Yaffa

Thanks for posting this, Amelia.  Some great talent -  but for me, the real treat was watching Maria Koshkaryova (not yet even in her final year). She's always shown great promise and her upper body work in particular is just lovely.

Does anyone know if the unedited streams of all companies will be available after the event? Don't think I'll be able to catch much today, unfortunately....  

On 14/09/2021 at 19:30, Quintus said:

I read about a comparable scheme in France that Macron launched earlier this year - can't remember the precise details but again something like 300 euros each was to be made available to 18 year olds to be spent on various loosely culture-related things, including films, books and music. It did also include being able to spend the money to purchase musical instruments, which I thought might prompt a rash of 300 euro violins being converted on eBay into ready cash!

Thanks Quintus. It will be particularly interesting to see whether/how ballet and ballet classes (apparently included in the French scheme) benefit from the French card. According to an interesting New York Times article at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/arts/france-culture-pass.html, 75% of purchases in France are on manga (a type of Japanese comic which was already popular in France). The French pass apparently allows 100 of the 300 euro (over 2 years) to go on streaming services, music subscriptions etc. which must be from French companies. And for video games, " the game’s publisher must be French, and the game must not feature violence — conditions so restrictive that most popular titles are unavailable."  Apparently the card was included in pre-election promises and there are critics who say it is a waste of taxpayers' money...

15 hours ago, Peony said:

I wonder why it’s from 14, perhaps younger children are free anyway though. 

I think it’s a great idea. I think there are barriers other than cost in the UK, perhaps that is different elsewhere. I’ve been to various subsidised/ free access type events and I wouldn’t say there’s a very representative demographic attending. 
3000 roubles is about £30 I wonder how many entries/ tickets that would be? 

I read that the 3,000 rubles is just until the end of this year to kick off the programme, and that for 2022, the amount will be 5,000 rubles. Still, it's indeed not much in the major cities, but perhaps will have a bigger impact in the outlying/rural areas.    

On 12/09/2021 at 02:46, alison said:

And presumably the balance is more notional than anything, so if the money's not actually used nobody loses out?

Yes, I believe that funding for the project comes from the federal budget, and it is basically a matter of major and smaller cultural institutions benefiting when a young person decides to attend their event. Nice to see that it operates throughout the country, not just in the main cities, and with all young people getting the same amount of credit which is refreshed every year (i.e. no money is carried over - so the young people must use it or lose it). And as the card is personalised, there can supposedly be no black market trading. It will be interesting to see how it works in practice -  but in theory, it seems a great way to help the arts recuperate some of their recent inevitable losses, with young people of all backgrounds and income levels in the driver's seat, maybe even helping to shape what is offered to them. It would be nice to see something on  similar lines in England...
 

From: 

https://en.krasopera.ru/news/the-project-of-the-ministry-of-culture-of-russia-pushkinskaya-karta-the-pushkin-card-was-launched-on-september-1.htm

....Starting from September 1, Russian citizens aged 14 to 22 will be able to receive a Pushkin card; its balance will be 3,000 roubles. This money can be spent until the end of the year and only in cultural institutions: museums, theatres, philharmonic societies, galleries, and other venues....

Has anything like that been tried in England? 

3 hours ago, Yaffa said:

Correction: You can get return tickets in one transaction. And after you have purchased a ticket, you can click to add more tickets (up to 10). It's supposed to be mostly off-peak tickets but right now there's plenty of availability leaving in the early morning, which is quite unusual.

 

On 13/07/2021 at 16:47, JohnS said:

Many thanks Lynette H. The performance was to be filmed and made available to Royal Ballet School supporters so I’m hoping very much this happens.

Also hoping very much that there'll be a recorded version. In the meantime, Dance Tabs has a very interesting review:

https://dancetabs.com/2021/07/royal-ballet-school-summer-show-roh-main-stage-london-2/

I now have left just the ticket for tonight:

Wed 23rd June 7:15 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGB, B-26 | Full Price £15.00

(The rest were returned to the box office which now issues gift certificates for tickets that can't be used, but the request must now be submitted no less than 24 hours before the performance.)

My tickets are not needed by RBS families, so are on sale to anyone who can use them.  If you know someone who might like a ticket but can't afford to pay please also drop me a PM, as I really don't want the tickets to go to waste - It's so terrific that the children are back on stage, and the Linbury performances have always been really special.

 I have available:

Oops sorry, some wrong times and no prices in my original post.

