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  1. Pulcinella
    Just put the Sky Arts channel listing on and found that it is now showing Roland Petit's L'Arlesienne instead of Symphony in C.
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    I have to say that I never leave my coat in the cloakroom as I like to be able to leave the theatre quickly by the nearest exit. Also queuing at the cloakroom at the end of an evening performance could mean me missing my last train home. I have to say that I recently had to stay overnight, which is something I very rarely do, because the performance I was at (not ballet) didn't finish until after 11 o'clock. I used a largish handbag I often use when I come to London for the day and in that I managed to fit toiletries, small towel, night clothes and change of underwear as I didn't want to take a travel bag into the theatre and couldn't get to where I was staying before the performance. It's surprising what you can do if you try.
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    There was a book published in 2008 called Ballet in the Blitz: the history of a ballet company by Mona Inglesby with Kay Hunter which should be available in some libraries or is available on Amazon. I read it a few years ago and it was a really interesting read.
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    As a BRB regular and fan of William Bracewell I find this remark slightly offensive as though all young talented dancers should only go to the Royal Ballet and other companies only deserve second best. Anyway the Royal haven't always appreciated what they have got, Xander Parrish being a good example.
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    I think David Bintley has the wrong idea about not announcing casting far in advance of performances. The general public are going to book for a date that suits them regardless of cast so I don't think when the casts are announced will affect bookings there. However I for one, and I think I speak for a lot of people here, am likely to book more performances in advance if I know the cast (we all know we risk the cast being changed for various reasons). The regular audience is actually being penalised by this policy, because as Two Pigeons points out all the good seats have gone by the time the cast is announced.
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    When I went to see it I was on the back row of the circle in the centre. The view was fine, although distant, and I could see everything but I took my binoculars with me as I do when I'm in the amphi at the ROH, which helped to see facial expressions. The sound was fine from there. Having said that I wanted to see it again from closer to so I have now booked front row stalls at a slightly higher price. It all depends how much you want to pay for your ticket.
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    The Artrix at Bromsgrove where I intend to go is giving a running time of 135 minutes including one interval.
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    Chiltern Railways are generally very reliable. I use them a lot between Birmingham and London and only occasionally is there a problem. If there is tickets can usually be used on alternate operators, Virgin for Birmingham and Great Western for Oxford.
  9. Pulcinella
    4 tickets at £28 each in the Amphi for Monday showing at the moment. I'm sure these should be more given their positions.
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    I can't really add any more to what has already been said about Frankie and Alex's performances this afternoon, everything I felt has already been said. I would only say that I wasn't at all surprised by Alex as one of the best performances I had seen in the past was his debut in the role with BRB with Momoko Hirata as Aurora. It had exactly the same effect as this afternoons.
  11. Pulcinella
    This is one ballet where I think the Russian custom of having curtain calls after each act would be useful. Normally I don't like this, in ballets such as Swan Lake, but here I think it would be justified.
  12. Pulcinella
    Casting for the second week of Cinderella in Birmingham has been announced: https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/event/cinderella 21 Feb mat : Delia Mathews/Tyrone Singleton 21 Feb eve: Jenna Roberts/William Bracewell 22 Feb eve: Miki Mizutani/Cesar Morales 23 Feb mat: Nao Sakuma/Chi Cao 23 Feb eve: Delia Mathews/Tyrone Singleton 24 Feb eve: Momoko Hirata/Joseph Caley 25 Feb mat: Maureya Lebowitz/Mathias Dingman 25 Feb eve: Jenna Roberts/William Bracewell I think you're in luck Two Pigeons!
  13. Pulcinella
    Here's a link to the cast list on the Bolshoi site http://bolshoi.ru/en/performances/36/roles/#20150125180000
  14. Pulcinella
    Some Cineworld cinemas are also showing this on 2 March with the Q & A. 28 cinemas are listed currently.
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    I was also really taken aback to find hardly any seats left for Watson's Mayerling. I wanted one for the 11th and apart from the slips there was one seat in the Amphi so I looked at 28th April and managed to get a reasonably cheap seat but there were none of the top price seats left (not that I wanted to pay that much). It's the first time I've never seen a reasonable selection of seats at the opening of public booking. After I'd done my booking I noticed a few more seats had appeared for the 11th in the rear Amphi but not many.
