San Perregrino

Please DM me if you have a spare for either of weds 16/10 or weds 06/11. many thanks Peter

As the French say “chacun à son goût”. For me, different dancers bring different things on different days to the characters they portray on stage. This is the excitement of live performance. Carpe Diem. No two performances, even by the same dancer, are identical nor should they be. This is something to be celebrated not condemned. If not I’d be happy to see a ballet once and not return to it because there would be nothing new to discover. As it happens, I’ve seen 3 Manon casts so far this run and each has pleased and entertained me for different reasons. Never having seen him dance before, I for one, was ‘Bolled’ over (pls excuse the pun) by last night’s production. As the evening progressed Bolle and Nunez inhabited their characters more and more so that long before the end I was 100% engaged, believed in and was moved by what I was watching. I suspect that having found his ‘feet’ Bolle will shine even more on Saturday. After last night, Robert has at least one new fan and, judging by the audience reaction during and after the performance and the multiple curtain calls that continued long after the lights came up, I suspect I am not alone. It was a special evening and one that I feel privileged to have seen.

Have sent DM

can i have this please? have sent a DM thanks Peter

A début from Matty Ball to be proud of in my humble opinion. His Des Grieux is fresh and naive as a day old daisy in the opening act and by the end of act three tortured by his hopeless love for Manon and both are broken by everything life has thrown at them. I was moved. Val Zucchetti shone as Lescaut being conniving, debauched and humorous as required. A great start to my season. 🙏🏻

it's interesting to note that for the 5th October matinee there are only 14 seats left in the amphitheatre whereas for all other performances there are 100+ seats..... hmmm

Have students started back yet?

Hi Amanda I’m interested in the ticket. Will DM you. thanks Peter

Hi if ticket still available I’m interested have sent PM

I have repeat problems with the sound levels for performances at both Sadlers Wells and the Peacock. That earplugs are so freely available at both venues would indicate that management are aware of the issues but prefer to turn a ‘blind eye’ or in this case a ‘deaf ear’ to the unsuitability of their sound systems to the recording levels of visiting companies. It seems perhaps that there is a whole generation of choreographers who spend every moment of their waking lives wearing earphones listening to music and believe loud is best. I wonder if their hearing has become distorted as a result? Personally I don’t like being beaten around the head and having my ears boxed by overloud music. I want to be drawn towards a performance not repelled by it.

I’ve just seen that the TodayTix App has a 24 hour offer of stalls and first circle tickets from £15 for all 3 Alvin Ailey programmes at Sadlers Wells for the rest of the run.

Ticket now spoken for

Due to my getting an upgrade, SCS D4 now available for Bolshoi Don Quixote matinee on Saturday August 17th. £15 Paper ticket. I will be attending so handover not a problem. Peter

Last night’s last Swan Lake of this Bolshoi visit featuring Kovalyova & Tissi was as light, as delicate, as blissful and gorgeous as a summer breeze. For me, the Bolshoi had saved the best ‘til last. Principals aside special mention to Alexei Putintsev as the Fool and Klim Efinov and David Motta Soares in the Waltz. I’m very much looking forward to the latter’s Basilio on Friday evening....

Keep checking the ROH website. Tickets seem to be released from 11ish each day. I got a single in mid-Amphi this morning. Good luck

Like his other works, MB is always marmite. I don’t think R&J is as accessible as SL perhaps because it’s new and fresh and maybe even incomplete. Nor, despite what the papers say, did the audience leap to its feet at any of the 3 performances including opening night I’ve now seen. Rather they stood gradually perhaps applauding the dancers passion rather than the piece itself. That said, I think it’s best to judge MBR&J on its own merits in terms of the story being told (I was at the Q&A on Thursday after the show) rather than comparing it to other more traditional R&J productions. Think how radical Baz Luhrmann’s film version was on its release. For me it’s dance not ballet but I don’t think it claims to be ballet. I get the comment about lack of visible sexual chemistry between R&J. However when you view the characters as dysfunctional damaged personalities somewhere on the spectrum, then traditional notions of romance and how it is demonstrated go out the window. e.g. My godson has Aspergers and just because he shows no emotion on the outside doesn’t mean he’s not loved up intensely on the inside 🙃 For me Tybalt was the weak link, more akin to one of the Village People than a psychopathic sexual predator Chacun à son goût 🙃

Hi can I have SCS for monday or Tuesday Swan Lake please. Will dm you

Tony the link still works. You need to click on the seat you want and the 50% option then comes up as well as the full price option.

I saw Spartacus for the first time last night. Perhaps a little trapped in a time warp, taken at face value it is a thumping, audience pleasing, testosterone fuelled, all guns blazing, booming production. The powerfully athletic and yet subtly nuanced dancing will be remembered for a long time.

Have sent pm for 9th

If still available I’m interested

Have dm’d too in case still available thanks Peter

Have sent PM

Have sent you a PM peter

Still looking .....