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  1. zxDaveM
    a horse called Mamillius ran in the 3.15 at Salisbury today, at 11/1. Sadly I didn't notice until AFTER it had won....
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    ditto!! So mine would end up printed on an A4 page. Very environmentally freindly!
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    You sitting in the orchestra pit or something? ;-)
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    Its a 'Guardian' thing - they always refer to males or females as 'actor', rather than actor for men, and actress for women. House style I guess!
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    well, they did run it 3 times....
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    I was fortunate to attend the rehearsal yesterday in the Richmond theatre, when they performed the 'proposal pas de deux' from the start of Act 2. The rest of the rehearsal was in practice clothes, so no photos, but here are some from that pdd. And glorious it was too! Dreda Blow, Javier Torres © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Dreda Blow, Javier Torres © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr See more... Set from DanceTabs: Northern Ballet - Cathy Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr
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    We had a small section to photo this afternoon - here are some photos: cast of Betroffenheit © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr cast of Betroffenheit © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr See more... Set from DanceTabs: Betroffenheit (Kidd Pivot/Electric Company Theatre) Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr
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    you've a stronger de-clutter will than i have!
  9. zxDaveM
    That dude Al Fresco has a lot to answer for
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    As David Bowie would say, fuh-fuh-fashion!
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    Was at the rehearsal yesterday - we had 2 of the 3 pieces to photograph, some here are some examples... Obsidian Tear (McGregor): Calvin Richardson, Matthew Ball © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Obsidian Tear (McGregor): Edward Watson, Eric Underwood © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr The Invitation (MacMillan): Gary Avis, Francesca Hayward © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr See more... Set from DanceTabs: RB - mix bill (with Obsidian Tear and The Invitation) Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
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    yes, but they are embargoed until after curtain down tonight
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    flop, as in selling out the theatre and lots and lots of people enjoying them. Here's to more 'flops'
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    we'll all just have to look out for your face instead! :-)
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    also, the jump up from soloist to first soloist means no more corps work (as well as a pay rise!). Plus more opportunities to do principal roles, though not always the case of course.
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    so it was YOUR fault!!!! ;-) For three glorious minutes the dream was alive (as was my wager for 1-0 to Palace). Ah well, perhaps we'll do it in 20 years, when we'll next be due in the final...
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    how about judging it AFTER you've seen it. Usually works for me
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    Gosh - no! But it is the cry anyone interested in anything that isn't populist has to put up with, I'd think you'd agree. The RB has to try and be all things to all people being a 'national institution' - sometimes it succeeds briliantly, sometimes not. But I do admire them trying.
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    they have to make up 1/3rd of their funding from ticket sales, 1/3rd from state subsidy, the other 1/3rd from philanthropy and other sources - so ticket sales for the war-horses in effect subsidise the more esoteric works that we ballet fans enjoy. So another way of looking at it would be that 'Joe-public' would wonder where their subsidy going if 'elitist only' works were staged exclusively (i.e. none of the popular ones they want to see) for the sole benefit of a small group of ballet fans
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    yes, that's so true. I have loved many of Wayne's works (Infra, Chroma, Carbon Life and Woolf Works for example and seem to be one of the few that liked Live Fire Exercise) but not so keen on others. But always want to give them a chance. The shapes he gets his dancers to 'throw' are astonishing - always prefer his solos and duets to the massed ranks though. Back on topic with Frankenstein - I'll readily admit I really enjoyed it (looking forward to it again this evening). It may not be 'pushing the boundaries' - but does every new piece have to do that? Can't we just have a piece that (for me) rattles along with a good story, lots of dancing by corps and soloists (as solos or pdds)? For me, the dancing element was hugely enjoyable, and I found plenty in it for the emotional core.
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    I do agree with may of your points - but part of the RB's attraction IS its tradition, which is why the Tchaikovsky works always sell out, whereas the new works don't - they have a duty to put on the tradional works that people still want to see - especially the more casual ballet viewer who are unlikely to be reading anything on this forum
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    why is it outrageous? They have been brought in (and I assume paid) to make new work, for the company that pays them - so of course they'll get a lot of commissions. That's plain sense to me. Wheeldon and Scarlett have had successes in the USA for example, as well as ROH, and the Swan Lake going to someone brought through from school-company-commisioned choreographer for such an iconic work, for the company that nurtured him, seems a natural fit in my mind.
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    Does Crystal Pite not count? Or Hofesh Shechter? David Dawson? The last Alastair Marriott piece was stunning, to my mind
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    The ballroom scene needed ballroom dancers, for the Creature to hide amongst. The 'corps' were used as the maids etc. in act 1, as a way of helping show a happy and harmonious home - until tradegy struck (well, that's how I read it anyway)
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    I was out walking with my uncle Jim People were throwing tomates at him Now, tomatoes are soft when they come in their skin But ones were 'ard cos they came in a tin (sorry, coudn't resist)
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