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  1. alison
    FLOSS' posts:
  2. alison
    We seem to have gone off at a tangent here, with a number of posts which seem more suited to the "Rhapsody/Two Pigeons" thread. I'm going to move those over, and then copy FLOSS' relevant postings back into this thread.
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    So do I.
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    I've often found that principal dancers aren't necessarily the best dancers to cast in Ashton ...
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    Is it (sorry, didn't want to use my FT allowance on this) because, even with notation, the entire extent of choreography is such a difficult thing to record properly? (See the current "Rhapsody" thread, where we're discussing whether it should be treated as a bravura piece, or interpreted differently, for example). After all, we do ask from time to time "what were the choreographer's intentions?". But nobody asks that about Shakespeare, of course, and his plays are subject to all sorts of interpretations.
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    Ian, as Sim says, great to see you back! Do carry on posting Are you effectively saying that you don't think the males should be chopping and changing roles as much as they are? I must say that I have found certain dancers more effective in a given role than others, but haven't seen enough performances (or enough cast changes) yet to judge (I've had the same Birbanto, Ali (and Medora) each time so far). May I say that I thought Shiori Kase was gorgeous as Gulnare the other day?
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    Vanartus, were the original sets always that ... sparse? I never saw the original production, but didn't remember the sets being like that from the photos. Janet, I totally agree with you about Francesca Hayward: she pretty much only had to make her first entrance and I was thinking "Promote that girl to Principal already!" (Yes, I know, she hasn't done the classics yet, but still ...) If anyone still doubted that she was star material, I think yesterday would have dispelled that. And drat, I forgot Petunia was coming Janet, was that you in the stripey jumper?
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    Janet, you really need to give that laptop of yours a severe talking-to. First flights to Bratislava, and now this?
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    Have ENB updated the casting page yet? They hadn't as of yesterday, I think it was.
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    I feel as though I've just seen Rhapsody for the first time. Beautifully light, fast, and with a mystery to it that I've been totally unaware of in the past. So much more satisfying than when it's danced just as a bravura piece.
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    That assumes you have a printer. My Chromebook won't talk to any of mine, so I'd have to show the ticket as a PDF or something!
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    YP, it's a shame you can't get him to see ENB's Le Corsaire to encourage him - loads of masculine dancing in that! You could of course get hold of the DVD ...
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    Ah. Truly, Madly, Deeply. Marvellous film, but SO sad. I made the mistake of going to see it in the cinema, and was desperately trying to stop myself from HOWLING. I know I usually cry a bit at sad films anyway, but this was just on a completely different plane ... I'd forgotten that. It's a great scene. To think we shall never hear that voice again
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    Yes, but about 25% of the population do, according to something I read a while ago. Perhaps that may have gone down to 20% by now, but it's still a significant proportion. And given my trouble with my new 8.1 laptop, I shall be backgrading to Windows 7 at the first opportunity.
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    This sounds all very promising. Getting Crystal Pite (first time in the UK?) is a real coup.
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    Don't forget you can familiarise yourself further via the live cinema broadcasts. Next one Sunday after next, I believe.
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    Breath duly not being held Just think of all those late starts which will be no more because there's no long queue still collecting tickets. Although presumably they'll have to make provision for things like people losing their phones and so on.
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    "Make your first visit to the Royal Opera House a special one with a fantastic ticket offer for two of Frederick Ashton’s most beautiful works on the Covent Garden stage. Enjoy the romance of The Two Pigeons, alongside one of Ashton’s most celebrated masterpieces, the dazzling Rhapsody for just £42 in the Orchestra Stalls (usually £84-£100) and £20 in the Amphitheatre (usually £33-£35). In its recent revival The Two Pigeons has received great critical acclaim, with five-star reviews from the Financial Times declaring ‘Everything delights’ and from The Daily Telegraph simply describing it as ‘sublime’. Shortly after creating his much-loved La Fille mal gardée, Ashton produced this charming gem for four lead dancers (and two real pigeons). The ballet culminates in one of the most passionate pas de deux Ashton ever wrote, displaying the choreographer at his most romantic. The evening will open in style with Rhapsody – which looks likely to be every bit as thrilling as on the night of its premiere. Ashton’s own original set designs are back, and several of today’s exciting Royal Ballet dancers are preparing to shine in the virtuoso roles originally performed by the superb dancers Lesley Collier and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Join us for two ballets of genius as Ashton's The Two Pigeons takes its place alongside his astounding Rhapsody. How to book Choose your preferred evening performance of Rhapsody / The Two Pigeons on 20 (offer only available in the Amphitheatre), 23 (eve), 26 and 28 January Enter the promo code rhapsody1 (case sensitive) in the box on the right-hand side Choose your seats Proceed to checkout"
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    Ah, Lindsay Winship. That would explain it. Not sure why a 19th-century ballet should be expected to be a 21st-century art form. Would you expect Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto to convince people that classical music is a 21st-century art form?
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    Well, this could be very helpful on a lot of occasions. As long as they have a checkbox if you still want to collect your ticket the "proper" way. After all, some people like collecting their card tickets, and a piece of paper or an electronic file is just not the same
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    Who was that, Fonty?
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    It's a gorgeous photo, isn't it? And none of these fake "I'm a ballerina" smiles - that one looks fully genuine, and full of joy.
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    Yes!!! I suppose I've been spoilt in recent years by having alternatives, but this year I've found it really tedious having wall-to-wall Nutcrackers from both London companies. Never mind, I saved up my pennies for ENB's Corsaire instead My one disappointment is that I did manage to miss out on a lot of very good Rose Fairies this year, which is a shame. It's the one variable you can't calculate in your booking.
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    A few weeks ago, as they'd been threatening to do for months, it looks as though YouTube stopped supporting Internet Explorer 8, which is the "latest" which those of us who are still lumbered with Windows XP can use. At least, for the last few weeks I can still get the audio, but just a blank white screen. That's if I try watching something on YT itself. OTOH, if I watch a YT video via a link embedded somewhere else, be it on a forum like this one or perhaps a newspaper page, it still seems to work. Without blinding me with cyberspeak, can anyone give me an idea why this is? (And no, I can't use Firefox. I seem to have an exceptionally overenthusiastic Flash blocker which you're supposed to be able to override at will - except that I can't, at all. And I don't have enough space to install Chrome as well)
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    Better than that, I'd guess Seriously, I guess it depends on what you think of as a 5-star performance. Perfection? Or just very good. From my point of view, I'd say that I've seen very few that I would personally class as 5-star, so I'd be fine with giving last night's 4 stars. Others may of course disagree. I believe the critics don't necessarily see eye to eye as to what constitutes a 5-star performance either - and I know some hate the whole idea of assigning stars to any performance
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