Bruce Wall Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Sitting in Hamburg Airport I took the time to catch up on the much valued links section. In an Arts Desk review of San Francisco Ballet's Unbound Festival it stated: 'But when San Francisco Ballet makes one of its rare visits to London next year, .... ' Does anyone know when and where this will be? Any advice would be much appreciated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 have no info - but YES PLEASE!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I think that link was one of 'mine' and I admit to having scanned through that vital point! There's been nothing else on such a visit that I can recall, but might we presume that the venue would be Sadler's Wells? Possibly a mix of two bills? Including the 'keepers' from the recent Unbound 2018 season? (With one in particular, from a personal viewpoint?) All questions, with no answers just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I can't see that it could be anywhere but Sadler's Wells, given that the Bolshoi will be ensconced in the ROH over the summer. Thanks for picking up on it, Bruce! I'll look forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks to all ... I'm certainly plugging for at least one of the Peck pieces in their rep - It would be the first Peck BALLET if it was ... (and there are plenty now to choose from ... and several have been created for SFB) .... and the Marston piece, Snowblind, which sounds wonderfully intriguing. Really did appreciate her balletic advancement of the narrative art in Jane Eyre ... much like NB's 1984 or SB's Streetcar ... or ENB's Broken Wings ... or Mark Bruce's Dracula ... or McGregor's Woolf Works or, indeed, the taught fictive reportage of Obsidian Tear .... or Wheeldon's Winter's Tale ... or Bourne's stunning Lord of the Flies or Pite's bravely inspirational Flight Pattern ... They all have added SO much to the conversation ... I wish MacMillan were around. I wonder how he would have responded ... because respond I'm sure he would - as he did to/with Cranko. He too would have moved on ... He would have had to. It would have been glorious to witness. Edited May 21, 2018 by Bruce Wall 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 @Bruce Wall Snowblind is indeed an amazing ballet, i loved it, so atmospheric, another example of Marston's brilliant narrative power. On the same evening I also very much enjoyed David Dawson's Amina Aminus, so beautiful to watch one of my favourite ballerinas Sofiane Sylve in this gorgeous ballet. Both ballets were a huge success with cheers and standing ovation. I felt really proud to be English that night. And btw ex RB Solomon Golding really stood out that night too and I think he will go far in this company. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 16 hours ago, Sharon said: And btw ex RB Solomon Golding really stood out that night too and I think he will go far in this company. Lovely to hear that about Solomon Golding. On World Ballet Day 2017, I'm pretty sure I spotted him in a SFB rehearsal segment & hoped he would do well there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 @Indigo yes it was great watching him on WBD, he was also mentioned in some of the Unbound festival reviews too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) On 21/05/2018 at 04:46, Bruce Wall said: Sitting in Hamburg Airport I took the time to catch up on the much valued links section. In an Arts Desk review of San Francisco Ballet's Unbound Festival it stated: 'But when San Francisco Ballet makes one of its rare visits to London next year, .... ' Does anyone know when and where this will be? Any advice would be much appreciated Just spotted this! https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2019/san-francisco-ballet/ No fewer than four programmes, including a Ratmansky/Shostakovich feast and Cathy Marston's Snowblind - happy days! Edited October 16, 2018 by Lizbie1 Duplicate "a" :) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hoorah! (I will have to start saving my pennies!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 At last London audiences will get to see the Shostakovich Trilogy ... and a Peck BALLET. Can't wait for the Marston either .... Think I will go to them all ... Such a fine company ... Watch out for Joseph Walsh .... Superb! Best news of the day ... so far 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wow, all these ballets I didn't read the reviews for properly because I was short on time, and thought I'd never get to see them anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanartus Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wahay- my credit card will heave a sigh of relief - a trip to London “easier” than SF!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 So, that's 29th May - 8th June, in case anyone is interested. Does that clash with RB (bound to)/ENB at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, alison said: So, that's 29th May - 8th June, in case anyone is interested. Does that clash with RB (bound to)/ENB at all? Yes: for RB the Firebird mixed bill (annoyingly) and a couple of R&Js. Not sure about ENB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks, Lizbie. Normally I would have known this, but since the annual overview of performances sent to me by the ROH instead of the "season" booklets doesn't specify performance dates I wasn't sure. Okay, will have to fit SFB around the RB for the time being, since we'll have no way of knowing casting by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, alison said: Thanks, Lizbie. Normally I would have known this, but since the annual overview of performances sent to me by the ROH instead of the "season" booklets doesn't specify performance dates I wasn't sure. I'm indebted to RuthE for her master spreadsheet! I've just checked, and the ENB Wheeldon Cinderella at the RAH opens on 6th June. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmeralda Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Well, it seems with all the great Ballet in these days I will give all my summer vacation/money in London watching one ballet/ballet company one after the other. Guess there are worse ways for vacation and money to spend😃 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Alison, and anyone else seeking reviews - the Unbound season reviews started in Links, week of 22 April this year. And look out for more after San Francisco Ballet open a tour in Washington DC later this month (25 October). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 There goes any remaining sense of fiscal responsibility. What a fantastic choice of programmes. Not that I'm planning to choose between them, it'll have to the lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Golly, what riches. But if you had to choose one -- as I think I will have to - which one would it be please, all those who know more about SFB than I do-? (i.e. everyone) -? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Mary said: Golly, what riches. But if you had to choose one -- as I think I will have to - which one would it be please, all those who know more about SFB than I do-? (i.e. everyone) -? Mary, all I can say is that the Ratmansky trilogy is a master work .... one now celebrated by companies around the world. Moreover, I've seen SFB do two different parts of it on different bills and they were brilliant. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanartus Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I echo above - when I saw the Shostakovich triple in Amsterdam it blew me away! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serenade Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I'm so excited for this! It's going to be very hard to choose between them. After reading this thread I will definitely book the Ratmansky but I'm also dying to see literally anything by Peck. But then the other 2 bills look pretty great too...decisions decisions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdove Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 To good to miss so I'll do the lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Toursenlair has provided some thoughts on three of the programmes here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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