Buddy Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 The seating arrangement is every other seat. All Events July 11-26 https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill/playbill/?w=0&year=2020&month=7 Nothing in August. Ballet Sept-Feb. https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill/nextplaybill/?type=ballet Here’s Maria Khoreva & Vladimir Shklyarov -- July 11. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I love the description of Swan Lake as a "fantasy ballet"! Let's hope everything goes according to plan and that it gives us hope that there may be some sort of hope for us too for the return here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 There is still hope that the three-week Mariinsky Residency at the ROH this time next year can still go ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I understand that they are now performing in Mariinsky 2 - the recent spacious opera house with wide circulation areas. They have not yet reopened the historic opera house, Mariinsky 1, where the front of house (and back stage) facilities are much more cramped. The audience are in alternate seats, but family groups up to 4 persons may sit together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 First performance at Mariinsky 1 was on Sunday 2 August .... more solos and duets by principals /soloists. I don’t know about audience arrangements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The new “Pioneer Suite” Ballet by Sergeev looks adorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Some photos from the performance are on Mariinsky's Facebook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Kathryn Bennetts reports that both the Mariinsky and Bolshoi are back in quarantine: This is an article from a Russian Website: https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rbc.ru%2Fsociety%2F08%2F08%2F2020%2F5f2e99fe9a79474d9b3bad39 Performances though seem to go on at the Mariinsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Oh dear. Just shows you how careful you have to be. Perhaps because of the size of the company they can divide it into "mini bubbles" and stop it spreading further? (she says hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 https://www.gramilano.com/2020/08/bolshoi-and-mariinsky-dancers-in-quarantine/ Ballet performances at the Mariinsky are cancelled right now, opera performances continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 For tomorrow's Links, the New York Times will have a substantial piece on events at the Mariinsky, apparently largely based on a phone call with Xander Parish: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/arts/dance/mariinsky-ballet-coronavirus-outbreak.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Ian Macmillan said: For tomorrow's Links, the New York Times will have a substantial piece on events at the Mariinsky, apparently largely based on a phone call with Xander Parish: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/arts/dance/mariinsky-ballet-coronavirus-outbreak.html Thanks so much, Ian. I've quoted from this at Ballet Alert! A few things stand out for me. One is the artists' desire to perform, at least Xander Parish's and Olga Smirnova's. Another is the somewhat sympathetic view of what the Mariinsky attempted, contrary to much that I've previously read. Also how much other companies, mainly European rather than American, were hoping for a successful and more immediate return and how the Mariinsky experience hit hard. Another is the desire by companies to push ahead, although the Mariinsky for the moment is stepping back. By the way, according to the Interfax Russia article quoted, three Mariinsky dancers were hospitalised with infection while the remaining twenty-seven fortunately, were reported as being only "mildly" effected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 This is to the Interfax Russia article mentioned in my post above, that I'm unable to enter there. https://www.interfax-russia.ru/northwest/main/okolo-30-artistov-baletnoy-truppy-mariinki-zaboleli-koronavirusom-rospotrebnadzor Google Translate https://translate.google.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Wow, it’s sobering to hear 10% of young, very fit adults were hospitalised. A stark reminder of how careful we need to be, wishing them all a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Peony said: Wow, it’s sobering to hear 10% of young, very fit adults were hospitalised. A stark reminder of how careful we need to be, wishing them all a speedy recovery Peony, I believe that I read that the Mariinsky dancers number about 200, which would make the three hospitalised closer to 1%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 I'm unable to edit my posts, so I'll have to continue in this fashion. Peony, the article does say, “The corps de ballet soon joined rehearsals, and the class size jumped to 30 dancers.” If only 30 dancers were active, then your 10% figure is unfortunately correct. But, it's been stated at several sources that 30 dancers were infected, 27 mildly. It's not likely that all the active dancers were infected, thus more than thirty were probably active. In any case your 10% figure is possibly much closer than my 1%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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