A frog Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 I believe there had been brief mentions but I couldn't find any dedicated topic. Flesh And Bone is now streaming on Amazon Prime for those who have it.I haven't watched it yet, and reviews have been decidedly mixed, but at least they hired actual dancers to play the dancers.
Pas de Quatre Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 Oh dear - I just watched the trailer, the usual clichés I am afraid!
A frog Posted November 27, 2015 Author Posted November 27, 2015 A friend has been raving about it, but he is a lot more interested in lurid camp than in ballet.
aileen Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 There are some well known dancers in this and one of the dancers, Tiffany Hedman, is now a first artist at ENB. Ben Daniels has done a lot of stuff on British television.
Lindsay Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 Haha - the first episode has the company director ranting about patrons who like prosecco and proclaiming: "We will serve Veuve Cliquot at this Gala if I have to give blowjobs on the corner to pay for it!" I can see where your friend is coming from A frog. It's Footballer's Wives in pointe shoes. 1
Rachelm Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) I really enjoyed the ballet parts of the show- there is some lovely dancing, particularly from Irina Dvorovenko, former ABT principal. Some of the story is pretty preposterous, but I'll happily take it to see some good dancing, and surprisingly good acting from the cast, many of whom are/were professional dancers, not actors originally. The plot is very dark though, so it's not always an easy watch. Unfortunately it's not been picked up for a second series. Edited November 27, 2015 by Rachelm
MayKwok Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Yes. I watched it because I wanted to see e dancing, and I found I had to endure the story to do that. Won't spoil it for people with the story line, but there's good sizable chunks of Rubies towards the end of the series, and a new ballet. Interesting they aren't afraid to show the same solo done by the 2 female leads. Be warned, there's LOTS of explicit scenes, nudity and strong language!
Melody Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Well, between this and Black Swan, I'm wondering why anyone in their right mind would want to join a ballet company. Good thing it's fiction... (although some of Agony and Ecstasy had some parallels, so maybe not quite fiction) Edited November 29, 2015 by Melody
swanprincess Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Yikes, 20 minutes into the first episode & im a bit startled ???? Am hoping that whoever came up with the concept of this series had no experience of company life & was just going for the 'shock factor'!!!
Jan McNulty Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Well when you think that Ethan Steifel and Sasha Radestsky are involved in it... http://www.vulture.com/2015/11/flesh-bone-center-stage-how-male-dancers-are-stereotyped.html#
alison Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 I'm getting a "broken link" message on that ...
A frog Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) They're putting it politely, but they openly say they don't recognise what's on screen from their experience as dancers. Edited December 4, 2015 by A frog
Coated Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 I couldn't get through the pilot. It just seems to be misery guts with a side order of misery. And then some gritty looooooong shots of something miserable. I hopped through a couple of other episodes to see whether it becomes less woeful, only saw long sorrowful looks and morose silences and decided that it's clearly not for me. I could imagine a documentary about an abattoir to be more cheerful than this. 2
tabitha Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Interesting article about Sarah Hay and pressure on her to conform to a ballet body shape http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3346156/Size-ZERO-star-ballet-focused-TV-series-says-told-breast-reduction-dance-teachers-DD-breasts-distracting.html
ChrisG Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) I see Sarah Hay has got a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Flesh and Bone in the 'Best performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television' category - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35060100. Say what you like about the series as either ballet or as drama (and I have to say I really enjoyed even though it was grim viewing in terms of subject matter at times), I think this nomination is well deserved. Edited December 10, 2015 by ChrisG 2
alison Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Just checked - works for me. ??? "Page Not Found We apologize for the inconvenience but it appears the link you've selected is broken. • Please visit our home page and try again. • To let us know about a broken link, report it here."
Jan McNulty Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Just clicked on the link and it's still working for me.
Quintus Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 I've caught up on this series bar one episode... It's amusing enough as it has the shock and shlock dialled up to 11; incest, strippers, violence, drugs, mafia, human trafficking. Maybe I should ask about these things at the next ENB Friends evening as I've clearly been missing out in my ballet experience! Nice to see Irina Dvorovenko, though to be honest I'd rather she'd kept her top on. I'm waiting to see in the last episode whether Sarah Hay is called upon to register an expression other than 'anguished'. 2
alison Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Just clicked on the link and it's still working for me. How very weird. I guess it just doesn't like me
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