Josephine Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Although from 2010, I am posting this as a new topic, following some discussion within the McGregor mixed bill thread. Here is a clip of Kim Brandstrup talking about his intentions in creating this work, with glimpses of Leanne Benjamin and Edward Watson in rehearsal: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9MZceVa1E I thought that this work had been created on Benjamin and Watson, but would be interested to know if Brandstrup originally made this on other dancers, as he did in part with Ceremony of Innocence before it was staged at the ROH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks Josephine. I believe it was originally created on Cojocaru/Kobborg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks Josephine. I believe it was originally created on Cojocaru/Kobborg The ROH performance database just shows Benjamin and Watson who gave six performances in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Has this ever been on television? I feel sure I have seen it in its entirety,but not live in the theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I can't remember the exact circumstances but I see I wrote at the time that although Cojocaru and Kobborg were the planned first cast "they withdrew during the last weeks of rehearsal" . Also I see that Invitus Invitam came top of the ballet.co poll in the Best New Production category that year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks Sim and Jane S for confirming this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I thought that Cojocaru was injured, and Kobborg then withdrew as well, but I could be wrong. I remember that insight evening: it was fascinating. As I think I said in the other thread, it was originally cast 4 performances for C/K and only 2 for B/W. Although I was sorry to miss C/K in it, I was delighted that the other cast got so many performances of it, because their interpretations really deepened as the run went on (I think it was on a bill with Winter Dreams, and I saw almost every performance?) Incidentally, IIRC Brandstrup said that he choreographed it differently for the two couples. Can anyone confirm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynette H Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 You might be thinking of another work, Rushes, which he did for the Royal Ballet in 2008. There were wo casts then (one with Cojocaru) and I recall interviews at the time where he said he had adapted it differently for the two casts. The dynamic between the individual dancers involved was certainly different in performance. Details here: http://kimbrandstrup.org/project/rushes_fragments_of_a_lost_story_kim_brandstrup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Thanks, Lynette, but I think he said it for Invitus Invitam too. Possibly that's a common way of working for him, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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