells us it was choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton and it was sublime. The 2 danced items in Act 2 rounded the evening off on a high with the glorious Miki Mizutani and Max Maslen performing the gpdd from the Nutcracker beautifully. They looked wonderful together. The final item of the evening was Yu Kurihara and Lachlan Monaghan giving us serious fireworks in the black swan pdd. Even though danced completely out of context Yu was sexy, alluring and downright evil. You could see she was leading Lachlan on and equally you could see Lachlan fell for her hook, line and sinker. It was sensational!! We left the hall and wended our way home on a real high. I can't wait for next year's evening now!

I saw (I think it was PNB) perform the Balanchine at Edinburgh years ago and I was bored rigid! Obviously Ashton's Dream reigns supreme but David Nixon did a wonderful version for Northern Ballet.

Hello @Rosieribbons and welcome out of the lurking shadows!

I don't know if it is still allowed but many years ago a lady transferred to my team from down south. Her husband, who had been a house husband was offered a job by his previous employer at the new location. He accepted the written offer and waited for a start date. It didn't come and when he contacted the company he was told that there weren't any vacancies left. He went for legal advice and was told that as they hadn't given him a start date and a contract of employment had not been issued for signature no action could be taken against the company!! How many people have been affected by this over the years.

Hello @lucy14 and welcome to the Forum!

Dante Sonata is a serious anti-war piece and well worth viewing albeit somewhat different in style from what you may expect.

Dante … same costume as BRB.

I've noticed some dancers mention "paid partnership with xxx" if they are wearing new ballet wear.

Useful information for anyone who uses that road. I sometimes drive to Knaresborough that way. I believe they are trying to do something to prevent the landslips that have occurred over the last few years.

Hello @halidon, There's been a discussion about it here:

Links - Thursday 28 March, 2024 Reviews - Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Siobhan Murphy, Stage Review - London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem Crystal Pite & Jonathan Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall Review - National Ballet of Canada, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceview Times Reviews - Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene Review - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Review - Shanghai Ballet, Sigh of Love, Hong Kong: Kevin Ng, HK Economic Journal Review - Atlanta Ballet, mixed programme, Atlanta: George Staib, Arts ATL Review - Tulsa Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Tulsa: James D Watts Jr, Tulsa World Review - Los Angeles Ballet, Next Steps (triple bill), Los Angeles: Tom Teicholz, Forbes Review - Ballet Austin, POE / A Tale of Madness, Austin: Cat McCarry, Austin Chronicle Preview Feature - Sarasota Ballet, Portraits of Expression (mixed programme), Sarasota: Monica Roman Gagnier, Your Observer Preview Feature - Alana Griffith and Parker Brasser-Vos, Milwaukee Ballet, talk Cinderella: John Schneider, Shepherd Express Video Preview - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Indianapolis: Divine Triplett, Wish TV Preview - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Feature - Disrupting harm in dance: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review News - Bleuenn Battistoni promoted to Étoile at Paris Opera Ballet: Mary Tyson, Paris Beacon Feature - Lisa Yntema, founder Dance Data Project: Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine Feature - West African dance and hip-hop play a key role in a revamped Juilliard track: Michael Martin, Olivia Hampton, Ana Perez, NPR Video Feature - Researchers in Fort Worth are studying female ballet dancer health: Noelle Walker, NBCDFW News - Ohad Naharin, choreographer, expresses sadness over Ballet Ireland axing: Conor Pope, Irish Times

Hello @MomK and welcome to the Forum!

Links - Wednesday 27 March, 2024 Review - New York City Ballet, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Solitude, Symphony in Three Movements, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, PUUR, Ghent: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Review - Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, Ipswich: Louise Levine, FT Review - Boston Ballet, Cinderella, Boston: Jennifer May, Tufts Daily Review - Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, London: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Reviews - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent. London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Nicola Rayner, Stage Review - Black Grace, Paradise Rumour, Wellington: Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing Review - Los Angeles Ballet, Next Steps (mixed programme), Santa Monica: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald Reviews - China Oriental Performing Arts Group & Meishan Song and Dance Theatre, Dongpo: Life in Poems, New York: Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene Wendy Perron, Blog Review - Justin Peck, Illinoise, New York: Ethan Eisner, Tufts Daily Review - West Side Story, Sydney: Rebecca Whitton, Australian Stage Preview - Pett | Clausen-Knight, Imago, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Feature - Pett | Clausen-Knight talk Imago: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme, Berkeley: Lou Fancher, 48 Hills Feature - Chalvar Monteiro, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter Preview - Ballet Arizona, Contemporary Moves, Phoenix: Staff, Queen Creek Sun Times Preview - Ballet of Bordeaux National Ballet, La Sylphide, Don Quichotte Act 3, Shanghai, Shine Preview - Phil Chan & Doug Fullington, Star on the Rise: La Bayadere … Reimagined, Bloomington: Vaishnavi Banali, IDS News Feature - Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, choreographer: Aimée Ts’ao, San Francisco Classical Voice News - National Ballet of Canada tours to Paris in October 2024: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van News - New Jersey Ballet celebrates 65th anniversary: AA Cristi, Broadway World Feature - Ioanna Avraam, Vienna State Ballet: Sara Douedari, Cyprus Mail Audio Feature - West African dance & hip-hop play a key role in the revamped Juilliard track: Staff, WFDD Feature - An Su-yeon, Korean National Ballet, to dance Odette/Odile in Swan Lake: Hwang Dong-Hee, Korea Herald

A Wishlist rather than predictions but here is the Wishlist. (Companies other than the Royal Ballet also included)

I've just done a search and, unless the title and content are particularly esoteric, the last predictions thread was for the 23/24 season.

It's not just his technique it's his emotion and sheer elegance that grab the eye. Thanks Roberta.

But is still no use to anyone who wants to buy a ticket but doesn't fall into one of the categories. Perhaps it may be worth checking back in case they are released but as pointed out elsewhere for those of us who have to book train tickets, hotels and kennel for dog it is frustrating to say the least. I had my eye on a ticket for Manon at a performance where, when I first looked, there was a decent choice of seats. By the time I made up my mind to go for it a few days later not only had that ticket gone but the whole auditorium was showing as sold out. Then it became like the Hokey Cokey - some appeared, some disappeared, some appeared elsewhere, some disappeared elsewhere, the train and hotel prices had gone up so I gave up and settled for the cinema viewing which, while I enjoyed, was not the cast I had wanted to see.

Hello @MA-mummy and @Gemroar and welcome to the Forum!

Which is no use to anyone if they can't select them to buy!