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Royal Ballet 2017/18 season
bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Ballet Imperial - 2006. Taming of the Shrew - 1977 (well before my time). It's now in the BRB rep, so I wouldn't expect RB to try it again.- 222 replies
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My lunch-date and I thought so!- 222 replies
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The full press release can be found here.
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Not completely on topic, but I wanted to mention that the RB new season press release says that there will be five graduates from the RBS on the Aud Jebsen Young Dancer Programme next season.
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bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I The press release says: "For this new production Scarlett will remain faithful to the original 1895 production by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and brings a fresh eye to this enduring classic." It's still very much Scarlett's production, so far as I know.- 222 replies
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Personally, I'd much rather see Monteverdi performed in the Roundhouse. The venue is significantly more suitable for early music of this type, whose orchestration is drowned in a theatre the size of the ROH.
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Royal Ballet 2017/18 season
bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I attended the press conference earlier on behalf of balletcoforum. O'Hare stressed the importance of being a national company within a national theatre. I took this to mean being a flagship company, together with the work done nationally, particularly in the learning and participation sphere (see the press release for details on National Nutcracker). He also stressed the importance of collaboration and pointed to work with new choreographers and the MacMillan celebration. He noted that the existing RB sets and costumes would be provided to the other companies, except for La Baiser de la fée, which isn't in the RB rep but will have new designs by Gary Harris. He then spoke to Deborah, Lady MacMillan about Kenneth's legacy and they both said how delighted they were about working with the other companies and how excited the other companies were. On the trip to Hull, O'Hare said he was very happy that the RB performance will be (re)opening the refurbished New Theatre. There is much excitement within the RB regarding the new Swan Lake. It is progressing well and O'Hare has seen the designs and says they are "pretty special". O'Hare also stressed the importance of the dancers working with "his generation", who still have a link back to MacMillan and Ashton. He mentioned the recent work done with Viviana Durante and Darcey Bussell and that Leanne Benjamin is currently working on Mayerling. Carlos Acosta will return as guest principal repetiteur. In response to questions, O'Hare said that Cinderella will be back and hinted that there may be new designs. He also said that he has no current plans to bring in any new principals from outside the company and he is concentrating on developing the current talent within the company. I'd mention that the critics I was speaking to after the PC were all generally positive about the forthcoming season but I only spoke to a handful of people.- 222 replies
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bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I've added the dates in the quote above.- 222 replies
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It's because it's at the beginning of the 2018/19 season. Cast includes: Siegfried: Stefan Vinke Fricka: Sarah Connolly Mime: Gerhard Siegel Hagen: Stephen Milling Gutrune: Emily Magee Wotan/Wanderer: John Lundgren Bruennhilde: Nina Stemme Siegmund: Stuart Skelton Alberich: Johannes Martin Kraenzsle Loge: Alan Oke Hunding: Ain Anger Freia, Third Norn: Lise Davidsen
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Royal Ballet 2017/18 season
bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thanks John. Saves me doing it on here, now I'm at the computer. However, there are only two shows of the 2nd programme in the MacMillan celebration - 24 Oct and 1 Nov.- 222 replies
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bangorballetboy replied to jmhopton's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Well, I sat in the Clore earlier for an hour and a half and my eyes kept being drawn to the leather...- 222 replies
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The Royal Ballet: Jewels, April 2017
bangorballetboy replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Yes, they did. I'd also mention that the RB production has (with permission from the Trust) different sets and costumes to those used by NYCB. -
Sergei Polunin - news and discussions
bangorballetboy replied to toursenlair's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Just to set the hares running, I see that Polunin is listed as a guest principal on the ROH webpage -
The Royal Ballet: Jewels, April 2017
bangorballetboy replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Regarding Melissa Hamilton, the RB has always said that she remains a member of the company and was on leave of absence in order to dance with Dresden. Nothing has been said or done by any interested party to suggest this is not the case. -
Audience Behaviour
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I believe ENB are following the Bausch tradition of selecting the chosen one on the morning of the performance so too late for the cast sheet
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Joan of Arc Juliet's Nurse Mary Magdalene
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It's a salutary reminder that we should all think before pressing send!
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Yes, I liked that one, accusing Hanna Weibye of not understanding English. That'll be Dr. Hanna Weibye, junior research fellow at King's College Cambridge, from Edinburgh.
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Personally, I'm just laughing at Dawson and Couchman for what is, in my eyes, their hypocrisy regarding respect and professionalism.
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No major issues with the leotards in that area last night, so perhaps adjustments have been made.
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Brexit and ballet/dance companies
bangorballetboy replied to MAX's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Interestingly, Tchaikovsky ballets are apparently amongst the loudest pieces the orchestra plays. -
Brexit and ballet/dance companies
bangorballetboy replied to MAX's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I will not apologise. Your final sentence was completely out of order, no matter how I rose this morning.