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    RB SEASON 24/25

    in Ballet / Dance news & information

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    3 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said:

     

    Over a month after other comparable houses (Paris, Munich and the Met have all announced) is not "a little later". It is also later than ROH typically announces.

    Comparable how? Different companies, different cities, different business models, different business constraints…. 
    The price of hotel rooms in London won’t be affected by Paris, Munich and the Met announcing their seasons ahead of the ROH. 
    Easter is early this year, the ROH looks set to announce 2 weeks later than last year. Even though I want to plan ahead, I can live with that. 
    NB. It would be nice to be proved wrong but I suspect that as soon as the season is announced major disappointment will be expressed about what isn’t being presented and that there will be demands for casting details to be known the day before yesterday. It happens every time. Not worth coming down, IMHO, on the ROH like a ton of bricks though. 

    RB SEASON 24/25

    in Ballet / Dance news & information

    Posted · Edited by San Perregrino

    I understand that some ballet fans need to plan early. I like to do so myself. However coming down on the ROH like a ton of bricks because it doesn’t announce until the end of April, a little later than some other companies, seems both unnecessary and unwarranted to me. 
    Hotel prices advertised months in advance can be priced at a premium as well as a discount. The hotel I booked six months ago in Birmingham for next week has actually come down in price and I have been able cancel and rebook at a lower rate. So, the early bird doesn’t always get the worm.
    To correct what I said in my previous post, Summer booking for the general public only opens the day after tomorrow. The emphasis needs to be on selling the remaining seats for this the season to a general public which is increasingly choosing not to book months in advance as the current 2023/2024 season has shown.

    (BRB’s La Fille Mal Gardée has been on sale to Sadlers Friends and is now onsale to the general public. A quick look shows that, despite much anxiety on BCF, actual sales including today are minimal.)

    In the same vein, I don’t think announcing Cinderella on April 1st or April 30th will have any impact on sales vis à vis other companies’ Nutcrackers. 

     

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    Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024

    in Performances seen & general discussions

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    1 hour ago, alison said:

    Well, again, they weren't showing up on the performances I looked at, hence my choice of the word "allegedly", because I didn't want to get people's hopes up too much.

    I think that’s why this message comes up now after one clicks on ‘Buy Seats’: 


    “ Please sign in before choosing your seats in order to access prices available to you “

     

    And by implication, the seats available to you. 
    Although admittedly the wording of the message could be less obtuse to avoid continued confusion.

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    RB SEASON 24/25

    in Ballet / Dance news & information

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    Not sure why it makes much difference if it’s announced before, simultaneously or after other companies? Booking only opens to the general public for the summer season tomorrow. Surely the emphasis needs to be to sell these seats before dangling a new season in front of people? 

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    Royal Ballet MacMillan triple bill: Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem 20 March to 13 April 2024

    in Performances seen & general discussions

    Posted · Edited by Naughty Peregrine

    Sticking my head above the parapet here.

    It was interesting to see Danses Concertantes; one of those pieces perhaps so long considered out of fashion by many that it could potentially come back into fashion for a new generation. e.g. If I wear a pair of ripped jeans I present as an old man neglecting himself. The same jeans on a 20 year old worn with confidence look fabulous and they are immediately trending on social media.
    My question to those who are more knowledgeable than I is was DC danced well? For me it seemed to be lacking a spark.

    My thoughts on DC were that, unusually for the Royal Ballet, it seemed to lack crispness in its geometric execution, nor did  the dancers didn’t seem fully committed or comfortable in what they were presenting.
    DC is a statement piece and the intent, boldness, confidence and brashness to carry it off seemed to me to be missing. Perhaps this is down to last minute cast changes or direction and I’m optimistic that it will improve during the run.

     

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