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Ballet Icons Gala March 2024
LinMM replied to Tango Dancer's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
“Beige undercrackers” has just made my morning 😂 Am about to meet up with friend( going to LBC event) who went to gala yesterday will be interested in what she thought of it all.- 67 replies
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Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
LinMM replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Very well explained Sebastian Thankyou. I would say though that I did not find Balletbloke’s comment particularly rude ….though probably better to have said “can you” rather than “you’ll have to” If one wanted one could spend time investigating the phrase and gaining an insight to what it might mean in the context of Swan Lake but sometimes just easier to ask what was meant by the poster!! -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
LinMM replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
But Ballet bloke did ask Geoff exactly what he meant by his phrase “non idiomatic emotionalism” I was hoping for a direct reply too which didn’t come!! Not that anybody “has to” explain what they post of course and one can just accept haven’t a clue what they are on about but it’s nice to get an explanation ….especially if it’s easy for the poster to explain with their further knowledge of the ballet originators etc. -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
LinMM replied to Linnzi5's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I think the only time I’ve been moved to tears watching Swan Lake is from the sheer beauty of the quality of the dancing from a couple of dancers but not from the more “human emotion” level as you might feel more in Manon. Though that beautiful lilting music right at the end during which in the previous production Siegfried and Odette were being carried up to the heavens and to their “afterlife” in a magnificent swan could almost do it sometimes! Am not so keen on the end of this production I prefer the more magical ending. -
The ROH booking website - what can we do?
LinMM replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Ooo thanks Helen Helen that’s really helpful! I can see quite a few of seats I like sitting in are all available on both days….so far! -
The ROH booking website - what can we do?
LinMM replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Thanks Richard LH It’s going to be difficult to know what to book first on 27th!! I don’t suppose you can tell me how May 15th Winters Tale is looking …only if you have a mo! -
The ROH booking website - what can we do?
LinMM replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Beryl H …is that the June 25th performance? I’m hoping for that one at public booking …does availability look okay still? -
Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
LinMM replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I believe Francesca Hayward said something like this that she loved Manon because it was like starting her dancing career all over again so obviously there’s something about actually dancing this role which gets to the depths of one’s being.- 996 replies
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News from Germany, Austria, Switzerland
LinMM replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
The other student who impressed a lot last summer was Francesca Lloyd. Also Katie Robertson who is also graduating this year..as far as I know. But anyway back to Dresden and all the luck to Milda as Lilac Fairy! -
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LinMM replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I knew about Caspar but didn’t know Milda had won this award for some reason didn’t take it in…very remiss of me 🙄 On that visit to RBS last year Milda impressed me as did a younger student who will only be graduating this summer I think her name was Francesca? Well they ALL absolutely impressed me lol ….but these two in particular seemed to draw the eye a little more! -
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LinMM replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thanks Fiona M for the info re Milda Luckute. How lovely to see she is dancing Lilac Fairy already in her career probably not a chance she would have had so soon at RB. I saw her both in class as student and in RBS Linbury performances last June and she really caught my eye especially when in class when full all round talent was on display. -
Honestly Sim what do I know about anything pretty much these days!! I was just looking to see when I last saw Fille and guess what it was on Oct 7 th 2016 ( far too long ago) and guess who was dancing : Sambe’ and Hayward!!!! I even wrote a review on the Forum lol!!! Considering I really enjoyed it and thought they were lovely together you would think I’d remember I’d seen them!! So here’s to seeing Sambe’ and Hayward AGAIN in Fille then….mind you 8 years ago is definitely too long to have seen this ballet!!
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Not that I’m a cricket fan in any way but interested to read that among other things he has a role in a cricket club in U.K. to help promote more girls to play cricket. A friend in Oz told me his dad was the cricket teacher/coach at her son’s school in Sydney. So nice to see Alex has kept that passion going too.