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Casting sheet / Bath performances 27Nov.,-1Dec. http://northernballet.com/index.php?q=beauty-and-the-beast/cast-sheet

Saturday / 1st December./ Evening performance Jenna Roberts & Matthew Lawrence will be performing (Not Nao Sakuma & Jamie Bond)

Hi Janet, I saw the news,too! Alex has been busy working for both RB & BRB!!

Hi Janet, I heard that Elisha Willis & Iain MacKay will be performing tomorrow afternoon. Jenna Roberts & Matthew Lawrence will be performing tomorrow evening.

Wednesday was the opening night. However half of male dancers who supposed to perform The Prince have been injured or ill. Momoko Hirata & Cesar Morales performed last night.(not Natasha Oughtred & Joseph Caley) Nao Sakuma & Iain MacKay will be performing tonight. (not Nao Sakuma & Jamie Bond) I am wondering whether Iain MacKay will be performing tomorrow afternoon or not.

You can enjoy some photographs / re: Sylvia Japan Premiere. 9 photographs of Studio rehearsals in Birmingham (on the Japanese monthly dance web magazine) Photos of Nao Sakuma & Chi Cao / rehearsing their solos and Sylvia PDD with David Bintley Photos of Nao Sakuma & Yasuo Atsuji (ex dancer of BRB , a member of New National Theatre Ballet of Japan / performed Orion) rehearsing Sylvia & Orion with David Bintley You can click to enlarge photographs http://www.chacott-j...rt/post-64.html 10 Stage photos byTakashi Shikama on New National Theatre Ballet of Japan website (You can see the photo of Nao & Chi on the 2nd from the top (Left), Nao & Yasuo on the 2nd from the top (Right) http://www.nntt.jac....94_frecord.html Ryo

Hi Janet, Much obliged! I am also very much looking forward to seeing Chi performing as Cinderella! (⌒∇⌒*) Ryo

Hi Janet, Thank you so much for the video & link! I heard Kevin Poeung will perform The Nutcracker and many other soloists roles in Leeds in December. I am sure you have many opportunities to see him next month. (I am not sure whether I will be able to see many shows in Leeds...) Hi Aileen, Janet & others, I saw NB's Beauty and the Beast for the 1st time on last Thursday afternoon. I have been watching BRB version many times since it's World Premier. I like both Bintley & Nixon versions. 1 male lead dancer perform both The Prince & The Beast for BRB version. In NB's Nixon version 1 male lead performs the Prince and other performs The Beast. Bintley version (BRB) The Beast has a mask therefore the audience can not see The Beast's facial expression. Nixon version, The audience can enjoy both facial and physical expression by The Beast. I absolutely adore NB's Beauty & The Beast's sets and costumes! It is very interesting we can see 2 very different Puroductions of Beauty & The Beast by 2 UK Ballet Companies.

I went to Woking to see yesterday's matinee. We were so lucky to witness Kevin Poeung (1st year Corps de ballet) 's role debut as The Beast. It was just astonishing!! He has amazing physical abilities with true star quality, Moved by his expressive acting,too! Kevin is due to make his 2nd Beast appearance on Saturday evening! (03/11 Eve) Worth going down to Woking to see it! Ryo

David Bintley's Sylvia will be performed by the New National Ballet of Japan in late October to early November. Nao Sakuma and Chi Cao will be guesting to the company on the 31st of October and 2nd of November. You can see some Interview Videos (In English) useing the following link. http://nnttballet.info/2012sylvia/movie.html#10 David Bintley Interview (at the bottom) Nao Sakuma & Chi Cao Interview (on the top) Chi Cao interview (2nd from the top) Enjoy!! Ryo

Jamie Bond will not be able to perform at Birmingham Hippodrome Jamie Bond has been injured. He will not be able to perform 'Opposites Attract' nor 'Swan Lake' in Birmingham.

Nao Sakuma & Chi Cao will not be performing at Sadler's Wells in London in October. I believe many of you are waiting to find out the full casting for the mixed programmes at Sadler's Wells. Nao Sakuma & Chi Cao have to fly to Tokyo in middle of October for David Bintley's Sylvia Japan Premiere by The New National Theatre Ballet of Japan (opening performance 27/10, Nao & Chi will perform twice on 31/10 & 02/11) Therefore they will not be performing in London this autumn. You can see some of the information of Sylvia Japan Premiere by The New National Theatre Ballet of Japan useing following link. http://nnttballet.in...lvia/index.html Videos http://nnttballet.in...lvia/movie.html Ryo

