Caspermil
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A new short dance film by Giogrio Madia, supported by an evening of live performance. London Hippodrome Casino, Sunday 9th February 2014. For tickets - www.hippodromecasino.com/whatson/fernando-montano-presents-the-world-premiere-of-narcissus/
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SUNDAY TIMES, BEST OF DANCE IN 2014 - http://www.putrov.com/meninmotion
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www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/dancer-ivan-putrov-on-new-ballet-men-in-motion-9009655.html
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Latest updates are on the MiM Twitter account
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Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion now on Twitter - @_MENINMOTION Programme updates for January to follow soon
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http://www.eno.org/whats-on/other/men-motion Booking office now open for this exciting new programme and line-up!
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http://www.eno.org/whats-on/other/men-motion Booking office now open for this exciting new programme and line-up!
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For me the absolute highlight of Jewels was Rubies, with Andrey Merkuriev and Kristina Kretova. They showed the stunning technique and energy required to fully master Balanchine's complex choreography and the twists in Stravinsky's music - requiring angular shapes, high extensions, and a terrific level of stamina. Rubies lifted the mood of the audience to rapturous applause at curtain. Fantastic!
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Anyone know where we can find out the cast changes following Maria Alexandrova's injury - the Hochhauser website has nothing about cast at all and the Bolshoi link above has not been refreshed. I am particularly interested in Swan Lake 10th August evening.
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/about/press/articles/2013/2633/
Lantratov did not dance Bluebird last night due to a foot injury, but he hopes to be fit by 10th... Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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Caspermil, I wish I could go but I will be in Birmingham bidding farewell to some favourite dancers.
Please report back when you have seen the performance.
Hi, Janet! Just to say that the cast list for Ravenna is not current, it looks like a programme that's previously been performed. Andrey Merkuriev is definitely not dancing, which is a pity as I have booked. I'm trying to get an up to date programme, will let you know. x
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Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, 21-23 September 2013
http://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/danse/gala-des-etoiles-du-xxie-siecle
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Just booked for Petit's Coppelia with Stanislavsky at ENO. The dates are 11-14 July.
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Bloomsbury Theatre have just advised that Hamlet has been cancelled due to 'on-going technical difficulties on the part of the organisers'. Full refunds being offered...
"Finally, anyone hankering for a sighting of ex-Royal Ballet wunderkind Sergei Polunin, back in Russia since he left the company almost a year ago, will want to note his starring role in Peter Schaufuss's Hamlet (at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, 15-24 May) which unusually promises dance-drama laced with spoken text. Schaufuss has, let's say, interesting form. Consider yourself warned."
The Independent , 6 January 2013
I think Midnight Express will be adventurous enough for me, don't know about this one. Have watched a trailer and it seems like a very odd concept. Has anyone seen a previous staging? Any views? -
It looks too good to be true and of course at this stage it is, one change that I booked for is SB where Maria Alexandrova is replaced by Ekaterina Krysanova, I don't mind at all, and I hope Olga Smirnova still dances SL on the 15th, might have to swap if not(last time the ROH were okay with swapping one Bolshoi for another, any production). Since I booked all 3 Flames the last night looks wonderful, Maria Alexandrova and Andrei Merkuriev!!! Thanks for putting this up, I couldn't understand the Hochhauser page.
Merkuriev on the last night - AMAZING!!!
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Posted a little while ago on the Hochhauser Facebook page:
"SWAN LAKE
29th July; Svetlana Zakharova & Alexander Volchkov
30th July: Maria Alexandrova & Ruslan Skvortsov
31st July Ekaterina Shipulina & Semyon Chudin
1st August Ekaterina Krysanova & Artem Ovcharenko
10th August (1400) Kristina Kretova & Dmitry Gudanov
10th August (1930) Maria Alexandrova & Ruslan Skvortsov
14th August Maria Alexandrova & Ruslan Skvortsov
(15th August not given. ROH site still has Smirnova and Chudin. No way of knowing if this will be changed)
LA BAYADERE
2nd August: Svetlana Zakharova & Vladislav Lantratov
Maria Alexandrova
3rd August 1400 Evgenia Obraztsova & Alexander Volchkov
Anna Tikhomirova
3rd August 1930 Olga Smirnova & Semyon Chudin
Ekaterina Krysanova
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
5th August: Nina Kaptsova & Artem Ovcharenko
Yekaterina Shipulina
6th August Svetlana Zahkarova & Ruslan Skvortsev
Olga Smirnova
7th August Evgenia Obraztsova & Dmitry Gudanov
Yekaterina Shipulina
8th August Ekaterina Krysanova & Semyon Chudin
Olga Smirnova
9th August Svetlana Zahkarova & Ruslan Skvortsev
Yekaterina Shipulina
JEWELS
12th August EMERALDS -
Evgenia Obraztsova & Vladislav Lantratov
Anna Tikhomirova & Karim Abdullin
RUBIES –
Ekaterina Krysanova & Dmitry Gudanov
Ekaterina Shipulina
DIAMONDS –
Svetlana Zakharova Alexander Volchkov
13th August EMERALDS
Nina Kaptsova & Dmitry Gudanov
Ekaterina Shipulina & Ivan Alexeyeva
RUBIES -
Kristina Kretova & Andrei Merkuriev
Yulia Grebenshchikova
DIAMONDS -
Olga Smirnova & Semyon Chudin
THE FLAMES OF PARIS
16TH August Natalia Osipova & Ivan Vasiliev
17th August 1400 Ekaterina Shipulina Alexander Volchkov
17th August 1930 Maria Alexandrova & Andrei Merkuriev
Please note casting is subject to change."
