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Hi, If anybody has a spare ticket for Swan Lake on June 9, please contact me. Thank you Anna

The Chosen One for Le Sacre first night is Francesca Velicu

I heard there is a tradition in Bausch Sacre to choose "the Chosen one" on the day of the performance (among few already chosen of course)

wasn't Josè Carreno in UK before Acosta? I saw Carreno dancing several times in Italy (with La Scala and other companies) and I don't remember anybody mentioning his skin color. His dancing was more relevant than that, I suppose.

Do you mean Lucia Lacarra? I would be proud to say that this wonderful ballerina is Italian, but she is from Spain (a school mate of Tamara Rojo and Angel Corella); her partner (and husband) Marlon Dino is Albanian.

I don't know where they arrived from (it took me 20 minutes by bike :-D ), but when he danced in La Scala, at stage door there was a crowd that Bolle has never seen...

Yesterday Tamara said again that they cannot afford it, because it's too costly: they have to pay rights to everybody involved and also the theatre, having not their own. What a pity: the release of Leeds Corsaire looks even more a miracle...

In Manchester I asked Tamara Rojo why they scheduled so few shows in London and she replied: "We couldn't run the risk to have more shows: we weren't sure of how it would have been received" To have to be sure to produce something of value to survive having no money to waste, probably stimulates thinking and evaluation, and care and attention in the creative process. A leader as Rojo and a choreographer a Khan also help of course.

and James Streeter as Albrecht, another combination not available in London: he is the one making the greater difference, IMO

If you have a friend or a child crazy for ballet, consider bidding for Alina Cojocaru's signed point shoes: the auction is open until 01DEC on BalletNews and includes also 4 ENB Nutcracker tickets. The shoes will be consigned to the "winner" personally by Alina. Here the page and the link to send your bid http://balletnews.co.uk/alina-cojocaru-auctions-signed-pointe-shoes-4-nutcracker-tickets/ The auction is in favor of Hospice of Hope and its project in Copaceni, Romania. http://www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/campaign-for-copaceni/ As already reported in Afternoon Tea event post, Alina has supported Hospice of Hope over the years, especially with successful ballet galas: the funds raised at those events helped to build the Hospice Casa Sperantei in Bucharest, as it can be seen in this video

Support to Hospice of Hope expands now also to an auction (via BalletNews): you can bid for Alina's signed point shoes and tickets for ENB Nutcracker http://balletnews.co.uk/alina-cojocaru-auctions-signed-pointe-shoes-4-nutcracker-tickets/

On The 20th of November (15:00-17:00), Alina Cojocaru invites you for an afternoon tea at the Millenium Hotel Mayfair. In this charity event, she will talk of her life as a ballerina. What a great Christmas present, just a little bit in advance, can this be for a ballet lover and for those thinking to donate to a charity organization at Christmas time! The event has been organized by Hospice of Hope and will raise fund in support of a new hospice in the nearby of Bucharest, Romania. http://www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/afternoon-tea-alina/ http://www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/campaign-for-copaceni/ Alina has been supporting Hospice of Hope for several years, organizing ballet galas in London: the funds raised gave an great help in building Hospice Casa Sperantei in Bucharest. Here a video with Alina filmed by Johan Kobborg visiting the building site and patients and the final result http://www.alinacojocaru.com/page9.htm

You were also fortunate to see James Streeter as Albrecht: he enhances the story more than the 3 viewings, IMO.Streeter is my reason to fly to Southampton: I want to see Cojocaru dancing with him. Both Cojocaru and Rojo are wonderful, very different of course and even more interesting for this reason. The same can be said for Corrales and Chacon.

I would love one day to see Cojocaru-Bellussi...

Re Giselle death: at a second view and from the circle, it's evident that when she lies behind the Landlord and between the two attendants, Hilarion is called to do the dirty job. Obviously they don't want the rebel and her bastard around. Another interesting point: when Giselle and Albrecht are Alne for the first time, he mimes the hat but she has already moved to another direction and doesn't notice it. So he tried to tell her, but too blandly

In my opinion, no. I think Manon pdd was particularly bad (but not the worst), in a modest gala overall. I think there are some clips of the gala on youtube: maybe you can try to check there if it's the case to buy it for your collection.

Francesca Velicu (18) is a new graduate too. She was already dancing with the company in Bucharest (she danced Kitri and Theme & Variations leading role), but as a student: she graduated from the ballet school just few weeks ago.

Probably it's a habit: he was not having much knowledge of Schaufuss Midnight Express too when he threw himself and Polunin into it, just to leave the boy alone in the mud when they both found out they were not keen at all to dance it.

Shiori Kase has just been named ENB principal dancer on Opera Garnier stage. Congratulations!

I really hope not! It would be just crazy. As it was quite crazy to have Nunez dancing the solo parts in Dances at a Gathering in the show that resulted to be the last one of Alina Cojocaru for nearly a whole year: there were two shows that Saturday and probably there was not time to make a full cast change, so Alina danced the partnered parts and Nunez the solos.

I don't know, they are the 3 names popping out in my head when I hear "dance actress".I would just add Silvia Azzoni and Tamara Rojo (when she want) among the contemporary dancers.

But claims to not have info. Only one way judgments. Odd position indeed.

...also because the title is a little out of date... I see that Mr Mola agrees and again I'm not surprised.

Among the other things said: prime minister Dacian Ciolos writes and recommends to those who made such a bad performance at ONB to look at Bucharest handball team winning the Europa League. According to him they are the example to follow L. And the trainer is a Dane. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1015457298491555&substory_index=0&id=107543802616247 Yes, truth hurts and also blatant mediocrity and lack of reasons, poor Mola & C.

You know perfectly what else has to be said and ehas been said and you know perfectly who signed that fake press release (not present on ONB web site but published in the nationalistic xenophobic media already used by Soare and Iordachescu and in protesters own blog - linked here) and who didn't.The level of the protests listed speaks clearly of the authors. Btw, it seems that Act 1 Birbanto solo doesn't exists. Here three Romanian ballet dancers interviewed today, they are among the 30 who signed in favour of Kobborg (30 other signed aganist- the rest of the oppositors is people waiting for a never coming retirement: the full list is on the xenophobic site, you know where to search) http://m.adevarul.ro/cultura/arte/balerinii-onb-bianca-stoicheciu-diana-tudor-razvan-cacoveanu-adevarul-live-8_573065935ab6550cb8b1834c/index.html I see that your level of information remains surprising low. Or maybe not surprising.