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  1. ninamargaret
    thanks for the sympathy - neither I nor my bank balance want it to become a donation by default!
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    Agree totally, but it's still a bit worrying to only receive a refund for one ticket out of ten booked in two orders!
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    Very strange. Can't get my refund and they won 't reply to my emails! I can accept they're busy etc but.........
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    Has anyone had difficulty in receiving these? I applied for refunds for 10 tickets, bought as two orders, and also donated the cost of a couple. I have since had a refund for a ticket for a performance in April, but nothing else. I wonder if they are dealing with refunds in performance date in which case I'll be waiting until July! I've emailed the box office but no response. It would just be nice to know what's happening.
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    Munich has been showing excellent live concerts every Monday since lock down. This week which was largely based on Schumann and Clara's letters included two solos for dancers from the State Ballet. Particularly good was the recital by Kauffman.
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    some one act ballets have such complex sets - thinking of Dream, Enigma, that they need long intervals to allow for changes. As a veteran of several Ring cycles and Dutchman etc I've no problem with programmes without a break and certainly feel that ballets like Giselle and Fills don't need the long intervals they get. ( Bar profits come to mind). I'm sure ballet goers are no less hardy than operators but we seem to have so many ballets with complex scenery, lighting etc that I think we're stuck with half hour intervals!
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    while programmes consisting of one or two short ballets would be at leaders step in the right direction, it wouldn't help those who live outside London, or, being selfish and thinking of myself, who need taxi or similar help to get to the theatre. I can justify the cost for a full length ballet but would think twice about it for just 50 minutes,or so.
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    Cranko could, of course, come up with 'fun' ballets - Pineapple Poll is loved and missed by many of us and his Card Game which was put on by the RB with Christopher Gable as the Joker was definitely worth a watch.
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    No, I don't think it's Lockdown Syndrome! It's such a beautiful ballet, tells us so much about love, friendship, trust, fun etc. I think the most similar is DAAG - my idea,of heaven would probably be the two shown together! Not good for the dancers maybe, but that's something we don't need to think about in our fantasy programming!
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    What a treat RBME is! I had some difficulty in identifying the dancers - but will definitely watch again. In some ways it reminded me of his Brandenburg Concertos, full of energy, beautiful dancing. Just two wishes - would love to have seen the original cast and would love to see the Royal do Brandenburg s.
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    Very envious! I'm planning to watch it again this weekend. I would love to have watched the Neumeier documentary this evening and did see some of it but found it a bit tough without any knowledge of German.
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    oh no it doesn't!
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    I have just watched and enjoyed their R and J. I thought there were some good things in it - particularly liked Tybalt wiping his sword after killing Mercutio, and I liked the way the Nurse was shown as a woman who had probably been more responsible for Juliet's upbringing than Lady C. I also like the idea of Tybalt 's body being in the tomb - not sure why this was dropped by the RB. The crowd scenes looked a bit cramped, I don't know if it's a particularly small stage. I still prefer Macmillan, but this was pretty good.
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    It's a pity that the ROH couldn't have come up with a dedicated web site for their streaming activities. All of the companies I have been following have done this, some fairly elaborate,(the MET), most quite simple (NYCB for example) . A few scrappy bits of information on Facebook is not the same. I know this is an old moan on this forum, but I think most people seeking information go to a website first.
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    has any major work by Numeier been seen in the UK? I've enjoyed what I've seen of his work. Maybe his work is more appreciated by other countries, as would seem to be the case with Van Manen and Kylian. And I do agree that Ed Watson would have been an ideal interpreter of Neumeier's works - I thought this when I watched the DVD of Nijinsky
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    having just watched Swan Lake and thoroughly enjoyed it ( though why he didn't get rid of those wretched little swans i don't know), I wonder what he'd have made of Mayerling?
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    You're quite safe! It's on until 9 May at 1630 and then again from 16 May at 1630 until 18 May at 163 0. Think it's my today afternoon entertainment.
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    I've seen WintersTale several times on stage and have also watched the DVD quite often and find the music totally unmemorable. I suppose the music for act 2 and the wedding dances in act3_are meant to show the difference between Leontes more formal court and the more relaxed atmosphere of Polixenes country, but even after many viewings there's nothing that I ever remember. And I love the ballet itsekf!
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    Couldn't agree more! Whatever Nureyev was he wasn't a choreographer. There were some good solos for Romeo (naturally) but I'm afraid I got the giggles in a couple of parts. I enjoyed it for Cojacaru - I think she could make anything look beautiful, but I felt she was almost underused. I loved Tybalt - think it was James Tyler. Think I'll have to watch my Cuthbertson/Bonelli/ Macmillan one to recover!
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    Thanks for the warnings!
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    Thanks for this -it seems a very likely explanation. Death in Venice was streamed with no problems. I wonder what will happen with Illusions?
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    Disappointed not to be able to see the Neumeier Beethoven Protect from Hamburg. If my extremely limited German is correct, it seems that it is not available for streaming to the UK.
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    Lovely, it managed to evoke joy, sadness, fun, beauty and was very enjoyable.
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    I've not received this, it's not in my junk file and I go to opera when I can afford it! So who's it going to?
  25. ninamargaret
    yes, I felt that it started in the middle and didn't finish! I also loved The original John Craxton designs but that's another matter, and I'm happy with the 'no designs' version. But I wonder if Balanchine authorised the ommission ?
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