jm365

I absolutely loved this evening. I've seen Decoufle's earlier company twice - and was thrilled to see the 'microbes in flippers' number again. It's so hard to describe the performance - and I imagine it's one of those things you either love or loathe. But once in a while it's great to see something beautifully performed and totally surreal!

If you are interested in the history of ballet, Tamara Karsavina's autobiography 'Theatre Street' is fascinating.

Not ballet - and DVD acquired via Amazon France - Le Roi Danse - about Louis XIV and Lully - quite a bit of baroque dance and the most fantastic costumes. Directed by the same man who made the film about the castrato singer Farinelli.

I'd like to put in a word for House of Birds - saw it in the 60s and have always wanted to see it again.

re Jenny Gilbert's byline: it's there loud and clear on my copy (also in the South East).

And I see that Luigi Bonino is to dance Coppelius - which will give Polunin some competition, even if not quite the overpowering competition of Petit himself. I remember viviidly seeing Petit dance the role at the Coliseum the last time the Ballet de Marseille came quite a few years ago.

I went to see this at the Albert Hall on Friday - and left at the interval. So disappointing - really mediocre choreography compared with what is now being done for ice dance. I think my expectations of something that might be special had been over-raised by the Acrobatic Swan Lake.

Dear Anjuli For those of us, like me, not on Facebook, is there any other way of seeing the paintings? Julia