Jan McNulty

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!

Mine too.

In my early days of ballet watching I was so naive that I though mere mortals couldn't go to Covent Garden! I do remember doing a day trip to see a matinee of Manon and the weather forecast was for heavy snow. A friend suggested I took a basic overnight kit just in case and to dress for the weather. It was one of the first times I had been in the stalls. I was dressed in jeans and a warm sweater. I can remember several people in what was the stalls bar at the back tutting me. It was off-putting to say the least!

A signed pair of Martha Leebolt's pointe shoes is one of my prized possessions and a lovely reminder of one of my most favourite dancers.

I've looked at your website and it sounds fabulous!! Perhaps a company in the UK would like to take it up...

Links - Monday 25 March, 2024 Review - Crystal Pite & Jonathan Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, London: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review - Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse, Islands, Suite en Blanc, Toronto: Gianmarco Segato, Bachtrack Review - Kansas City Ballet, New Moves (quad bill), Kansas City: Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack Review - Grand Rapids Ballet, Jumpstart 2024, Grand Rapids: Marin Heinritz, Revue Review - ThisIsPopBaby, Wake, Dublin: David Nice, Arts Desk Preview - Joburg Ballet, Salomé, The Void, Azul, Oudtshoorn: Staff, Artslink Featurette - Eleonora Abbagnato, AD Rome Opera Ballet: Staff, Il Messaggero Feature - Anya Alindada, Filipina graduate from ENB School: Ysa Abad, Rappler

Hello @Rox33 and welcome to the Forum!

Hello @Doug Fullington and welcome to the Forum. Thank you so much for taking the time to post and give us the link.

I've added some tags at the top. If you click on them you may get some ideas and I am sure other members will chip in. It may help if you say what age group/experience you are looking for.

There is a podcast interview with Phil Chan and Doug Fullerton included in the links on Thursday 21st March. It's good to see that the NY Times is playing catchup on this.

I don't think it's unusual for any company to offer comps to company members for performances that are not selling hugely well but definitely not if they are.

Hello @Melz and welcome to the Forum!

According to the downloadable cast sheets on BRB's website Beatrice made her debut on the Saturday evening in Southampton at the start of the tour. I think some injury/illness problems caused the switching around of casts during those few days.

The Press Release re casting: English National Ballet Carmen Sadler’s Wells, London Wednesday 27 March – Saturday 06 April 2024 www.ballet.org.uk/carmen English National Ballet today announces principal casting for the UK premiere of Johan Inger’s award-winning Carmen at Sadler’s Wells, London from 27 March – 06 April. Inger, whose work is rarely seen in the UK, has boldly reimagined the classic tale of seduction and obsession with choreography that combines contemporary and classical movement to powerful effect. Taking on the role of the sensual and spirited Carmen are Lead Principal Erina Takahashi, Junior Soloists Emily Suzuki and Ivana Bueno, and First Artist Minju Kang. Don José will be performed by Lead Principals Aitor Arrieta and Francesco Gabriele Frola, Soloist Fernando Carratalá Coloma and Junior Soloist Rentaro Nakaaki. Full Principal Casting: In the order of: Carmen/ Don José/ Zuniga/ Torero/ The Boy/ Manuela Minju Kang*/ Rentaro Nakaaki*/ James Streeter*/ Erik Woolhouse*/ Francesca Velicu*/ Sangeun Lee* 27 March 19:30, 28 March 19:30, 30 March 19.30, 3 April 19.30 Emily Suzuki*/ Fernando Carratalá Coloma*/ Gareth Haw/ Vsevolod Maievskyi*/ Breanna Foad*/ Emma Hawes 28 March 14:30, 30 March 14:30, 2 April 19:30, 6 April 19:30 Erina Takahashi*/ Aitor Arrieta*/ Ken Saruhashi*/ Junor Souza*/ Fernanda Oliveira*/ Julia Conway* 4 April 14:30, 5 April 19:30 Ivana Bueno*/ Francesco Gabriele Frola*/ Daniel McCormick*/ Gareth Haw*/ Haruhi Otani*/ Alice Bellini* 4 April 19:30, 6 April 14:30 *Debut in the role Bizet and Shchedrin’s classic score, with additional music by Marc Alvarez, is performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic, conducted by Guest Conductors Manuel Coves and Benjamin Pope. Please note, casting is subject to change. Please see www.ballet.org.uk for up-to-date casting. Notes to Editors English National Ballet is a National Portfolio Organisation supported by Arts Council England. Ballymore is Principal Building Partner of English National Ballet. Production Sponsor: Cunard Supported by Cockayne - Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at The London Community Foundation Listings: English National Ballet Carmen Sadler’s Wells, London 27 March – 6 April 2024 www.ballet.org.uk/carmen Creative Team: Johan Inger - Choreography George Bizet - Music Rodion Shchedrin - Music Marc Álvarez - Additional original music Álvaro Domínguez Vázquez - Orchestration David Delfin - Costume designs Tom Visser - Lighting Design Curt Allen Wilmer and Leticia Ganan AAPEE with estudiodeDos - Set Design Gregor Acuña-Pohl - Dramaturgy Toby Mallitt - Stager Urtzi Aranburu - Stager About English National Ballet English National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since. English National Ballet brings world class ballet to the widest possible audience through performances across the UK and on eminent international stages; its distinguished orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic; its digital platforms Ballet on Demand and BalletActive; being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as Dance for Parkinson’s; and through talent development initiatives including Ballet Futures which looks to create a more diverse and inclusive future for the artform. English National Ballet continues to add ground-breaking new works to its repertoire whilst celebrating the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw the Company enter a new chapter in its history with a move to a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in east London, allowing a renewed commitment to creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before.

I was sent a priority booking link from BRB (as a Friend) but I thought it was now on public sale. I definitely booked online. It's absolutely bizarre that the website now says that the performance cannot be booked on line.

That’s what it looked like to me.

Well the title of the thread does say 2025! I wouldn’t take the photographs too literally, they are probably just for illustrative purposes. The dance area at these performances is tiny so the company may have to see which excerpts will fit without compromising the piece. These evenings began as showcases for the orchestra and I am sad that that emphasis seems to have been removed.

Already booked!

Full casting has been announced. No PR yet but from the ENB website: https://www.ballet.org.uk/production/carmen/#cast-section Huge congratulations to Minju!!!!

From BRB's IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/C40NSZaM85Z/

I've just remembered Alex, in an interview for Friends, was saying that when the casting for Slaughter was being done he said he could tap. He couldn't but he asked James Barton to teach him!! You never would have known that he was a novice tap dancer in the performances!

Happy Friday! https://www.facebook.com/bhamroyalballet/videos/1750924235107844/

Gosh - we haven't even had the 2024 evening yet (it's next week) and 2025 has been announced! Ashton Classics ... how exciting!!