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  1. Richard LH
    Having not seen any of those dancers live at the time, I don't believe I would have been inspired to become a dedicated ballet lover now from those earlier filmed performances...even those of Fonteyn. It took today's dancers to hook me.
  2. Richard LH
    They bump into each other rather too often...
  3. Richard LH
    Oh, sorry to hear that....I have never tried standing, but other Forum members do so regularly and may have tips on the best position...
  4. Richard LH
    No they met the Matinee cast, as discussed above.
  5. Richard LH
    Sorry @Emeralds but I found them entirely the opposite on the DVD! Loved Sibley and Dowell though.
  6. Richard LH
    Certainly Hay, Pajdak and Katsura from the Royal Ballet, plus Brill, Day, Lawrence and Monaghan from the BRB, because they demonstrate the Cecchetti Diploma in the published Opus Arte DVD. Presumably others dancers in these companies would also be familiar with the method?
  7. Richard LH
    It is definitely Akane in the footage and Nicol can also be seen briefly. Also the timing of the Twitter post tends to rule out the evening performance. Takada, with Sambe, also danced as Titania and Oberon at the (then) Prince Charles' 70th birthday gala at Buckingham Palace in 2018 so perhaps she is a Royal favourite! Fine by me...😊
  8. Richard LH
    Thanks @JohnS....couldn't make this performance but I have heard some great feedback. She again appeared visibly moved in some curtain call pictures I've seen...she must be so pleased to be back.
  9. Richard LH
    @MJW...(or any other attendees)...how did yesterday's matinee go?
  10. Richard LH
    @MJWYou are in for a treat!
  11. Richard LH
    Mind you she seems well able to dance two different leading roles in one ballet (as per Cinderella).
  12. Richard LH
    Yes indeed..does anyone know when the casting will be announced for the first booking period ?
  13. Richard LH
    Sounds like a winning combination...Ryoichi is certainly the definitive Espada in my book.
  14. Richard LH
    I don't begrudge them any number of Nutcrackers or Swan Lakes either, provided the dancers are happy and able to perform to their usual high standard, and provided there is justification in sales numbers. But it seems that this has been at the expense of limiting other runs, such as the small number of performances allowed for the MacMillan and Ashton triples. That means there won't be many opportunities for different leads to be cast, whether experienced in the roles or as debuts, and/or to dance more than once.
  15. Richard LH
    I anticipate that Forum Members will have something to say about the number of performances allocated to each ballet on the Main Stage: Don Quixote: 17 Anemoi/Cellist: 7 The Dante Project: 8 The Nutcracker: 28 (including 3 not for general public) Manon: 17 Swan Lake: 30 (including 1 not for general public) ..is this a record? MacMillan Triple: 6 The Winter’s Tale: 11 Ashton Triple “A”: 5 Ashton Triple “B”: 5
  16. Richard LH
    Looking forward to the Ashton mix and very pleased about the inclusion of The Dream, suitably in the Summer. Shame there is no Fille back yet though. I would have swapped The Winter's Tale to November/December and push back The Dante Project (if it has to return again) to next Summer. But opening with Don Q brings a lovely, joyful start to the season for a change.
  17. Richard LH
    At first I thought the same, as I had "only just seen it", but I now realise it was first on in October 2021 - time flies! So the November return is scheduled for just over two years later. Even so I think I could have waited a bit longer ...😏
  18. Richard LH
    I wonder if her creating the role in Kobborg's acclaimed NBA Japan version in 2021 helped her with some of the characterisation and familiarity with the music and some of the Ashton choreography - although of course the storyline and staging is entirely different. https://www.kobborg.uk/cinderella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFbeI6pjguc&t=3s One thing I particularly like about Kobborg's version is that Cinders gets to dance with the Stars to that wonderful music....
  19. Richard LH
    Akane absolutely electric... wonderful to see😊!
  20. Richard LH
    Light of Passage = Classical Choreography 😂 Anyhoo, Fumi Kaneko gets my vote for Outstanding Female Classical Performance
  21. Richard LH
    Yes indeed...one particular debut is an especially well-deserved nomination!
  22. Richard LH
    Fair point Jan.
  23. Richard LH
    For me it is the magic combination of what plus who!
  24. Richard LH
    And beneficial for the wider ballet-loving public in the UK and abroad. Plus guesting of RB Principals elsewhere does partly help with the problem of having "surplus" dancers at certain times. Indeed there seems to be quite a lot of this at present. It can create space for other RB dancers to perform in house. Of course the reverse also happens when guests from elsewhere dance at the ROH, but this seems pretty rare. I am personally wary of booking for such guestings as for me it didn't work well when Bolle and Tissi danced with Nunez in Manon and R&J respectively.
  25. Richard LH
    Oh sorry @capybara I misunderstood...I have been waffling unnecessarily!
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