Linnzi5 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Lovely insight. I particularly enjoyed Fumi and Vadim and always enjoy Ed Watson's coaching. I got a real sense of where they were taking their roles. I didn't enjoy the second rehearsal as much - as others have said, the dancers were stopped what felt like every two seconds and I found myself losing interest (I could see they were, perhaps, at a different stage of learning their roles though). It was an enjoyable experience overall though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) An evening of dance and discovery Join us on Thursday 25 April for a collaboration between The Royal Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Black British Ballet. Presented before a live audience in London and in New York City, this special program will highlight the little-known but extensive history of Black dancers in ballet in the UK and US, and will feature a performance by The Royal Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem. 'Insights: Black dancers in ballet - sharing a rich trans-atlantic legacy' will be co-hosted in New York City by Jacob's Pillow and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: https://bit.ly/442VXIM Missed out on a ticket? Livestream the event from 7pm BST on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/446PrRh or at 2pm EST on Dance Theatre Harlem's Facebook page: https://bit.ly/3Q7xf4d https://www.facebook.com/royaloperahouse/posts/pfbid0mMEwZbcF3qkrnue33iPneY6vDeWR5Pn1bHnd8GriAaNvZctFvaoJYWKHRYCJNEpWl Edited April 20 by Roberta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 A reminder that the Insight I posted above is this evening 25th April 7pm. However if you miss these normally remain on the ROH Youtube to catch up later. https://www.youtube.com/live/L6TDBmzurYc?si=QWxFKNtZqSbh76Y7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 A very interesting insight with lovely dancing. I had no idea there was another version of Giselle set in New Orleans, it would be great to see the whole thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Search “Creole Giselle” or “Dance Theatre of Harlem” Giselle on YouTube for clips of legendary Virginia Johnson in that version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 26 minutes ago, art_enthusiast said: A very interesting insight with lovely dancing. I had no idea there was another version of Giselle set in New Orleans, it would be great to see the whole thing. It was made available online for ages in 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) 30 minutes ago, alison said: It was made available online for ages in 2020 https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/dthondemand-creolegiselle/ Still there! https://youtu.be/LreKPkVoUnk?si=-6tlXKhduYIx-FsH Edited April 25 by Roberta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 I watched it and loved it back in 2020. Very atmospheric iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 9 hours ago, art_enthusiast said: A very interesting insight with lovely dancing. I had no idea there was another version of Giselle set in New Orleans, it would be great to see the whole thing. There are probably many different interpretations of Giselle. The DTH production was shown on television in the late 1980s. Mats Ek choreographed a very different version (which I also saw on TV). Northern Ballet had a production (late 1990s) set in a ghetto. The choreography for Giselle and Albrecht was the traditional. The rest of the choreography was original and, due to the smaller size of the company at the time, the Wilis were both male and female. It was very moving and very wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 13 hours ago, Jan McNulty said: There are probably many different interpretations of Giselle. The DTH production was shown on television in the late 1980s. Mats Ek choreographed a very different version (which I also saw on TV). Northern Ballet had a production (late 1990s) set in a ghetto. The choreography for Giselle and Albrecht was the traditional. The rest of the choreography was original and, due to the smaller size of the company at the time, the Wilis were both male and female. It was very moving and very wonderful. I much prefer the earlier Northern Ballet version from 1990. I seem to remember the set from the second act seeming to step straight out of a Romantic painting; very Casper David Friedrich and so atmospheric. I remember it especially as I saw the Kirov ballet (as they were then) perform it in Manchester a few months later. It was the first time I saw the Kirov and I thought Northern Ballets production was far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncnp Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Reminder that the Ashton Insight is this Friday 31 May Insights: Ashton Celebrated (youtube.com) 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncnp Posted Thursday at 07:44 Share Posted Thursday at 07:44 INSIGHTS: THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IN REHEARSAL 3 JUNE 2024 2PM Join the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as they prepare music by Auber, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff for The Royal Ballet. This Insight event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel (no link yet) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 18:49 Share Posted Friday at 18:49 No sound on the livestream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted Friday at 18:50 Share Posted Friday at 18:50 Yep. No sound for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted Friday at 18:54 Share Posted Friday at 18:54 On 30/05/2024 at 08:44, oncnp said: INSIGHTS: THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IN REHEARSAL 3 JUNE 2024 2PM Join the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as they prepare music by Auber, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff for The Royal Ballet. This Insight event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel (no link yet) Hopefully they can get the sound working for this one unlike the current Ashton livestream. Ian Webb and KOH are talking so animatedly - such a huge miss!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 18:54 Share Posted Friday at 18:54 They’ve just said they are trying to fix it. I’m sure it’s probably very interesting 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted Friday at 18:57 Share Posted Friday at 18:57 Now it's completely stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaC Posted Friday at 18:57 Share Posted Friday at 18:57 I'm now getting a video of how tutus for Swan Lake are made!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted Friday at 18:58 Share Posted Friday at 18:58 Now the livetream is unavailable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted Friday at 18:59 Share Posted Friday at 18:59 (edited) So this Cinders shall not even get to a virtual ball it seems…. So frustrating Isn’t there a ROH employee on here we can hassle to get their IT on it? Pretty please 🙏 Edited Friday at 19:00 by Peanut68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 19:02 Share Posted Friday at 19:02 They’ve acknowledged in the chat that they are having problems. Mine seems to have restarted now from the beginning - but still no sound!! So frustrating! 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted Friday at 19:03 Share Posted Friday at 19:03 I hope it can be shown in due course, with sound... very disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted Friday at 19:05 Share Posted Friday at 19:05 Yes. So disappointing. I was really looking forward to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted Friday at 19:07 Share Posted Friday at 19:07 (edited) 😫😫😫😫 First time I’ve bagged the TV to watch a ballet link & this happens!!! Edited Friday at 19:08 by Peanut68 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 19:08 Share Posted Friday at 19:08 Me too. It’s looking horribly like that’s it for the evening ☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted Friday at 19:09 Share Posted Friday at 19:09 I hope that they are working on the sound with a plan to restart it in the studio for filming. This was such a brilliant opportunity for Ian Webb and Sarasota Ballet too and so sad if it doesn't make it to screen as planned. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted Friday at 19:12 Share Posted Friday at 19:12 2 minutes ago, Blossom said: I hope that they are working on the sound with a plan to restart it in the studio for filming. This was such a brilliant opportunity for Ian Webb and Sarasota Ballet too and so sad if it doesn't make it to screen as planned. I know this sounds silly, but the interviews looked so interesting! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 19:16 Share Posted Friday at 19:16 They have just posted that they are recording the event (hopefully with sound!) and will upload it at a later date. I just hope we don’t have to wait too long. So disappointing and somehow typical of the ROH…. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted Friday at 19:18 Share Posted Friday at 19:18 (edited) Can someone text someone who is watching in the audience to just go speak to someone there - or shout out ‘Oy, you lot, turn the mics on!’ Edited Friday at 19:18 by Peanut68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted Friday at 19:23 Share Posted Friday at 19:23 They better upload it to watch free not paid for only….grrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted Friday at 19:28 Share Posted Friday at 19:28 Well, they were livestreaming it for free so I can’t see any reason they would charge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted Friday at 19:49 Share Posted Friday at 19:49 I'm just going to watch it at the weekend when hopefully the glitches will have been sorted out 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted Friday at 19:54 Share Posted Friday at 19:54 On 26/05/2024 at 04:27, oncnp said: Reminder that the Ashton Insight is this Friday 31 May Insights: Ashton Celebrated (youtube.com) Did the sound come on? I gave up after 20 minutes. Maybe it will replay with sound, in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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