Clara_f

Hello

It is a combination of two steps:

The jump up and to the side is called a "gargouillade", followed by a single turn which is called "soutenu en tournant". 

Hope that helps. 

26 minutes ago, Terpsichore said:

Just a couple of thoughts about Coppelia.

It is said that drill lyrics encourage street crime. Well in this ballet the local toughs (what we might have called Teddy boys in my youth) rough up an old geezer on his way to the pub. Franz climbs a ladder to break into his workshop.  Swanilda and the ladettes enter the workshop using Dr Coppelius's key. When they are discovered they set off the robots and Swanilda tears out pages from one of his text books to me. At the very least it is elder abuse if not assault and battery or even ABH, burglary, criminal damage .............. What's the difference between that and drill?

Also, whenever I watch Franz flirting with Coppelia I think of the Turing test and human robotic intervention.

This is really a ballet for our times in more senses than one don't you think..

And muggings, robbery, assault is only a modern invention and never happened in the past which was idyllic and crime free?

Duplicate post to the SB thread... Yasmine naghdi is replacing francesca Hayward as Aurora in this evening's SB due to illness, dancing with Alexander Campbell. 

(source: public Instagram post) 

Yasmine naghdi is standing in for francesca Hayward this evening due to illness (according to public insta Post), dancing with Alexander Campbell. 

I would be interested in the SL of 16 May if still available. Will PM. 

Thanks

Claire 

Hi snishim I have PMed you.

Her Prince of the pagodas and the behind the scenes footage of her preparing the role are glorious, she brought such freshness to the role, with such stunning extensions and that powerful jump of course! 

10 minutes ago, Sim said:

No it isn’t.  She has had it for a while which is why I don’t understand the lack of cast change information on the website.  

 Maybe naghdi / management were hoping the injury would improve in time? 

Hello 

Am on the look out for x 2 tickets if poss (but do let me know if only 1) for sleeping beauty matinee Saturday 9 November. 

Thanks! 

Claire 

1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:

A short "behind the scenes" film:

 

 

That clip has really made me want to watch the film Jan! All the dancers are such talents in their own styles, goosebumps watching it! 

On 22/07/2019 at 07:01, Richard LH said:

That was rather the impression I got from the rehearsal. It must be difficult for the dancers if there isn't a clear soundtrack to follow...

Not really Richard as dancers often learn choreography without music at first, using counts.

Its often only once you've learnt the moves, that you then add the music and start to work on musicality in the movement. 

Selling x 2 tickets for Romeo and Juliet: Saturday 25 May 2019, 7pm (Hayward /Corrales) Amphithéâtre C35 and C36

There may be a delay in responding to any DMs as I infrequently check my phone when at work. 

Could listen to Benjamin Britten's Prince of the Pagodas forever, inspired by his trip to Bali and gamalan music. Also love Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and the Firebird. 

9 hours ago, betterankles said:

Maybe someone will work out soon that all that extra-curricular ‘fitness’ program is not making the injury list any smaller...

Betterankles out of curiosity what's the fitness programme, and why isn't it working to help prevent injury? 

I apologise in advance for feeding into more conjecture as we will never know but it is curious that Cuthbertson in St P, and Sambe and Naghdi in London, were all allowed to guest and Osipova was not, as these dancers all have performances this week at the RB, and clearly illness or injury can then impact scheduled performances. 

Wishing Cuthbertson well, and pleased Kaneko gets another shot at Kitri with a new partner. Will look forward to hearing reports of the performance. 

Hello

I'd be interested in the ticket please if its still available? 

Thanks

Claire 

Here's a heartfelt Instagram post by Marcelino Sambe about his and Anna Rose O Sullivan's debut. What a lovely and humble human! Its interesting to read his Point magazine feature this week and about how he works to be cast and be seen as right for Prince and romeo type roles, as well as the more typical bravura ones his physique and technique might naturally lead to. 

I'm away sadly for their next performance and will await reviews with baited breath. 

On 19/03/2019 at 14:09, Darlex said:

I don't want to see My Brother, My Sisters  either - otherwise yes to a MacMillan triple bill or his original Prince of the Pagodas.

I'm with you Darlex. Would LOVE for Prince and the Pagodas to come back! One of my fave scores of all time. 

Apart from that, I'd love to see a MacMillan triple with Rite of Spring, Requiem and Concerto. 

Hi Aliceinwoolfland 

I'd be interested in the ticket if its still available please? I will PM you as well. 

Thanks

Clara

Hi haven I'm interested in the 10 May ticket please I'll send you a PM. 

Thanks

Claire 

I don't recognise the clip, but could the male dancer be Harry Alexander who is part of the Michael Clark Co and won emerging dancer at the NDA 2017 ? He does a lot of freelance dance as well. 

Hi Annemarriott 

I would like to buy the ticket please? 

Thank you 

Claire 

Hello I'm looking for x 1 ticket to Don Q on weds 4 April. 

Pm if available, thank you

1 hour ago, MAX said:

I am afraid I don't agree with you Sim !

 

I think Fumi Kaneko is an extremely elegant and beautiful dancer,  she has a strong and complete technique but she seemed miscast as Kitri.

 

Incredibly boring ! She made nothing of the part !  Daniel Camargo is a bit in the same situation which means Espada and Mercedes were much more exciting tonight !

 

Kaneko and Camargo are very beautiful and lyrical dancers but not for Kitri and Basilio !  And on top of that they had absolutely no connection.

 

 

 Isn't it funny Max that one can have such utterly different impressions. I'm afraid I don't agree with you

I thought that Kaneko really made something of it, playful, kittenish, joyous, hilariously outraged with her father and gamache. She had me smiling from ear to ear throughout, what confidence and panache in act 1 and 3 and with the technical ability to pull off the choreography! In act 2, she was pure élégant lyrical classical, gosh I'd love to see her in sleeping beauty or Swan Lake, such soft bourrées and yet also sailing through the diagonal of grand jetés, just glorious! She demonstrated to me that she could act and bring a character to life, as well as be both a technical fireworks and a stunningly lyrical classical type of dancer. As Annamk remarked above after last weekend's matinee, a performance worthy of an experienced principal, just dazzling! 

Camargo maybe took a little while longer to warm up, but there were some wonderful moments of flirting, teasing Kitri in the first half of act 1, and more tender teasing in the second half. He seemed less at ease with the naturalistic style than the rest of the RB dancers but given that he was parachuted in but a few weeks ago to replace injured Bracewell, I feel like he did a good job and he really came out of his shell by act 3. 

I on the other hand liked edmonds and mendizabal as espada and Mercedes, but didn't feel like they set the stage on fire quite like Hirano and Morera for example and I certainly didn't think they stole the show by any means. 

Lukas B-B and romany padjak on the other hand as the lead gypsies... Wow what stage presence. Padjak was utterly beguiling with those eyes and backbends, extraordinary! 

A final shout out to Anna Rose osullivan as Kitri's friend with her attack and verve, and to all the RB dancers on stellar form. 

34 minutes ago, Sim said:

Fabulous Fumi!!

I'll third that!