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Just googled YouTube BRB Cinderella and came up with the YouTube link. Edit: After posting the link, I deleted it in case it might constitute a breach of copyright to post it here. It is, nonetheless, easy to find through Google.

Very strange. An end of season announcement from Kevin O'Hare with no mention of joiners, new apprentices or promotions. Only leavers are mentioned. https://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-ballet-end-of-season-announcement The majority of the announcement is devoted to Ed Watson who is joining the coaching staff. Erico Montes and Tristan Dyer are the only leavers mentioned. I've pasted the announcement below. " "Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O’Hare has announced Company news for the end of The Royal Ballet 2019/20 Season. Kevin O’Hare comments, “With the unexpected advent of the global pandemic, our 2019/20 Season was a shorter one than planned but one in which our dancers shone brightly. My thanks go to all the performers who dazzled across the repertory we were able to present, from the enduringly popular 19th and 20th-century classics of The Royal Ballet to revivals of works not seen for some years like Coppélia and Dances at a Gathering to the creation of new ballets by Cathy Marston and Pam Tanowitz. My heartfelt gratitude goes to the wonderful staff who made these productions possible. Principal dancer Edward Watson joins the roster of Royal Ballet coaches for the 2020/21 Season as Répétiteur. During the past 18 months Watson has been coaching dancers for various productions and in his new role, with his in-depth knowledge and experience, will help prepare them for the broad range of the Company’s repertory. He will give his final performance on the main stage in The Dante Project by Wayne McGregor on a date yet to be confirmed following the postponement of the production’s world premiere. Watson joined The Royal Ballet in 1994 and is regarded as one of the world’s leading male dancers of his generation, winning multiple awards and bringing a unique artistry to the Company’s repertory. He created numerous new ballets and forged creative partnerships with acclaimed international choreographers including Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon and Arthur Pita. Kevin O’Hare comments: “Edward’s artistic sensibility and extraordinary physicality have made him one of the most distinctive performers of his generation, and indeed in The Royal Ballet’s history, ushering in a new era of possibility for men in ballet. His expressive versatility and openness for collaboration have proved an inspiration both for leading creatives such as our Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and also for the other dancers in the Company. He follows in the footsteps of the great dance-actors of The Royal Ballet giving memorable performances of dramatic intensity in such roles as Kenneth MacMillan’s Crown Prince Rudolf and Christopher Wheeldon’s King Leontes, contrasted with the poetic grace of his Palemon in Ashton’s Ondine and an otherworldly presence as Oberon in The Dream. We look forward to the opportunity to celebrate his career at a future date and I am delighted that he now brings his artistry to bear on leading the next generation of performers.” Invaluable contributions to The Royal Ballet over many years have also been made by Soloist Tristan Dyer and First Artist Erico Montes who retire at the end of the 2019/20 Season. The Royal Ballet wishes them both every success for the future. Following his two-year appointment as the inaugural Constant Lambert Conducting Fellow, Thomas Jung leaves at the end of the 2019/20 Season. The Constant Lambert Fellowship provides a tailor-made mentoring programme for conducting for ballet, working across The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet. The next placement for the Constant Lambert Fellowship is deferred for a year. Charlotte Politi, a graduate of the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe and of the University of Michigan, takes up the Fellowship in the 2021/22 Season."

BRB have posted the following on Twitter: "We want to assure our audiences that we are working hard to secure an alternative venue for The Nutcracker in Birmingham this Christmas."

There's a link to the castlist on the YouTube page. Here it is (scroll down for the full cast): https://www.roh.org.uk/showings/the-sleeping-beauty-live-2020

Friends of ENB have been sent an update with a link to a video in which Tamara Rojo says that Raymonda will now be delayed until the 21/22 season.

Congratulations, TTP. I’ve been following Brandon’s career since his White Lodge days and it’s been really rewarding to watch the way he has blossomed during those years. Your questioning was very skilful and brought out, in a most interesting way, his thoughts and impressions of his experiences on the stage before, during and after performances. I look forward to the next instalment of your podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8I11GsM7U

Until June 25, the Sydney Opera House are streaming Wayne McGregor's Dyad 1929 (The Australian Ballet)

I fit into the same category, Anne, yet far from being shut out, I was asked to give detailed reasons to explain why I'd given the answers I'd given. The survey was taking so long that, the 3rd or 4th time I was asked for these details, I had to write that the survey was taking too long and that I didn't have time to reply in the detail they were asking for. Edited to add that, if they'd stated in advance that the survey might take much longer than the 10 minutes stated in the email, I'd have made sure to start it when I knew I'd have more time available.

Blu ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cellist-Dances-Gathering-Blu-ray/dp/B0892J1HKQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=363FZC3J98TBE&dchild=1&keywords=dances+at+a+gathering+ballet&qid=1591616897&s=dvd&sprefix=dances+at+a%2Cdvd%2C164&sr=1-2 DVD: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cellist-Dances-Gathering-DVD/dp/B0892J1HKP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=363FZC3J98TBE&dchild=1&keywords=dances+at+a+gathering+ballet&qid=1591616936&s=dvd&sprefix=dances+at+a%2Cdvd%2C164&sr=1-1

It's been postponed. I've pasted in below a quote from the Lincoln Center website: "NYCB's Coppélia and Tribute to Balanchine, scheduled for release on June 2 and June 3 will be rescheduled. SAB's Virtual Workshop Performance Celebration and the Juilliard K-12 Dance Workshop with Laura Careless, scheduled to stream from June 1 and June 3, have also been postponed. Please check back for updates." http://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/series/dance-week Edited to add that the announcement above doesn't take account of the fact that, before being postponed again, Coppelia had already been rescheduled for June 6 .

