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I saw some of this adaptation, starring Michaela DePrince, Daniel Camargo, Vito Mazzeo and Darcey Bussell. I was intrigued to see how they'd do it, but I just couldn't get on with it at all, and switched off after about 20 mins. Thought there might be some discussion of it here, as I was slightly wondering why I didn't like it.

I kind of liked the idea of twisting the story, and the dancers seemed competent, but I felt absolutely nothing for it. Also, why not use the original music?

Loved it last night, even though I'd not taken time to apprise myself of the story in advance. Beautiful dancing, and I agree that Kaneko stole the show for me (not to take anything away from Naghdi). The other one that won my heart with the sheer joy of her dancing in Act II was Meaghan Grace Hinkis. Also loved the music. The dance seemed to fit with every beat - more so than with any other ballet I've seen. Very fresh.

First time at ROH since Covid, and I felt a little disorientated - being surprised at how small it seemed!

What a remarkably fascinating digression!

On 24/01/2022 at 14:07, Rob S said:

 

WF! 😲

Same in Latin

I'd always assumed the former, but a friend tells me that there should be no "The" - I was shocked! Is he right? And who's to say?

If The Cellist was a weak piece by Marston's normal standards, then I'm very excited by the prospect of seeing the others. While I felt it did sag a little at times, I thought it was terrific - particularly when the three of them danced together. I also loved the music.

Some pics from dress rehearsal here.... The lighting guys did their best to make life hard, but the dancing was largely very good!

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AFuscFnZoB5RCcA&id=C0231E8CF91C8A9A!1893&cid=C0231E8CF91C8A9A

Still tickets available here http://www.westroad.org/event-info/cambridge-university-ballet-club-6/

...and here's a picture. Not quite sure why I couldn't edit the post above to add it in!

This weekend at West Road...

Instead of the usual feature-length ballet, it’s a triple bill this year.

- The sorcerer’s apprentice 

- Scheherazade

- A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Also BBC Radio Cambridgeshire today (Mon, Feb 24) from 2:15,  director Joanna Lawrence and Producer Anastasia Stulova! will be talking about it.

On 08/12/2019 at 13:55, Ian Macmillan said:

Thanks - the spontaneous audience reaction would suggest it went well, and the emotion stirred up by the soloists in the final scene was pretty palpable.   I trust that Scheherazade went equally well.

 

Me?  The silver-haired chap on the front row of the chorus, between two of our lady tenors.

A belated response here - I think it did go pretty well, although it's tough getting a full house at that time of night!

It was certainly very colourful....

I wanted to include a picture, but the system is rejecting my 90kB image, saying I'm only allowed up to 153.6kB!

A bit last minute, perhaps, but there's another chance to see this at a more socially acceptable time(!)  - at West Road indeed - as part of the CUBC triple bill. This includes A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

http://www.westroad.org/event-info/cambridge-university-ballet-club-4/

3 hours ago, alison said:

Perhaps someone on here will actually go and watch the film and report back, as opposed to people reacting to the opinions of others?

Has nobody (else) here seen it?! I went on Friday evening expecting the worst and came away thinking it's not great, but not THAT bad.

OK, so I'm still in love with Francesca - she is just so adorable. Her singing (I presume it really is her) was very nice and simple - it suited her role.

I didn't much care for the music. I've not seen the stage show, but am familiar with the bigger numbers (as is everyone!).

We did like most of the dancing, although at times there was a great deal of unnaturalness - I presume it's been heavily subjected to computer videoshopping. I wasn't expecting so much ballet from the backing dancers, but they seemed very competent. Hayward's eyes are so mesmerising, though.

I can see that most people would not like it at all, and I can see that it would work better as a stage show. 

Some people did walk out - first time I've seen that in a long time.

On 20/12/2019 at 18:01, Fiz said:

Too easy to sing, Lin. 

I had always assumed that it was to do with copyright - AIUI, ALW/Really Useful are extremely controlling and litigious in this area. Schools that perform Joseph aren't allowed to sell DVDs to parents etc (unless, possibly, huge licence fees are paid). I think that's the reason that gymnasts (at least at the levels I've been involved with) aren't allowed to use ALW (or Disney) music to their routines.

Answer - no! there's no group discount for the day/performance we want....

I was struck by how soon the restaurants all get booked up, too - so it's off to Frenchie's we go (fingers crossed)

Thanks.

I'm wondering if we should buy 10 and then offer one for sale on here - might work out cheaper than buying 9 at full price!

Just wondering- are there any clever ways to book about 9 mid-price seats at a better price - perhaps via third parties? 

Yes, although it’s not just for students!

Some rather late night performances to be seen here in early December. It's quite a short show compared to their usual - but given that they start at 11pm, that's just as well!

https://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/dance/scheherazade-the-tale-of-one-thousand-and-one-arabian-nights/

One little bit that moved me enormously was the slow zoom into Juliet's face as she sat on the bed. Her expression spoke a thousand words.

I think Ball must just be too subtle for me. I felt he was just playing it a bit too cool.

BTW, did Hayward play the role in other performances? Still in love with her Clara...

6 hours ago, MRR said:

Beatriz Stix-Brunell?  She danced Lead Harlot in the first Naghdi/Ball performance (and was superb).

Yes. Sorry for my laziness/uncertainty on how to spell it!

Naghdi - just stunning - agree with the arms comment. We weren’t that taken with Ball either. BSB was fun as always.

Is there a good way to book for groups (8-10 people) at ROH? eg. register as a Friend or go through some agency or something?

When I say "good", I probably mean "cheap" with a dash of "early access"...

I've done this before at Sadlers Wells, but suspect ROH isn't so desperate!

I nearly went to see it yesterday afternoon - I was wondering if they drop the prices a bit like "standby" flights of old? Not that they were expensive in the first place...

We also thought the boy to be the best.

still, it’s a reasonably classy show and I like that one can see the full dances online.

I’ve never heard that reimagined nutcracker piece before.

The whole year is announced?