ArtsFest 2012 Saturday 8 September 21:00 - 21.30 Birmingham’s Centenary SQ. Main Stage Birmingham Royal Ballet is once again delighted to be part of Artsfest, Birmingham City Council’s annual city-wide arts festival that celebrates art companies small and large, new and established, experimental and traditional – all performing to highlight the region’s wealth of creative productivity and output. Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers will perform on the main stage in Birmingham’s Centenary Square on Saturday 8 September from 9 to 9.30pm, offering a selection of classical and modern excerpts from the Company's exciting Birmingham Hippodrome 2012-13 season. The performance includes the choreographic work of Frederick Ashton and David Bintley, and includes excerpts from Swan Lake and Coppélia, productions by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Director Laureate Peter Wright. During the Artsfest performance, the pas de deux from Frederick Ashton’s The Dream will be danced by Principal Natasha Oughtred and First Artist William Bracewell. There will be two excerpts from company Director David Bintley’s Take Five to music by Dave Brubeck. Four Square will be danced by Tom Rogers, Kit Holder, Lewis Turner and Jamie Bond, and Flying Solo will be danced by Mathias Dingman. Take Five can be seen in its entirety at the company’s home theatre Birmingham Hippodrome as part of the triple bill Opposites Attract from 26 to 29 September. The Act II pas de deux from Swan Lake, the world’s favourite narrative ballet, will be performed by First Soloist Momoko Hirata and Principal César Morales. Peter Wright’s full-length production of Swan Lake opens in Salford later this month and can then be seen on the Birmingham Hippodrome stage from 2 to 6 October and then in Plymouth, Sunderland and Cardiff. Birmingham Royal Ballet's ArtsFest performance finishes with the Act I divert from Peter Wright’s production of Coppélia. This will be danced by Principal Ambra Vallo and First Soloist Tyrone Singleton, with Maureya Lebowitz, Arancha Baselga, Samara Downs, Laura Purkiss, Laura-Jane Gibson and Callie Roberts

The Lowry Swan Lake Casting / Benno , Rothbarth, 3 Princesses The Lowry - 18 - 22 September 2012 19 September 2012 7:30 pm Odette/Odile: Nao Sakuma Prince Siegfried: Chi Cao Benno: Mathias Dingman Baron von Rothbarth: Jonathan Payn Hungarian Princess: Jenna Roberts Polish Princess: Céline Gittens Italian Princess: Momoko Hirata Conductor: Koen Kessels 20 September 2012 2:00 pm Odette/Odile: Elisha Willis Prince Siegfried: Joseph Caley Benno: Tzu-Chao Chou Baron von Rothbarth: Valentin Olovyannikov Hungarian Princess: Ambra Vallo Polish Princess: Victoria Marr Italian Princess: Laura Purkiss Conductor: Koen Kessels 20 September 2012 7:30 pm Odette/Odile: Natasha Oughtred Prince Siegfried: Jamie Bond Benno: Jonathan Caguioa Baron von Rothbarth: Tyrone Singleton Hungarian Princess: Laëtitia Lo Sardo Polish Princess: Samara Downs Italian Princess: Arancha Baselga Conductor: Paul Murphy 21 September 2012 7:30 pm Odette/Odile: Nao Sakuma Prince Siegfried: Chi Cao Benno: Mathias Dingman Baron von Rothbarth: Jonathan Payn Hungarian Princess: Maureya Lebowitz Polish Princess: Céline Gittens Italian Princess: Momoko Hirata Conductor: Paul Murphy 22 September 2012 2:30 pm Odette/Odile: Jenna Roberts Prince Siegfried: Iain Mackay Benno: William Bracewell Baron von Rothbarth: Tom Rogers Hungarian Princess: Laëtitia Lo Sardo Polish Princess: Yvette Knight Italian Princess: Arancha Baselga Conductor: Koen Kessels 22 September 2012 7:30 pm Odette/Odile: Elisha Willis Prince Siegfried: Joseph Caley Benno: Tzu-Chao Chou Baron von Rothbarth: Valentin Olovyannikov Hungarian Princess: Ambra Vallo Polish Princess: Victoria Marr Italian Princess: Angela Paul Conductor: Paul Murphy

Janet McNulty Is Noriko Ohara the lady who used to dance so wonderfully with Scottish Ballet? Yes, Janet.

North East Tour / Durham Gala / 8-9th May /Cast Change Chi Cao is not well. He may not be able to perform in Durham on 8th & 9th. There is some possiblity for him to start performing from York Theatre Royal.

The Two Pigeons on 3rd of March evening is Robert Parker's last performance at Birmingham Hippodrome. He will be performing in London on the 13th of March. His last performance will be during the company's South-West Tour in May. He will be performing Take Five by David Bintley. Jamie Bond who couldn't perform Will Mossop in Hobson's Choice last week is planning his come back tomorrow evening. He will be performing Daphnis in Daphnis & Chloë. César Morales had an operation in January. He will be back on stage in early 2012\2013 season. Natasha Oughtred is also injured at the moment. Gaylene Cummerfield is off from personal reason.

Janet, Thank you so much for you to put the casting! I am most dissapointed to know that Jamie Bond is not performing Will... I have heard that several BRB dancers have been injured. Jamie is one of them....