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    They didn't photograph me in my stunning blue trousers and glittering M&S top. I feel they missed a trick here. I've no idea who these "famous" people are and haven't heard of any of them. I did see some people posing and being photographed at the start and acting like they were important but I didn't think anything of it. I'm no good at recognising people. I used to work in a stately home in Yorkshire as a student and we had many Emmerdale actors and football people etc come in and I failed to recognise them all. Except Paul Daniels because someone told me he was there.
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    I don't get it either but an awful lot of people last night didn't seem engaged and were busy whatsapping or otherwise engaged, which is weird to me for something as visual as ballet especially when you have people doing something like a coda or manege. In contrast i went to a piano recital in Leeds conservatoire on Friday and nobody moved an inch, used their phones or breathed loudly while the pianist was performing. I wish last nights ballet audience were as attentive.
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    No it's fine, it doesn't matter. Glad it made you laugh.
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    Sorry for Basin read Vadim - I hate autocorrect sometimes.
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    Yes I was surprised. I normally love the classic highlights like Don Q and Corsaire and they were my least memorable bits. I actually likes the Sergio Bernal and Roberto Bolle works better which was rare for me. I also definitely thought Nela and Vadim do Swan Lake much better. I think they've spoilt me for others. Is it me or is the RB choreography of that sequence more complex than last nights? I'm not an expert but I did wonder.
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    Yes me too. I mean you either go for love (either of the work or the people you're there with) or you're paid to be there. In either case it's really rude to leave halfway through. I left once at the interval (and it was a very bad play with bad actors) and I felt terrible about it.
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    I was in the balcony and there were seats next to me unoccupied and some others in the balcony not occupied along with some of the boxes. So I guess some people don't come given it was billed as being sold out.
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    I don't think it was filmed but I may be wrong. Also even with a cold you'd probably be better behaved than some of the audience. Quite a few people had their phones on and were not engaged with the show. And one person nearby was so engaged he started singing along to Swan Lake. Which did not improve the coda. And the people on my left didn't clap once. Audiences are weird!
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    I liked that and also thought the pianist and the cellist did a great job - but then I love Mahler.
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    Thanks so much @TSR101 for posting. Oh boy some of this was amazing. Some less so. I absolutely loved everything with Vadim in especially the Jewels pdd. Having not had much rehearsal time I thought the chemistry between him and Olga was great and she was beautiful to watch. His pdd with Fumi also delighted me. She's got such lovely arms. I loved The Thinker. I'd not seen Sergio Bernal before and I loved the flamenco roots and the guitar. It was brilliant. Just seen @TSR101 comment I agree on the beige undercrackers - a let down but amazing piece of dance. I also really liked Taming of the Shrew. Camilla and Osiel had such great chemistry and the choreography and music suited each other. Caravaggio was also lovely, beautiful music and lovely dancing. Interestingly for me I liked some of the more unfamiliar work better. I still don't like Wayne McGregor (Qualia did nothing for me despite Reese and Yasmin best efforts - awful music and not good choreography) and the Forsythe had lovely choreo and performance but terrible music. Having heard about Giorgi Potshkishvili I was interested to see him. I thought he was interesting, lovely attack on the jumps and great flair but heavier on the landings. I fear watching Vadims jumps has spoiled me for everyone else. Overall though a really fun and varied evening. Great range of talent and some lovely new discoveries.
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    Just starting a topic for reviews and comments on tonight's gala because I couldn't see one. I thought it was good with some real standout items. There wasn't an online cast list anywhere and programmes were £10 which is more than I can afford. If anyone can post the list of items if appreciate it as I would like to know what everything was. So I can review better.
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    That's interesting, I've not seen that before and it will be a treat to see something new with Roberto and Melissa.
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    It's not my favourite either, I just think the concept is really interesting of the prince being required, after losing his love, to keep the promise he'd given at the ball despite hating every minute of it.
