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  1. alison
    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I thought they'd generally got it working reasonably well?
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    I trust they asked permission. That reminds me that, some years ago, I went to a performance of "Giselle" by one of the touring "Russian" companies - I think it was in Woking. When I read the synopsis in the programme, I thought "Hang on, something's a bit wrong here." The synopsis was clearly that of Derek Deane's "Giselle" for ENB. Fair enough, except that if you ever saw that one you'd know that it was set in the early 20thC, and featured a motor car on stage in Act I, which was referred to in the synopsis!
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    Oh no. So sorry to hear it. And even more disappointed to see that Guillem's farewell performances are all sold out - even before Sadler's actually got around to sending out the booking brochures
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    Hopefully just something along the lines of the now-legendary "baked potato in the microwave" incident?
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    Really? That's interesting. And that reminds me of another question I was going to ask last night: where do you draw the line as to what is and isn't narrative? Are "balleticised" biographies of people "narrative", and if not, why not? The "narrative" in some ballets is so vague as to be barely there - maybe just, say, a relationship between a woman and a man, and something happens. And what about Balanchine's oft-repeated comment that when you put a man and a woman on stage there's already a story?
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    Hello, jellyteaa, and welcome to the forum. Thanks for posting.
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    Just discovered some very interesting musings (http://thirdcast.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/has-narrative-ballet-lost-the-plot/) by Luke Jennings on this subject in this week's Links (yes, I'm playing catch-up again, I'm afraid). Is he right? I can think of a number of "narrative" ballets (or other dance works, of course, although contemporary dance seems to cover narrative rather less frequently than ballet) where the narrative thread is pretty flimsy at best (is that perhaps a 21st-century thing?). He pretty much restricts himself to the Royal Ballet, but what about other companies who rely significantly more on narrative works? Northern Ballet would be a prime example, BRB to a lesser extent. How well do those work, structure-wise? Are they densely-structured or, like every ballet version of Alice in Wonderland I've seen, are they little more than a linear retelling of the story? And does it matter?
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    I've always thought that Espada would probably be too much in love with himself to even notice the girls
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    Didn't anybody go to this last night?! What did you think? Have there been any changes?
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    I can answer the last bit: in La Dame aux Camelias there is a copy of Manon Lescaut (or l'Histoire de whatever it was) which Armand gives Marguerite (and sorry, I'm pretty certain they're not called that in the novel, but I can't remember their names )
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    Answering my own question: there's a Wetherspoons, a McDonald's, a Starbucks and a Costa in the vicinity. The bar serves sandwiches, panini (major queue for the toaster), crisps and a range of sweet things. artsdepot itself is on top of North Finchley bus station, to help you find it.
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    Thanks, Paul. May well be eating at home, by the sounds of things, then.
  13. alison
    Bumping this: London dates tomorrow and Wednesday, and still tickets available!
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    I'm going up to see the Mark Bruce Company in Dracula this week (tickets still available!), and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions for somewhere to eat beforehand (I don't do Indian etc.)? I notice that there is a cafe at artsdepot, but it only seems to be open during the daytime, and there doesn't seem to be much in the way of eateries in the area. I'd either like to eat somewhere near the theatre, or near a station from which I could get a direct bus. Alternatively, I suppose I could go out for something at lunchtime and grab a snack in the evening ...
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    The link Norman's referring to is this one: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/6205-bbc-ballet-on-tv-season-march-2014/ Norman, you're not the first person to complain that you're having trouble making links work. You should just be able to copy and paste the URL from the URL field into your post. If that's not the case, do let us know via the Problems section.
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    Yes, I agree. Go into your local Odeon showing such things and you'll probably find a sheet of paper detailing the Bolshoi showings, another one for the ROH, another one for Glyndebourne, another for the National Theatre, The Met Opera, and so on. And there still seems to be no desire to put together a specific mailing-list for arts and cultural events. So I'm almost unaware of the other, non-ballet, strands of what's on offer. It's a real shame for there to be this artificial divide between the artforms, when there is potential crossover between the audiences. It looks to me as though Odeon has totally opted out of the pre-recorded Bolshoi showings
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    A handful: http://www.myvue.com/latest-movies/info/film/bolshoi-ballet-pharaohs-daughter-recorded-live And only Shepherd's Bush in London. It may be £5 cheaper, but by the time I've paid transport costs there'd be very little in it. TimeOut's cinema search is now at http://www.timeout.com/london/film, but unfortunately it no longer seems to cover cinemas across the UK, only the London area.
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    But it's already been seen on BBC2 - at least, the first one has. I'm trying to recall the second one - have we seen it?
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    Charliechuck, it looks as though you are far from alone: https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=facebook+video+%22reported+for+nudity%22&meta=&gws_rd=ssl I don't know what the problem is, but perhaps reading some of these links may help you find out.
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    Thanks, Ian, that's what I thought.
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    Did they credit the company? I only glanced at it quickly in the shop, but couldn't work out from that who it was, so I'm pleased to know.
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    Couldn't see it advertised
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    So, the Bolshoi Pharaoh's Daughter is being re-shown on Sunday, and can I find anywhere in London showing it apart from Picturehouses, at £20? Nope. And I really don't feel like paying the price for a live broadcast so that they can just come in and put a DVD or whatever it is these days in the player. Has anyone found anything cheaper? No sign of any showings from Odeon, Vue, Curzon ...
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    I thought she'd done it? Or had been scheduled to? Or perhaps I'm imagining that? Looks as though they expect Ed Watson to have recovered from his foot operation by then. Either that, or they haven't got around to amending that bit of the casting.
  25. alison
    Yes. I don't imagine *they'll* turn their noses up at the Coliseum.
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