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RB Nutcracker Dec/Jan 23/24
annamk replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
The RoH usually post the interviews from the live relays on their YouTube channel but I'm really disappointed that they don't seem to have done so this time unless I have somehow missed it. -
RB Nutcracker Dec/Jan 23/24
annamk replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I love Leo Dixon although sadly I won't get to see his nephew this year. I know I'm in danger of repeating myself but I just don't understand why he hasn't been given an opportunity to dance the Prince or Lescaut in Manon. -
Preconceptions Turned On Their Heads?
annamk replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Federico Bonelli as Rudolf and Laura Morera as Mary Versera. -
RB Nutcracker Dec/Jan 23/24
annamk replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I really hope that all the Manon and Swan Lake combinations will be wonderful and I will be going along to a number of the performances to find out. But I can't unfeel what I have felt and unsee what I have seen with the Kaneko/Bracewell partnership: it is my raw emotional reaction to a chemistry that is as rare as hen's teeth. Together Kaneko/Bracewell have moved me more than any partnership with the exception of Cojocaru/Kobborg in 25 years of ballet going. Surely it is ok to express this feeling on the forum without it being taken as a judgement on other casts ? -
RB Nutcracker Dec/Jan 23/24
annamk replied to Ondine's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Before Fumi Kaneko’s two serious injuries took her off stage for extended periods it was obvious she had an extraordinary talent. But just what a special ballerina she is has become increasingly apparent this last 12/18 months. That she is a brilliant technician is absolutely a given but she is so so much more than that: elegant, effortless, engaging, thrilling, daring, joyful and yet also poignant. On me Fumi has the emotional impact that Alina Cojocaru used to. I could be reduced to tears by the simple act of Alina bouree-ing on to the stage; she had an emotional depth that I could read in her eyes and that I could sense very strongly. Every role Fumi touches turns to gold and when she is partnered by William Bracewell it is simply ballet heaven. The oh so brief grand pas in the opening night of Nutcracker was a thing of exquisite magical beauty, both better than I have ever seen them. As others have mentioned it was something of a bittersweet moment given the upcoming casting. One waits years for the partnership of a generation and then it’s snuffed out just as it’s reached its’ apogee. The first night cast were uniformly excellent: in particular I was charmed by Sae Maeda , Joe Sissens and Mariko Sasaki, Lukas B. Brændsrød’s rock solid partnering in the Arabian with the lovely Melissa Hamilton, Leo Dixon’s Cavalier and Joonhyuk Jun with Taisuke Nakao in the Russian dance.- 697 replies
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The Dante Project, Royal Ballet Autumn 2023
annamk replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
@Dawnstar absolutely how I felt about it. What a missed opportunity; if only the choreography had been the equal of the score, sets and lighting the whole would have been a masterpiece. Instead, we have the wonderful dancers of the RB doing their best to inject some meaning into largely meaningless steps. -
English National Ballet casting thread 2023/24
annamk replied to alison's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Only yesterday ENB put this Giselle rehearsal clip on YT - Alejandro Parente rehearsing Fernanda Olivera and Frola. Maybe it means nothing, but I am living in hope.- 191 replies
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This opened tonight. I had seen Cerberus before and I didn't get it at all; Goat also is not a new piece but is new to me. I really enjoyed Ben Duke's Ruination at the Linbury last Christmas. Anyway, for me this was an exceptional 5* evening. Two unique pieces of dance theatre that are funny, inventive, quirky and utterly bizarre; absolutely brilliantly performed by the superlative Rambert dancers who do contemporary choreography like no one else here. The music and the vocals were terrific. If you loved Ruination I can't recommend highly enough.
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For sale: RB Nutcracker Sat 23/12 12.30 SCS D13&14
annamk replied to annamk's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
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RB Casting - SPRING BOOKING PERIOD 2024
annamk replied to capybara's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I'll probably only go to one performance this time and my choice is Kaneko/Muntagirov; if I were to go to 2 performances I'd pick Kaneko/Muntagirov again !- 151 replies
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DON QUIXOTE - ROYAL BALLET AUTUMN 2023
annamk replied to capybara's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Is this a role Corrales might have fulfilled had he not been derailed by injury since joining the RB ? Here's hoping he gets back on stage before too long. -
DON QUIXOTE - ROYAL BALLET AUTUMN 2023
annamk replied to capybara's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
You're not alone ! I feel like this sometimes when people reminisce about Nureyev, Baryshinikov, Guillem and others because I hadn't found ballet as a passion when they were dancing but as you said there are moving, golden performances to be discovered in every era. -
For sale: RB Dante Sat 2/12 1pm SCS D38 & 39
annamk replied to annamk's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
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Wanted:Ballet Black Sun 19th Nov 3pm
annamk replied to annamk's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
i am sorted for bb thank you. -
The ROH booking website - what can we do?
annamk replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Quite surprising given how many were unsold until relatively recently. -
Symphonic Variations
annamk replied to The Sitter In's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
It would somehow be less tragic if other masterpieces had been on offer instead, but oh no ........- 34 replies
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William Bracewell and Vadim Muntagirov
annamk replied to MAX's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
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William Bracewell and Vadim Muntagirov
annamk replied to MAX's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Davi Ramos at Dutch National is another example. He joined the company in 2019 from the RBS and he has already danced Siegfried and Albrecht; there is absolutely no way he'd have danced those roles if he'd joined the RB. Plus Amsterdam seems like a nice place to live 😃 -
DON QUIXOTE - ROYAL BALLET AUTUMN 2023
annamk replied to capybara's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Reading these reviews I am just gutted that I didn't go on Friday evening. I adore Will and Fumi individually but together some rare alchemy seems to happen; @DoctorDerry you described it beautifully. So sad there's not much captured on film of them together. -
Wanted: RB Don Quixote 3rd November SCS or similar
annamk replied to alison's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
you go for it Alison, I'm not up for a 3 hour stand ! -
I'm looking for a ticket to this if anyone finds they have a spare.
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I really enjoyed this POB class even though I know very few of the company dancers; it was a particular pleasure to watch Paul Marque and his dazzling technique.