RobR

Does anyone else think that Act 2 is overlong and could benefit from being shorter and tighter - or is it only me?

I'm still puzzled by the (mild) criticism of Act 2 by various correspondents. I've seen WT three times this run - with different casts. Whilst I enjoy and appreciate the drama of Acts 1 & 3, and the 'acting' ability of the dancers, I find Act 2 positively exhilarating - I almost want to skip out of the auditorium at the interval.

I'm surprised by some of the posts in this thread regarding the duration of TWT, and the consequent suggestions that it may be overlong. As classical ballet lovers I assume we'd all think that the dancing is much more important to us than the narrative, which is really only a vehicle to give the dancers the opportunity to display their musicality and movement. As far as I'm concerned, the longer the dancing lasts the better.

The 1984 recording with Alessandra Ferri and Wayne Eagling was the most engaging I've watched.

What about Red Shoes School of Dance in Haslemere and Greyshott?

This is a link to Maggie Foyer's nice review of the Linbury performance http://dansportalen.se/111/-fler-artiklar/nyhetsarkiv/2015-07-16-royal-ballet-school-in-the-lead.html

Nine of those listed were at White Lodge

Notwithstanding Trog's view I've always thought that the Corps, including the White Lodge swans, were the one of the highlights of Swan Lake