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Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Lizbie1 replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
GWR have published their timetables - it might be worth seeing if your train companies have a dedicated strike page and checking there (sorry if you've already done so). -
On the bright side... maybe this season's hated price increases will create headroom for some more interesting programming. Which leads me to ask: would people posting here - I'm not interested in second guessing the general public - be prepared to pay Swan Lake prices for a bill reviving some of the older RB works mentioned? I would!
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English National Ballet's Our Voices
Lizbie1 replied to Irmgard's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Your compensation for the delay should help I suppose?- 227 replies
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Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Possible but reprehensible. Edited to add: the conflation of mainstream Ukrainian opinion with "NATO" is careless at best. And it's news to me that NATO has 141 members. -
Freedom Celebrity Gala in Cyprus
Lizbie1 replied to FionaM's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I thought that this recent article (about football) offered a very persuasive answer to the argument that sport - and by extension the arts - should not be held to a higher standard than governments. "Not being able to heat your home is suffering. Cowering as the bombers fly over your school is suffering. Being imprisoned and tortured is suffering. Going a few years without winning a cup is not."- 30 replies
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English National Ballet's Our Voices
Lizbie1 replied to Irmgard's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I always remember our music teacher saying to us "well I wouldn't be getting much sleep after that!" 😉- 227 replies
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Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Lizbie1 replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thank you to everyone who posts about strike announcements here. I'm lucky enough to have a good coach service to London as a (less convenient but cheaper) alternative to the train. I normally hear the strike news here first, allowing me to book a coach ticket in the few precious hours before they put the price up. -
Should we stop supporting ballet after Panorama?
Lizbie1 replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I've personally heard a ballet-goer talking disapprovingly a couple of years ago about a very prominent dancer having put on weight. The only difference to her dancing that I could discern was that her port de bras looked lovelier than usual (and it was pretty great in the first place!). -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I believe exclusivity clauses are quite common in employment contracts? My last (bog standard) contract stated that I had to get permission before taking on any outside work and my current contract says I need permission before I do any work for a competitor or where there is a potential conflict of interest. I have never thought this is unreasonable. I believe such clauses are banned for zero hours contracts and for low paid work, which also makes sense. Most singers, actors and musicians are freelance (and have no job security), so of course exclusivity clauses wouldn't come into it. Are you suggesting that freelance contracts should become the standard for dancers too? I doubt that many of them would concur! I know I've said this before: FionaE, you're obviously intelligent, you're not malign, and you offer a lot to this forum, but I can only assume that your admiration for Polunin leads you to some very motivated reasoning. -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
So in other words we can safely ignore the alternative version of events until confirmed by a reputable source? At the moment it's hearsay (a Polunin fan site?) vs the Süddeutsche Zeitung, so forgive me if I go with the latter for now. -
Should we stop supporting ballet after Panorama?
Lizbie1 replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I boarded from 10 and loved it - very few seemed to struggle and indeed there was a waiting list for boarding places from day pupils who wanted to board instead because they felt they were missing out! -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Perhaps the mods can move this discussion to its own thread? I fear this one is being significantly derailed! -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I'll take that as a no. -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
And are those dancers who remain in Russia allowed to speak against the invasion? Some did in the early days but I'm not aware that any have persisted. -
Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
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Prisca Zeisel leaves Bavarian State Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I don't understand this post - are there some extenuating circumstances that we aren't privy to? Unless she wasn't in fact there I'm struggling to think of something that makes a difference. Surely she'll have known the likely consequences when she decided to do it. -
The set for the last production appeared to be falling apart before my eyes during its final cycle: sitting in one of the cheap seats I had a good view things not visible to the rest of the audience. They probably had to make the decision whether to rebuild it or start again and I don't recall that the last production was much loved by the audience. My own view was that it contained a long list of opera cliches (Goth costumes, oversized furniture, etc etc) though perhaps the Kosky ring isn't any better in that respect. I'm not going this time - not interested enough in the cast. I enjoyed the ENO Rheingold a lot - much better than the Walkure promised! - and I thought the cast was excellent.
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Royal Ballet Insight Events - News & links
Lizbie1 replied to John Mallinson's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I can think of a better way to celebrate her.- 537 replies
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I understand the point being made about Osipova being "bad" at social media, but my assumption is that she has made an active decision not to post routinely about forthcoming engagements. Not everyone wants to be a slave to Instagram, and she is one of the few dancers in a position to push back on such demands. She might pocket a smaller fee as a result, but I'd applaud her for doing so.