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  1. Sim
    Thanks so much for posting that, TTB. What an interesting 10 minutes. I didn't realise Miko is now studying biology at Berkeley! Best of luck to her.
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    Geoff, in response to your question above to the Mods, as the Sinclair presentation has been removed from the public domain and is password protected, we would prefer that it isn’t uploaded here on a public forum. Thanks.
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    Graham Norton will be talking to them about the R&J cinema broadcast. Their segment is due to start at 12:05. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004lxp
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    Looking promising! From Andrej Uspenski’s Instagram page. Melissa and Timofej in rehearsal for R&J.
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    Yes I got that. But implicitly, if they have decided that these men don’t merit their contracts being terminated instead of suspended, they are saying that their actions are acceptable and that it’s fine to return them to dance in a company that they have dishonoured and tainted. I wonder what you have to do to get fairly fired at NYCB?
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    I am not at all happy about this. The disgraceful and disrespectful way they treated some of their female colleagues seems to be acceptable because it wasn't in direct relation to their work. At least Catazaro did the decent thing and declined the offer. I will be interested to see how Ramasar reintegrates. If I were a ballerina in that company I would refuse to dance with him and could never trust him, counselling or not. But as Bruce says, let's hope the company can now move forward in a positive way.
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    Very nice it was, too! That’s all I will say.
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    And to you Mandy. Thanks for your lovely reviews.
  9. Sim
    Probably because there isn’t enough time to teach it to a dancer if he doesn’t know it. It’s only a week until Reece’s first scheduled performance. Having said this, Alexander Campbell knows the role. Perhaps Melissa is too tall for him?
  10. Sim
    And Matthew Ball.... but I guess they are already fully occupied by their Juliets!
  11. Sim
    It was most probably during the stage call (full run-through in private).
  12. Sim
    That final photo really gives me chills and goosebumps....
  13. Sim
    Some gorgeous photos of Anna Rose O’Sullivan as Juliet. With thanks to Andrej Uspenski, who has captured the essence of an unforgettable performance.
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    Oh no. Our Romeos seem to be cursed this run! Maybe next time they present this ballet, it should be at the very beginning of the season....had that been the case this year, we would have had Reece, William and Cesar!! Not that we aren't having Cesar now.....I hope!! Wishing Reece well very soon. I must look on YouTube for this Tomfej chappie as I have never heard of him.
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    Although the temptation to see Jason Reilly in the role again is hard to resist....as is the temptation to see Friedemann Vogel dance it!
  16. Sim
    I will delete Katherine’s separate post about the livestream as it is now superfluous. Thanks for the information, Katherine.
  17. Sim
    Not at all, Bruce. Continuity is much appreciated, as is all the information you give us about what is happening outside the UK, especially Stateside. So please keep it coming, as well as your thoughts on what you see.
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    Way to go Mandy!!
  19. Sim
    Errrrrr.....not at those prices!! 😲 I am sure it will be a lovely occasion.
  20. Sim
    Hmmm....lots of stuff by Yuka Oishi. A friend of mine recently saw Natalia Osipova in a piece of Oishi's called Ave Maria (in New York). In the programme notes, Oishi said "Despite the music, this is not a religious piece". However, Osipova was in a long white dress, apparently doing choreography with religious connotations. Not sure how you can have a hymn of praise to the Holy Mother, name the piece after it, and it NOT be perceived as religious...but as I didn't see it myself, I can't comment. I won't be going to the Palladium, but will look forward to hearing from those who do.
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    The million dollar question....but I glean from social media that they are friends so maybe that’s added incentive.
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    I agree with you, Fonty. I am lucky enough to have seen Cuthbertson/Nunez/Lamb dance many, many times over the years, and as I can’t afford to see everything I made the choice to skip all three of them this time and watch the new Romeos and Juliets. So far, it has paid off in spades.
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    If you tap/double click on the picture it will take you to the Twitter post that shows the whole photo with details.
  24. Sim
    I understand posters above wanting to see Naghdi/Ball as Olga/Lensky again. I wouldn't mind that either, but not sure we would get Principals cast in those roles at the moment, when there are so many wonderful Soloists/First Soloists who could beautifully fill those roles. But who knows? I know Principals have danced them in the past, and I have seen a good few of them, but I think now with the RB being in such a great place across the board I don't know if it's necessary to cast Principals here. Unless of course they especially want to be cast! I saw Alina dance Tatiana when she was 23. Together with Kobborg, they were the most unforgettable performances of these roles that I am ever likely to see. They just ripped me apart. What was so astonishing was that I was equally bowled over each time they did the ballet as the years went by. I so wish the RB had released their cinema broadcast to the public on DVD or whatever other contraption. It really needs to be out there and available to anyone who loves, or even likes, ballet. On the more 'mature' end of the dancing scale, I would love love love to see Laura Morera and Federico Bonelli reprise these roles. Laura brings her usual intelligence and depth to Tatiana, and Federico is a dark, brooding Onegin. I loved them together in this ballet (as well as in many others, of course).
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    I am hoping Naghdi/Ball will move up one from Olga/Lensky to Tatiana/Onegin, and O'Sullivan/Sambe moving into Olga/Lensky. I would never have considered Sambe a Lensky before Saturday's tour de force as Romeo, but now my mind is totally changed.
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