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  1. RobR
    Thanks @Blossom for such a lovely review. I agree with it all. A really enjoyable evening
  2. RobR
    Good explanation - stick with it 👍😉
  3. RobR
    Thanks for this, Peter. I’m rarely lost for words but this is one such occasion.
  4. RobR
    Well, if you start getting ads for shaving gear, beard trimmers and Y fronts, you’ll have to let me know 🤪
  5. RobR
    I love classical ballet (no surprise there) and as the owner of a Parson Russell terrier, dogs too. Like many of you, I go to Instagram to find (ballet) news and photos. I follow various dancers and other posters; @dancersdiary, @missbunnyman and @embracethe ballet, and others All straightforward so far but, what I don’t get is why my Instagram stream has so many advertisements and links to women’s clothing, fashion, swimsuits, make up, …. Do the cookies assume that because of my interest in ballet that I’m probably a woman?
  6. RobR
    And Paulina in TWT
  7. RobR
    I see from tonight’s cast list that Itziar Mendizabal is Lescaut’s mistress tonight. I was very impressed by her performance in the general (tbh I’m always impressed by her) so I’m sure those going tonight will enjoy her dancing and acting.
  8. RobR
    I’m also very much looking forward to seeing Fumi and Vadim on 23 February. Interesting to read the various reviews. Having seen a few of the casts, I very much enjoyed Lauren and Matthew.
  9. RobR
    I think I’m right in saying that this is not scripted or choreographed but is very much a matter for the individual dancer(s) to interact or interpret in their own way. Most, if not all, of the female dancers/townswomen in this particular scene are less experienced dancers. This isn’t in any way a criticism of them, their dancing or their age and experience. I merely mention it to put my earlier paragraph into context.
  10. RobR
    Like @JohnS, and many other regulars living in London and the South, I like to go to a few performances of the same ballet, generally classics (I would have said 'white' ballets meaning Swan Lake, Giselle etc but didn’t want to be misinterpreted), MacMillan, Scarlett, Wheeldon, Balanchine, Ashton, to name a few. I like to watch different casts so I’m all for long runs. I'm not such a fan of newer, shorter works, with quite a few exceptions which I enjoy, but would be happy for these to have shorter runs, as they currently seem to do.
  11. RobR
    Just to add that I decided, on impulse, that I fancied seeing this cast and responded, unsuccessfully, to two earlier offers so I'm thrilled to get this ticket. Thanks @cjps
  12. RobR
    I’ll pm you
  13. RobR
    I’ll pm you
  14. RobR
    Yes please, I’ll pm you
  15. RobR
    Thanks for the memory @Sophoife, I have a happy recollection of that cast - with Will Tuckett as a very menacing Gaoler
  16. RobR
    None of the princes in classical ballet are perfect apart from the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Prince (with the possible exception of Florimund in SB, and that’s only because he’s late to the party). Apart from those mentioned above, Siegfried picks Odile rather than Odette, Albrecht lies to (and possibly seduces) Giselle, Leontes is a complete jealous rat in The Winter’s Tale, Solor in La Bayadere, feckless James abandoning Effie in La Sylphide, and street hoodlum Romeo ruining Juliet's life in R & J. No doubt there are others but the role of the prince depends on failure, jealousy or (in D G's case) weakness….. I'm sure there are more
  17. RobR
    Luca Acri stole the show as far as I am concerned
  18. RobR
    Me neither 😀
  19. RobR
    Well, that’s a perspective but I have to say that I positively prefer the Scarlett production. I have never missed the tutor dancing with the children, Siegfried’s friends getting ‘tiddly’, the six dancing princesses …. Oh, I could go on but …..
  20. RobR
    I've no idea what he was thinking but he looked totally relaxed and happy 😊
  21. RobR
    For those on BCF who posted on the issue, I am happy to confirm that Luca’s medal was on display (on his chest) in both the final two scenes and at the curtain 😀
  22. RobR
    Yay 😀😀😀😀 I was keeping my fingers crossed for you. Talk about cutting it fine … 😉
  23. RobR
    Yes please, I’ll pm you 😀
  24. RobR
    My first ever try with Friday Rush and, after a five minute queue watching the sofa, I got what I wanted. So, no complaints from me. It seemed as straightforward as I’d hoped.
  25. RobR
    Those were happy days - and nice to see how many of them actually joined the RB 😀
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