JulieW Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 You'll probably need to translate this, as I doubt there are many Estonian speakers on the forum, but thought some of you might like this. (Need to find a better translation because some of it's quite amusing! But it's better than nothing!!) http://www.tartupostimees.ee/979438/vanemuise-balletihooaja-avab-dzass-uute-tantsijate-osalusel/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 This is the Google Translate translation of the paragraphs about young Englishman Joshua Woodhams: Joshua Woodhamsi charmed childhood pas de deux Joshua Woodhams is an Englishman. And as known to all, is a British talk about the weather very well. Estonia without him was not anything bad to say. On the contrary - it is his opinion, in general, be nice and warm. The rugged 30-degree frost for he had heard that in those days most of the time it takes riidessepanekule because clothing must be pulled each other for at least five layers. Joshua Woodhams was born 1993rd in the UK in Frimley. He first studied at the Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Dance School in Birmingham, and then, after completion of which he became a ballet dancer Vanemuine this August. World Ballet võlude kütkeisse ran his childhood, when his family went along with the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to see "Pähklipurejat". "I was charmed by the pas de deux," recalls Wood-hams. His life for as long as the biggest achievement of my choice Vanemuine Ballet Theatre. Just as he started the season at the same time Vanemuine ballet troupe recruited dancers, he also participates in productions as "Moonlight Express", "Sleeping Beauty," "Cabaret" and "The Nutcracker." Ballet training and test samples over the remaining time was spent relaxing in the company of his friends. Before coming to work in Tartu in Estonia, he did not know much of anything. "People here are very friendly and helpful," he said. "I have not yet experienced anything bad." Where he works in five years? "I would like to one day go back to England to take up some tantsukompaniis work there," said Joshua Woodhams. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm curious to know which ballet "Pähklipurejat" is - presumably not Nutcracker or Sleeping Beauty, unless Google Translate translated it once but not twice, yet it seems to be to music by Tchaikovsky ... I can't imagine it's Swan Lake, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarriott Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm curious to know which ballet "Pähklipurejat" is - presumably not Nutcracker or Sleeping Beauty, unless Google Translate translated it once but not twice, yet it seems to be to music by Tchaikovsky ... I can't imagine it's Swan Lake, either. I'd vaguely assumed it's Nutcracker on the somewhat tenuous grounds that "Princess Purlipat (?sp) appears in some productions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Reynolds Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'd vaguely assumed it's Nutcracker on the somewhat tenuous grounds that "Princess Purlipat (?sp) appears in some productions. I think it must be 'Nutcracker' as it appears that (vaguely in French) pahkli means 'nut' and (in Finnish) purijat means 'biter'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Reynolds Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 http://www.opera.ee/...s/pahklipureja/ This link is the Estonian National Opera page for 'The Nutcracker', also available in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 It was Nutcracker - Josh always says that was the first ballet that made him want to dance :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 We liked Emma's translation when it says something like 'she enjoys avoiding contact with her family' - her mum took it well ;-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regattah Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 That's lovely, Julie! What kind of work does he say he wants to do back here in 5 years? Does that just mean he wants to work in a company over here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 . Before coming to work in Tartu in Estonia, he did not know much of anything. This has really made me and dh chuckle! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 But oh so true H ;-) Not sure what he actually said about 5 years time but it would've been something about being in a company in the UK :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I think it must be 'Nutcracker' as it appears that (vaguely in French) pahkli means 'nut' and (in Finnish) purijat means 'biter'. Thank you, everyone, for the linguistic help. I hadn't realised that Estonian looks related to Finnish until I started reading (if you can call it that) that page. I typed the word into the search box on the website, but didn't get any hits. Obviously taking the "t" off the end might have helped . I see they have the Ben Stevenson Nutcracker. That was one of the ones ENB used to do in the dim and distant days at the Royal Festival Hall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 We're going out there to see Nutcracker (and Moonlight Express) next month. Will be interesting for me to see a different version as I'm so used to watching RB and BRB's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie 2 Milner Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Munich do a Neumeier Nutcracker which is quite different. Didn't get out to see it last year but would like to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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