Ian Macmillan Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Something on Twitter caught my eye this morning, and it may serve to start a thread for occasional gems from the past. Current members from the ballet.co era will remember the very distinctive reports from Eric Taub in New York, none more distinctive than this review of the ABT Gala in May 2007 that immortalised a Rose Adagio that Veronika Part must recall in horror: https://web.archive.org/web/20070703020525/http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_07/jun07/et_rev_abt_0507.htm 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I don’t suppose there’s a video - not that we need it given such powers of description? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRR Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Grateful for this. I miss Eric Taub's reviews. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, MRR said: Grateful for this. I miss Eric Taub's reviews. I miss Eric's reviews too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 A post has been hidden because it breaches the Acceptably Use Policy on how much of an article can be quoted. This includes loading photographs of the article. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryrosesatonapin Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 54 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: A post has been hidden because it breaches the Acceptably Use Policy on how much of an article can be quoted. This includes loading photographs of the article. Sorry, that was me trying to be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 What a brilliant article. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I love the comments on the various costumes. A pity that, at least for me, only the final photo is displaying so I can't see the apparent horrors of the Sleeping Beauty ones! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I was thinking only a few weeks ago how much I missed Eric's reviews. The forum's all the poorer for the lack of them 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 One of my favourite quotes ever from Eric: “The best Kitri I ever saw was her Giselle...!” 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) Oh @Ian Macmillan, thank you! I was in need of a good laugh and doubled over on reading "[Lang Lang] treated the audience to some improvisations on Brahms' Hungarian themes. Had I ever wondered about the sound of a sewing machine on crack, I should wonder no more." It encapsulates my own opinion of Mr Lang! Edited June 4, 2019 by Sophoife Keep forgetting to paste as plain text 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Wonderful review - made me laugh but how sorry I felt for Ms Part in the Rose Adagio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhattnik Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Here I am back from the dead to say thanks for the kind words. I must admit that review was fun, although another example of the inadequate work of the copy editor who kept refusing to be fired (how many times did I say "command?"). Although Part's Rose Adagio definitely had the white-knuckle moment as described, it happened in blink of an eye. By the time you might've said to yourself "holy sh..." it was over. All the parties involved were experienced professionals and quickly and efficiently averted the potential disaster, and I wish I'd made it clear just how immediately matters were put, if not right, right enough. It wasn't amateur hour, just (apparently) badly underrehearsed. And Part did indeed go on to be a lovely Aurora in that dreadful, dreadful production. Again, thanks to all for the remembrances. (And thank goodness for the Internet Archive!) It has always been a privilege and a pleasure writing for Bruce. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Kent Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 04/06/2019 at 00:06, Sim said: One of my favourite quotes ever from Eric: “The best Kitri I ever saw was her Giselle...!” 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Welcome back, Eric! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhattnik Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I think what I said was "As Giselle she's a great Kitri," but the sentiment is pretty much the same! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I couldn’t have made up what I said as it’s so funny ..but I defer to you as the writer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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