Rob S

1 minute ago, Livia said:

and there have been many messaging me privately, feel this way strongly to. The tragedy that they feel they cannot reply or make similar posts for fear of abuse and censorship is not fake.

How many? 

1 minute ago, Livia said:

 

Ah, res ipsa loquitur.

 

And I'm sure dear Robert, thinks there nothing wrong with this rudeness and ageism. The awful crony ganging up of the five or so people who seem to post on what appears to be fan site. 

I’m just really surprised you spend your time paying attention to what such mediocre dancers are doing to increase their strength and prevent or recover from injury.

5 minutes ago, Livia said:

The current crop of dancers more interested in posting social media of themselves lifting weights in the gym, than being able to perform two clean pirouettes.

LOL 😂 Wasn't like that in your day, was it? #silversurfer #howmanyismany

41 minutes ago, Livia said:

 and indeed by the many private messages I've received thanking me, it would seem many wish to say the same things but are afraid to

Really? How many?

it would seem those people are even too afraid to appear to ‘like’ your posts 

2 minutes ago, Livia said:

 as the increasing number of private messages thanking me for my bravery prove.

That’s at least the third time you’ve mentioned it, I’ll ask you again....how many different posters have thanked you in a private message?

I’m loving all the photos and clips posted by the dancers while they’re over there. Claire Calvert has posted a bit of footage from a performance too🙂

14 minutes ago, Shirley said:

 

I'm not sure why you would think that?  Can you explain why?

 

Looks like I had better not attend any more shows as I don't fit your criteria so not worthy of my seat 😟

Don’t worry, the Royal Opera House does tolerate blind, ignorant amateurs 

4 minutes ago, Livia said:

 

Well, exactly, there only seems to be about ten regular posters on this board, any proportion of that is a significant percentage. I wonder why so few new people feel like they wish to join?

How about a straight answer? You said many, how many? Obviously we don’t expect you to name them ( dear X, dear Y and dear Z)....how many?

3 minutes ago, Livia said:

 

 

*Assoluta

Too late I’m afraid, Assoluter is what’s on your certificate and the life sized statue beside the fire exit. 

6 minutes ago, Livia said:

 

 

Those are fighting words! Bravo dear Rob, bravo. And rather that I sound like Trump, than Stalin, I'm being roundly attacked by party members on all sides! 

Sorry, how many is ‘many’, again?

1 minute ago, Livia said:

 

And BRAVO to you, my dear Richard, it's thanks to the sterling support of acolytes and amateurs who go and enjoy in the name of love, however ignorant and blind that love may me, that the doors of the ROH remain open. Thank you, dearest Richard and I mean that most sincerely. 

And this gains you Patroniser Assoluter status here (and probably everywhere else) Well done Madam

3 minutes ago, Livia said:

Sadly many agree with me and have privately messaged me to say so and that they're too afraid to speak out for fear of receiving the same abuse as I have. Think on that Xandra, dear.

 

Liv

How many is ‘many’? You sound like Donald Trump.

You’re going to find this place awfully annoying if you only consider two dancers at the RB worthy of Principal status. 

And do do try to stop sounding so patronising with the dears, it’s just about every post now

My highlight was my first trip to the Royal Opera House, to see Francesca Hayward as Manon

Deary deary me you

Some interesting Monday morning reading

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/16/dance-ballet-metoo-culture-bullying

It's a shame to see Leticia go but she'll continue to perform for the RB for ever more in blu ray form

3 hours ago, Josephine said:

Some photos are in this review by David Mead:

http://www.seeingdance.com/brb-fille-11072018/

I presume he meant Michael Portillo 😂

la fille by Rob Sallnow, on Flickr

I went to the Saturday matinee, sadly I didn't get a pic of the flower giving by Nao's daughter as I'd already been told off by the stewardess at that point but her bow just before the curtain hit the floor was so sweet

Yeah a very well behaved audience except for the person that got told off by the stewardess for taking this shot at the end

It would've been a pic of the dancers taking applause if I hadn't waited for people beside me to depart just before this one was taken

la fille by Rob Sallnow, on Flickr

Yay, was able to hear the second goal during the interval 🙂

21 minutes ago, Tony Newcombe said:

Me too

Thanks to intervals we can still listen to the first twenty minutes of the first half and about the first 15 minutes of the second

I'll be exactly the same, I'm watching La Fille in Bristol while our quarter final is being played!!

Oh no, an undiluted flounce? 😱

27 minutes ago, Bluebird said:

 

The BBC are filming Romeo and Juliet.

 

 

*slaps forehead*

Of course, I did know that was in the pipeline, thank you 🙂

I know it’s off topic but what’s going on in Budapest at the moment? A lot of RB dancer social media posts indicate quite a few are there currently.