Two Pigeons Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 May be we will get La Bayadere after all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, penelopesimpson said: That has a worrying ring of Open-Up speak about it I see it more as just stating the obvious; after all, what new Director could declare "I want to demolish this Company's classical traditions, limit its repertoire and restrict the audience to a certain type of person"? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Richard LH said: I see it more as just stating the obvious; after all, what new Director could declare "I want to demolish this Company's classical traditions, limit its repertoire and restrict the audience to a certain type of person"? I will be very interested to see if he keeps the Royal Ballet Sinfonia at its current size and level. If he decides to shrink it I think that will be a great loss to ballet in general. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Two Pigeons said: I will be very interested to see if he keeps the Royal Ballet Sinfonia at its current size and level. If he decides to shrink it I think that will be a great loss to ballet in general. That call may not be one for Acosta to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I have just read the New York Times piece in Dance Links -interesting in itself that this paper gave the appointment fairly lengthy coverage. Their report is based on several telephone conversations rather than the press release that most of the media have gone with. If you haven't read it, it's worth doing so as it sheds a little more light on his potential plans. Interesting snippets are his casual dismissal of likely cuts to funding and not ruling out performing in more contemporary roles ( surely a money spinner!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabitha Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sorry, I love Carlos, but this appointment of a famous name seems geared to generating as much publicity for BRB as possible. I know there were far more qualified applicants but sadly nowhere near as well known. He’s probably only second to Darcey in terms of being a household name and international star.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, tabitha said: Sorry, I love Carlos, but this appointment of a famous name seems geared to generating as much publicity for BRB as possible. I know there were far more qualified applicants but sadly nowhere near as well known. He’s probably only second to Darcey in terms of being a household name and international star.... How do you know who the other applicants were? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 In case anyone's still up in the London area, there's a 2-page-spread interview with Carlos in tonight's Evening Standard. The Standard website in my experience has been quite difficult to search recently, so you might want to get a hard copy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Carlos Acosta has retweeted a link to the article: https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/carlos-acosta-interview-ballet-dancer-a4272186.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Alison: You're certainly right about the Standard website in recent weeks. Used to be entirely reliable until a revamp, and it's very far from that now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Another 'all time low' for ES reporting. Apparently Acosta is about to do "a stint" at BRB. The opportunity to make something of that important appointment should have been seized by him, if not by the ill-informed reporter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ugh. I didn't actually read the article - it was just that someone had left it open at that page on the bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 37 minutes ago, capybara said: Another 'all time low' for ES reporting. Apparently Acosta is about to do "a stint" at BRB. The opportunity to make something of that important appointment should have been seized by him, if not by the ill-informed reporter. Yes - it did rather make it sound as being director of BRB will be just one amongst his many activities. I hope that's not indicative of the amount of time he will be able to devote to it (especially since he now lives in Somerset, which is quite a long way from Birmingham). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Easy trip. I regularly travel along the Cross Country trains Routes from Bristol to Plymouth and to Birmingham and Manchester(Salford for Janet McNulty) to see BRB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 9 hours ago, Tony Newcombe said: Easy trip. I regularly travel along the Cross Country trains Routes from Bristol to Plymouth and to Birmingham and Manchester(Salford for Janet McNulty) to see BRB That's not what I call an 'easy' trip if it's to be done (presumably) on a moreorless daily basis when the company's not on the road. David Bintley clearly found it necessary/desirable to live in Birmingham. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 The Somerset backroads are none to easy, neither is the M5. I wouldn't fancy that commute on a daily basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 I would hope he would have a Birmingham base for during the week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: I would hope he would have a Birmingham base for during the week. Yes, though I know from experience that that sort of set-up is not great for family life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) We can see at this moment that the activities of Carlos Acosta's company are in full development, we hear more and more about it, they have wonderful dancers, new choreographies, many tours and performances. I cannot imagine Acosta completely turning away from this group as from January 2020 to deal exclusively with BRB. Is it really possible to run two companies simultaneously ? Will he really devote himself 100% to BRB, I wonder.... I hope this will be the case but I am skeptical. Edited November 20, 2019 by MAX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Acosta Danza is touring the UK in Spring 2020 too. BRB's Swan Lake is touring in the Spring so I would imagine he will be relying heavily on the ballet staff during this period as he will not be that familiar with the production. My guess is that he will fully take the reins up in time for his Don Q, although he was already (as I understand it) going to Birmingham whenever he could even before the Spring/Summer season ended - he was seen in the audience at (at least) one performance of Hobson's Choice. I do hope that he is fully committed to BRB. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I’m trying to recall if their were similar doubts when Nureyev took on Paris Opera Ballet. Was this at a time when he was also touring Nureyev and Friends and seemed to have endless performing commitments. This might not be a worthy comparison, but I’d be interested to know what others who are more knowledgeable might know or recall about the timing of his appointment in Paris. I am still optimistic that this is a good appointment both for BRB and Carlos Acosta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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