The ROH matinee ticket has now gone. The remaining Linbury tickets are as follows:

Wed 23rd June 7:15 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGB, B-26 | Full Price £15.00

Thurs 24th June 2:30 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGA, B-24 | Full Price £15.00

Thurs 24th June 7:15 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGA, A-5 | Full Price £10.00

View obstructed by tier ledge & safety rail, side view of the stage

Friday 25th June 7:15 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGA, A-5 | Full Price £10.00
View obstructed by tier ledge & safety rail, side view of the stage

Sat 26th June 2:30 pm
LEVEL LG Circle LGB, C-29 | Full Price £10.00
View obstructed by pillar

Sat 26th June 7:15 pm
LEVEL LG Upper Circle LGA, B-24 | Full Price £15.00

Would prefer that the tickets go to families of children who are performing, but will sell any remaining ones to anyone who's interested from Tuesday.

Unfortunately both I and a relative are unable to come to get to London for the RBS summer performances. So selling one ticket for the RBS ROH matinee on 10th July (£3, restricted view) and one for each of the Linbury RBS performances:

Wed 23rd June 9:15 p.m.
Thurs 24th June 4:30 p.m.
Thurs 24th June 9:15 p.m.
Friday 25th June 9:15 p.m.
Sat 26th June 4:30 p.m.
Sat 26th June 9:15 p.m.

This online programme looks very interesting: https://eno.org/news/national-rollout-of-eno-breathe-programme-for-people-recovering-from-covid-19/

I've watched World Ballet School Day,  plus RBS and other schools' lockdown videos.  But I've really missed the visits to classes at RBS, Elmhurst Paris Opera Ballet School demonstrations and more. Is anyone attending interesting virtual classical ballet summer schools as an observer?  (I'm catching up on posts now, so sorry if I've missed something in this area.)

On 05/06/2020 at 18:46, Pas de Quatre said:

Georgian National Ballet

 

Here's one example - there are many more on Youtube.  

I wonder if they have any special training or footwear? I have also seen that position many times in rhythmic gymnastics.

I've heard it described as a toe-knuckle stand but maybe it should be something like the feet-wreck position? 😃

Glad it has no place in ballet....

With the huge  number of single-use face masks being disposed daily throughout the world, I'm wondering if the elastic could be used for ballet purposes?  Probably most face mask elastic is narrower (and less robust?) than ballet shoes elastic, but what about elastic in costumes? Anyway, if anyone out there could use a batch, I'm happy to send when I'm next in England (after cleaning of course).

Just got a message to say that the  Holland Park summer programme (including the July RBS summer performances) won't take place. The message does say that "OHP is currently exploring opportunities to mount operas scheduled in our 2020 season at a future date, at alternative venues." Very sad...

22 hours ago, bangorballetboy said:

 

Postponed to May.

The message I received from RBS Friends said that "access to our buildings to all but essential staff will be limited for the rest of the Spring Term. This sadly means there can be no external audiences at internal School events for the foreseeable future."

Presumably this will also affect the Ninette de Valois choreo performances originally scheduled for late March.

Sad but understandable to protect the students... Hoping everyone stays well.

Just heard that the 2nd and 3rd (final) repeat days of the ballet school demonstrations (21st and 22nd December) are also cancelled.... Of course there are important issues at stake that affect the students' futures -  but what a pity that they are not yet resolved, and that the amazing annual demonstrations, which play such an important part in the life of the school, probably won't take place this year... 

If you missed the webcast, the recording of this amazing performance will be online until 20th March at medici.tv (just requires free guest registration - no fee or subscription). Highly recommended!

If you are following election results on Thursday/Friday but looking for something slightly more inspiring - Alma Deutscher's Carnegie Hall Debut will be streamed live on medici.tv at 7:30 p.m. Thursday 12th December New York time (12:30 a.m. Friday in the UK). More about this very exciting programme at https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/jane-glover-conducts-deutscher-alma-deutscher-natalie-image-and-jonas-hacker/ Apparently, only free registration (and no payment) will be required to watch the stream. (If any of you are in New York on Thursday night and looking for two tickets at cost for this sold-out performance, please PM me. Sadly I will not be able to go myself.)

As you will see from her website (http://www.almadeutscher.com) Alma, now 14,  continues to gain international recognition for her most most beautiful compositions as well as her other very special talents and personality. She and her family recently moved to Vienna where Alma feels most at home musically. 

From the ROH site:

Does anyone know if they will be keeping some tickets back for general booking? And will there also be priority booking for the semis? 

Unfortunately I'm tied up for almost all of tomorrow. If anyone hears of segments which will NOT be available afterwards, that would be very helpful to know - thanks.