Bluebird

Here's Bruce's review from their 2010 visit: http://www.ballet.co...n_lake_0710.htm

Elena is injured and is out for the rest of the season.

The Dancing Times just informed me that, because of the temporary closure of the ROH shop, they're selling copies direct without charging postage. Here's their number: 020 7250 3006

I asked an usher about the carpet. According to him it's just there for the Olympics and will be taken up again afterwards. I can't imagine why they would need a different carpet during the Olympic period.

If you follow this advice, make sure you park in the commuters' car park (£4) as it will cost you £6 to park in the main car park.

The ROH Collections database is clearly inaccurate then..... http://www.rohcollec...tion=6508&row=0 ....as it only records one performance. I suppose that they must rely on the programmes they have in their collection and there are presumably some programmes missing. edited to add link

OK. I've found some more: Symphony in 3 movements only performed in 2001 Stars and stripes excerpt done in a gala in 2007- only one performance though (Alina Cojocaru and Steven McRae) so probably doesn't count as being in the rep. Liebeslieder Walzer – 5 performances in 1979 + a ballet I’ve never heard of: "Bugaku" only performed once in 1988 so I don’t know if that can count as being in the rep! Edit: Just realised that the question wasn't just about the Royal. Apart from a number of the ballets already mentioned, Concerto Barocco and Mozartiana are in the BRB rep. and Who Cares? is in the ENB rep. I'm sure people more knowledgeable than I about these two (and other UK) companies can add more.

.........there are a few more that I, personally, have seen them do in the last 10 years. Ballet Imperial Theme and Variations Duo concertant Tzigane Stravinsky violin concerto Tchaikovsky pas de deux I've a feeling there are more. I'll have a look in the performance database.....

Point taken with Beatriz and Meaghan but Itziar is a First Soloist - i.e. not really a junior dancer.

I've just realised that we've only been given two names for each of the Apollo performances in Period 2. If my memory serves me correctly, at his recent Ballet Association talk, Kevin O'Hare made a point of saying he believed in announcing detailed casting in advance. I thought I remembered that all three muses have been announced in previous years. I therefore did a search and came up with the following, very detailed, casting announcement for the April 2003 Apollo (announced in late October 2002) Changes were made later (eg I think Lauren Cuthbertson was replaced) but we were, nonetheless, given a very good idea of what to expect http://www.danze.co..../news/1538.html Let's hope that Kevin O'Hare remembers his promise and gives us some more names before we have to book!

Sorry, the asterisk got missed off the end of the line. I can no longer edit but maybe an administrator can add it?

Hope there are no typos! I'd be grateful if those of you who have your About The House could check as I think I only have a very short window for editing. Period 2 Casting * = role debut with RB at ROH Firebird mixed bill December 22 The Firebird: Cuthbertson*, Gartside*, Bhavnani*, Avis In the Night: Lamb*, Nuñez*, Cojocaru*, Bonelli*, Pennefather*, Kobborg* Raymonda: Act III: Yanowsky, Kish*, Arestis, Hirano* December 29 1.30pm The Firebird: Cuthbertson, Gartside, Bhavnani, Avis In the Night: Lamb, Nuñez, Cojocaru, Bonelli, Pennefather, Kobborg Raymonda: Act III: Cojocaru, McRae*, Crawford*, Cervera* 7pm The Firebird: Galeazzi, Watson, Arestis, Marriott In the Night: Cuthbertson*, Yanowsky*, Marquez*, Campbell*, Kish*, Acosta*, Raymonda: Act III: Nuñez, Pennefather, McNally*, Whitehead January 4 The Firebird: Marquez, Soares, Crawford, Saunders In the Night: Lamb, Nuñez, Cojocaru, Bonelli, Pennefather, Kobborg Raymonda : Act III: Yanowsky, Kish, Arestis, Hirano January 9 The Firebird: Galeazzi, Watson, Arestis, Marriott In the Night: Cuthbertson, Yanowsky, Marquez, Campbell, Kish, Acosta Raymonda: Act III: Cojocaru, McRae, Crawford Cervera January 11 The Firebird: Marquez, Soares, Crawford, Saunders In the Night: Cuthbertson, Yanowsky, Marquez, Campbell, Kish, Acosta Raymonda: Act III: Nuñez, Pennefather, McNally, Whitehead Onegin January 19, 23, 30 and Feb 2 mat: Cojocaru, Kobborg, Takada, McRae, Gartside January 22, 25, 31 and Feb 5: Morera, Bonelli, Choe, Zucchetti*, Avis January 26 mat, Feb 1, Feb 7 Nuñez*, Soares, Hinkis*, Trzensimiech*, Whitehead Feb 2 eve, Feb 8: Lamb*, Hristov*, Naghdi*, Kish*, Hirano Ashton mixed bill Feb 12 La Valse: Kobayashi, Raine, Crawford, Hirano, Gartside, Maloney* Thaïs pdd: Benjamin, Hristov* Voices of Spring pdd: Cojocaru, McRae Monotones I: Trzensimiech*, Maguire*, Takada* Monotones II: Nuñez*, Bonelli*, Watson* Marguerite and Armand: Rojo, Polunin Feb 13 La Valse: Bhavnani*, McNally, McCulloch, Hristov*, Kura*, Whitehead Thaïs pdd: Lamb, Pennefather Voices of Spring pdd: Morera, Campbell* Monotones I: Dyer*, Naghdi*, Pajdak* Monotones II: Arestis*, Hirano*, Kish* Marguerite and Armand: Yanowsky, Bonelli Feb 15 La Valse: Kobayashi, Raine, Crawford, Hirano, Gartside, Maloney Thaïs pdd: Galeazzi, Soares Voices of Spring pdd: Choe*, Zucchetti* Monotones I: Trzensimiech, Maguire, Takada Monotones II: Nuñez, Bonelli, Watson Marguerite and Armand: Rojo, Polunin Feb 21 La Valse: Kobayashi, Raine, Crawford, Hirano, Gartside, Maloney Thaïs pdd: Benjamin, Hristov Voices of Spring pdd: Cojocaru, McRae Monotones I: Trzensimiech, Maguire, Takada Monotones II: Nuñez, Bonelli, Watson Marguerite and Armand: Rojo, Polunin Feb 23 La Valse: Bhavnani, McNally, McCulloch, Hristov, Kura, Whitehead Thaïs pdd: Lamb, Pennefather Voices of Spring pdd: Morera, Campbell Monotones I I: Dyer, Naghdi, Pajdak Monotones II: Arestis, Hirano, Kish Marguerite and Armand: Yanowsky, Bonelli Apollo mixed bill New Wheeldon and New Ratmansky TBC Apollo Feb 22, March 9 Acosta, Nuñez* Feb 23 12.30pm, March 7 Bonelli, Cuthbertson* March 14 Pennefather*, Lamb*

