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Wonderful summary of a beautiful night, I am sure. I love Ksenya, she is very elegant yet can be very edgy when it comes to contemporary pieces. As for "101" (ch by Eric Gauthier, if I may add), I saw this in June here in Berlin and loved the humor😀. I love this dancer/choreographer. Happy to see that you had a great night❤❤

Beautiful pictures are on this Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024832762996

Sorry I'm late with my review...still travelling. Plus busy with writing an article. Anyway, I can only nod to everything Mandy said. The high delayed jumps in midair, as if the the air was reluctant to let him return to the floor. The excellent speedy footwork. The elegant arabesques, and beautifully controlled pirouettes. The FUN and excitement and great acting which came naturally and wasn't overacted at all. His excitement hopped across the orchestra pit. Hard work and total commitment to his art made this a wonderful evening and debut, and it's easy to remember the exact date: on July 19, 2019, at age 19. 😀❤. His dream to dance on the Mariinsky stage came true at such an early age, and I am happy and proud to have been there. Plus sharing that night with Mandy was an additional beautiful treat❤.

All I can say right now is: I feel sorry for everyone who could not witness his debut-a dream came true. Shale was briliant, curtain calls curtain calls curtain calls...will write more tomorrow. ❤❤

Yes, but what about "Royal Ballet dancers" as credit, at least. It's a movie I know but still sad. Educating the general public a bit is a no go? Sad.

Thanks for the review! I love what they do in Stuttgart, especially Gauthier Dance, they do a lot of interactions with the audience. I should check out this festival next year. ❤

We will meet up, if I survive the next days. 38°C in Berlin since days...😥 Looking forward to this adventure😍

And the joy on his face! This wasn't just the required smile. reminds me of his reply on the EN website to the question "career highlights" (PDL of course is mentioned) : "...and each moment spent on stage".👍❤

Thank you. I don't understand why a moderator is being critized for doing her job...a moderator for everybody on this board, not only for absolute insiders. This is no complain towards Naomi either, we all post directly from our heart and therefor forget sometimes some details others might not know. I am not familiar with dancers nicknames, so I appreciate Jan's reminder.

Sure. I meant principal dancer material. It's there and visible.

I had the pleasure of seeing rehearsals for La Sylphide here in Berlin, with the Bournonville experts Eva Kloborg and Frank Andersen doing a lot of work with the Staatsballett. The Bournonville "style" is not easy to prepare for, although it looks "easy". Like you said @annamk , the presentation is important, and the modern eye is no more used to all the gestures and pantomime. I agree that this is a good role for Shale, and I keep my fingers and toes crossed that he masters it. It's an extraordinary opportunity, I am actually a bit speechless that he is supposed to dance it. Not because I think he is not ready for it, but isn't that pretty unusual. Regarding your remark "look at me": of course he wants to be seen, on stage.😀 Time is precious for dancers, as we know. My personal feeling is that it would take him ages to make his way through the ranks in ENB. He's got principal dancer quality already now, there is no doubt, and someone saw it 😉 and was quick. And if he is impatient...he has every right for it, being young and being aware of what he can actually deliver. He wants to show it NOW. Nothing wrong with that. ❤

All I can say is: this so very special bird must fly and must not lose time. This is indeed an awesome opportunity. ❤

So far I've met up with 2 members of the forum (Coated in Berlin, LinMM in London) and it was really nice to get to know each other and talk about our favorite topic...DANCE. I will certainly reach out again should I hop over the channel again. Same goes for forum members coming to Berlin, please feel free to get in touch with me.

From Maria's instagram info: Maria Kotchetkova and Jeffrey Cirio will be dancing on June 8, 12 and 14. ❤

