bangorballetboy

In my opinion, that makes for lazy dancers. Part of the class should be teaching the brain to receive, engage and remember the enchainement. That's why the teacher calls the enchainement in rhythm. I've never taken any form of dance class where anything was recorded, other than in one-to-one private coaching for competitive ballroom dancing and that was to fine-tune a completed routine. We (the collected masses) managed to learn and perform routines perfectly well before mobile 'phones with video!

I'm not surprised at all, as both Don Q and Alice are back next season.

It was a slip.

It's the term often used these days (I'm a young 'un after all) for those plays that are part tragedy and part comedy, such as The Winter's Tale.

It's usually categorised as a "romance".

Actually, the casting for the actual show has not been publicly confirmed so you are breaking confidences. Leanne Cope workshopped the role and I'm hoping she will be dancing in the real show.

I actually thought it rather effective (and it's getting better). Having someone in a bear costume would ellicit giggles and so would be completely inappropriate given Antigones is about to die. The use of the silks also gives rise to the possibility that the appearance of the bear is in Antigones' mind and he actually drowns in the stormy sea (or runs off to start a new life...).

Let's not speculate on matters like that. There are a myriad of reasons (good, bad, indifferent...) why someone may take a sabbatical, most of which will never be known by anyone other than the person themselves, close friends and family and their employer (which, IMHO, is as it should be).

Yes, but IMHO the acceptable use policy forbids discussion of that here.

Some further cast changes for the Serenade/SV/DGV mixed bill announced here

Probably because they are teenagers! Perdita is 16.

Agreed!

Booking here: http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/english-national-ballets-emerging-dancer-competition/lyceum-theatre/

YES!

Pleased to see Calvert back on Aeternum after only doing 1 show last time.

And we do in London too, particularly if someone looks lost or in need of help. Almost every time I'm going to ROH I point someone in the direction of the theatre they're after when looking very lost at the junction of Long Acre and Drury Lane. Having started talking to a confused looking lady with a stick on a bus, I was almost late for a show as I helped her to the bus stop she wanted for her onward journey (and then, much to the confusion of the driver and two other ballet-goers on the bus, onto the bus itself). The North doesn't have a monopoly on being nice.

You may not be "speculating" but you are stoking the fire of a baseless and unfounded rumour. To put this to bed, Bennett confirmed to me last night that he has no plans to leave the RB at the end of this season.

Soares replaced by Gartside as Leontes in The Winter's Tale. Link

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The quote was from 2011... Let's see what he actually does in the job and not prejudge.

"The performance lasts about 2 hours 55 minutes, including two intervals. The Prologue and Act One will last for about 50 minutes, followed by a 30 minute interval. Act Two will last for about 40 minutes followed by a 25 minute interval. Act Three will last for about 25 minutes."

I hope you're not suggesting it might be difficult to drag me away from drinkies tonight...

There's a first night dinner, but the dress code is lounge suit/cocktail dress.

I agree. I have suggested to ROH that those who already have an account should have the ability to disable the automatic inclusion of the donation through their preferences page.

It's possible that she was blonde the last time you saw her!