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The "new" Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Lizbie1 replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
There’s a job advert up for a developer which says that the website gets 450,000 monthly visitors to the website - I wonder how that stacks up against social media “reach”. -
Jonathan Stafford new AD at New York City Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to toursenlair's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
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Jonathan Stafford new AD at New York City Ballet
Lizbie1 replied to toursenlair's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
It is indeed a very long announcement! -
That might change after I finally do see it!
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I wish they were bringing the Kylián programme to the UK rather than the León/Lightfoot/Pite/Goecke collaboration.
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Royal Ballet 2019 Spring Season Casting
Lizbie1 replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Doubtless this reflects my contrary nature, but I read it more that sometimes - and I speak as an admirer of Campbell - the praise of some dancers on this forum can be so relentless that it makes people like me start to question the consensus and find flaws (and no dancer is perfect in every role), rather than simply enjoy a dancer's strengths. That said, I won't hear a word against Muntagirov- 357 replies
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Royal Ballet 2019 Spring Season Casting
Lizbie1 replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I agree that it’s just a simple human error. However - and this is speaking from experience - you’d expect a very public-facing website to have an approval system built into it (called workflow) which is designed so that you can’t normally publish changes without someone else checking your work. This isn’t the first time I’ve suspected that this isn’t the case with the ROH website. I don’t blame whoever made the mistake, but I do think it’s another symptom of a sub-standard website build.- 357 replies
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Performances in the U.S.A.
Lizbie1 replied to Ivy Lin's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I should clarify that I meant this look seems particularly in vogue as practice clothes at NYCB: I can only recall seeing it once in photos of class/rehearsals at the RB but quite often at NYCB. I suppose it’s just what the cool kids there do? -
Performances in the U.S.A.
Lizbie1 replied to Ivy Lin's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
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Performances in the U.S.A.
Lizbie1 replied to Ivy Lin's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Oh - one very frivolous question I have about the Peck is: what’s with the tights-over-leotard look? I get that it’s a “rehearsal clothes” thing, but it seems to be particularly popular at NYCB, or at least that’s my perception. (I can’t say I’m an admirer.) -
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Lizbie1 replied to Ivy Lin's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Wow - congratulations Ivy Lin, and lucky Bachtrack! I meant to reply about how much I enjoyed reading your NYCB review a couple of weeks ago a really honest review of what sounds like a mixed bag of performances. The Kyle Abraham ballet looks terrific from that clip (and I speak as one with zero knowledge or appreciation of hip-hop). Completely agree - from what I heard - about the Sufjan Stevens score for the Peck, which is somehow offensively bland. -
As I understood it she has a “working under contract” status with the Bolshoi, as does Kaptsova.
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I’ve only been once and don’t have any real tips to offer, but I found it very friendly and unstuffy and there’s no need for full-on black tie (unless you want to of course). The bar is staffed by local volunteers (I think!) and has very good cake!
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Since last night’s upgrade, instead of giving the title of the next unread topic in a forum at the foot of a thread it now just says”NEXT UNREAD TOPIC”. I can’t say I particularly prefer one over the other but I thought I’d mention it in case others do mind.
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News from Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Lizbie1 replied to Angela's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Doesn’t Strauss fall out of copyright next year? Or am I muddled? (Copyright really confuses me!) -
Of the ladies it's Shipulina (as a probable farewell) and Krysanova I want to catch and fortunately they're both appearing in both Spartacus and the Bright Stream, which are the two ballets I'm going to fork out for. I just need to decide which performances of each: anyone got any advice?
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As feared, no Alexandrova or Kaptsova ;(
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New Linbury Theatre seating plan - and sightlines
Lizbie1 replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I wanted to add: I seem to do nothing but moan about the ROH (as opposed to the RB) recently and I don't like having to! It just seems as if over the last year the box office/marketing decision makers - whose jobs, lest we forget, are to look after the interface with the public - have been doing a first rate job of burning the good will which they once had in abundance. I don't know whether that's down to changes in personnel, policies or strategy, but I hope it's not irreversible.- 63 replies
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New Linbury Theatre seating plan - and sightlines
Lizbie1 replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Or offering partial refunds to those who've already booked? For sold out shows, exchange isn't really an option, and it seems a little unfair to say "take it or leave it" when a seat was booked in good faith.- 63 replies
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