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Tessie

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  1. I loved the whole evening, and also preferred it without the interviews. I though the clapping got louder throughout. Perhaps the dancers joined the 'audience' after their performances. Impossible to pick out favourites but here are a few random thoughts: I hadn't seen all of Within the Golden Hour before, and thought it was beautiful. Loved the lighting, costumes, music as well as the dancing. These gala performances have allowed me to appreciate Laura Morera, who I had rarely seen in the cinema performances over the last few years. I have found Akane Takada quite exquisite in both the live-streamed galas.
  2. Love the curtain call photos. Any further comments on how this cast of Elite Syncopations compared with the live streamed one, for those of us not able to attend?
  3. Those photographs make The Cellist looks absolutely heart-rending. Such emotion on the faces of Cuthbertson and Sambe.
  4. Thank you all for your hard work. I so enjoy reading the posts, and I am sure there is a lot going on behind the scenes to keep the forum running smoothly. Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2020!
  5. I watched the character dances carefully (in light of earlier comments on this forum) and while I cannot comment on technical aspects, I also felt that the limited space detracted from these dances a little. Thank you Helen LAJ. I agree with you about the yellow blouses. They clashed a bit with the other colours, in my opinion. I loved most of the other costumes, but was not so keen on the shape of the men's huge sleeves (or maybe it was lack of shape that bothered me?)
  6. I wouldn't have realised there were any school students in the performance if I hadn't seen the credits. What roles were they playing?
  7. It was rather dark throughout in our cinema, but a thoroughly enjoyable evening nonetheless. Lovely to see Merle Park , Darcey Bussell and Marianela Nunez chatting about Coppelia. I also enjoyed hearing about the costumes, and the challenges of conducting for different casts. In fact, all the extra snippets for cinema-goers were interesting. Nunez and Muntagirov were both wonderful; Nunez so delicate, yet vivacious and Muntagirov leaping effortlessly and landing silently. They made the pas de deux look easy!
  8. I agree with most of the comments above about the cinema screening. It was a fantastic evening! Though I have no ballet expertise, these are my immediate thoughts: Concerto: I loved this, particularly Yasmine Naghdi. She was exquisite. Enigma: My least favourite. I had watched the online rehearsal with Avis and Arestis, and think I preferred that partnership. After the beautiful simplicity of Concerto, I found the Enigma costumes a little fussy and bulky, and felt they hid the beautiful lines. Raymonda: I didn't think I would like this after reading some of the posts, but was pleasantly surprised! I loved the mix of classical and Hungarian dance, and I loved the music, set and costumes. Muntagirov was beautiful to watch; he jumps so effortlessly, as if he was on springs. I liked Osipova much more in this than in R and J. The role seems perfect for her.
  9. Living hundreds of miles from London, I am essentially dependent on 'cinema live' to see any productions. In fact, just back from Don Pasquale tonight! Reading the discussions on this forum, make me long to see every production, and more than one cast. I am not sure about the economics of such a suggestion. Would it be unfeasibly expensive to show more performances in the cinema? Would it have an impact on live audiences? Getting back to the original question, I would tend to go for a later performance to avoid first night hiccoughs. I also think having read reviews etc, you are more likely to notice points of interest that have been raised by earlier audience members (if that makes sense).
  10. He is amazingly resilient. I wonder if having a beautiful new baby at home has softened what must be an awful blow?
  11. I was at The Crucible in Edinburgh last night, and was very impressed. Choreography, music, costumes and set design all worked together to provide an emotional and memorable experience. I think I enjoyed the ballet more than the play!! There was a brief Q and A session afterwards where, interestingly, an audience member declared themselves 'disappointed' that in the age of 'Me Too', Scottish Ballet/Helen Pickett had chosen to start the accusations with Tituba, the black slave, and left John Procter to be accused last, suggesting he was protected by his white, male privilege. I am not sure I want to see classics rewritten to suit current trends in morality. What do forum members think about this thorny issue?
  12. Fiz, I recently went to the live relay of ROH Macbeth and it was also very poorly attended. I suspect the marketing is poor, as I only realised there were live cinema showings relatively recently. Where I live, the performances are shown in many cinemas around the city simultaneously, so of course, that will reduce the audience number in each cinema. I assume that once Vue, Odeon, Cineworld etc have bought the rights to show the performance, they might as well show it anywhere they have an unused screen.
  13. All the ballet 'live' screenings I have watched have been very poorly attended. Does this impact the cost of a ticket? Is the cinema trying to make it worth screening the ballet to a handful of people? I would feel anxious complaining about the cost in case they stopped them altogether. Living hundreds of miles from London, I have always considered 15-20 pounds good value, as I am comparing it to train/flights/hotels etc combined. I feel a bit jealous hearing the you can really watch live for less than a cinema ticket! Still, we do get the interviews, and close ups at the cinema.
  14. Thanks for the welcome. As I will have to wait for the next cinema relay, it may be some time before I contribute again!
  15. I have just watched Swan Lake for the second time at the encore screening. I enjoyed it even more this time, and am amazed how many little details I noticed this time that escaped my notice on first viewing. While I watched I was thinking about some of the points raised on this forum, and as I greatly enjoy reading the comments of others, thought I would add a few comments of my own. I live hundreds of miles from London, so have not had the opportunity to see any other casts, but I thought Muntagirov and Nunez were wonderful! I actually had tears in my eyes at the end. I only noticed the entangling of costumes on the second viewing, which is a real testament to their professionalism. I also loved Campbell, Hayward and Takada in the PDT. and Calvert and Magri's big swans. I found Campbell's Benno open and engaging, which served to highlight Siegfried's isolation and sadness. The Corps did not look ragged to me, though I am no expert where technique is concerned. I felt the final uplift in music was an appropriate accompaniment to the swans surging around VR after Odette's noble self-sacrifice. Yes, it was a tragic ending, but beautiful and moving too. I loved the costumes, and the sets, though I think the low lighting in the cinema reduced the impact of the lake scenes. All in all, a wonderful production, and I am so grateful for the live cinema relays.
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