What a wonderful matinee, all three excellent in their own way. I had the added joyful surprise of finding I was sitting next to a friend. 

Tales of Beatrix Potter

Wed 29 Dec  2:05pm-3:50pm (London Live) Freeview:8. Sky:117. Virgin:159. BT:8

or

The Royal Ballet performs Frederick Ashton's family ballet, bringing to life Beatrix Potter's famous images and children's stories. Created for a film in 1971 featuring music arranged by John Lanchbery from popular Victorian and Edwardian melodies, the production brings to the Covent Garden stage such colourful figures as Jemima Puddleduck, Jeremy Fisher, Mrs Tiggywinkle, Mr Fox and the irrepressible Peter Rabbit

1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:

 

The casting for ENB usually seems to be announced up to a couple of months before and is usually shown on the production page of the website (and sometimes a specific PR is issued).

thank you 

https://fb.watch/6KiepVsdON/

This is a short video of Tamara Talking about Raymonda.

Does anyone know when the cast list will be available, and how I find it? Thanks

Just booked for this evening, can't wait.

6 hours ago, alison said:

Wednesday 5th May, 11 am Sky Arts (and repeated at 5 am the next morning)

The South Bank Originals features Mark Morris

 

Friday 7th May, 11 am Sky Arts (and repeated at 5 am the next morning)

The South Bank Originals features Dance Theatre of Harlem..

Thanks Alison, I have been enjoying the South Bank Originals and I hadn't seen Mark Morris.

It was a joyous event.

I found this to be a very interesting interview.

2 hours ago, Odyssey said:

A lovely clip, but these aren’t the fairy variations. It’s the pas de quatre  from act 3

 

edited to say that this was the clip that came up on my link, although I have since noticed there are others there too. Sorry.

You all know so much more than I do. I saw fairies and thought this was what it was.

I have come across this clip of different RB fairies.

Cold Swan Lake 

https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/ballet/ballerina-performs-swan-lake-frozen-gulf-of-finlad/

Thank you for this I have not found good information on the name and character of the fairies before.

DTH first 10 years in pictures

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/FQJSFQMZDQqbLw?fbclid=IwAR3-2Vx_7E_m8H6jK3CtCgQujmFq1z35eOOm_tT_0JBhqaVDTwdqxzanNLw

11 hours ago, capybara said:

These interviews are filmed on location’ by @dancersdiary (Andrej Uspenski) for Dance Europe. 

I think he is a great interviewer, I get a greater feel for the person as a dancer than I do in many other interviews. 

The format looked to me like a lot of the interviews that Dancersdiary did about 2 years ago (Stephen McRae, Sarah Lamb, Mayara Magri and Claire Clavert etc)

https://www.youtube.com/user/andreuspenski/videos

3 hours ago, Rob S said:

BRB appears in the Imagine programme on BBC1 tomorrow evening.

It will be at 10.45pm and Carlos Acosta will be interviewed, hope there will be dance too.

Dance Theatre of Harlem are doing a Winter 2021 Virtual Ballet Series this February. Performances will continue to stream each Saturday in February at 8pm ET until 11:59pm ET on the Sunday of the following week.

Passage

Saturday, February 6th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on YouTube.

John Henry

Saturday, February 13th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on Stage Access.

New Bach

Saturday, February 20th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on YouTube.

Firebird

Saturday, February 27th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on YouTube.

more information

https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/virtualballetseries/

Beatrix S-B is so eloquent and lovely pics of Marcie Sambe
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1C4BzMxIs/?igshid=1c80l3ixeemjv

@trogyour profile picture reminds me, happily, of my Grandmother saying "Life ruled by the telephone".

12 minutes ago, jmhopton said:

(apart from my gift for immediately forgetting really useful information which seems to be accentuated at the moment). 

increased forgetfulness seems to be a by product of lockdown!

If you have got the season the Virtual Gala has just been added to the package.

POB was wonderful. The contrast of the flowing Pas de Deux with the geometric shapes of the last piece by Forsythe was excellent,  and I liked the first bit where the dancers all walked on, ballet dancers can walk in a way that is beautiful and interesting.

I notice that there are videos that can be rented, has anyone seen any of them?

On 27/01/2021 at 20:46, jmhopton said:

(Sorry, having copied and pasted the info I can't get out of this black background. Perhaps a mod. could alter it if needed.)

I have found that when you post and it looks like this there is a button at the bottom that says something like 'post as plain text'. That put it into normal font.

That is a great little Film @Rob2021. I am looking forward to the longer version.