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  1. bridiem
    What I saw him present at Sadler's Wells ?last year was artistically challenged, not an artistic challenge. Yes, taking risks is admirable; but every good dancer I see takes risks, at every performance, in order to perform up to the best level possible. Polunin clearly doesn't know his limitations, or his strengths - that's the biggest, and saddest, risk he's taken with his career.
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    It wouldn't...
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    All I want is Cinderella.
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    But Nunez isn't particularly tall, is she? Why would she need a tall partner?
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    Have received an email to say: 'We are contacting you to let you know that, due to injury, Reece Clarke is replaced by guest artist Jacopo Tissi as Romeo on Friday 17 May, Thursday 23 May and Wednesday 29 May.' Post crossed with BBB above.
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    Lovely photos, Dawnstar!
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    I don't understand this comment; I saw her smile often, and very sweetly. She's not a histrionic actress (nor Muntagirov a histrionic actor, which is why I do think they work well together); she's subtle and interesting and intelligent in her approach. And she smiles! (when appropriate).
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    Me too! I really hope he's Tybalt next Tuesday.
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    Perhaps I should more accurately have said 'few significant problems'. At any rate my own perception of the ROH has been generally positive, most of the time, until the last year.
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    Yes, I thought that when I first saw this. Then I read the words.... And as Floss has said, the ROH has so far generally had no problem understanding and serving its audience. What went wrong, in the very recent past? That question can only be addressed at a senior level, not by doing more research at this sort of level and with no acknowledgement of what has gone wrong and why.
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    Well, no doubt this is exactly how they are required to communicate; if you speak/write plain English I imagine your application would be instantly discarded.
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    Interested to see that they want 'to promote a culture that delivers outstanding experiences for real people'. What other sort of people are there??! Amazing how much jargon can be fitted into one job ad. Was this written by a real person??!
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    I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that if I hadn't already contacted them, they would have contacted me... Otherwise yes, there will be people turning up who could be pretty annoyed.
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    Yes - there's been nothing from them. I was going to protest about this but then I thought they'd probably had enough stress about all this without me getting on my high horse!
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    I've just agreed a pact with my brother that we won't ring or text each other during the match; we'll just offer polite congratulations to the victor after the final whistle...
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    I hadn't heard from them by yesterday afternoon, so I emailed them and they have organised the refund. Not great that they hadn't contacted me, though. (My ticket was for tomorrow evening.)
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    Just catching up with this thread. Blimey! OK, so he doesn't like ballet... but talk about doing it down!! Nail after nail. 'We' don't get many mentions in the mainstream media, so it's a bit disappointing when there's one like this!
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    No need to apologise! I should have spelt it out (in bold capitals!). I have a problem in that my brother supports Spurs, so if they get through it will be a bit tricky. I'm also supposed to be going to R&J with a friend on the night of the final... oh well. I hope she won't mind too much but football is definitely going to take precedence!
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    No, I missed that! But thanks for posting the full time scenes. Sheer joy!! I never doubted for a moment...
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    Just to record that LFC is the most magnificent club in the world. YNWA
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    I haven't actually been notified yet, so if I wasn't on this forum I wouldn't know it had been cancelled/changed. If I don't hear by tomorrow, I'll contact them myself for the refund.
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    Thank you so much for posting these terrific photos, Rob S!
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    Great, thanks John.
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    I haven't been told this yet. I hope I will be able to get a refund since the programme has completely changed.
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    I think that what makes Lamb and Muntagirov so exceptional for me is their humility; they give themselves entirely to dancing the role, to dancing classical ballet, to the highest possible standard, without imposing anything of themselves on it. That doesn't mean they aren't expressive, but they give precedence to the choreography and the art form, not to themselves. Unlike (say) Osipova (and I am a huge fan of hers - this isn't a criticism), who is incapable of not imposing her personality on a role. So L & M showcase what classical ballet is, for me, and the sheer beauty and transcendence of the art form.
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