Jan McNulty

http://www.nationaldancecats.co.uk/ J&E, highlight the URL of the website, right click and choose copy from the option list. Go to where you want to post the link, position the cursor and right click. Choose the paste option. Then "enter" when you have pasted to ensure that the link is blued and can just be clicked on.

The 7 Fingers Sequence 8 Peacock Theatre WC2 Tuesday 16 September - Saturday 4 October 2014 Performances: Tues - Sat: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm; Sun: 2pm & 6pm Tickets: £15 - £38 Ticket office: 0844 412 4322 or www.sadlerswells.com One of the world’s most inventive contemporary circus companies The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de le Main) returns to Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre, with its latest show Sequence 8 from Tuesday 16 September - Saturday 4 October 2014. Hailing from Québec, renowned as the home of the modern circus discipline, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de le Main) has garnered critical acclaim for previous productions including Psy, which was co-produced with Sadler’s Wells and performed at the Peacock Theatre in 2010. Created in 2012 to celebrate the company’s ten year anniversary, Sequence 8 explores how relationships can be represented with acrobatics, focusing on how we define ourselves against others. Directed by company artistic directors Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila, the production features a cast of eight acrobats showcasing astonishing circus skills and aerial stunts. Founded in Montreal in 2002 by seven seasoned circus performers, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de le Main) artists are pioneers in their field and continue to produce work in their inventive trademark style, which combines exceptional physical talent with a striking human element. Their productions are all at once poetic, dark, loving and humorous. Over the last 12 years, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de le Main) has notched up more than 4,200 performances, visiting 300 cities in 40 countries. Weaving together theatrical narratives and physical skills with breathtaking results, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de le Main) has won a legion of fans the world over. Sequence 8 is suitable for all ages.

It's interesting how different people can see the same thing so differently! Graham Watts tweeted this morning: Graham Watts ‏@GWDanceWriter Inspirational performance of Swan Lake, last night by Alina Somova (I love her Odette so much) Kimin Kim & corps de ballet @mariinskyen It doesn't mean that either of these opinions is any less valid than the other, just that there was a different perception.

Possibly it is because people are deterred if their views differ from yours Assoluta. Linda is right - this thread is about Swan Lake performances and not the internal politics of the Mariinsky.

Links - Friday, August 08 2014 Osipova/Vasiliev, Solo for Two, London: Reviews - Clement Crisp, FT Judith Mackrell, Guardian Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Hannah Weibye, Arts Desk Lyndsey Winship, Standard Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Neil Norman, Stage Meghan Feeks, Huffington Post Gallery – Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Feature – Louise Jury, Standard Review – Bolshoi Ballet, Spartacus, New York: Carol Pardo, Danceview Times Interview – Helgi Tomasson, AD San Francisco Ballet: Laurine Mortha, Bachtrack News – Library of Congress Acquires American Ballet Theatre Archive: Donna Urschel, EIN News Review – Daniel Jaber, Too far again, not far enough, Agile, Adelaide: Alan Brissenden, Australian Preview – Vail International Dance Festival, Dance TV, Vail: Brian Schaefer, Out Picture Feature: Australian Ballet, Ballet in Bondi, Sydney: Dan Boud & Jason Reed/Reuters, Guardian Featurette – Misty Copeland (ABT): Fred Pawle, Australian Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Review – Feng Dance Theatre, Kid Box: Helen I Hwang, Huffington Post

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Hello Ballethfgirl and welcome to the forum. I do hope we will hear more from you.

Made the mistake of looking at the prices! Think I'll stick to M&S!!

Links - Thursday, August 07 2014 Review – Mariinsky Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London: Giannandrea Poesio, Spectator Review – Bolshoi Ballet, Swan Lake, New York: Leigh Witchel, Danceview Times Preview – Osipova and Vasiliev, Solo for Two, London: BWW News Desk, Broadway World News – American Ballet Theatre donating Trove of Materials to Library of Congress: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – Vail International Dance Festival, Seven New Works, Vail: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Allegro, Hamilton: Debbie Bright, NZ Theatre View Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, A Million Kisses to My Skin, Take Five … More or Less, Before After, Rassemblement, Jacob’s Pillow: Tresca Weinstein, Times Union Feature: Leap of Faith: How Ladysmith Black Mambazo turned into ballet dancers: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review – Jacob Jonas The Company, In a Room on Broad St, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature – 17 Ballet Icons who are changing the face of dance today: Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post Feature - Vincent and Flavia: Lyndsey Winship, Standard Feature - Valda Setterfield, The Lear Project, Kilkenny: Michael Seaver, Irish Times

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For members who don't stray out of Doing Dance and who have DCs who may not otherwise be occupied, the Mariinsky class is being live streamed tomorrow. Details on this thread.

Hello HG and welcome to the Forum. I can't answer your query but I'm sure other members will be able to offer advice. Please let us know how you get on.

Hello Jazzerina and welcome to the Forum. Thanks for you comments about the Hammond Summer School. I hope you will continue to join in the discussions on the Forum.

Hello Dance Mum and welcome to the Forum. I can't answer your queries but I am sure some of our other Members will be able to offer advice. Please let us know how you get on.