It seems that the Tribute to Balanchine has been postponed. I've pasted in below Lincoln Center's response to a question about it on Twitter: "I am not able to locate “Tribute to Balanchine” anywhere on the website or YouTube. I had understood it to be scheduled for release tonight at 8 pm. Has there been a change of schedule? Thanks. Lincoln Center@LincolnCenter ·Hi Patti. Yes there has been a change in schedule! We will be rescheduling it. Sorry for the confusion! Please check back on our website in the next few days."

I've just managed to find Lynette's original review of that performance (scroll down to the third paragraph): http://web.archive.org/web/20021031052034/http://www.danze.co.uk/dcforum/happening/2732.html Edited to add that I really enjoyed TTP's interview with Cathy Marston. A most illuminating interview.

Thank you, Sharon. I already had a video of the Christmas 1979 UK television broadcast of this performance with Richard Baker as the presenter. Before the performance and in the intervals, he was shown sitting in a box with some children and discussing the ballet and the performance with them, whereas the WNEW US broadcast has, instead, fascinating interviews with the dancers. It's really interesting to compare these two very different approaches to a broadcast of the same performance.

I just posted this in the cancellations thread but maybe it belongs here? https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/23/key-cultural-intstitutions-warn-facing-financial-collapse

Worrying article in today's Observer: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/23/key-cultural-intstitutions-warn-facing-financial-collapse Edited to add that I've now put the above link in the 'practicalities of reopening' thread. Not sure which is the correct thread for it. Mods please delete whichever post is now redundant.

If you click on the performance data base link, you'll see that it was at the Barbican. http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/production.aspx?production=2194&row=0 It was 'a performance in celebration of Dame Ninette de Valois' 100th birthday' with Stuart Cassidy and Sarah Wildor: http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/performance.aspx?performance=8397&row=31 Belinda Hatley is listed as the Girl (with Samodurov as The Rake) in the 2006 performances. http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/performance.aspx?performance=4091&row=33 Edited to add that Laura Morera is also listed as the Girl in the 2006 performances (with Johan Kobborg as The Rake)

I remember the 2006 revival but, according to the ROH performance data base, apart from one performance in 1998, these were the first performances by the Royal Ballet since 1964! http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/production.aspx?production=2194&row=0 Maybe those readers with long memories might be able to let us know if the data base is accurate?

They have posted the following details on their YouTube page: "Ballet Arizona first performed George Balanchine's Square Dance in our 2017 All Balanchine program. Square Dance combines the spirit and verve of an American folk dance with the precision and technique of classical ballet. This energetic and lively ballet is set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Correlli." Also, Fiddleback has been kind enough to post casting details and extra credits on Ballet Alert: "Staged by Ben Huys Lighting Design Michael Korsch This was the lead off of the 2019 All Balanchine program; it was accompanied by Emeralds and Theme and Variations. Casting (all Company members; no Studio Company members): Amber Lewis, Nayon Iovino Rochelle Anvik, Colleen Buckley, Kaelyn Magee, Abby Philips Maginity, Alison Remmers, Ana Maria Spear Serafin Castro, Adrian Durham, Jackson Dwyer, Erick Garnica, Alberto Penalver, Ricardo Santos."

I just found a very blurry extract from this on YouTube. I'm afraid that, not only is the quality of the recording dreadful, but there's a watermark for a software company across the middle of it. Still, I assume it's better than nothing! Edited to add that I've just watched it and found that the watermark disappears around a minute into the extract.

Thanks to Fiddleback on balletalert, here is the cast: The Coquette Mimi TompkinsThe Baron Brian LeonardThe Poet Helio LimaThe Sleepwalker Natalai Magnicaballi Pastorale Kaelyn Magee, Alison Remmers, Annier Navarro, Erick GarnicaPas de Deux Arianni Marin, Eric Hipolito Jr.Harlequin Alejandro Mendez

From their twitter feed: #ENBatHome is expanding! We'll premiere never before seen full-length recordings of performances on Wednesdays over the next 4 weeks. We open with Broken Wings, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's ballet on Frida Kahlo, on Wed 22 Apr at 7pm BST. https://www.ballet.org.uk/onscreen/watch-party-broken-wings/

Thank you, Janite. There's a message on the screen (copied and pasted below) that says it will be available until April 19. "disponible jusqu'au 19.04.20"

It's still there, Alison. I just accessed it.... https://www.staatsoperlive.com/0/ad6dd783-42a8-4975-a92a-d23f9a033544/player Edited to add that this might be because I watched it yesterday. I just put the link above into another browser and wasn't able to access it there. It seems only to be available to those who've already accessed it. Sorry to get your hopes up.

Not mentioned on his ROH website biography: http://www.roh.org.uk/people/dawid-trzensimiech Edited to add that the biography doesn't appear to have been updated for some time.