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And a few smaller ones, I think some disappeared due to covid shutdown but btuk and ballet cymru are still going. 

On 04/08/2022 at 22:15, Nastya said:

150 pounds(e.g), so about 10,850 rubles.How do ordinary people in the UK go to ballets?! The Mariinsky is ten times cheaper, even for overcharged (yes) tourists. It's really disgusting that they charge so much.

There are many other ballet companies in the UK and their prices are lower

I think they almost all charge a transaction fee, even the cinema does when you book online! 

Yes totally understand why they’ve made ‘safe’ choices, hopefully they will sell well and we can have a more varied programme next season!

I’d rather any of these than more nutcracker, sleeping beauty and even Swan lake (which I love but feel totally oversaturated with RB, BRB and ENB performing it!). 

12 hours ago, Emeralds said:

Could they be comps (complimentary tickets) reserved for staff? Although the VIPs like artistic directors and guests of the director or management usually get centrally located, fully unrestricted view seats, I have seen some side seats being offered to family/friends of dancers (although whether they are reserved or only offered last minute if unsold, I don’t know).

 
I think multiple categories of ‘friends’ booking have opened?

1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:

 

 

Other ballet companies are available...

 

As others have pointed out there are companies world wide that charge at least as much for ballet as RB.

 
having looked at BRB I can get an adult and 2 children for under £100 which I think is extremely reasonable! 

54 minutes ago, PeterS said:

here’s the OED definition of elitist. 

Personally I can’t see how this can be applied to ballet as an art form nor to the ROH as an institution. 

/eɪˈliːtɪst/, /ɪˈliːtɪst/ organizing a system, society, etc. so that only a few people (= an elite) have power or influence

 

 

I think it depends on which dictionary you refer to. Cambridge English dictionary:

someone who believes that some things should be controlled or ownedonly by the richest or best educatedpeople:

organized for the good of a few peoplewho have special interests or abilities:

which may be more pertinent to the poster

These are  £58 and £94 for Mayerling. They’re both  restricted view tickets and tbh I wouldn’t be happy! I’ve sat in that section and it does cut off part of the stage. The pricing does also seem quite inconsistent

It would be interesting to see the breakdown of prices, it feels like a high proportion of seats are now over £100 and a very low proportion are under £50 (all restricted view). For me it comes back to the public funding that if that is their ticket price they need to introduce more schemes to ensure it doesn’t become elitist. It’s ok having last minute cheap tickets but those living further away are then not able to access advance tickets for public transport. Or heaven forbid they could venture outside of London to give performances! 
I don’t personally think the RB was poor value going back 5 years but 70% increase and £110 for 4 rows back in the amphi, £150 for sides of the stalls is expensive by many standards?

I do think it’s slightly misleading for ROH to quote the reduced ticket income when they also had reduced expenditure and increased income from other sources so their overall deficit was not as bad as it would seem. 
I guess how much the increase cost affects you depends on your individual circumstances. Obviously with a family there’s less choice of tickets when you need multiples together and the price increase is multiplied whilst being paid by one or two incomes. I think the inability to book until all premium (costly) friends tiers have booked and the lack of any ticket concessions for children/ means tested benefits etc compounds the issue and undoubtedly reduces access. Many other companies/ theatres: sports etc do provide those discounts. I do think a publically funded arts organisation have a duty to promote access in a way that other organisations don’t. Even row R of the amphi is over £70 now so it will be interesting to see how many tickets at less than that are available for general release and how quickly they get snapped up. The cinema screenings are good but even they are twice the price of a normal film. ROH spend a very large amount on widening participation I just feel like they’re not really achieving their aim. 

https://static.roh.org.uk/about/annual-review/pdfs/ROH-Annual-Report-2019-2020.pdf
 

they’ve categorised it as ‘government grant’ rather than loan or similar. They definitely received some funding from furlough etc. I don’t know perhaps the accounts filed give more detail but the figures on their annual review seem to suggest about 1/7 loss in income compared to the year before