A photo of the Period 2 listings page was put on Twitter last week. Next to one of the Ashton performances there is a symbol - the one that they use to indicate that filming will take place during that performance!

On the ROH YouTube website - "Claire Calvert on becoming a Royal Ballet soloist":

In response to Alison's request for a new thread for Graduate contracts, here are the details in the order in which they are printed in the programme for last week's Linbury performances: Royal Ballet Tierney Heap Mayara Magri Donald Thorn Birmingham Royal Ballet Laura Day * Reina Fuchigami Lachlan Monaghan English National Ballet Teo Dubreuil * Northern Ballet Mariana Rodrigues Sean Bates * Isaac Lee-Baker * Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris Axel Alvarez Vienna State Opera Ballet Nina Tonoli Tristan Ridel Berlin Ballet 2 Jordan Mullin Bavarian State Ballet 2 Marta Navarrete Villalba Jonah Cook Sebastian Goffin Karlsruhe State Theatre of Baden Louis-Joseph Bray National Ballet of Portugal Melissa Parsons* Lithuanian National Ballet Isaac Evans * Dutch National Ballet Skyler Martin Ballet de lOpéra National de Bordeaux Evangeline Ball * Takaaki Okajima Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse Matthew Astley * Polish National Ballet Lynsey Sutherland * Kenneth Dwigans Hong Kong Ballet Ellen Elphick Solomon Golding * Atlantic City Ballet Romain di Fazio * these are the students who were Year 11 students at White Lodge although a few of them didn't join the school till part way through the 5 year course.

Yes, thank you, Arky. It was a most entertaining performance. I thought the students looked as if they were enjoying it as much as the audience were and it was great to have an opportunity of seeing Les Rendezvous. I was particularly pleased that it, correctly, took place in front of park gates (see this discussion from the ballet.co site during the 2005 Royal Ballet performances http://www.ballet.co...ng/5262.html#18)

I'll be there this afternoon, albeit not in the seat I'd booked. It appears mine was the only seat booked in the circle so they'll be closing it and reseating me downstairs. Sadly this must mean that it won't be as well attended as they'd hoped.

A photo of the casting page of About the House was posted on Twitter. I don't think the ROH would publish this casting if they didn't think it was accurate. Whether or not it will happen is another question!

They got the date wrong in the body of the press release as well as in the title: Joining the Company at the start of the 2011/12 season will be Tierney Heap, Mayara Magri and Donald Thom from The Royal Ballet School and Nicol Edmonds from the Finnish National Ballet. All join as Artists.

Laura and Reina both joined some time ago. I believe there was an announcement at the time. Edited to add that, although I seem to remember an announcement, I can't find it on the BRB website. However the following announcement did appear on the RBS website on January 25 of this year. I've highlighted the relevant section: Royal Ballet School students to join The Royal Ballet Following a visit to the School by Monica Mason and Kevin O’Hare on Friday 20 January, two Graduate students have been offered contracts with The Royal Ballet. Manchester-born Tierney Heap and Brazilian Mayara Magri will join the Company from the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 season. Fellow-Graduates Laura Day and Reina Fuchigami have already joined the School’s other sister company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Teo Dubreuil has accepted a contract with English National Ballet. The Royal Ballet School prides itself on having one of the highest graduate employment rates in the world.

I don't think they release everything as it goes live. I was trying for events in the Clore. There was nothing there at 10am but some seats appeared 5 or 10 minutes later.

Looks like it's Tuesdays at 10.35pm (unless you're viewing in Wales, in which case it's on at 11.05pm). http://www.radiotime...me/dqsh/imagine edited to add that it looks like the Titian episode will be scheduled for Tuesday 24th July.

You're not wrong. I have a recording of a TV broadcast of their Nureyev Beauty with Vishneva as Aurora

Next Friday will be your only chance to see a different cast. It's the final performance and is currently scheduled to be Sarah Lamb, Federico Bonelli and Laura Morera. I can't, however, claim to have inside info. It's on the ROH website: http://www.roh.org.uk/events/z2jdr At this moment there are only 3 tickets left and they're rather expensive.

I've also occasionally got the web design company site by mistake. However the addresses are different. ENB is www.ballet.org.uk. The web design company doesn't have the 'uk' at the end.