Staatsballett Berlin has finally released its next season secrets 😍 https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/en/programmvorschau?fbclid=IwAR04AxxLps7gsUO7jTpd6gBbZkELM3O73ZylOq0KerTGvcLq2Kyr02nWbpg new venues, new adventures. If anyone has questions, please ask, I am happy to help. I find the website rather confusing than informative... PREMIERES PLATEAU EFFECT Dance work by Jefta van Dinther 6, 19 September 2019 25 October 2019 29 November 2019 10, 27 December 2019 24, 28, 30 January 2020 22 March 2020 Komische Oper Berlin EKMAN | EYAL N.N. [Creation] Choreography by Alexander Ekman N.N. [Creation] Dance work by Sharon Eyal 8, 9, 12, 18, 19 December 2019 Staatsoper Unter den Linden 3, 30 March 2020 10, 24 May 2020 7 June 2020 Komische Oper Berlin SUNNY Dance work by Emanuel Gat 17, 18, 19 December 2019 3, 4, 5 January 2020 Volksbühne Berlin SLEEPING BEAUTY Choreography by Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa Music by Peter I. Tschaikowsky 15, 16, 21, 26 February 2020 14, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27 March 2020 2 April 2020 18, 21 June 2020 Deutsche Oper Berlin SYM-PHONIE MMXX für Tanz, Licht und Orchester [Kreation] Choreography by Sasha Waltz Music by Georg Friedrich Haas (commissioned work) 25, 26 April 2020 5, 7, 9, 15 May 2020 Staatsoper Unter den Linden STAATSBALLETT KREATIV 21, 22, 23 February 2020 Tischlerei at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Is it actually good for the company to have such a competition among themselves? Doesn't it put lot of stress and unnessessary rivalry in the company's soul? Like, dancers who are members since years have to compete with "newbies", to proov their value for the company? Maybe electing emerging dancers and have them present their skills WITHOUT a competition would be a nicer solution. I don't know if such a company competition exists elsewhere. I know that dancers are competitive anyway in their daily job so why put more stress on it. Just some thoughts...

I give this right back at you LinMM, it was really nice to meet you and chat about our favorite topics😀. We agreed to repeat this. And yes, now that I have seen the live stream, I noticed Shale's trademark smile was a bit forced after the Pd2. I could not see that from my seat. Perhaps going first on stage took really its toll. We agreed on Shale anyway. And yes once again, Julia danced technically very good, without that final "wow".

I didn't say that she did not deserve to win. But I do believe that there's also politics involved in such decisions, and if it's "only" being longer in the company than e.g. Rentano. Just saying.😉

It's very interesting how different the views of people in the audience can be. Despite of rooting for Shale, I was really looking forward to the Forsythe piece, danced by Yeomans. When this music comes up, I can't help it but Sylvie Guillem and Laurent Hilaire pop up in my mind. I was disappointed with Yeomans interpretation, I didn't feel any tension which his so much part of this ballet. The contemporary choreography Rentaro danced bored me, whereas in the classical part, he danced with so much verve. I also liked Julia's contemporary part very much, like I already said. I didn't see any errors from Shale Wagman but I noticed Alicia was nervous. I was sad that Shale didn't get to show thoroughly his skills in the classical part, there were less solo parts for him than for the other two male dancers. It was the first time I saw him dancing a classical piece with a partner, and yes, there is probably improvement on the horizon, agree here with @Sim. As for his contemporary piece: I wholeheartedly disagree with you here @Sim 😉Especially here he was able to show his artistry, put out his pure soul and technical skills, especially his extreme flexibility. I had the impression that not many people got what this piece was about, even laughed in the beginning, I don't know what was so funny. Maybe they expected some sort of slapstick? Couldn't be more far away. It touched me deeply, and I was sitting in Row N. I even didn't see his face very clear from there. Was the highlight of the night for me. As for the decision who was about to win...maybe it was time for a woman, after 2018 saw a male winner.

I was happy to be in the audience tonight. Julia Conway is a wonderful winner. She was very focused from the beginning and especially in her contemporary part. Also, I agree that Rentano was very convincing in the Pd2 with her. I was a bit surprised that the classical Pd2 were so very diverse, when it came to show the technical skills for the male dancers. The piece that took my breath away was Shale Wagman's contemporary part. I am not sure if everyone got the message of this piece, I certainly did and told him so afterwards. It was also very lovely to chat with @LinMM, we must repeat this.😍

I always sit in the stalls. Depending on the venue (Staatsballett performs in 3 theatres - Deutsche Oper, Staatsoper and Komische Oper, guest companies often perform at Haus der Berliner Festspiele). I prefer to sit Row 2 or 8-10, center. Like capybara, I like to be "wrapped up in the action". Aso, I'm pretty small, so I try to avoid "towers" in front of me as much as possible. If I don't have a good view to the stage, it sours me the entire experience, e.g. craning my neck from left to right. Ugh.

Thank you ToThePointe, very interesting read.

Thanks @Sim I am just not sure if the queues are really that long. I haven't been to Sadler's before. Here in Berlin, it really depends on the venue, e.g. at Deutsche Oper it takes ages to get your drink.😉

A bit off topic but I would be grateful for your input: I got an email from Sadler's Wells about their new service re interval drinks which can be ordered online already now. I understand that this is good service to avoid long queues during interval but does this really work? I am more a spontaneous person when it comes to order drinks, but if interval is very short, this service sounds interesting. Thanks.

No worries, he's back.❤