balletyas

9 hours ago, balletyas said:

I found the stepsisters a bit wearing but they had one or two moments. Nagdhi was luminous from the ball scene on - the Act 3 pdd was glorious - she is so secure and her balances are a joy to behold and the way she and Ball luxuriated in it in those still stately moments was a dream. 
 

i do find the music so difficult that when it does finally lift off it is particularly thrilling.  Just long for music that moves me or has an irresistible rhythm - this has neither except for the stepsister theme and even that is subdued…. 

 

Thought the production miles better than the old one despite a couple of costume horrors  - Summer Fairy (Yuhui)  definitely drew the short straw…. 
 
disappointed that the invitation to the ball wasn’t noticeable - they missed a chance for some good business for the sisters…. 
loved Leo Dixons dancing master - absolutely perfect! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oops I meant Act 2 pas de deux - I can’t remember how to edit my comments…. 

I found the stepsisters a bit wearing but they had one or two moments. Nagdhi was luminous from the ball scene on - the Act 3 pdd was glorious - she is so secure and her balances are a joy to behold and the way she and Ball luxuriated in it in those still stately moments was a dream. 
 

i do find the music so difficult that when it does finally lift off it is particularly thrilling.  Just long for music that moves me or has an irresistible rhythm - this has neither except for the stepsister theme and even that is subdued…. 

Thought the production miles better than the old one despite a couple of costume horrors  - Summer Fairy (Yuhui)  definitely drew the short straw…. 
 
disappointed that the invitation to the ball wasn’t noticeable - they missed a chance for some good business for the sisters…. 
loved Leo Dixons dancing master - absolutely perfect! 

6 hours ago, Sim said:

Really looking forward to Naghdi/Ball tonight. If anyone wants to come to say hello in the intervals I will be in the Floral Hall with a friend.  I sit near the small stairs that lead to the old part of the House.   Dark hair, black trousers, black trainers, pinkish floral blouse.  Hope to see you there!  

Sorry not to have read this til now - how did you like it? 

I’ll take them both please! I’ll FM you my details 

Can you hold them for me till 10:30 today please? 

Due to rail strike I can't make this and have one ticket available.  C24 Restricted View £15

DM me if interested. 

This is a long shot I know but does anybody have good tickets for the 14th?

 I have two SC tickets £101 each for 7th December 7:30  and now cannot attend.  Desperate to see this cast after having had to miss the last two years of Nutcracker thanks to Covid.  So I anybody wants to swap or just sell me their tickets please DM me.  

I have two Stalls Circle tickets  B18 and B26.  £75 each.  Muntagirov/Nagdhi/Kaneko cast.  

I will return them to the box office this evening if nobody is interested.  DM me if you are. 

SC Left £31 B22 bench seat . DM if interested. 

Due to scheduling difficulties I have two tickets for sale for the opening night of Like Water For Chocolate:  Hayward/Sambe/Morera/Ball

The seats are Stalls Circle B20 and B21. £31.00 each   Please dm me if interested.  

2 tickets stalls circle £24 each for tonight’s Dress rehearsal Ashton Triple.  Please DM me if you’re interested. So sad to miss this and can’t bear them to go to waste. 

Two tickets for RB in rehearsal Tues 19 April Linbury at 19:30: AA3/4 Side stalls   £20 each. Please DM me if interested. 

2 SC row b tickets £41 each 

DM me 

I’ve just returned 2 SC tix yo the box office - £80 each 

Hi / just heard back - sadly can’t use it. Thanks for asking. 

Hello I’m interested but can’t confirm quite yet - waiting to hear from my daughter to see if she can make it. 

Hi I tried to PM you but it just bounces back saying you can’t receive messages.  Are the tickets still available please? 

DM me if interested 

So wish I could’ve been there to see what founds like a very rich programme. Thanks for posting! 

agree all Makarova (except young woman in black deep v neck),  and Dowell and Mcleary as above... what a great collection! 

35 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:

 

Damned with faint praise.  OK let's get the elephant out in the room - I absolutely loathe SPW's production of the Nutcracker for the Royal Ballet whereas his production for BRB is the best bar none!

Absolutely no damming intended! Just the hasty words of an ROH regular unfamiliar with the BRB dancers or the production...I will look forward to it! 

21 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:

 

Watch the BRB streaming on 18th December.  It's a truly magnificent production!

Yes very exciting but would be such a treat to see this cast streamed - why else would it be saying filming on the website I wonder? praying for a late announcement.. 

If anybody has an unwanted ticket for 1st Jan at 2pm Hayward/Coralles please DM me. 

If anyone would like to sell 1 ticket for Hayward (1st Jan 2pm) please DM me - my daughter desperate to see Leo Dixon..such exciting news 

Brilliant night - so many great moments and yes so much better without endless compère yakking away. Standout for me was without a doubt Yasmine Nagdhi in Concerto. I barely drew breath -  technically perfect, profoundly musical and she seemed to be completely immersed in it - mesmerising. Likewise Takada/Campbell in Rhapsody - wonderful - as great as she was in Swan Lake in the last stream. Campbell on really good form too. Sambe/Sullivan - what huge presence he has and she just gets better and better. 
Scherzo very impressive - Zucchetti will be one to watch.  Great to see. Hayward/Coralles finally doing Swan Lake pdd - he was refreshingly sweet and vulnerable rather than just the textbook ‘prince’ and she was lovely but I  felt Takada tapped into the character better. More opportunities to develop this I hope.   Golden Hour was wonderful - So beautifully danced and the music so well played and conducted too.  
 

I’m not sure i would’ve chosen Monotones although I agree with balletnut55 that they were very strong. It is very long and the retro headgear does it no favours! I guess I think it might repel a lot of newer ballet watchers and that would be a shame so early in the programme. 

I loved it all but my only real disappointment was not to have seen Magri/Ball in Corsaire. 
I hope they can keep this up even after we go back to normal - Such a great way of reaching greater audiences.