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ninamargaret

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  1. Having lived in a Council run tower block in the 70s I remember residents expressing concern about fire, security. These were always brushed aside by the Council. I'm afraid all too often residents are treated as complaining nuisances, who should shut up and be grateful for what they've got. I love within a couple of miles of Grenfell and people in this area are shocked by what has happened.
  2. Funny, I've never thought of the men in SV as wearing tiaras. Just seems to me to be part of the design of the ballet. Incidentally, I did wonder if the original backcloth was so yellow; seen to remember it used to be a little more grey/green, but memory is notoriously bad when it comes to colour.
  3. So pleased that Jillikins has said what she has about Osipova! I haven't dared to say it, given the general admiration for her. She's a beautiful dancer, and I 've seen her several times, but she leaves me cold. But that's one of the great joys of the Ba!let Forum - the pleasure it gives to read different views. What a good thing we all have our likes and dislikes.
  4. Love the item on the ROH web site with this title, and showing Ben Gartside in rehearsal for Bottom
  5. Yes, I noticed the very obvious putting on of Bottom's head. Quite honestly, it would have disgraced the most amateur performance - surely they can manage it better? I thought it may have been particularly noticeable because of my side S/C seat but apparently not. Must say it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the performance, but a pity.
  6. To be fair, it was about Ashton's use of music so while it would have been good to see excerpts from the ballets it worked quite well on radio. Given the huge range of Ashton ballets it would have been difficult to do more than give a brief view of his use of music
  7. Lisa, have only just seen this. I volunteer for a cat charity and I'm afraid your story is all too familiar. I suspect she did get shut in somewhere. Cats are so good at getting into the smallest spaces and going to sleep, then getting locked in. I really would recommend chipping, it doesn't cause the cat any distress and can help to find her. Might also be worth the vet checking her over. Sometimes elderly cats get memory problems ( like us!) and get a bit confused.
  8. To be fair to the ROH they do state on their programmes and cast lists that they have a zero tolerance approach to anyone acting in an intimidating, aggressive or threatening manner. The problem is that it is well nigh impossible to monitor this. I couldn't leave my seat to complain about the noise, which sounded like furniture removal, without disturbing many people and missing a large chunk of Symphonic Variations. I think the real problem is that the ROH has two audiences - those that go because they enjoy ballet and those that go for ' the experience' or to show off to their friends. I really don't know what the answer is. Obviously in one sense it doesn't matter to the ROH who buys a ticket, but it DOES matter to those of us who often scrimp and save to go and who wish to enjoy the performance without being disturbed.
  9. ninamargaret

    Lynn RIP

    Very sorry to read your sad news John. But whatever you do, don't stop going to ballet. My late husband was a great ballet lover and I admit I often see things that I know he would have loved and it makes me feel a little tearful, but in a way it's a happy link to the things enjoyed together.
  10. Horrible experience Sunrise. We're you on the right hand side of the theatre? If so, I was in the front row of the stalls circle and could hear chairs being scraped across the floor and general noise.
  11. Glad other posters have helped me to identify Joseph Sissens, I was most impressed by him. I was talking to the lady sitting next to me who told me that she had a friend who refused to go to matinees ' because you don't get the top dancers'! I certainly don't feel I was short changed this afternoon.
  12. He'd tweeted to say that his favourite Ashton ballets were Symphonic Variations and Month in the Country. Katie Derham said she wasn't surprised as he'd starred in them both.
  13. Really feel I got my money's worth this afternoon! The Dream stunning particularly David Yudes Puck. He and Sambe looked so good together. I think Francesca is a real Ashton dancer, lovely soft lines. Great fun seemed to be had by the four lovers. I thought Symphonic Variations was beautifully danced and felt sorry for poor Reece Clarke who had a very nasty costume problem. Think he actually left the stage briefly to get it fixed, but can't be sure. M and A not a favourite, but having seen Ferri and Bonelli I may change my mind. Both looked young, ardent, possibly rather melodramatic, but that suits the story well. Wish I could see it all over again - it's a super triple bill
  14. Greatly looking forward to tomorrow - last visit this season. Would love to have seen this bill a few of times, but cash, mobility and theatre going prevent.
  15. Do hope you're right about Strapless. The most entertaining thing about it when I saw it was a couple of scenery malfunctions and the sight of a black clad stage hand doing some furtive manhandling to right it!
  16. I've often thought that some of the more complex manoeuvres in rugby union look like something that has been, or should be, choreographed!
  17. Still intrigued by the ending of Symphonic Dances, particularly as there seem to have been two versions. I have only seen one performance, which was the'squashed' version. But just a small thought, as I sit listening to more Rachmaninov, is his use of the Dies Irae in the last movement any hint as to what was meant? And all those doom laden bells which permeate so much of his music, including the Dances, could point to.something.
  18. I believe it is considered 'ne kulturny' to take your coat into the theatre
  19. Can assure you that my coat is a £40 M and S one, well used to being bundled under the seat in the many theatres I visit that have no cloakroom space at all! But in general I hate taking my coat into a theatre.
  20. I believe cloakroom space is at a bit of a premium with all the 'open up' work going on. I've given up leaving a coat and just bundle it under the seat. I wonder if any thought has been given to improving facilities when all the work is finished?seems to me that it used to work pretty well when the cloakroom was on the ground floor. I wish I was convinced that the 'open up' work was being done for theatre patrons and not just as a means of selling more food and drink to passers by.
  21. Thinking about Symphonic Dances ( I posted some thoughts about this on Sunday) I found it a slightly strange piece, although one that I enjoyed hugely. Still not sure why the James Hay figure was so 'cringing', for want of a better word. Was the main female figure some sort of mother figure? Why did so many movements look like athletic warm ups? Think the ending is odd with the female figure apparently getting squashed, or is she meant to be done sort of predatory figure? None of this detracted from my enjoyment,probably because it was all so very well danced. At least it's had me thinking since last Saturday!
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