Sky Arts made a short documentary about the making of Northern Ballet's Beauty and the Beast in 2011. Northern Ballet have issued a link to the programme: http://northernballet.com/?q=beauty-the-beast/video/making-beauty-the-beast

Over the last couple of weeks there have been a number of commemoration events that I have heard about. Sadly I only saw the TV highlights of the Giants event in Liverpool last weekend. I have seen photographs on the internet of the Ice miniatures event that took place in Birmingham yesterday. Yesterday evening I was at The Lowry to see a tango show and there was an open air event starting at 22:00 at Media City. HONOUR - MEDIA CITY, SALFORD - 2ND AUGUST 2014 This was a multi-media event based on the words of the War Poets and the stories of ordinary men and women. I missed the first couple of minutes. When I arrived it was to see a huge screen across the front of a building. There were some people on the stage and the words being spoken seemed to be the words of poems or letters. Suddenly the screen sprang to life with archive footage of men in the trenches and going over the top. The soundtrack of exploding mortars was suddenly augmented by fireworks going off on the top of the building and giant spotlights flashing onto the audience. It was an incredibly evocative and moving couple of minutes - you could almost imagine what it must have been like under constant bombardment in the trenches. As the images faded some dancers appeared on the stage - Phoenix Dance Theatre - who seemed to be doing a very anguished dance - perhaps people suffering from shock. As that section ended an enormous choir started filing onto the stage for the final section of the event. A young boy performed Pie Jesu before the choir started singing and the screen was filled with words, fragments of sentences in both English and German and letters. As the singing moved into a final, moving, choral piece the image on the screen changed to poppies floating down from the sky. It was a compelling image. Despite the torrential rain earlier in the day the evening was dry and I would estimate a couple of thousand people attended this ultimately moving event. I am sure more people will have seen events in their area. I would love to hear about them.

I'm at that performance KQ. If you see me do say hello!

Northern Ballet, Royal Armouries and Leeds University are holding a "Gothic event" at Leeds Central Library on 27th August at 6pm. http://northernballet.com/?q=dracula/a-gothic-evening-at-leeds-library A Gothic Evening at Leeds Library Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 6pmTo celebrate the return of Northern Ballet's Dracula join us at Leeds Central Library for an evening with Royal Armouries and University of Leeds as we share insights on the gothic era and Bram Stoker’s legendary novel, Dracula. We'll be asking why does it continue to influence art, culture and society and always keeps us thirsty for more. book now The event lasts approximately 90 minutes. Places are free but booking is essential. The excitement is building!!!

I love tins and I discovered Steam Cream last year. It is a lightweight cream that you can use on your face or as a body lotion. There is a wide range of tins and this is a new design I was emailed about this morning. https://www.steamcream.co.uk/les-sylphides There is currently an offer on of 2 tins for £20 or 3 for £28.

PRESS RELEASE 30/07/2014 A PLIÉ FOR REPRESENTATION ‘A scarcity of ballet at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is preventing career advancement for many upcoming dancers’ says Artistic Director, David Murley. Hosting more than 3000 shows, and labelled as the ‘World’s Largest Arts Festival’, you would expect more than just two ballet performances. David Murley, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s only professional ballet company believes that there is an audience for ballet at the Fringe: “I am amazed just how underrepresented ballet is. When most people think of the Fringe, they think comedy, and for good reason. But there is undoubtedly demand for original and thought-provoking ballet presented to the highest level of technical discipline. This is our second year in Edinburgh and we have had to move to a venue with more than double the capacity we had last year simply because of high audience demand and lack of direct competition!”. This year MurleyDance are presenting ‘Object of My Affection’, three new pieces which explore the deep and unbreakable relationships we form with objects, such as technology, people and our homes. As a company founded by former professional dancer, David Murley, the piece will feature a high standard of technical dance movement, coupled with original and creative storytelling laced with deeper meaning throughout. “The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a platform that has spring-boarded so many careers, yet upcoming classical-based companies and dancers are just not taking advantage of it. More specifically, they are not being given the opportunity to take advantage of it!” David continues. “There’s an accepted wisdom that to be a success you have to get into the Royal Ballet or English National Ballet, but the reality is very different. There are hundreds of talented dancers but only limited spaces at the established companies. At MurleyDance, we are like ‘ballet-entrepreneurs’. Instead of presenting the over-competitive classical repertoire, we are focusing on presenting new works that showcase the extraordinary talents of dancers, choreographers, designers and composers. Through this approach we provide opportunities for upcoming talent to perform to new audiences”. Amongst MurleyDance’ s upcoming stars is 19-year old choreographer, Richard Chappell whose piece, Into Decay, is the final piece in MurleyDance’ s ‘Object of My Affection’. Richard says “My ambition was to be both a contemporary and classical choreographer, but in most classical ballet companies there are extremely limited opportunities for young choreographers. MurleyDance have given me the first step, and now I am excited to have my work showcased in front of an international audience at such an exciting event!”. MurleyDance are performing Object of My Affection at Greenside Venue, Nicholson Square between the 1st and 23rd of August. For more information visit www.murleydance.com. Notes to Editor: MurleyDance is a London based modern ballet dance company, fusing classical technique with theatricality. Founded in 2011 by former National Ballet and Glyndebourne Festival Dancer, David Murley, the company is the only professional ballet company attending the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. MurleyDance debuted in February 2012 in Resolution! at The Place, and have since appeared at Rough and Tumble, Spiral Arts Festival, Resolution! 2013, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. The company also toured its Triple Bill nationally in Autumn 2013. Further information can be found at www.MurleyDance.com

Come to think of it, afternoon tea in the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok was pretty wonderful but that was about 15 years ago so can't now comment on price, although we did find the Oriental restaurants reasonably priced for a 5* hotel

Depending on when you can book and what days you can go the Travelodge Covent Garden can be very reasonable. In May, we got a Friday evening there for £58 (the Saturday evening was considerably more expensive!). It may be worth checking university accommodation too, as their holiday lets can be very good value.

Sounds like this was done behind her back while she's been on holiday, judging by her tweet above. Disgraceful!