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  1. Bruce Wall
    A spiral escalator .... Now THAT'S an achievement that might actually be WORTH waiting for ... Just think, if that WERE possible, then the next time they were to shut the CG Station exit for months on end it might well be due to the development of a process whereby groups of passengers could disappear from the station platform (that historic entity) and materialize seconds later on the CG concourse. While I realise this would not be prime for buskers (there are plenty of them in the relatively fresh air outside as it is) ... you could THEN at least say that Star Wars had well and truly entered - from a practical perspective - unto the 21st Century. Surely THAT would be a ballet in and of itself and we all, of course, could choose our own music. Brilliant.
  2. Bruce Wall
    Thank you for the clarification, Lindsay. I do personally know several teachers for whom Section 28 had a serious impact. I do, however, stand corrected as you clearly note.
  3. Bruce Wall
    Did not the Russians come to the UK whilst Section 28 was thriving? I believe they did, and I believe those performances were well attended. A RB statement I think could be effective if framed in an appropriate light but I don't think the tour itself should be withdrawn. Surely the arts must lead the way in keeping effective channels open.
  4. Bruce Wall
    Let's pray that Xander Parish has a chance to dance his Siegfried in London when the Mariinsky have their residency at the ROH in late July/August.
  5. Bruce Wall
    Bless you, Janet, for your kind understanding. I'm sure that ENB's Le Corsaire will be back as soon as it can. It would I think be a crime in my book if it wasn't. This is one production that is simply TOO good to lose.
  6. Bruce Wall
    Because I was reading down the column - as opposed to up - and hit the quote key before I read the succeeding two items. Forgive me. I am, after all, a more than middling dyslexic - which surely is clear from the content of so many of the postings I have made here. (It's also the reason why frequently there are words missing. Even when I read it back there's a good chance I will not see it ... or believe in my own wayward mind that they are actually there when in fact they are not.) I have, I know, apologised for this on more than one occasion ... and will do so again here. That much I can do. No offense is intended I promise.
  7. Bruce Wall
    Dear Janet, I did not - indeed do not - wish to make ANY assumptions/aspersions vis a vis the ENB Company representative. I was, after all, not there myself. How could I? Also the item I quoted from Dollyry said that her reference was: 'according to those attending this afternoon' I didn't realise that this specifically referred to the front of curtain speech. Thank you for making that clear. I SIMPLY - in my response to the specific item quoted - wanted to point out that Ms. Rojo HAD danced Medora with a partner other than Matthew Golding as Conrad. That is ALL. Additionally I was concerned as Ms. Rojo did not apparently appear on 12.2.14 in Manchester when Mr. Golding WAS dancing. (My apologies for the mis-spelling of Mr. Bufala's name.) I'm sure the matinee was brilliant. I have seen the production ten times myself in three different locations with many different combinations and enjoyed each and every one of them. The ENB Company as a whole is in brilliant shape.
  8. Bruce Wall
    I can't believe that was entirely accurate, given that very early on in the production's history in Milton Keynes (before Matthew Golding made his debut in this fine production of Le Corsaire) Ms. Rojo had danced opposite the Conrad of the wonderful Mr. Rufala. I pray that she is not injured.
  9. Bruce Wall
    Macbeth, October 11: Luisi; Netrebko, Calleja, Lucic, Pape Le Nozze di Figaro, October 18: Levine; Poplavskaya, Petersen, Leonard, Mattei, Abdrazakov Carmen, November 1: Heras-Casado; Hartig, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Abdrazakov The Death of Klinghoffer, November 15: Robertson; Martens, Panikkar, Szot, Opie, Allicock, Green Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, December 13: Levine; Dasch, Cargill, Botha, Appleby, Reuter, Kränzle, König, Rose The Merry Widow, January 17: Davis; Fleming, O'Hara, Gunn, Shrader, Allen Les Contes d'Hoffmann, January 31: Abel; Gerzmava, Gerzmava, Gerzmava, Lindsey, Grigolo, Hampson Iolanta/Duke Bluebeard's Castle, February 14 (what a date to feature an opera about Bluebeard): Gergiev; Netrebko, Beczala, Markov, Azizov, Tanovitski, Michael, Petrenko La Donna del Lago, March 14: Mariotti; DiDonato, Barcellona, Flórez, Osborn, Gradus Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliaci, April 25: Luisi; Westbroek, Álvarez, Lucic, Racette, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Meachem
  10. Bruce Wall
    Sorry, I meant Wednesday. I should have stuck to the date (12.2.14). If it hadn't been for BcoF I wouldn't have known she had been replaced. (Ref. posting no. 341. ) You are a much valued service. Bless all those people whose extraordinary efforts make it is the fine fruitful resource it is. Your services are deeply valued by what I am certain is an ever burgeoning many.