Thank you so much for posting - have just booked for 17th August, Merkuriev!!!
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Still no sign of any casting? There were a few casts mentioned but not full listings. Difficult to book any more without.
http://www.roh.org.uk/about/bolshoi
Click on each ballet/date for the castings so far.
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Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2013 dedicated to Vaslav Nijinsky
On Sunday 10 March the Russian Ballet Icons Gala, this year dedicated to the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky, will take place at the London Coliseum.
The gala will include performances from the best living masters of ballet, dancing pieces from this iconic dancer’s repertoire as well as classic and contemporary dedications to one of the greatest dancers the world has ever known.
Born March 12 1890 in Kiev, Vaslav Nijinsky is often regarded as the greatest male dancer of the 20th Century. He made his debut with the Mariinsky Theatre in 1907 and with his spectacular leaps and unrivalled grace, he was an immediate success, dancing leading roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty, often with Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina.
He travelled to Paris (1909) and, as premier danseur in Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe, was the first to dance the leading roles in Petrushka, Les Sylphides, Scheherazade, and The Spectre of the Rose, all choreographed by Fokine, and in ballets he himself choreographed – The Afternoon of a Faun (1912), The Rite of Spring (1913, for which Stravinsky composed the famous score), Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). His status as a legend and icon is unsurpassed in the history of dance.
Vaslav Nijinsky as the Golden Slave in Scheherazade
Courtesy of Russian Ballet Icons/Dancing Times. (Click image for larger version)
Vaslav Nijinsky’s repertoire and other choreographic masterpieces will be performed by:
Leanne Benjamin
Alina Cojocaru
J’aime Crandall
Elena Glurjidze
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Dmitry Gudanov
Kirill Kurlyaev
Alban Lendorf
Evgenia Obraztsova
Artem Ovcharenko
Giuseppe Picone
Ivan Putrov
Marianna Ryzhkina
Kristina Shapran
Iñaki Urlezaga
Edward Watson
Maria Yakovleva
Svetlana Zakharova
See more at:
Note – The programme is subject to change and may incur additions and alterations.
No Kristina Shapran, Inaki Urlezaga, Svetlana Zakharova, Igor Zelensky or Sergei Polunin. But there were at least seven additions to the original ENO website cast list, including Thiago Soares/Marianela Nunez, and the wonderful Bolshoi Principal Ekaterina Krysanova.
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Now I am SUPER excited, Andre dancing Espada - in the words of the song 'nobody does it better'! Am seeing it at my usual haunt, Clapham Picturehouse. It'd be super to have the dvd, a must in fact! Thank you!
DQ was absolutely amazing, I believe I will never see better... Can't wait for the dvd!
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Confirmation from the cast sheet this weekend that the Bolshoi's original Lost Illusions has been replaced by La Sylphide, so I hope that makes you happy.
Current dates are:
30th September - La Sylphide
21st October - Swan Lake
25th November - Pharoah's Daughter
16th December - Nutcracker
27th January - La Bayadère
10th February - Don Quixote
31st March - The Rite of Spring (hopefully with something else, to justify the £15 price tag!)
12th May - Romeo & Juliet (whose? I'm losing track)
Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Don Q are all recorded, not live.
According to a post on screen at yesterday's DQ, The Rite of Spring is being replaced (in some cinemas only) by Esmeralda. Check with your local cinema - Clapham definitely not showing an alternative as I got a refund on RoS yesterday.
Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion - London Coliseum - 30-31 January 2014
in Ballet / Dance news & information
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Janet - how can I add a photo to this topic, please? Many thanks.