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One for John and one remaining. 

Both tx still available.

£8 each e-tickets. Message me. 

D9 has gone, D8 is still available. 

E tickets £9 each message me if interested. Anna

Did anyone see the matinee performance yesterday and the debut of Aitor Arrieta as Des Grieux ? 

Looking for a single SCS for this performance if anyone has a spare please message me. Anna

Just bumping this up, will return to BO if no takers. 

It's an ticket, please message me if interested. 

3 minutes ago, BeauxArts said:

An excellent debut by Matthew Ball. He navigated the longueurs  of the first scenes cautiously but the final pdd in Act 1 was impressive. However, he really started to ratchet up the intensity in Act 2, brilliantly aided by Melissa Hamilton who I thought contributed magnificently to their passionate folie à deux.. by Act 3 it was absolutely gripping and they danced to the death with I think nearly all the auditorium in their dramatic thrall.  This was - in my opinion - a really well danced and superbly acted debut by Mr Ball. He should be very proud.

I agree entirely BeauxArts. Quite exceptional chemistry between the leads. 

Terrible.

I only discovered this great little company a few years ago, the performances I saw lit up every dance going year. It was a terrific company with a brilliant rep made on a small budget. Just a tragedy that pieces like An Italian in Madrid, Carnaval, Mazur and Gypsy Mixture will presumably not be danced again - it makes me feel particularly bitter when I look at some of the high budget rubbish the RoH has produced (and revived) in recent years. 

Both tx now sold. 

Maybe it’s about suitability, not just height  ? Personally I really can’t see Campbell as Rudolf ...... likewise Muntagirov. 

Hi yes Amelia I have sent you a PM 

Bumping this up D49 still available for Monday eve. 

D48 is yours Ryo. I replied to your message. 

D49 still available. 

£9 each. E tickets. Message me if interested. 

Thank you have sent you a pm. 

Can I have it please ! Will pm you

I went to see this today. It felt like a missed opportunity in that it neither attempts to get under the skin of the man and explore the complexities of his personality, nor does it convey much sense of his astonishing charisma. It really only tells the outline of his story which anyone interested in ballet will know already and most of the footage it uses of Nureyev himself can be found on YT.  It includes plenty of non ballet footage of the period it covers which maybe places him in the context of his time but for myself I didn't feel this added anything. Maliphant has choreographed a number of scenes for contemporary dancers representing either Nureyev family members or friends which sit really oddly.  Another irritation is that the background music is often so intrusive it's difficult to hear what the interviewees are saying. The second half is better than the first but it's hard to recommend as a film for knowledgable ballet lovers, maybe that isn't their intended audience. 

I am returning to the box office later today. 

In the Clore studio etickets D36 & 37 £17 each message me if interested. Anna

31 minutes ago, Sim said:

I agree too.  The Bonelli/Morera cast outshone all the others by a country mile in 2017.  I have just been re-reading our comments from that run, and they clearly bowled us over. Such a shame that the wider audience should be deprived of the chance to see these deeply moving and almost perfect interpretations of these roles.  

Me also. I went along not expecting anything special, although I love them both I just couldn't imagine they were suited to those roles. How wrong I was, they completely blew me away, not only the best performances of that run but IMO by far and away the best interpretations I've seen for years. Utterly baffling that the ROH has given McRae the live relay. 

I went to the matinee yesterday because I wanted to see the guest principals: Stepanova and Kim and I enjoyed the afternoon.  

The theatre was pretty full considering it's not a well known company and there weren't many ticket offers. 

The production was fine (could do without the jester and tutor, happy not to have all the weird saluting in the new RB production, but not keen on the ending which was the one where Rothbart has his wing torn off and they live happily ever after); the sets aren't bad given that it's a touring company. There were audible gasps from the audience when the curtain rose on the black act although it didn't rival the new RB version for opulence and undoubtedly not for cost either. 

The ENB orchestra was great, I don't have the name of the conductor. 

The company dancers were mediocre to say the least. Stepanova and Kim only had to walk on stage for the difference in quality to be apparent, and when they danced it was as though they came from a different ballet planet. Having said that Kim didn't overstretch himself in the black act pyrotechnics (who can blame him though) but he showed off his enormous jump, no wonder I've heard him referred to as "the flying Kim" I enjoyed Stepanova's performance, both black and white, her Odette was soulful and her Odile vampish, all her dancing was absolutely secure and on the music. As a couple they weren't ideally matched, she needs someone taller and Kim showed a few weaknesses in the partnering department, a couple of times it seemed he pulled her off centre in her supported pirouettes (not sure that's the right term), but they don't dance together and probably didn't have much rehearsal time. 

The audience gave them a very enthusiastic reception at the end - quite a lot of people appeared to be standing. 

1 minute ago, zxDaveM said:

 

Raven Girl was McGregor, but otherwise agree with most of this list - though I don't mind Alastair's work (I really liked the last one he did), and did quite like Human Seasons. Don Q was quite fun - but if I never saw it again I wouldn't cry over it; same for Frankenstein

I'd stick up for a lot of McGregor's work - notably Infra, Woolf Works and Chroma - but Multiverse was shockingly horrid

I'd happily cull a good many of MacMillan's one act pieces (especially Judas Tree) such as Las Harmanas, The Invitation and the like. I'm much happier watching the likes of Gloria, Requiem, Song of the Earth, Rite of Spring or Concerto

I hope they never do the clown one with the wailing woman in the pit (name escapes) or most of Glenn Tetley's come to that

Yes silly me I don't why I thought it was Wheeldon duh ! 

I like Don Q but Acosta's version and the RB style don't work for me. 

I agree re other McGregor.