  11. Bruce Wall
    I was contemplating going on Saturday myself in Manchester. Only cloud - I wonder if Tamara Rojo will be dancing? Was she listed as injured or ill during her absence on Tuesday evening? I pray she will be alright for Madrid. I know how much it must mean to her ... and certainly to sells there I would imagine.
  12. Bruce Wall
    Just be warned: The lists and actual performers often vary considerably in this production's history. Go by all means (I will) but remember: Caveat Emptor. There have been some very pleasant last minute surprises. Sadly no NYCB or Paris Opera dancers as initially promised it appears on the initial listing. To wit: Volcanohunter notes on Ballet Alert's forum: On her web site Svetlana Zakharova has listed her performances through May, but this gala is not among them.http://www.svetlana-...m/Calendar.html Alina Cojocaru is scheduled to dance in Onegin in Hamburg on March 8, which wouldn't necessarily preclude her appearance in London the following evening, but it's worth keeping in mind. Onegin two nights in a row, a plane trip, and a gala appearance following immediately after is a pretty heavy load. Ekaterina Krysanova and Dmitry Gudanov were also announced to appear at Manuel Legris' gala in Nantes on March 9, and as far as I know, neither can bilocate. http://www.francecon...s-2eme-edition/
  13. Bruce Wall
    Clips from the RB Giselle production broadcast with Osipova / Acosta have now been posted on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjmhOD4qMkc#t=0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3xmg8O4t4s#t=0 Enjoy
  14. Bruce Wall
    You can have a little peek at that interim production here :
  15. Bruce Wall
    Laura Morera's hands were so telling as Giselle tonight; delicate ... yet blazingly molten. Her mad scene employed a fierceness of enforced stillness at times that - while often not pretty - was entirely electrifying. A fine actress.
  16. Bruce Wall
    Seeing Baryishnikov in that clip again gave me the impression that he was some kind of outer-worldly figure ... perhaps drawn from the girl's imagination ... I found that quite telling in light of Friday's performance I must say.
  17. Bruce Wall
    All broadcasts, Alison, are from the Paris Opera. The Coppelia is that of Patrice Bart and the documentary was, I thought, particularly telling.
  18. Bruce Wall
    Lovely to be reminded of Yoshida in this ROH gala clip showing the central Rhapsody pas de deux: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI8LFtx0BFo What a glorious jewel of a ballet it is. I can't imagine the Queen Mother had any finer gift on her 80th Birthday.
  19. Bruce Wall
    Thanks so Bangorballetboy. It is simply knowing the source. That is excellent, not just for me - but surely for BalletcoForum. On behalf of all, thank you: Indeed, thank you to ALL responders. I, myself, was not present at last night's ROH outing having seen the previous two performances. Thank you for the information. I pray Ms. Osipova will have a very speedy recovery indeed.
  20. Bruce Wall
    Ah, Twitter ... I see. Thank you, Janet. Did it say who specifically published such on Twitter, Janet? Sorry to be pedantic, but I personally feel if a specific report of someone's personal health - which is surely a private affair - is to be made public then the specific sources of such information - and not just the medium itself - (e.g., 'on television') should be made public. I would very much hope that such had the approval of the wonderful Ms. Osipova herself. As the RB's resident choreographer said of her, himself: 'She is endlessly creative'. I found her detail - so different in its immaculate response at both of the performances I was privileged to attend of The Art of the Fugue - endlessly fascinating. I was entranced by the drama she instilled in her assigned 'factoring' in this piece.
  21. Bruce Wall
    Having made this statement - and I had not heard this and was present at both of the presentations of this piece - I wondered where you drew your source from Aileen vis a vis 'some concussion'. Was a specific diagnosis published in an official report?
  22. Bruce Wall
    Wonder now if this will effect the selection of this piece to go to Moscow???
  23. Bruce Wall
    The UK, as wonderful/comfortable as it can sometimes be, is - no matter what Alistair Spalding might otherwise suggest in his projections - a very strange balletic bird. Unless the chick was/is initially allowed and ultimately willing to fly, perspectives - of necessity - are often more limited/insular than by rights they might/should otherwise be. Ashton spoke of this. Relatively cheap airfares (historically speaking) have become, at least in my book, a key educational tool in this regard. They have staked out our time for those who are determined to take advantage of this cherished and affordable avenue for growth every bit as much as Youtube has/can wet the appetite (albeit without ever yielding the intrinsic excitement of actually sharing in the cultural space). 'If the mountain won't come to Muhammad ... ' Education, as ever, remains key. That is the greatest gift I personally thank my own parents for. May they rest in peace.
  24. Bruce Wall
    Interesting in light of the comments that Ashton, himself, made more than once on the effects of MacMillan's directorship on the dancing of his own creations. As you suggest, of course, our eyes cannot help but be altered with the drift of time and the various exponents it holds in its ultimate tow.
  25. Bruce Wall
    I very much enjoyed Robbins' THE CAGE ... but then that used the metaphor of insects ... and the choreography itself was supreme.
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