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1 hour ago, postie said:

You could almost think there is a deliberate strategy to evoke the 1970s - militant union leaders, walk outs, blackouts, unions in cahoots, et al. The only problem with that is Margaret Thatcher brought in a slew of 'union busting' laws through the 1980s so the 1970s couldn't happen again - every union today has to comply with Thatchers rules.

 

So the unions play by the rules and the Government refuses to allow talks - the nurses union even said we don't want the pay review recommendation of 19%, we will call the strike off if you will just talk to us.

 

Could it possibly have anything to do with a 20-point deficit in the polls and under 2-years 'til the next General Election.

I thought this was a forum to discuss ballet ? 

I’m sorted now. Thank you. 

13 minutes ago, art_enthusiast said:

 

I was quite close (stalls circle) but I don’t recall recognising James Hay, are you sure it was him? I recognised David Donnelly, James Large, Denilson Almeida, Daichi Ikarashi and a few others but didn’t spot him. 

 

 

I don't think James Hay was there. 

Thanks to a kind forum member I have one ticket and would love another if anyone finds they can't use one. 

Still looking 

Bumping this up, still hoping.

Looking for one or two tickets for this if anyone has a spare. 

I watched the insight streamed on this recently and from that it certainly seemed bizarre and different.

It opened in the Linbury this week but as it's still in preview performances I'm just saying that's it's completely fabulous, quirky, funny, different. We all absolutely loved it. 

From the RoH blurb "Nothing says Christmas like a Greek tragedy – Lost Dog returns to the Royal Opera House with a new witty and irreverent take on the Greek myth of Medea as an alternative festive show."

13 hours ago, Jake said:

Having said all that, every time we see Mayerling our minds go back many years to Kobborg and Cojocaru. One of those performances that stick in your brain forever! Fabulous and quite terrifying.

I recently rewatched the South Bank documentary on them and Mayerling. Theirs was a unique partnership and I still miss them so much. 

Alastair Macaulay put some more detail on his instagram about this and it sounds fascinating. I was able to register for it so hopefully the livestream is available to watch outside the US.

"The Dance Division of the New York Public Library is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its “The Historian is In” monthly presentation. This began life with the much-loved David Vaughan, critic and historian of dance and other arts, former longterm curator of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation and author of the definitive critical study of Frederick Ashton and his ballets.

This Wednesday at 1pm, live at the Bruno Walter auditorium and on line, librarian Daisy Pommer (David’s friend and colleague at Lincoln Center), John Goodman (translator of André Levinson and assistant to David at the Library), Mindy Aloff (interviewer of David for his Library oral history), and myself will be presenting a rich selection of the films that David presented. These will include choreography by August Bournonville, Leonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska, Buddy Bradley, George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, Merce Cunningham, and James Waring, with dancing by David Blair, Oleg Briansky, Carolyn Brown, Anthony Dowell, Alan Good, Nikolaj Hübbe, Catherine Kerr, Toni Lander, Lourdes Lopez, Natalia Makarova,Jessie Matthews, Nadia Nerina, Aileen Passloff, Georgina Parkinson, Susan Quinn Young, Kristy Santimyer, Kevin Schroder, María Tallchief, Zenaida Yanowsky….

Please come, please watch. Long before his death, David Vaughan became known as one of the cultural treasures of New York; the “The Historian Is In” series now survives as another, continuing, such treasure. Please celebrate." 

20 minutes ago, FionaE said:

@oncnp   I compare Russian ballet dancers’ ability to influence their government … with my own ability to influence my own.  Effectively nil.  So far we are equal. The only difference is that sometimes I can speak out about it.  They cannot.
 

They can speak out. Olga Smirnova did. 

2 hours ago, Don Q Fan said:

Yes we shouldn't mix art with politics but somehow it still grates. Oh well.... 

But we do mix art with politics ...... Royal Opera House fundraising galas for Ukraine, the Dance for Ukraine gala at the London Coliseum, the Ratmansky Giselle also a the London Coliseum ...... 

44 minutes ago, Dawnstar said:

Reading the Gramilano Mayerling review in today's links makes me realise how much I miss when watching ballet. Suggestions from the reviewer such as "her port de bras needed a little more sensuality from the elbow through to the wrist" and "he needs to develop the pliability in his spine" are things that I would never, ever be able to notice let alone judge.

I have no idea what more or less sensuality in the port de bras from the elbow to the wrist would even look like and I'm not sure that I'd be able to identify it even having had it pointed out by the reviewer. But personally I don't think we miss anything not knowing this. Sometimes one can know too much and consequently find that nothing ever meets one's high standards. 

Anyway, I really enjoy reading Matthew Paluch's reviews; he's an excellent writer and hugely knowledgeable about ballet (unsurprising since he went to the Royal Ballet School). 

I see that the International Ballet Galas in Japan have resumed, I guess Vadim Muntagirov might have picked up another Rudolf here in London had he not been engaged there.

Anyway, I was shocked and disappointed to see the name of "Svetlana Zakharova, Principal of the Bolshoi Theatre" among the invited guests.

https://www.t-bunka.jp/en/stage/16562/

Her smiling happy face on this Instagram post from Manuel Legris ........ 

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClZvUGpS88D/

How can she be given an artistic platform as if nothing is wrong  - as Olga Smirnova said in the Dance Europe interview released yesterday, explaining why she left the Bolshoi and Russia "if you represent the Bolshoi Theatre, you represent the country" 

I can't find an announcement but Dance Europe have posted this video on their YT channel.

Just bumping this up in hope.

There is a cast change on the RoH website for tomorrow evening - Yasmine Naghdi replaces Laura Morera. 

There is a cast change on the RoH website for tomorrow evening - Yasmine Naghdi replaces Laura Morera. 

9 minutes ago, oncnp said:

Per the ROH chat

"I'm afraid there is no standing available for the Gala. if this changes notifications will be sent out."

 

Why not? 

"I'm afraid we are not privy to the reasons why there is no standing available. For any further query you may want to forward an email to customerservices@roh.org.uk""

Ah thanks for asking. It's a first I think, the usual standing were available for the Swan Lake gala. 

Did anyone get SCS for the gala ? 

7 hours ago, alison said:

Something nobody seems to have asked yet: given that "For Four" was, I think, made for Kings of the Dance (or something similar), can anyone tell me which RB dancer was dancing the part taken by which dancer in the original?

From this on YT I think the original order was Stiefel, Kobborg, Corella, and Tsiskaridze - and not the order of the names in the YT title. Interesting given that Corrales was originally cast in the "Danish" role. 

Ticket spoken for.

D47 £13 message me if interested. 

Looking for one stalls circle standing for this performance if anyone has a spare please message me.

Thank you