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  1. penelopesimpson
    Sorry, I meant Skorik!
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    Thanks for that, MAB. Decisions made and it will have to be three performances now. (Alas, poor Skorit!)
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    Oh dear, the more you describe him the more I am thinking of someone at RB who doesn't float my ballet boat. However good looking, I am not sure poor old Ivanchenko will ever work for me now! I think I will go for Stepin
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    Hmm. For Swan Lake: Stepin and Osmalkina or Kondaurova and Ivanchenko? Any suggestions?
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    Oh dear. Do I go for Skorik and Parish or Kondaurova and (the lumberin!) Ivanchenko. Advice please
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    This post made me chuckle! Poor old Ivanchenko....
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    I see the 6 performances at Sadler's Wells this autumn are already sold out. What a triumph for ENB
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    A wonderful post, Lenore. I too couldn't believe what I was seeing. When I was able to collect my thoughts on the train home, I realised that if this absolutely terrible farce of an evening had been staged by anyone else, I'd have been asking for my money back. Like you, at one stage, I wondered if it was some terrible joke - Sergei hating his audience as much as he clearly dislikes ballet companies - and wanting to make them look foolish for paying to see total rubbish. The most insulting thing about the whole evening is that Project Polunin was meant to be a new dynamic in ballet, showing us all how it could be done without the 'tyranny' of belonging to a ballet company. Well, I think we know the answer to that, now. I hope Mr. Polunin finds a day job that will give him satisfaction but I will never waste my money on anything he has had a hand in again. And RB, don't even think about offering him a job.
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    Could I have a translation please as I don't understand this?
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    You are brave to say that SBF and I agree. The analogy was not lost on me as I sat staring at the stage and wondering if I was truly seeing this appalling creation from hitherto superstar who had promised much once he was 'released from his slavery' but who turned out to having nothing to offer.
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    If there's one thing Mr. Polunin has been absolutely clear about since he left RB, and that is that he takes all decisions himself and lives his own life. Quite how that marries up with your judging the ballet world guilty for the behaviour of a young man with a great talent choosing to squander himself on ...well, what... is unclear. Having seen Project Polunin (a strange title) I think the critics have been kinder than those members of the audience who had gone to Sadler's Wells in the hope of seeing something extraordinary and were given something utterly banal, lacklustre and quite laughable. And when did any ballet lover ever refer to Russian dancers as 'poor boys from a poor country?' Russian dancers have been rightly revered for all the many years I have been a ballet fan. Contrast that with your referring to the Royal Ballet as a sacred cow, and I think we can clearly see where the condemnation sits. The critics have bent over backwards to find something good to say, their being Polunin fans without exception. But what would you have them do - betray their credibility and professionalism in the cause of Narcissus?
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    It does seem extraordinary that it happens on Packages. But somebody is buying because the seat stock is dwindling as I watch
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    Tried that, but as soon as you get to checkout the tickets won't go in basket!
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    Waited months for tickets for Kaufmann and now they'll all be gone. This is a real bummer. Seems its just the packages
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    Yes, it would be nice to be able to see again, wouldn't it????
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    Anyone else having trouble with the Advance Package booking system this morning? I can Select Seats but can't place them in the basket. Oh dear.
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    Lol, Quintus. One wonders what he saw when he looked in the mirror - people around me were tittering
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    I honestly don't think you will come to that conclusion when you see the show. And, as for insults, I haven't seen any. What I've seen is an honest assessment of his show, coupled with sorrow to see his talents so squandered. This is surely all that any dancer can hope for - honesty? Most concerning are comments from people who have so much more than my surface knowlege that his technique is not what it once was. But surely this is hardly surprising? Dancers are athletes who need continual practise and renewal in their art which is why the life of a dancer is one of rigour and dedication. I wonder where Polunin is getting the daily practise, the physiotherapy, the personal training that are absolute necessities for a top line dancer. One further comment which is not an insult but will doubtless be construed as one. It struck me as I watched the performance in disbelief that the only subject matter Sergei Polunin finds fascinating is Sergei Polunin. We have a film - about his life. We get a new production - entitled Project Polunin for no particular reason that I could fathom and the endless interviews are always about him, very rarely about ballets. That's his perogative but somebody needs to explain that it can't last forever.
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    Yes, there was but how many productions of this ilk can even Polunin groupies continue to turn out for?
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    Ouch in spades but every word of it spot on. What a total idiot this (no longer that young) man has made of things.
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    I imagine he will be taking the well worn path of telling himself that the audience does't understand him. Sigh. I, too, am worried about Osipova. Time to cut loose now, Natalia.
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    Doesn't bear thinking about, especially bearing in mind the number of people I had to assassinate to get tickets for his performances!
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    Is Edward Watson injured? Anybody know?
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    Well, Vicky Page, I have nothing to add to your excellent review other than to say that the evening confirmed all my worst fears about Polunin. If I ever hear him spouting off about the tyranny of belonging to a ballet company again, I shall have a deaf ear. I wonder how long his celebrity will last if this is to be the sort of output we can expect? His costume reminded me of John Hurt playing Caligula!
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    This also is the pattern for Mayerling
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