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On 30/10/2020 at 09:06, Millicent said:

I really enjoyed watching RBS company class. Does anyone know who the lady is who wore the long-sleeved green leotard with a lighter green skirt? They're all amazing dancers but she caught my eye time and time again. I would love to know who she is. 

Yasmine Nagdhi - always wonderful 

Oh what a dream that was! Such joy and happiness plastered on all our faces. So many great performances - impossible to list them all - just riveting. 

I’m going - with my family- more than 3 hrs drive but managed to merge it with a little trip to Cornwall but still hideously expensive.  But then so is going to the ROH... anything to support them and see them in action - crossing fingers for Ed but happy no matter what... 

HI did you see my seat in stalls circle C16 £26 for tomorrow night?

I have one Stalls circle ticket for sale 4 March 730pm.   
C16 - bench seat/restricted view £26.00

its an eticket so easily sent. DM me if interested. 
 

Just incredible tonight. Am huge Yasmine fan already but tonight we saw her mature into the next level. A great ballerina. Can’t express it very well just yet! 

Such a treat to see Zenaida - so thoughtful and still such a beautiful dancer 

Hi I’m interested - I will message you. Thanks 

Is this still available? If so I’d like it please. 

8 hours ago, Anna C said:

 

I’m not surprised.  Initially, I thought the “Great” campaign was some sort of official UK tourism campaign, particularly as its own Twitter account only links to Instagram.  However, a closer look at the ROH images points to great.gov.uk, run by the Department for International Trade with prominent advice on Brexit and exporting goods.   If the “GREAT” campaign has been running since 2012, why only now is the ROH supporting it so visibly?  

 

As an aside, as much as I love watching Matthew Ball dance, why two out of four photos of him?  I assume they deliberately used British born and RBS trained Principals but why not Ball, Cuthbertson, Hayward and Naghdi?  🧐

Well in fairness there is a picture of Cuthbertson alongside two of Ball but yes - no Nagdhi or Hayward. Which says it all really.  How sad for all the non British dancers and probably very uncomfortable for Ball.   The whole thing is pretty shocking and cynical if not downright sinister.  

Stalls Circle B22,23  £34.00 each 

sadly due to last minute travel changes I have to sell or return these two tickets   

Please DM me if interested .  E tickets. 

10 hours ago, penelopesimpson said:

Thank you for that which is reassuring.  For a dancer who has contributed so much to RB and to ballet generally, he does seem to have been forgotten.  A run of posts about somebody called Robert Tewsley who only a few people have ever heard of yet Watson is never mentioned or discussed.  For my own part, I find it odd.

I quite agree! I admire Ed Watson perhaps more than any other dancer and that is saying a lot as I admire several very much! And I find it so odd that there has been no reference to him / injured/improved but not yet able to perform/ retiring with one swan song left? Who knows and I for one find it very puzzling and also upsetting - imagine how hard it must be for him.,, one minute down for Mayerling and now 18 months later - almost nothing ..,, 

On 06/10/2019 at 11:13, capybara said:

 

Don't worry, the RB does these things properly. His dancing career will be appropriately celebrated, for sure.

On 05/10/2019 at 23:14, penelopesimpson said:

I would have liked to see him dance it rather than coach.  If he has finished with major roles, I would have liked some announcement some swansong, some form of tribute.  

I’m hoping he’ll be appearing in McGregors Dante Priject?? I think he did in LA.. 

58 minutes ago, bridiem said:

 

Well most of the critics were extremely complimentary about both Lamb and Muntagirov. And first nights (of existing works) generally seem to be cast according to known high quality rather than debuts or other criteria. Whether different criteria should be used is an interesting question. Debuts aren't always good, and it  might not be good for company morale if first nights went to guests. On the other hand they might be more newsworthy. ??!

Well I agree it’s a vexed question and you probably can’t win as each one of those issues - debuts/guests/tried and true raises multiple problems but I felt in this instance that Lamb wasn’t really a natural Manon so why give all those reviews to her - which although complimentary in some ways,  almost all added the caveat of too cool/reserved/lacking in intensity/low chemistry...I do think Hayward could have carried it, gained great publicity and rave reviews and perhaps Coppelia first cast could have gone to one of the several other potentially very good dancers.  

20 hours ago, alison said:

I must admit, I'm still very surprised that, given her performances in the role last time around, Francesca Hayward wasn't given the first night of Manon.  I hope some of the critics will manage to go and see other casts during the run.

