Lemondrop

I live in Toronto and just saw this show last week. It was very creative but I found it a bit unfocussed and overly long. I heard some sighs in the audience and unfortunately I don't think they were sighs of delight 🙁. If Pite and Young had cut down the length by at least a third and made the storytelling more pithy, it would have kept my attention a lot better. The best parts for me were when the performers were doing extended dance sequences as they were beautiful and skilled dancers. On the other hand, I admit I do have a short attention span!

12 minutes ago, alison said:

 

Thank you, Lemondrop, that's very helpful.

 

People might also like to have a look at this thread which I started more years ago than I'd like to admit:

 

 

Thank you Alison - some interesting and original ideas here! 

59 minutes ago, Stevie said:

Recently I have purchased plastic wallets, which store 90 DVD's at a time and occupy minimal space, but I cant bring myself to dispose of the original cases and booklets, so they have gone back into the shed in their boxes. When I get time I will catalogue them as per wallet number. But thanks for the tip, I hadn't considered frost damage, just ease of access, but it sounds a sensible precaution. I am sure that there will be many of us with similar issues, so it is good to discuss issues and potential solutions.

Hi Stevie, separating the DVDs from the cases/booklets sounds like an excellent solution to preserve the discs. If you're really ambitious, maybe you could even scan the booklets and save digitally, but that would be a ton of work. Anyway, I'm sure the cataloguing will get done eventually and will be well worth the effort. Good luck!

On 11/08/2023 at 13:16, Stevie said:

I have also built a sizeable collection and recently added 'Like Water for Chocolate' and 'Coppel-A.I'. Unfortunately when new recording like these arrive, something now has to go to make space in my cabinets. I am now storing older and less popular recording in boxes on shelves in the garden shed and catalogued under  'Garden Shed'.  Agreed, there are not so many new releases of late but a few out of print and some old rare gems turn up occasionally, recently picked up Houston Ballet 'Ghost Dances' at a reasonable price. Maybe we could add to this thread 'Rare and out of print releases'.

Remember, vinyl has made a comeback and the size of storage required for vinyl was a bigger issue than the compact disc version and being positive it has every chance of a return because of its convenience, hopefully when pandemic and wars fade away.

So it is not yet time to despair and we must try to remain positive.

Hello Stevie, just reading your post now...  I can relate to having too many things and having to store outside of my home (in my case an apartment)! Just please do be careful about using your shed as storage if it isn't temperature / humidity controlled and *if* the recordings are precious to you as even plastic will deteriorate under extreme conditions over time. DVDs also have that metallic layer inside which again can deteriorate. (I work at an archives and we sometimes receive donation offers of items which sadly have been stored in less than ideal conditions.) Something to consider, but I get that the shed may be the most viable option at this time 🙂 

Thank you so much Jan. I've been lurking for ages and look forward to participating!

On 07/02/2023 at 12:53, Suffolkgal said:

Slightly off topic but can anyone confirm my memory that the fairies entrance music was used many years ago as the theme tune for a dramatisation of Ballet Shoes? That piece of music resonates with me and that may be why! 

Yes - I remember that! The opening credits showed just the feet of a dancer stepping on pointe to that music. I think it was in the 1970s