zxDaveM Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 ENB announce today: "Today, we say goodbye to Alina Cojocaru, who is leaving our Company after over 7 years with us. It has been a privilege to have an artist of Alina’s calibre as part of the English National Ballet family. We are so thankful for her immense contribution and dazzling performances. We hope to welcome her back as a guest in the future. Thank you, Alina!" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This was announced some time ago. I guess it’s her last day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 It was announced in the Winter Update a couple of months ago but I think she deserves her own thread, assuming this is her last day. Very best wishes to Alina Cojocaru for the future and whatever plans she has. Although not a regular at ROH I first saw her as Titania in The Dream when she was about 19, just before she was promoted to principal. She has been one of the very brightest stars in the British ballet firmament during her whole career. Don't forget that she is Manon in the ENB on demand recording available from today. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said: It was announced in the Winter Update a couple of months ago but I think she deserves her own thread, assuming this is her last day. Don't forget that she is Manon in the ENB on demand recording available from today. That's probably why it was flashed up again then (the Manon stream). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Is she retiring ...just having a breather ...or going on to somewhere else? she is a great dancer and ENB did say she would guest with them so can still see her dance again. perhaps is going to be a guest artist so can control more how many performances to commit to as although still delightful and has a lot to offer still she must be nearing her 40’s? It’s harder to stay at top of ones game from 40’s onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well, someone claimed a few months ago that she was retiring - which I never believed - but if she had, ENB wouldn't be hoping she'd come back to guest, would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I think she and Johan are expecting a second happy event. Edited March 1, 2021 by SPD444 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Baby must be due imminently! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, SPD444 said: I think she and Johan are expecting a second happy event. I think the happy event has happened! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I just googled and couldn’t find any mention of an arrival, congratulations to them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 38 minutes ago, Peony said: I just googled and couldn’t find any mention of an arrival, congratulations to them both! On Alina’s (public) Instagram account there is a lovely little video of her daughter Chulpan meeting the new arrival; a baby girl called Ella Armelle. Pretty name. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Oh thanks for that information all ....I had no idea she had been pregnant again! How lovely for her and Johannes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Or even Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I’m not on Twitter or Instagram so miss quite a lot of such info which you often have to be “following” the person to see anyway! If it was on the Forum earlier I must have missed it 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Talking of babies apparently Lauren Cuthbertson has also had a baby girl (Peggy) born on Dec 29th Has this been mentioned on the Forum? I seem to keep missing things at the moment 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, LinMM said: Talking of babies apparently Lauren Cuthbertson has also had a baby girl (Peggy) born on Dec 29th Has this been mentioned on the Forum? I seem to keep missing things at the moment 🙄 Yes it has been mentioned as has the birth of Daria & Tyrone (BRB)' son. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Alina is still a guest principal at Hamburg, and now a potential guest at ENB. She was expecting to be back on stage at least by May this year, as she was due to perform Juliet in Johan’s R&J opposite Sergei Polunin at the Albert Hall on 6th May 2021. Her second child was born in November/December last year. (Good timing 😉) With the recent announcement that theatres cannot reopen until 17th May, presumably R&J will be rescheduled (again). With 90% of the 5000+ tickets sold, will they have to reschedule to a time when they can have a full audience? Do we even know when that might be? I also note that Hamburg’s The Glass Menagerie was scheduled for June 2021 and ENB Akram Khan Giselle for September 2021. As the original lead in both these ballets, I would think it’s likely Alina could be performing them when they are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I can't see how they can afford to perform R&J to a socially distanced audience in the RAH if BRB weren't able to do so with their Nutcracker at Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 for those who are starting mssing her, Alina Cojocaru will dance Giselle opposite Timofej Andrijashenko (Teatro alla Scala) in Palermo (Sicily) on the 29th and 30th of July. The event is part of the summer season of the teatro massimo, held in the open air Teatro di Verdura. Tickets on sale (as single seat, double or triple in order to keep social distancing) from today on Ticketone (with an amzing top price of 30 euros!) https://www.ticketone.it/en/city/palermo-223/teatro-58/balletto-classico-e-moderno-1070/ The theatre Summer season inludes also a ballet gala (Italian dancers for paris Opera) on the 1st of August, and alos operas and concets in vaious dates Who is coming? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Travel to Italy from the UK is very difficult and expensive at the moment. 😩 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Sim said: Travel to Italy from the UK is very difficult and expensive at the moment. 😩 and viceversa... :-( let's hope things could improve in one month time, let's hope things will improve in general... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 @annamicro thank you so much for this news! What a super partnership this would be. Would love to see it! Leisure travel seems unlikely at the moment for 🇬🇧 even if fully vaccinated. Sadly. I will share this super news with the Alina Cojocaru Fans Facebook group. Anyone is welcome to join it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) Alina is due to perform in John Neumeier’s The Glass Menagerie with Hamburg Ballet … starting next week …on 3, 6, 11 and 14 November. Alina created the lead role of Laura Rose Wingfield in this version of Tennessee Williams’ memory play. Principal Hélène Bouchet debuts in the lead role on the other dates in this run, namely 10 and 20 November. It was previously announced that Hélène is retiring and will give her farewell performance in December 2021. A video clip was posted earlier this week on an Instagram story by one of the Hamburg dancers, showing Alina rehearsing with Hamburg principal Christopher Evans. 🤞 she seems to be recovered from injury. Photos of Alina from the first run in December 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVf-50Lqn53/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CViY1nGq23O/?utm_medium=copy_link Lots more info, photos and videos here https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/schedule/event.php?AuffNr=176502 There appear to be plenty of tickets available (same link), perhaps because German states have only recently reverted to 100% audiences. Edited October 29, 2021 by FionaE Add information on tickets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 @Jan McNultygood idea to change title. Thank you 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Lovely to see Alina in these curtain call photos from the 6 November show in Hamburg https://www.instagram.com/p/CV96wq5ISDB/?utm_medium=copy_link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryrosesatonapin Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 hour ago, FionaE said: Lovely to see Alina in these curtain call photos from the 6 November show in Hamburg Oooh, yes! Thank you @FionaE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosiesDream Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 10 hours ago, FionaE said: Lovely to see Alina in these curtain call photos from the 6 November show in Hamburg https://www.instagram.com/p/CV96wq5ISDB/?utm_medium=copy_link Such a sweetheart [And an exquisite dancer] I will miss her performances enormously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Alina will be performing the lead role of Julie created for her by John Neumeier in ‘Liliom’ with Hamburg Ballet on 20, 24, 27 February. Photos of rehearsals at Hamburg Ballet social media and website. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9you_qrIR/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/schedule/event.php?AuffNr=176539 There are tickets available and it’s easy to fly there. 3x vaccination means no quarantine or tests either way. I’m going 😉 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Livestream, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 17/02/2022 at 03:24, Jeannette said: Livestream, please! John Neumeier doesn’t seem to keen on those (nor recordings) from what I can tell. He is passionate about live performance I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Aren't we all... 🙄 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 16/02/2022 at 23:18, FionaE said: Alina will be performing the lead role of Julie created for her by John Neumeier in ‘Liliom’ with Hamburg Ballet on 20, 24, 27 February. Photos of rehearsals at Hamburg Ballet social media and website. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9you_qrIR/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/schedule/event.php?AuffNr=176539 There are tickets available and it’s easy to fly there. 3x vaccination means no quarantine or tests either way. I’m going 😉 Very jealous Fiona. I have always found it very difficult to find out where Alina is going to perform and its rather late now for me to try and get there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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