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  1. I have a photo of the original audition notice however I haven't the technical knowhow to post it. It clearly says

     

    "Applicants must have extensive ballet training and excellent classical technique, including pointe for women. Ability in jazz dancing and singing is an advantage but not essential." It also went onto say

    "Applicants who do not meet the requirement stated above should not apply."

     

    I believe they were a huge amount of 'authentic' ballet dancers who auditioned and the selection process was rigorous. Quite unlike a 'normal' ballet audition. My understanding is that MT applicants were auditioned separately.

     

    From my extremely limit knowledge of those in the ensemble, I can name four who are currently working in major ballet companies and who have never worked in MT. Others have been named within this topic.

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  2. DD has always taken the laces out & used elastics.....never understood why....

    My son use to do this as they are easier to get on and off in a hurry - no need to uptie them ...

  3. News from Bucharest, according to ONB press release Johan Kobborg is still the Artistic Director and hi scontract is confirmed, but since the position doesn't exist, he had to be moved to Artists page of the web site...

    Not sure if I can stopp crossing fingers, but something seems starting to move.

     

    http://www.agerpres.ro/comunicate/2016/04/06/comunicat-de-presa-opera-nationala-bucuresti-10-19-48

     

    Maybe I'm being simple about all this - the position doesn't exist - well jolly well create it and reinstate him to his rightful position as Artistic Director (Ballet). Presumably he had an original contract so I wonder what an international employment lawyer would make of it?

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  4. American Ballet Theatre announces their spring New York season casting (may-July) the previous October, for most roles anyway. some remain TBA.

    Other N American companies usually announce casting 2-3 weeks before. New York City Ballet used to announce casting one week before, but they now do it 2 weeks before, mostly at the request of the dancers, as I understand it. The tradition was one week before because audiences were supposed to be interested in the choreography more than in any particular dancer. But hey, my feeling is, we pay the bucks for the tix, we should be allowed to have our preferences as to which dancer to see! The dancers themselves found out the casting at the same time as the audience, and as a result could never plan their life more than 7 days in advance, and  the dancers' union asked for more lead time on the casting.

    toursenlair - thank you. Couldn't agree with you more regarding paying the bucks for the tickets etc.

  5. I have been reading several postings about casting and Froum members buying tickets for a performance to see their favourite dancer(s) in a particular role. I can understand their disappointment when, due to injury, there is a cast change. I remember years ago being almost sick with excitement getting a ticket to see Jonathan Cope in one of his last performances at RB before his retirement and then for him to go and break his leg!

     

    I think we are very lucky here in the UK to know in advance who is dancing a role on a particular date. In my DS company (no name, no pack drill) he might get to know 10 days to a week in advance. The tickets go on sale at the beginning of the season for all performances seem to sell well despite not knowing.

     

    Please excuse my ignorance but can anything enlighten me as to whether announcing casting well in advance is the norm in other countries.

  6. Just a snippet part way through this article.  I wonder where they've got the idea there's a shortage of ballet dancers in this country.  Maybe, as I said to my hubby who brought it to my attention, because there are so many non-Brits in British companies - are they just assuming there aren't enough British dancers to fill the positions.  As he said, if there's a shortage, how come they're paid so badly. My son's giving up because he can't afford to live on the wages they get in this country (would be OK in one of the big companies but there aren't enough jobs to go round in those!)

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34191123

     

    Sorry to hear about your son giving up due to poor wages.

  7. My own little theory is that as the school states that its aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers for The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, then they list those companies first and then all the other companies are in alphabetical order. I may be completely wrong though.

     

    Looks like this is how they are doing it now. In the past it has always been

     

    RB

    BRB

    ENB

    Scottish

    Northern

    Europe

    America

    Rest of the World

     

    RBS train and educate outstanding classical dancers not just for RB and BRB!

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