Having compared nutcracker prices for 2017 to 2022 it looks like a 60-70% increase. I do think for a company that receives a considerable amount of public funding and has a remit to be accessible and open access to the arts that sort of increase needs to be justified. I wonder how many of the sub £50 tickets will be available for general booking? 
For some reason the newest accounts available seem to be 2020. Maybe I’m reading incorrectly but they seem to have been awarded a government grant (presumably the covid one) which seemed to make up largely for the reduced ticket sales

I’m quite shocked that the ticket price for SB is £112 4 rows back in the amphi… I suspect the ROH will discover that they have a ceiling price and that £500 for a family day trip out sitting in soso seats is just not an attractive prospect. I understand that the premium seats are perhaps taken  by those who won’t be unduly affected by the price increases but I wonder if it’s the same for the less premium? 

1 hour ago, Sim said:

I suggest that more flesh is on display from a skirt and from shorts than from a pair of tights that hides bare flesh.  And with a leotard the only bare flesh shown is three quarters of the arms and the bit just below the neck.  If that is a problem for some dancers then they could wear a light scarf and still be covered up and be able to have the freedom to dance ballet that has given rise to this classroom outfit. 

honest question have you danced in a camisole leotard and thin pink tights?

(skirts and shorts are generally worn over tights but shorts could be knee length cycling shorts). 
you’ll see on many threads that anyone with a bust, or menstruating, or uncomfortable with such brief attire has a major problem. I really don’t think the inflexible attitude does ballet any favours, it’s not inclusive and leads to lots of people dropping out or not learning in the first place. Ditto hair, as long as it’s not in the way who cares whether it’s a crop or in a bun? 

Because leotard and tights aren’t acceptable to many due to the amount of flesh on show. For cultural reasons but also for many from teens upwards. And I believe it’s one reason why people drop out. There’s no reason why leggings, shorts, sports tops, tunics, skirts etc couldn’t be worn. If you look at adult classes most aren’t in just tights and leotards and are dancing just the same. Look back in time and the uniforms have got skimpier. There’s no excuse for not modifying dress so that more can participate. 

Didn’t Osipova have a short crop at one point? I do think things should change and adapt to be more inclusive. With modern sports fabrics there’s no reason that females in ballet have to wear leotard and tights. It undoubtedly restricts participation

The exams are accredited and moderated so don’t think there could be any difference in marking based on setting!

I’m almost your height and a 37, which I think is on the small side but not unusual. I do have a high arch. Your feet sound very average to me. I think long toes do give the foot more of a curve towards the end but pointe shoes stop that anyway as bending a lot at the metatarsal is not a good thing. I’m sure vaganova would not have accepted you had they had doubts about your feet

It seems quite light on hours compared to the Northern ballet CAT (same cost) but perhaps they’ve just not finalised the course and sessions in holidays yet

SAB doesn’t include academics though does it? Same with APG, does not include fees for academics.

I guess the dance CAT is the equivalent in UK where you can also access state education so it is cheaper (and MDS funded if applicable). Is that an option?

Then I’d say a lot of dancers from all uk companies and schools don’t have an enormous instep. Quite a number of them wear padding to make that area look higher though! 

Depends what you mean by insteps. Some people call the curve on top of the foot the instep. There’s plenty of students and dancers without that.

other people call the arch under the foot the instep. Which does need to be a certain shape to be able to get en pointe properly. They’re still not all super high though. 
If the teacher has flagged it as an issue it might be one. Or it might be their bias. Could you get an independent assessment? A physio may be able to also tell you the potential to improve and give you some exercises. Although if your child has been a JA/ associate I think they do foot exercises as standard. Is your child still an associate with RBS or elsewhere?

Has anyone tried the online classes?

I think there is some money allocated to schools specifically for sport and it’s somewhere around the cost of this programme (coincidence?!). I’m not a great fan of the way so much for even young children now involves a screen. I do think something like this adds more value to more children than their existing outreach programmes which benefit very few and don’t really introduce ballet to a new audience. Schools tend to only do each type of physical activity for half a term though so that the children have variety. Best thing would have been 6/7 free lessons for each year of primary. As it stands it appears to be more about income generation