BristolBillyBob

I remember Josh as a relative newbie in the Northern Ballet "Arts Troubleshooter" documentary. There were a few interesting points about him in this article (which I read to jog my memory). 

[edits because I'm an idiot and didn't read the link!  ]

For apprentice Josh Barwick, his job (and that of others) could be on the line if they can’t secure funding and he is the only Leeds born dancer in the company so his story has great resonance – if the company can be persuaded to follow up on it (eventually they do).

 

Bateman and Barwick say that they have never wanted to work anywhere other than at Northern Ballet.

 

Apologies if this has been mentioned already, but if any of you are catching any of these performances at Showcase cinemas it's definitely worth picking up an Insider card. It's completely free and reduces the tickets of most shows. Tonight I'm checking out the Ashton RB showing and tickets are £7 with an Insider card rather than £10. Also, you can print out a 'temporary card' too (or show it on your phone) so even if you're going down tonight you can still get the discount!

It also gets you £5 cinema tickets on Sunday evening and all day Monday and Tuesday, so it's definitely worth keeping in your wallet if you're a cinema goer. And no, I don't work for Showcase, I'm just skint so I'm always looking for money saving methods! 

Website: http://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/join

Thanks very much for the warm welcome, Alison!

Hi!

Old thread, I know, but I thought I'd answer Alison's question just for interest. I saw the triple bill at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, and was lucky enough to be given a backstage tour by a friend who works at the theatre. He told us that the change in running order was indeed to try and speed up the set changes in the intervals. I'm not sure it helped much because both intervals felt very long indeed!

As an aside, I saw this triple bill and then BRB's Swan Lake the following day. What a great couple of evenings!

I enjoyed The Grand Tour more than most people, but that was probably because, as a relatively new ballet-goer, I'd never seen anything like it so it was a real novelty for me. That, plus the fact that Samara Downs dances with such infectious joy, it was hard not to be swept along with her.

While I'm on mini-review mode, Elisha Willis in The Dream was terrific too - so feather light! The way she flits around the stage is like an autumn leaf on the breeze. I'll also echo Ian (and others') enjoyment of Celine Gittens and Tyrone Singleton's PDD in Faster. I'd seen Celine and Tyrone in Take Five earlier in the year and adored her (well, them both), and the duo were an exceptional pairing again in Faster. Celine's already a gem in BRB's company, and I'm sure she'll go from strength to strength.