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    I think the performers can make a big difference to me. I find it more moving when I'm bought into the relationship and chemistry between the characters and a lot of that comes down to the way they interact and how they work together as a couple. I mean my favourites are Zenaida and Nehemiah (first time I saw it) and Nela and Vadim (last time) and in both cases it was the chemistry between the character that was the thing that really moved me. If that's not there, I don't really care what happens to them.
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    Yes there's a few productions with a happy ending. I think the Marinsky has one where they defeat Rothbart and go off together, there may be some others. There's also a rather interesting Danish version where Siegfried is required to keep his promise and marry Odile after Odette dies which I think is a curious take on it.
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    Vadim is definitely worth seeing twice I agree. I mean I could watch him dance or teach all day and be happy. I agree limited rehearsal time can be a risk but sometimes it works and can be rewarding. I also really like seeing pairings you don't usually see and people from different companies dancing together. So I'm really excited about the mystery programme for tomorrow.
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    Oh that's going to be something special I hope. I will really enjoy that.
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    I met Matthew coming out of a studio a couple of times when doing Benn Gartside's ballet class at RB and he does seem really tall. I would say 5'11 is more accurate than 5'10. Although he's so good looking it's a bit distracting so I may be off. I'm not surprised he's a model, he's quite stunning.
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    I think Harris was on the original cast as Mercutio but then it was changed to Aaron when Harris had an injury and I didn't pick up on this and just went with the name I had written down and didn't check. I'd agree Aaron was amazing in the performance. He was so beautifully light in the jumps and landings which is a lovely thing to watch and really made me sad when Mercutio died, because he made Mercutio come across as such a fun character, the sort of person you want to be around. I'm sure Harris would also be amazing because I've seen him in other things (I think he was in Nutcracker) and he's a lovely dancer. So whoever you see will be great.
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    I'd definitely recommend it. It's really good and Northern have some fantastic talent performing it.
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    Looks like an interesting set of dances and Tzu-Chao will be amazing in the Prince's solo. I'm not going on this occasion (because the timings don't work for me) but I'm glad it's sold well for them.
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    Me too. I had the same impression and as someone who loves William Blake's visionary and slightly hallucinogenic poetry, I was disappointed. I went to the Blake works and thought the choreography was wonderful and inspired and the music was dull and the singer was dreadful. I think it would have been much better if they had to use that music to have got someone with a decent voice to sing it rather than using the recording of the nasal whining singer.
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    Thanks for the casting information, I must have been looking at the wrong day on the website. He was definitely amazing though!
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    Well that was deeply amazing. I must say I've not enjoyed myself so much in a long time. I think this is a wonderful production, beautiful sets, amazing costumes and really talented dancing. Also I met people from the forum which was so nice. We had Prince Edward and Sophie in the audience and people sung happy birthday to him at the end. More excitingly (in my view) Mthuthuzeli November was there and I met him in an interval!!! He was so nice and let me gush about how amazing his Nina piece for BB was and how much I was looking forward to his piece for NB this autumn. He's such a nice chap and has really lovely eyes. I think I've a new ballet crush! Anyway, back to the ballet. It was a lovely evening. The Italian ruin inspired set was really good. The costumes were fabulous, I loved the Capulet dresses and the men's outfits. Dominique Larose was a beautiful Juliet, some really lovely extensions and beautiful feet. Joseph Taylor was a charismatic elegant Romeo and you could see why she liked him. Harris Beattie absolutely stole the show as Mercutio. His jumps were phenomenal and his landings so light. He's a beautiful dancer to watch. I also really loved Heather Lehan as the Nurse. She was so funny and really made the character real and funny. The scene where she was trying to get a letter to Romeo was a lovely light relief. Everyone was brilliant, absolutely everyone. It was brilliant and moving and inspiring and I think one of the best ballets I've seen in a long time. I would definitely recommend it.
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    The casting has been announced (finally) for Leeds. Romeo & Juliet Casts at Leeds Grand Theatre | Northern Ballet Looks like Dominique Larose and Joseph Taylor tonight which will be good. I am looking forward to seeing them this evening.
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