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They did have to make a statement about the outcome of the investigation, since they had announced (had had to announce) it was happening. But that should have been the point of the press release (rather than added almost as an afterthought, which is very strange). The only real reason they had to say anything now about their future relationship is because they no longer wish to stage Symphonic Dances. But the press release is the wrong way round! And, of course, leaves Scarlett looking as if he was 'guilty as charged' in spite of the outcome of the investigation (and as most of the reporting of this has made it sound).

Magnificent!!

Oh dear!

I think that if the ROH issues a long-awaited public statement about an investigation into one of its leading choreographers, it's entirely justified to discuss it on this forum and raise any questions. However I do agree that because the statement has been issued at this incredibly difficult time there will be no answers at the moment and so further discussion is likely to be fruitless. (And perhaps there will never be answers that will come into the public domain. Time will tell.)

But since nothing at all has been said about why the ROH (or indeed the RBS) will not work with him again, how is anyone supposed to know how we should think about him, or about Swan Lake?

But doesn't it leave other companies not knowing whether they want to work with him or not? Are they going to base their decisions on rumour now? Very unsatisfactory, for all concerned.

I don't understand. And there really is no point issuing a statement that raises more questions than it answers.

Yes - that must be so helpful to them, both physically and psychologically. They clearly miss each other! As we miss them.

I had heard nothing from HMV Curzon about the cancellation of the live screening of Swan Lake on 1st April. Going to their website today, I see that (of course) the cinema is closed, and their head office is too. Their online statement about the closure says nothing about people who have booked for screenings in advance. Does anyone else know what is happening about these cancellations (i.e. in respect of refunds)?

Never have hands been washed so beautifully!

Who is it?!

Brilliant! I haven't seen that for years. Miss Piggy is really rather good. (Oh and her partner's not bad either.)

I think he needs to attend Tamara Rojo's class tomorrow morning... (the dog, that is, not Anthony Dowell).

Yes - Tamara Rojo gave a class via the ENB Facebook page, and it's still on their YouTube channel. It was excellent!

I kicked a chair and a speaker and I nearly slipped on my pile of cancelled ballet tickets... Class is a risky business.

Tamara Rojo's class was brilliant! I had my last ballet lesson when I was 6, nearly 54 years ago, but I decided to turn my chair round to use it as a barre and I used the few square inches around me to stretch, point and bend (bearing no resemblance whatsoever to what I was seeing on screen, but in my head I was Tamara Rojo) until I had to sit down again (which didn't take long). For real dancers, this must have been wonderful.

Just tried mine - it would actually be fine. Just no space to swing a leg!! (Not that I generally do so anyway, you understand. Can't even plié...).

And very well she did too! She spoke about the need for the dancers to keep in shape, since they will very quickly lose muscle tone and get stiff, and to adapt to not having the constant routine they normally have, and not performing to large audiences. She's set herself a daily routine of breakfast, studying, training etc - the aim being to ensure that she doesn't spend all day on the sofa! She's discovered that her kitchen counters are the ideal height for a ballet barre...

Yasmine Naghdi has posted that she's talking on the Today programme on Radio 4 at 8.15am today.

The dancers' Instagram accounts are providing welcome light relief! e.g. Yasmine Naghdi taking 'class' in her kitchen, Alexander Campbell skipping in his back garden, Vadim Muntagirov dancing in his living room...

I see that 'pre19April' appears in the link, so I imagine they wouldn't want people applying for refunds for later performances (yet). (And assuming more performances are cancelled, it could perhaps allow them to adapt their processes at that stage to incorporate what they're learning from this process.)

It's generic, with the link in an email. I don't know if this will work but this is the link: https://www.roh.org.uk/covid19tickets?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_March_Cancellation_Bookers_Pre19April&utm_content=version_A&emailsource=49863

Yes, that was how I watched it. I'm sure it won't be shown on TV again - far too damning!

Yes, Ballet Hoo! was terrific. I recently watched all the episodes of The House online, after being reminded of it on this forum. It was quite gobsmacking! Also gripping.

Well when you get the confirmation email, the wording is a bit different depending on which option you've checked - the refund one says 'it may take a bit longer than usual to reach your account' or some such, and the credit one says 'we will be back in touch once the process has been completed'. Haven't donated yet so don't know about that wording.