bridiem Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ondine said: Upcoming Insight to be streamed The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal Nov 23rd 7.30 21st November, not 23rd in fact. But thanks for the reminder, Ondine. (It's a Nutcracker rehearsal.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, bridiem said: 21st November, not 23rd in fact. Yes that was a typo... thanks. I don't do mornings! 😐 Will edit. Watch Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare some of the works they will soon perform on stage. The countdown to Nutcracker has begun! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Link for the Insights: The Legacy of Nijinska which is about to start Insights: The Legacy of Nijinska - YouTube Edited November 18, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Hannah Grennell dancing the Hostess' solo so beautifully makes me wish they were actually reviving Les Biches so that we can see her in the full ballet! How about it for next season, RB? 😉 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 And even more so, seeing the RBS students in Les Noces which made me ache to see it again. If Nijinska is so important and mustn't be forgotten etc, why does the RB not stage her works?? It's precisely because the RB (etc) don't stage them that she's being forgotten! (Yes, I know about cost etc in respect of Les Noces; but it's really a question of priorities and choices.) I have to hope that this Insight is an indication that at least one revival is on the way. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Post moved to the DON Q thread where it should have been in the first place. Edited November 18, 2023 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianlond Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Really interesting Insight BUT even more frustrating is the inability of the RB (or any other UK company for that matter) to actually perform these works. I know Monica Mason programmed Les Noces a few times but when was the last time Les Biches was performed? It’s not as though the music or choreography is perceived as ‘difficult’ as Les Noces & I’m guessing the costs for performance is less than the Stravinsky? Next year perhaps (unlikely unfortunately). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Ianlond said: . I know Monica Mason programmed Les Noces a few times but when was the last time Les Biches was performed? Almost 20 years ago - 2005. Edited to add that I remember Ashton’s Symphonic Variations was on the same bill. Does anyone remember what the third piece was? Edited again to answer my own question. I just googled it and found a Guardian review of this mixed bill https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/04/dance The third piece was Month in the Country. What a wonderful mixed bill! Edited November 19, 2023 by Bluebird 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bluebird said: Almost 20 years ago - 2005. Edited to add that I remember Ashton’s Symphonic Variations was on the same bill. Does anyone remember what the third piece was? Month in the Country? Royal Ballet - Symphonic Variations - A Month in the Country - John Percival (danceviewtimes.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akh Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 23 hours ago, bridiem said: And even more so, seeing the RBS students in Les Noces which made me ache to see it again. If Nijinska is so important and mustn't be forgotten etc, why does the RB not stage her works?? It's precisely because the RB (etc) don't stage them that she's being forgotten! (Yes, I know about cost etc in respect of Les Noces; but it's really a question of priorities and choices.) I have to hope that this Insight is an indication that at least one revival is on the way. We also really enjoyed seeing the dancers from Chile and an insight to their rehearsal of the work. The excerpt we saw showed what emotionally connected dancers they are. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, akh said: We also really enjoyed seeing the dancers from Chile and an insight to their rehearsal of the work. The excerpt we saw showed what emotionally connected dancers they are. Yes, they were excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Link for Nutcracker Insight Tues 21 Nov 7:30 (even through it appears to show Dante or Nutcracker has undergone a major redesign) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just bumping this one up as the Nutcracker insight is tonight November 21st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Having seen the cast sheet I am crossing fingers that we might get Clara and Nutcracker pdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Blossom said: Having seen the cast sheet I am crossing fingers that we might get Clara and Nutcracker pdd I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Hopefully they’ll leave it up for a bit, as I’ll miss the beginning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Who is on the cast sheet for tonight. I got a ticket from the Forum for this but as not a Friend have no info etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, LinMM said: Who is on the cast sheet for tonight. I got a ticket from the Forum for this but as not a Friend have no info etc On the website under cast sheets Edited November 21, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 24 minutes ago, LinMM said: Who is on the cast sheet for tonight. I got a ticket from the Forum for this but as not a Friend have no info etc CAST Presenter Tamsin Roberts Répétiteur Gary Avis Dancers of The Royal Ballet Marianna Tsembenhoi, Giacomo Rovero, Aiden O'Brien Pianist Kate Shipway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 full details: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/43/insights-the-royal-ballet-in-rehearsal/cast-list/56207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Thankyou you two just seen your messages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 New Drosselmeyer is going to be fabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I think there’s quite a few comments on this insight on the Nutcracker thread now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 hours ago, FionaM said: New Drosselmeyer is going to be fabulous! Someone was proposing a couple of new, younger (shorter?) Drosselmeyers the other day, but I hadn't considered this one. I assume the vital thing is whether you can do the magic tricks sufficiently well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 5 hours ago, alison said: Someone was proposing a couple of new, younger (shorter?) Drosselmeyers the other day, but I hadn't considered this one. I assume the vital thing is whether you can do the magic tricks sufficiently well. ironically, Drosselmeyer is a younger role for Aiden O’B who has danced the Grandfather in many Nutcrackers for at least the past two seasons. really looking forward to seeing him as the magician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Do we know when he's on? I don't remember noticing his name in the casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, alison said: Do we know when he's on? I don't remember noticing his name in the casting. Perhaps replacing Bennett Gartside who is injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silke H Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, alison said: Do we know when he's on? I don't remember noticing his name in the casting. most likely the original Bennet Gartside dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 14 hours ago, alison said: Someone was proposing a couple of new, younger (shorter?) Drosselmeyers the other day, but I hadn't considered this one. I'd love to know how they selected O'Brien, as he sems an atypical choice for the role in the RB's production in terms of age & rank. As far as I can find, the last new RB Drosselmeyer was Whitehead in 2015, who would have been about 40 at the time & a First Soloist. The ROH database gives Gartside debuting in 2012, when he would have been mid-30s & a First Soloist; Avis in 2005, again mid-30s and the year he became a Principal Character Artist; Saunders in 1999, again mid-30s and already a Principal Character Artist. So what has made the RB casting team this time go for a First Artist who's only about 25? If O'Brien does replace Gartside then he'll make his debut with a Nephew, Zuchetti, who's about a decade older than him! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Possibly, dancers were invited to propose themselves and audition? Aidan O’Brien has ‘form’ as Grandfather etc so he would be ‘in the frame’. Thomas Whitehead moved straight from Soloist to Principal Character Artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Dawnstar said: If O'Brien does replace Gartside then he'll make his debut with a Nephew, Zuchetti, who's about a decade older than him! Good point, although this is not impossible, if my calculations and biological knowledge are correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 In my family we have such instances (and I have a niece the same age as me.) However .....the point is that the uncle feels a parental sort of worry and care for the nephew- so maybe this does need to look plausible onstage. However, I am sure this will be achieved through the magic of theatre! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I have just watched the Insight and loved it. I have long had my eye on Giacomo and Marianna, and to see them dancing together was a joy to behold. If Joshua is unable to dance (and I hope that is not the case) then I hope Giacomo can dance with Marianna. Aiden has a big cape to fill, following Gary Avis' Drosselmeyer, but it looks like he has great potential. He is being taught by the very best! I never tire of watching these rehearsals. It's always amazing to be reminded of the sheer amount of work and detail that go into making the seemingly effortless beauty that we are presented with onstage. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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