Mary

I'd love to see some photos.

I couldn't recognise any of them either even with my bins. 

Yes heedless , dangerous. I was surprised she did it twice. 

Entertaining scenes last night before the performance started: a couple in a balcony box were having a really major photo shoot session: he had a small tripod....she was wearing an extravagant dress.  At one stage she perched on the ledge (with her back to the house) sitting quite far out as it were...somewhat noticeable and somewhat alarming....I was glad not to be sitting in the stalls below. .....an usher soon hurried along and told them No ( I presume) but shortly afterwards she was back again- with much posing, twisting about etc etc. There was much hilarious comment from the people around me in the  left amphi who had a great view of it all, - but really it was absurd ( and dangerous.)

5 hours ago, bridiem said:

I thought that there was too much in the way of admiration (even though deserved) and too little in the way of actual information.

The presentation of the screenings is always like this.

Recently they have started to interview technical and backstage people, and i have found that so much more informative: many very articulate people speak with enthusiasm but quite calmly without all the gushing. For example, the lighting team interviewed in the Butterfly screening were excellent.

The RB people can't stop saying everything is wonderful, marvellous etc, which tells us nothing- and also, it is really for the audience to decide if it is wonderful, marvellous, good or OK..or not.....

I would much prefer to have a clear explanation of the background, plot where relevant, a few dates, names, some context and so on- it's a shame they feel they have to gush.

And after Requiem really all that is needed is a very quiet pause.

1 hour ago, Lizbie1 said:

 

I wasn't expecting a ballet but I was expecting something more choreographically inventive (and better danced TBH). I agree he has some very good ideas and insights.

 

Like some others who've posted, I have a lot of respect for MB so don't want to badmouth him, but I've tried him several times and have to conclude he's not for me.

Did you see a more recent run?

i saw the show in its early days and thought it was really good - the surprise value was much greater then..Adam Cooper was superb..(and you could hear the hearts pounding in the auditorium!)

but, I did quickly  get bored with the pastiche of La Sylphide and the Royal family shenanigans. That certainly got very tedious on a second viewing..I did go to see Ball in that run, and thought he  was excellent but the rest of it left me stone cold.

Lamb for Cuthbertson. 

I've just had a cast change email for tonight headed 4 April....

When I click on it, it says: 'Book your stalls tickets now' and then the picture has a banner headline 'Book stalls tickets now'

Not that I'm going to!

Thanks for reminding me to book tickets to Fille - done!

It is a long way away, and I am trying to remember when the RB season normally has its first night -  some people  may possibly be wanting to see what's on offer there, and indeed elsewhere,  before deciding which performance of BRB Fille to go for.

Another reason I would not return my ticket is that I want to support BRB in difficult times ..bearing in mind the situation in Birmingham and indeed in the UK.  British ballet needs audiences to rally round, as Carlos Acosta said the other day. 

I often moan there isn't enough classical ballet so when it is on I feel I have to go. 

It's a shame, but I will still be going and in fact going to two performances taking different people. Looking forward to a beautiful production and seeing some dancers new to me, perhaps.

It is not often there is anything on at Sadlers I want to see these days !

I was not praising the wording itself  Geoff which I agree is a bit odd,  just the idea of an alert.

It might be better to use a more general phrase and not mention age.

Manon was suggested as 14+ I think -

and a 12 in the cinema (which I thought was a bit low as I fully agree with Linzzi5  that the last act is very distressing and more so than DD.)

But it's a general alert rather than fixing an age, that seems sensible to me.

ROH have not put an age limit on the show as such; what they say is 'some content suitable for 16+'

It is advisory.

That seems fair enough, and of course,  parents  -and the audience generally- have to use their own judgement, having been alerted to something possibly upsetting.

It seems particularly sensible to me to give the alert, because the ballet is not well known.

Absolutely, Capybara.

No Mods, no Forum- it is that simple - their carefully worded statement should be read and noted, full stop.

Virtuosic dancing in the service of the role, character and choreography ..that's what I like to see ! 

As in Muntagirov's Siegfried.

That's interesting- I don't remember von Rothbart being booed until recent years - is it really long-standing, standard practice in this country (apart from pantomimes) ?

People were certainly booing Pinkerton in the curtain calls for Madam Butterfly which was new to me.

58 minutes ago, Linnzi5 said:

The family were not speaking English, so possibly they didn't understand how to conduct themselves at ROH?

i sympathise greatly with the severe annoyance - it sounds dire - but -I realy don't think there is any correlation here..

Perhaps we could move this discussion to the Audience thread?

I really need to see Vadim do this in slow motion.

I am also not much of a fan of this opera, brilliant as the music is, but thought Asmik Grigorian was simply wonderful. Interestingly, I have just noticed, she sings the role at the Met next and is the cast for their live screening in May! 

I've put this in my diary to book a bit nearer the time: this year's sounds marvellous: thanks for the reviews.

I particularly hope to see the black swan pas de deux. 

Friends had lost the benefit of early - informed- booking- which is the main benefit of the membership we pay for - so the ROH were trying to make this up to them a little by emailing them the casting first and directly. That doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

i am sure it will appear on the website very soon.

Public booking has only just opened and it's Easter weekend.. I don't think we should despair of triple bill sales yet.

You're far from alone in feeling that way Richard LH.