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    In the case of Romeo and Juliet by Johan Kobborg and PoluninInk, the costumes were made by an anonymous but elite fashion house with whom Sergei had prior connections … at an eye-watering cost of €800,000 which the fashion house ‘sponsored’. There were due to be further performances, and I understand that one of these would have been a big reveal of the name. However, world events overtook them (Covid, Sergei’s injury and surgery, the Ukraine/ Russia war) and so it has not happened, and may never happen. So by extension, the RB may not be paying anything at all.
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    Watch it on the producer’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsQZ4WGox9y/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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    Another new face coming to Zurich … Kilian Smith. Kilian was a pupil at RB school and starred as Peter in the RB 2010 recording of ‘Peter and the Wolf’. He is currently a coryphée at Polish National Ballet. He performed Bratfisch in their Mayerling, amongst other soloist roles. And he was nominated by Dance Europe for ‘Outstanding performance by a male dancer’ in September for his portrayal of Renfield in PNB’s new Dracula.
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    Maybe I can redeem myself by proposing Daniel Camargo for Guillaume? According to his bio he has performed Wheeldon’s Cinderella before … presumably at Dutch National.
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    Apologies for the incorrect info in my post … re it being San Francisco not Canada having Wheeldon Cinderella, and Camargo performing Romeo not Guillaume 🙄. (Poor memory)
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    that’s true!
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    Which other companies have the Wheeldon Cinderella … Munich, Canada National Ballet, Dutch National (others?). Those would be the places to look for emergency cover for Cinderella (male and female leads), if ENB won’t take a risk on their eminently capable soloists. The Wheeldon choreography, story and stage construct is very different (and much better in my view) than RB. It would be a stretch for any dancer unfamiliar with this ballet to take on a lead role. (Much like the stretch of Tissi, Camargo, Andrijschenko taking on MacMillan’s Romeo at RB some years ago.) I’m waiting for casting info before booking RAH
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    In the recent London Ballet Circle interview with Olga Smirnova she expressed regret that the Dutch National Ballet calendar meant she had had to drop out of performing in Nijinsky with Hamburg Ballet in June/July (as previously announced). She said she hopes to be able to perform it later in 2023/24 season.
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    Link to LBC book signing event with Vadim https://www.tlbc.org.uk/events/vadim-muntagirov-book-event Tickets selling quickly (as expected). If you are a member .. don’t hesitate. If you are not a member, maybe now is the time to join?
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    I’ve always thought the great tragedy of the ballet is that Albrecht doesn’t actually realise that he has wholly fallen in love with Giselle until she goes mad and dies … otherwise it makes no sense at how distraught he is, pushing his squire away and trying to stay with Giselle once she is already dead. The whole ballet for me turns on whether I can believe Albrecht’s love was true by the end of Act 1. There is no point to him turning up in Act 2 if all he is feeling is some guilt at being the reason some village girl died.
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    I didn’t know that Isaac Hernandez would be back for this run of shows, partnering Shiori Kase at 2 of the 5 performances.
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    With the amount of turnover in Europe at Berlin and Zurich in particular … at the end of this season … it’s getting to be like the annual football transfers! (Woefully different monetary compensation though)
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    Blast … I missed them
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    The NY Times article may be misleading … the embedded video IS of Ratmansky’s work at Mariinsky on this ballet. It was recorded in 2021 BEFORE the revised production became necessary. Uploaded in October 2021 and features Ratmansky running rehearsals. The Mariinsky could have removed it from their channel. I find it interesting that they have not.
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    I understood it was a restaging from the original notation … in that case whoever produces it, it should look like the original. And therefore it MUST have sections that are EXACTLY the same as the original notation. Whether resurrected by Ratmansky or another.
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    Swan Lake ‘Additional choreography’ by Liam … being most of every act, plus this entire version of the story. what’s left of Ashton - the Neapolitan? of Petipa - The Black Swan pdd? of Ivanov - the White Swan solo and adagio? I look forward to hearing from others with better knowledgeable who can help here.
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    Going back to Liam Scarlett … I am beyond disappointed to read this extract from a Gramilano interview (Paul Arrowsmith) with Laura Morera … “Will we see Scarlett's ballets at The Royal Ballet again? I have asked the question, and the answer is a hard ‘no.' [Morera's eyes fill with tears]. But never say never. Other companies are making different choices.” https://www.gramilano.com/2023/04/interview-authentic-passionate-laura-morera/?fbclid=IwAR1KCi_1FUvbAFHaeLo5RrRtc2bND2bRMumq0-sz8eh0tsC-1Bi399Lkti8
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    I appreciate it’s early days in the creation process, and it’s short clip out of context … looks fun but tame to me.
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    Thank you everyone for all these comments … so helpful!
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    Apologies .. smart device outsmarted me. The start time is 1950 Vienna time
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    I loved Age of Anxiety and No Man’s Land.
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    Reminder to self to watch Liam’s CARMEN staged for Finnish National Ballet in January this year. Laura Morera was involved in the staging (though their website doesn’t make that clear. She talked about it in the recent London Ballet Circle interview.). It is available to watch free online until 20 May 2023 https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/stage24/video/carmen-recording/
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    FREE livestream from Vienna State Ballet tonight, 27.4.2023 at 1850 Vienna time GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Music : Johann Sebastian Bach Choreography & Costume design : Heinz Spoerli https://play.wiener-staatsoper.at/event/abe77bb5-9f5e-4186-95ee-e18b6dd57546 https://play.wiener-staatsoper.at/event/abe77bb5-9f5e-4186-95ee-e18b6dd57546/synopsis You do need to register on the app. But it is free. Just follow the first link above.
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    I’d be delighted to Rhapsody again … but with new casts only. This comment by Paul Arrowsmith (Formerly Dancing Times) in Gramilano peaked my interest “Now, for me, a jester is one of those irrepressibly grating characters that any ballet can manage well without. Daichi Ikarashi's insouciant performance almost convinced me otherwise. Next stop for him – please – would be the lead role in Ashton's Rhapsody, so that ballet may regain its nonchalant wit, long missing.” source https://www.gramilano.com/2023/04/review-royal-ballet-cinderella-2/?fbclid=IwAR1Ym2pV0BowleOVMh4wZCioMHd6ks4-C35K0sFcjZhrOwzhfVaEOYWgH3Q
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    And unlike the ROH there are no restricted views anywhere … no pillars etc. (Maybe some seats in back rows of boxes? Never sat there so I don’t know)
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