John Mallinson

Mukhamedov's dates and casts are here

The blurb on the ROH Attending a Performance page is almost certainly out of date. I would phone. The box office number is 020 7304 4000 - they may be able to tell you or put you through to someone who can.

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At present the arrangements are as they have been since they closed the old box office i.e. the pick up or leave point for tickets on the evening is inside the portico. I was pleasantly surprised last night that the new arrangements seemed less troublesome than the old as far as getting in was concerned. It felt strange but pleasant to be able to walk into the Opera House without a scrum at the doors as they checked tickets and bags. Ticket checking at the entrances to the various seating areas seemed to work well with little delay.

Links – Tuesday October 9, 2018 Review - New York City Ballet, Allegro Brillante, Easy, Carousel (A Dance), La Sylphide, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World Reviews - William Forsythe, A Quiet Evening of Dance, London: Debra Craine, The Times Graham Watts, Bachtrack Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Review - Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Cathy Marston), Montreal: Rebecca Galloway, Bachtrack Review - Los Angeles Ballet, Modern Moves, LA: Dany Margolies, Los Angeles Daily News Exhibition - Judson Dance Theatre: The Work is Never Done, MoMA, NY: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes News - Richard Alston Dance Company to close in 2020: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Mathew Hemley, The Stage Review Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ignite, Birmingham: Leon Burakowski, Express & Star Feature - Young rebels, Sadler’s Wells Young Associates: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Feature - Pantsula, South African dance style: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Review - Fall for Dance, programme 3, NY: Rose Marija, Broadway World

Now that the run has started, should we have a new thread for discussion of the performances?

Count the pennies… !

Don't need this ticket: Mayerling, October 10 at 7.30. Upper Amphi standing T46, £5. Long way from the stage (hence the price) but full view. Cast is McRae, Lamb, Morera et al.

Links – Monday October 8, 2018 Review - New York City Ballet, Balancing the Art of Transition: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Reviews - William Forsythe, A Quiet Evening of Dance, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard Reviews - Wen Hui, Red, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs David Mead, SeeingDance Interview - Wendy Whelan: Terry Gross, NPR Review - Gansu Dance Troupe, The Legend of Dunhuang, Sydney: Angus McPherson, Limelight News - Queensland Ballet, 2019 season: Dance Australia Review - Rebound Dance Company, Born Out of Curiosity, Wellingon NZ: Deirdre Tarrant, Theatreview

I think the 250 copy limited edition aspect is probably just a realistic (or optimistic) assessment of the number likely to be sold for £950, and a sales gimmick. Rick Guest's other two dancer books sell for £50 so I suppose it might appear in book format at that sort of price, but not soon.

In defence of the price, this isn't a book. It's a collection of 30 very large format prints (65 x 50cm) with an accompanying booklet, presumably all in a nice box. That works out at about 30 quid a print which isn't bad if one thinks of it as an art publication.

Links – Sunday October 7, 2018 Reviews - William Forsythe, A Quiet Evening of Dance, London: Anna Winter, The Stage Marian Kennedy, LondonTheatre1 Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Fire & Fury, Birmingham: Luke Jennings, The Observer Review - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, The Six Brandenburg Concertos, NY: Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Jerome Robbins Centennial Celebration, Male Solos with Peter Boal, Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum, NY: Carol Pardo, Danceviewtimes Review - Carlos Acosta & Acosta Danza, A Celebration, London: David Dougill, Sunday Times Review - Richard Alston Dance Company, Mid Century Modern, Glasgow: Mark Brown, Herald Scotland Feature - Kate Church & Alice Williamson, Skeleton Song, a dance film: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Review - Atamira, Tempo Dance Festival, Kotahi, Auckland: Sue Cheeseman, Theatreview

See ROH Students scheme.

Links – Saturday October 6, 2018 Reviews - William Forsythe, A Quiet Evening of Dance, London: Judith Mackrell, New York Times (a new role for JM?) Mark Monahan, The Telegraph Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Louise Levene, Financial Times Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Zoë Anderson, The Independent Photo gallery - Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review - Fall for Dance Festival, NY: Marianne Adams, Danceviewtimes Feature - NYCB, Learning From Dancers Who Learned From Balanchine: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Feature - Edward Watson, RB Principal, in photos: HRH The Prince of Wales, The Telegraph … and some photos from Rick Guest’s book: The Telegraph Review - Beth Gill, Pitkin Grove, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Feature - Matthew Ball, Royal Ballet Principal: Debra Craine, The Times Q&A - Isaac Hernandez, English National Ballet: Hester Lacey, Financial Times Review - RoseAnn Spradling, Y, NY: Martha Sherman, dancelog.nyc Review - Vaibhavi and Shruti Merchant, Taj Express, London: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review - Hauptaktion at Collisions Festival 2018, Situation With Doppelganger: Essay Performance, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs Review - Wen Hui, Red review - China's Cultural Revolution revisited, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Feature - Mary McCartney gives RB backstage photos to V&A Museum: Jessica Rach, Daily Mail For your diary - 5 new season ballets, UK: Alyson Lowe, Vogue

The matter was raised in the Ballet Association interview with Kevin O'Hare in April. (About 2/3 of the way down the lengthy report.)

Links – Friday October 5, 2018 Review - New York City Ballet, Fall Gala Choreography & Couture, NY: Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat Review - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, The Six Brandenburg Concertos, New York: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Pepperland, Berkeley: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Reviews - Carlos Acosta & Acosta Danza, A Celebration, London: Debra Craine, The Times Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Chloe Billington, Theatre News Feature - The Royal Opera House revenue policy: Tim Baker, Arts Professional Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Fire & Fury, Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance Daljinder Johal, The Reviews Hub Review - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Melbourne: Rhys Ryan, Limelight Feature - Adam Bull, Australian Ballet: Jess Campbell, GQ Australia Interview - Kimberly Bartosik, choreographer: Ivan Talijanic, Brooklyn Rail Interview - Juliana May, choreographer: Rennie McDougall, Brooklyn Rail Review - Tiffany Mills Company, Blue Room, NY: Erica Getto, Brooklyn Rail Review - World Superstars of Ballet Gala, Canberra: Michelle Potter …on dancing Preview - Sydney Dance Company, Forever & Ever: Charles Purcell, Sydney Morning Herald Diary - 9 dance performances in NYC: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Diary - 3 of the best dance shows, UK: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian (scroll to the bottom)

New and old work from William Forsythe in this quiet programme… Riley Watts, Brigel Gjorka and Ander Zabala Gomez in Seventeen/Twenty One More… John Ross - 21 photos Discussion of this programme is here

I've sent you a message about one.

Yes please!

Carlos Acosta and Company in Christopher Bruce's Rooster, one of the items in Acosta Danza's programme at the Royal Albert Hall. Carlos Acosta in Rooster. © Foteini Christofilopoulou. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Julio Leon, Alejandro Silva, Carlos Acosta and Leticia Silva in Rooster © Foteini Christofilopoulou. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Foteini Christofilopoulou - 9 photos Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this programme is here

Single ticket going begging. Level 3 (an area previously known as the Balcony), C28, £4. This is a tall seat and labelled as 'partial view'. I've never sat there so don't know what that means. There is adjacent excellent standing if the view is not good. Still, it's only £4!

I've also found the Ekaterinburg video. The director there is Slava Samodurov who was a principal with the RB. Ural Ballet (Ekaterinburg) https://www.facebook.com/UralOpera/videos/360626931344119/

Very well done. Thanks.

The YouTube link to the RB's segment, for anyone who can't find it.