Cherilyn Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Since many of you in this forum are in England, I was wondering if any have seen this ballet; would love to hear your thoughts about it. I adore almost anything about Frida Kahlo so I wish Broken Wings would make it here to The States. Since at the moment I am out of luck in that regard, if anyone out there is attending the April performances and is interested in being the eyes and ears of The Traveling Ballerina, I would love to chat about you writing a review for the website - it would be wonderful to expose more of the going-ons in London to those on the other side of the Atlantic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I loved it, Travelling Ballerina. Colourful and quirky, enjoyable choreography, catchy music, everything that a contemporary ballet should be. Last time round we had the charismatic pairing of Tamara Rojo and Irek Mukhamedov as Frida and Diego, not sure about the latest castings, or what anyone else thought, but I am certainly looking forward to seeing it again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherilyn Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Scheherezade said: I loved it, Travelling Ballerina. Colourful and quirky, enjoyable choreography, catchy music, everything that a contemporary ballet should be. Last time round we had the charismatic pairing of Tamara Rojo and Irek Mukhamedov as Frida and Diego, not sure about the latest castings, or what anyone else thought, but I am certainly looking forward to seeing it again. Aaaaah! Everything I imagine it would be - I'm envious! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I really hope you get a chance to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherilyn Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 59 minutes ago, Scheherezade said: I really hope you get a chance to see it! You and me both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I love Broken Wings too and, last time round, Begona Cao was an amazing Frida as well. Her Diego (Max Westwell) has now left the Company but there is one particular character dancer within ENB who I can visualise donning the necessary 'fat suit' to excellent effect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Dutch National Ballet has just announced that it will present an expanded (2 act) version of Broken Wings next season. https://www.operaballet.nl/en/ballet/2019-2020/show/frida 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Oops - someone left a Dutch paragraph in there Thanks, Jane, that's very interesting - and should be well worth seeing, I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I second Scheherezade's comments. We absolutely loved it last time round and the pairing in April with Rite of Spring, plus a new piece by Stina Quagebeur, makes for a dream programme. The other element I hope makes a reappearance is the amazing Kahlo-themed front cloth by Grayson Perry, a photo of which I still have set as my laptop background. link here Edited February 19, 2019 by Quintus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thanks for the picture of the front cloth Quintus, I'd forgotten how colourful it was. I also like your own photo, or rather what I think is a baby seal, I've been downloading lots of photos of them recently after seeing one in the newspaper, they are so sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, Beryl H said: Thanks for the picture of the front cloth Quintus, I'd forgotten how colourful it was. I also like your own photo, or rather what I think is a baby seal, I've been downloading lots of photos of them recently after seeing one in the newspaper, they are so sweet! Thanks. I took that photo in Norfolk, there's a big seal colony off Blakeney which is well worth a visit if you're ever out that way. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Try Googling "dumbo octopuses" if you want something cute (yes, I went to the Natural History Museum exhibition last weekend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 15 hours ago, alison said: Try Googling "dumbo octopuses" if you want something cute (yes, I went to the Natural History Museum exhibition last weekend) Will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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