Naomi M Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Simon Acri has a Twitter account and he mentions that he is currently injured. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yes, definitely brothers. Would he not have been in the grand defile anyway if not selected for a role? Even if so, are you saying that there are students who don't get to perform in the summer performance just because rep has been chosen which doesn't have a role suitable for them? Surely everyone should get a least a corps role? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Another brother who did not feature in any of the performances this year is Lorenzo Silingardi, also a second year student. After I posted about Simon it struck me that Lorenzo had also not been mentioned in anyone's review (a surprise as he is also outstanding) so I was going to ask about him too! Any news on him? I didn't see Naomi's post before. Thanks for the info, I hope he recovers quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barton22 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 After I posted about Simon it struck me that Lorenzo had also not been mentioned in anyone's review (a surprise as he is also outstanding) so I was going to ask about him too! Any news on him? I didn't see Naomi's post before. Thanks for the info, I hope he recovers quickly! Lorenzo is definitely out for injury. He came on for the very end of the defile, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I can't imagine the management leaving out student dancers because there was not a suitable role though. They would build that in surely.......imagine just three students left out.....who were NOT injured. I thought I recognised that name Silingardi of course his brother dances with ENB. Luckily looks like a simple explanation and hope they both recover soon......what a shame we did not see them. hopefully next year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I am afraid I have known plenty of very healthy, very talented US students left out of the main performances over the years except for the defile whereby the entire school dances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 This was my first time watching school performances, and I'm not sure that I have seen anything as joyous as the Grand Defile before. The sheer energy and excitement of the students, the swirling of groups passing each other with perfect timing and the at this point exuberant audience created a rather wonderful atmosphere. I'm pretty much in awe of these very dedicated and talented children and young adults. I was mainly sulking in my bedroom or pretending to read Sartre at their age.... The children's Mazurka was a delightful overdose of cuteness, Sechs Taenze made me wish the main company danced more work like that (either amusing or Kylian would do me nicely) and I strongly agree with a comment made upstream about Scarlett's ability to choreograph large groups - the formations looked awesome from my perch at the top of the house, but also worked from close by in the Linbury. The two little guys dancing in 3rd Movement really were quite the scene stealers - quite an achievement given that the other dancers weren't slouches themselves. I suspect this will become a fixture in my calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxette Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 If we clapped like crazy loons, would they do an encore of the defile? Has an encore ever been done before? I love seeing the progression of artistry and technique as the kids get older in what must be 5min of "fast forward" condensed ballet evolution. It's so exciting to watch and far to short...leaves you wanting more! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Just found the Defile done by the Kiev State Basket School a couple of years ago, on YouTube. Same music as RBS, and very similar choreo, but not a patch on the RBS version imho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbfisher Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The "Kiev State Basket School" ..... isn't spellcheck a delight! Difficult to get a handle on it as it weaves its spells..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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