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    I suspect that Aladdin was chosen because it is a title that the general public know and has the sort of spectacular look that they will enjoy. I also would much prefer to see Hobson's Choice than Aladdin but it probably wouldn't attract so many people. It's noticeable that so far next year we are now getting Aladdin, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty (booking details for Sunderland were sent to me in an email), all ballets which should be good at the box office. At least Beauty has plenty of roles for lots of members of the company and gives them the classical choreography they need. I also fear for the future of the company if the only way they can continue is to keep churning out the same few full length ballets.
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    Did anyone else see Romeo and Juliet from La Scala? It was interesting to see a totally different set and costumes, I thought the basic set worked well for the market scenes but not so well for especially, the ballroom, and bedroom and tomb scenes. I also wasn't too keen on the shiny material for Juliet's dresses. I thought Misty Copeland was wonderful as Juliet, she danced with the sort of abandon that Lynn Seymour had, and I found her really moving. I also enjoyed Roberto Bolle as Romeo but felt that perhaps he is now past his prime. It was lovely to have such close up views although I found that sometimes it was too close but equally when I felt a close up would have been really good, in the last act, we weren't given one. Some interesting rehearsal footage and interviews with Copeland and Bolle in the intervals.A very disappointing turnout at the cinema I went to, there were about a dozen of us there.
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    Thank you for the link Janet. As I had to leave before the curtain calls it's good to have some photos. I really enjoyed the performances of Lauretta Summerscales, Xander Parish and Michaela dePrince and found then all so believable in their characters and the dancing superb. Having read Michaela dePrince's autobiography it is so interesting to see what a superb dancer she has become.
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    I don't think I'll be going with tickets costing £50 - £130, with premium tickets at £200 and lasting only 90 minutes, no interval. Also the Apollo Theatre doesn't have the best of sightlines.
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    It's at the Apollo Theatre in London 3 - 6 May 2017 http://www.nimaxtheatres.com/apollo-theatre/brodsky_baryshnikov?wmode=transparent
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    This version of Peter Wright's production appears to be by the Australian Ballet. "Peter Wright's the Nutcracker (Arts) Created for Birmingham Royal Ballet and now performed by The Australian Ballet, Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker is considered the world's most beautiful. Recorded in 2008." I got this from the this listings site: http://www.mydigiguide.com/dgx/wbl.dll?a=2&h=35&dt=58566ae0&ch=50529&cname=Sky%20Arts%20HD&el=http%3a%2f%2fdigiguide%2etv%2fgeneral%2fliteads%2feg1%2f
  22. Pulcinella
    I have now seen four performances by BRB of their Nutcracker, which is my lot for this year. After my first performance, reviewed above, I have seen the following casts: Sugar Plum Fairy/Prince/Clara/Drosselmeyer - Celine Gittens/Brandon Lawrence/Arancha Baselga/Yasuo Atsuji, Yvette Knight/Yasuo Atsuji/Reina Fuchigami/Tom Rogers, Karla Doorbar/Tzu-Chao Chou/Laura Day/Jonathan Payn. For me the stand outs were Celine and Brandon, who were everything you want from the Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince. Everything was sharp like crystal but with beautiful soft landings and high jumps from Brandon. Yvette Knight really looks like the ballerina doll that Clara is given and also dances beautifully. I really liked Yasuo Atsuji as Drosselmeyer, he brought a lot of character to the part and made you feel really involved. Tom Rogers was making his debut as Drosselmeyer this season and came over as rather bland but hopefully he will work his way into the part. Of the Clara's that I've seen Laura Day is by far my favourite. She dances the part beautifully and brings a sense of wonder to the part that I haven't seen in the others. In the other roles notable performances were from Delia Mathews as the Snow Fairy and, particularly, Beatrice Parma as the Rose Fairy. I'm only sorry that I wasn't able to see her as Clara after seeing her dance that solo.
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    I was at the first performance this afternoon and the company look on really good form. All the leads were excellent, Miki Mizutani - Clara, Yaoqian Shang - Sugar Plum Fairy, Will Bracewell - Prince, Iain Mackay - Drosselmeyer, as were Jenna Roberts as the Snow Fairy and Celina Gittens as the Rose Fairy. If the transformation is well done it always sends a tingle down the back of my spine and this was one of the best tingles I've experienced, it started well before the fireplace turned round. All in all one of the best performances I have seen of this production for a few years. Looking forward to three more performances.
  24. Pulcinella
    Janet, you can always opt to pick the tickets up at the box office to save on the postage fee. I always do this but usually pick them up the next time I visit the theatre, you don't have to wait until the day of the performance.
  25. Pulcinella
    Thank you
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