John Mallinson

Mukhamedov's dates and casts are here

3 minutes ago, mimi'smom said:

Can anyone advise of the bag situation in the cloakroom?

The blurb on the ROH Attending a Performance page is almost certainly out of date.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.

This just in:

This is a 15% discount code for the Darcey Bussell and Carlos Acosta Telegraph Legends event I'm hosting. You just put the code in if you want to book tickets when you visit the link below. 

BALLET15

58 minutes ago, Geoff said:

 

Just to clarify, does anyone know how are the various services which we associate with the evening box office going to work? Where do we leave a ticket for a friend who is coming late? Pick up a ticket left by someone else? Make a last-minute ticket purchase? 

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

52 minutes ago, Blossom said:

Surely an appropriate scheme to introduce new audiences would start at a younger age, for example giving students early booking access for the cheap seats. I don’t know if they do this already …

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!

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/

1 hour ago, sophie_rebecca said:

I've collated all the video's from World Ballet Day barring the Bolshoi official feed as it's not yet posted …

Very well done. Thanks.

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