Having just read through all the first night reviews (other than the FT) it struck me that the Lamb/Muntagirov pairing was an odd choice for a first night.  Surely the Ball debut or as Alison says, Hayward, deserved some of that attention.  I know Muntagirov always dances beautifully and has in fact garnered some very good reviews, but my own feeling is that Lamb isn’t a natural Manon and it was inevitable that the critics would pick up on her coolness and lack of Macmillan intensity... I just think the first night cast should have a bit more of a buzz about it - either Ball, Hayward or the Osi/Halberg casts would have had that.  Especially during a period of such weak sales (although That might not have been anticipated when these decisions were taken of course). Just feels a bit careless... 

They’re sitting - £54 and £68

Have just returned 2 very good Stalls circle tix for tonight’s Firebird mixed to the box office as they were paper tickets.

Thoroughly sickened to be missing this but want them to go to a good home! Should be up for sale by about noon. (Nagdhi/Watson/Cuthbertson/Muntagirov) 

Just fantastic news and so well deserved. He has been outstanding in this last season - coming on literally in leaps and bounds - and I’ve been so impressed by his articulate, charming and committed presence when interviewed at rehearsals etc. Brilliant! 

Ed Watson, sorry! 

7 hours ago, Mandy Kent said:

 

I think many of us were eagerly anticipating Ed’s return to the stage having recovered from injury. His role was Ivan Tsarevitch who enters the Magic Garden and encounters the Firebird , beautifully danced in her debut performance by Yasmine Naghdi. Watson’s supportive partnering and characterful acting was confident and assured. The role does not have any solo dancing it is mainly partnering , for the Firebird and then with the Beautiful Tsarevna, danced with much grace by Ed’s friend Christina Arestis . 
The dancing is very stylised and at the end there is a superb set piece showing the wedding of the Tsarevich and Tsarevna. The piece received a huge round of applause and I could see that Ed looked very happy to be back on stage. 

So great to read this about Edward - thank you! 

Is Firebird on first tonight? If anyone is there please post on Edward - I won’t be seeing him till next week and am absurdly anxious about tonight’s performance! 

On 20/05/2019 at 22:10, penelopesimpson said:

So agree Lizbie.  Juliet, possibly more than any other ballet, gives wonderful opportunities for young dancers and I would like to see the more mature Principals held back from this one.  There is so much other stuff for them to do.

Quite agree! 

11 minutes ago, Lindsay said:

 

I know how to behave thank you. You said that you have already tweeted and got no answer.  Personally, in a context where a dancer has previously been announced as injured, I would take that as a sign that banging on about it on public message boards is unwelcome and in rather bad taste. 

The starting point for this discussion was the Autumn casting and the absence of EW which seemed surprising given that he is imminently scheduled to appear in Firebird so must therefore be deemed to have recovered from last year’s injury. Nobody is asking intrusive questions about his health, we are just worrying that  he might be retiring from the stage without being given the farewell he deserves. 

53 minutes ago, penelopesimpson said:

Thanks for that.  I have tweeted him.  Nothing.  Tweeted ROH.  Nothing. And nobody on here says anything.  What is the elephant in the room and is this truly great dancer just going to fade away?

54 minutes ago, penelopesimpson said:

Thanks for that.  I have tweeted him.  Nothing.  Tweeted ROH.  Nothing. And nobody on here says anything.  What is the elephant in the room and is this truly great dancer just going to fade away?

I don’t know but I can’t believe it. I guess it all depends on when KOH decides on the rep for the season. The decisions for this season pretty much exclude Ed assuming they’ve decided DG is too much for him. I would have thought they’d schedule a one act that he loves for his farewell but perhaps they are just saving him up for something  later in the year. I do find it odd that we are the only people lamenting his absence from the schedules and of course he is by far the best partner for Osipova (Mayerling/woolfworks/carbon life etc). Given that he seems to be coaching quite a bit and quite publicly, it may be that he just wants a quiet and maybe only partial transition in the immediate future...who knows...at least I pray we’ve got Firebird... 

27 minutes ago, penelopesimpson said:

I have, and have had for nearly a year now, this feeling that Ed has gone.  I know he is down for Firebird but then he vanishes, so that will make just two performances in two years.  There has been no news (or I have missed it) and given how many fans he has I am a little fed up about this.  As I've said before, I don't want injury details or to know about his personal life, but this continuing silence is odd.  He is rarely mentioned on this forum which makes me think those in the know are just that.  I would very much like to know if Firebird is to be his exit.

I’m sorry I keep trying to reply to you but getting stucksomehow. I just don’t know - I’ve seen him coaching others and he looks perfectly fit and judging by his social media he seems thrilled to be dancing next week but I agree with uou the silence on here is pretty deafening! Maybe they aren’t willing to risk anything major on him and he’ll jyst appear in the McGregor next year as it can be perhaps more tailored to his strengths...who knows but gosh I couldn’t bear for him not to get a 5* send off!