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  1. Blossom
    From looking at Booking on the Coliseum/ENO site, sales look very disappointing. Great seats still available. I wonder if bringing 2 relatively modern interpretations to London was a mistake. I feel sad that they will be playing to a largely empty theatre but personally unable to go to this one and not so keen on the choreography anyway.
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    Great photos. Really shows how simple yet striking and elegant the costumes and set were. The wedding dress train seemed to dance its own dance...
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    Big Ashton fan here and I have just started reading Secret Muses - the life of Frederick Ashton by Julie Kavangh. It's a huge book but very easy to read. There's a Fonteyn event run by the Ivy House programme at JW3 in London (nearest tube is Finchley Road) on Sunday and I get the impression her story will be very much interwoven with his as one of his key muses. Tickets still seem to be available...
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    Makes sense to me! Thanks for editing.
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    Looked diligently for blue pins but none to be seen
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    Wasn't sure at all that I would like the new direction story wise, aside from the clunky prologue, very much enjoyed and worth a visit. Music reworked in places to fit the new story of a princess bride losing her husband to his other love, black swan solo music brought forward to the first act to show her demise into madness, music from the lake making its first entrance at the end of act 1 as she is taken away to the sanitorium. Pas de trois incredibly emotive - bringing to life the realisation that there were 3 people in the marriage. Beautiful costumes, flowed in sync with the dancing and wedding dress of billowing fabric negotiated incredibly well by the dancers. Swan costumes looked feathery soft and light. Incredible costumes, wedding dress of billowing fabric - negotiated incredibly well by the dancers. Magical swan scene, beautiful staging, raised 'lake' at one point gave the impression that the swans had taken to the air. Faultless corps de ballet as both white swans and black swans in act 4. Amber Scott gave Odette elegance as well as emotional highs and lows with every movement. Didn't really understand the audience going wild for Adam Bull's performance - more so because male choreography overall was a little underwhelming.
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    Southbank show episode 4 is on Ballet Black. 10mins in and fascinated to learn more about how it came about. Available on catch up.
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    How disappointing... interedtng to hear essentially that she is very much a classical dancer. Makes me wonder if this more contemporary foray will leave her refocused on classical, or do you think outside influences (ie Polunin) have taken her in this new direction? He's tried his hand (rightly or wrongly) at some different things since leaving the RB..... Speaking of which, can't be long now till the docu-movie about him...
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    Fille is a great first ballet with lots of attractions - ribbon dance is clever, clog dance is funny, English 'character' dancing of sorts, comedy with the unfortunate character of Alain...and a chicken dance!! Easy to follow story and simply charming. Can't beat a good piece of Ashton choreography.
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    Loved Capybara's review. It's great to see ENB doing well abroad as well as in the UK and it is a fantastic production (although it seems to all be over far too soon). I have a lot of admiration for ENB at the moment and the way that they celebrate rising talent but also for all of the community facing work they do engaging as wide an audience as possible with dance. I think they are one step ahead of the competition and it's great to see them get the great tour opportunity in a city celebrated for dance - and doing us proud! I really hope they are enjoying themselves as much as the social media posts seem to suggest - and that they get a bit of free time to enjoy Paris too! Ksenia - #newchapter could mean anything - could be real life news which might require taking a break? Not to assume but it could be something good...
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    Just investigated and is also available on Sky Go - only online. To pick up on another thread the Alessandra Ferri/Boots ad is running before the show launches.. Shame as screen size is everything for ballet at home (i.e. TV not laptop) so might need husband to help with some technically wizadry to connect devices....
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    Delighted to find Flames of Paris available on Sky box sets/catch up as well as Anna Karenina. Matthew Bourne's the Car Man was briefly available but wouldn't download due to dodgy internet connection on my Sky box and now can't seem to find it. Anyone able to see it? Great to see some new programming coming through On Sky at last.
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    Bit late to this thread but loved Emerging Dancer. A great night of dancing, Interesting choices of pdd's - some really showy pieces, particularly for Cesar Corrales with him exhilarating jumps. Overall a great celebration of talent And healthy competition - very much healthy in the supportive cheers from the Company in the Circle. Corps de Ballet award was a great opportunity to recognise a member of the Corps not just for dancing but for greater contribution. not the sort of collaborative family feel you would expect from a ballet company with all of the negative stories you hear of egos etc. Very much respect Tamara Rojo as a leader with a true vision for the company and expect this sort of event also helps to pick up support in terms of donors...
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    Thanks for the suggestion, will give those seats a try for one production - might treat myself to pricier seats for Fille if I am going on my own! Never seen it live if you can believe it!
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    Newbie here... Season looks great, so much I want to see, but my challenge is more in finding someone willing to come with due to combination of volume/price considerations for non ballet lovers etc. Happy to sit alone (have booked for Bolshoi this summer as friends balked at prices even for Amphitheatre) but interval not much fun that way. Do you ever meet up at performances? Also, what sort of seating do you recommend? Was spoilt growing up in Manchester as my grandma always treated me - and the theatre just wasn't as expensive.
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    Lots to see, a great season. New to the forum and potentially seeking people to go with as my friends are not such big ballet fan. Even just to meet in the interval rather than sitting alone!!!
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    Thanks for sharing! Saw Corsaire for the first time in Jan (ENB) and adores it and was keen to see again. This is a beautiful production.
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