The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker, December 2018 - January 2019

[Dawnstar]

7 minutes ago, RuthE said:

 

A snowflake descended slowly from the flies at a most inopportune moment in last week’s dress rehearsal for The Queen of Spades.

 

Oh well, at least the piece is set in Russia. It would be even less appropriate if they'd been doing, say, Pearl Fishers or Aida!

 

That's a brilliant photo @Rob S Considering how many times Avis must have performed the role he still looks so joyful to be doing so.

[Rob S]

1 minute ago, Dawnstar said:

 

 

That's a brilliant photo @Rob S Considering how many times Avis must have performed the role he still looks so joyful to be doing so.

 

Thank you, a bit over exposed but I only remembered he does this just as he walked in to view

[Thalia]

19 minutes ago, Dawnstar said:

Considering how many times Avis must have performed the role he still looks so joyful to be doing so.

 

It’s quite funny following some of the dancers on social media. Most of them seem relieved to be at the end of the Nutcracker run, but not Gary Avis. He is all 😢😭☹️

 

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[RuthE]

41 minutes ago, Dawnstar said:

Oh well, at least the piece is set in Russia. It would be even less appropriate if they'd been doing, say, Pearl Fishers or Aida!

 

The piece is set in Russia - the *production* is set indoors!

[Richard LH]

On 15/01/2019 at 20:11, RuthE said:

A snowflake descended slowly from the flies at a most inopportune moment in last week’s dress rehearsal for The Queen of Spades.

 

This seems to be catching... we had one descending slowly at the Coliseum yesterday afternoon just as Manon was in her final death throes! Quite a poignant touch, although an unlikely phenomenon  in the swamps of Louisiana!