John Mallinson Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 In the wings at the end of last night's RB Swan Lake. Liam's last hurrah before starting as Artist in Residence. I didn't see it but hope others will comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 and here is Liam's Picture Call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgjzZfA_Ixo&feature=relmfu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Well, I wasn't there, but when I saw him the other week he was dancing in Act I as if he was having a whale of a time. Could barely take my eyes off him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chinafish Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I was there but I didn't realise he was on stage as a swan until I got home and saw the tweets and videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Well, I wasn't there, but when I saw him the other week he was dancing in Act I as if he was having a whale of a time. Could barely take my eyes off him. He & Kristen McNally seemed to be getting the best out of each other as lead Czárdás couple on Saturday - that was the real swan song for an incredibly expressive and agile dancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 OK - so what happened exactly, and for how long? With the curtain calls going on in the background of the first clip, I'm assuming he had NOT been a cygnet and that some little bit of nonsense got going in the final Act? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 An informant said that he appeared right at the end of Act IV "as a rather distinctive swan". Apparently too shy to take the curtain call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I was there but I didn't see him either. I totally understand that these are 'inside' jokes, but I'd have loved to have known in advance so I could have kept an eye out for him! However, he was lovely in both the lead role in the Act 1 waltz and the czardas, so am very glad to have been at his last show. He will be missed as a dancer, but I so look forward to what he will offer in future as a choreographer. I thought it was a lovely touch at the curtain call that each member of the wonderful corps was given a red rose. I've never seen that before and am so glad that they were publicly thanked for their consistently high and incredibly important contribution to this run of Swan Lakes. Well done to them and to all the different casts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Rather as I thought - all good stuff, and with a bit of tradition behind it. I understand from Mrs M that, in days of yore, the Touring Company was apt to try the patience of the Ballet Master with unannounced happenings at the end of performance runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Mr Kobborg saying his own private farewell... http://twitter.yfrog.com/od2l9qyj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Oops, I originally looked at the photo at 1 am this morning, and didn't entirely register what was wrong with it! Thought Johan was implying it was *his* last Swan Lake (which it may be, for all I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 "Thought Johan was implying it was *his* last Swan Lake (which it may be, for all I know)." As he was saying after the show, it's supposed to be also Kobborg's last Swan Lake (at the ROH for sure, and for the moment also in the rest of the world... but who really knows about the future? :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Apologies for the silly question, but what is an "Artist in residence", and how do they differ from "Resident Choreographer"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not a silly question at all! I think they make up the titles as they go along and who knows what they entail. There's quite a plethora of choreographic categories now at the RB: 1 Resident Choreographer (McGregor), 1 Artistic Associate (Wheeldon), 1 Artist in Residence (Scarlett), 2 Choreographic Affiliates (Whitley and Boonham), 1 Choreographic Apprentice (Binet). When it was announced Luke Jennings tweeted "In a further RB appointment Kristen McNally becomes Artist Who's Around the Place Quite A Lot Of The Time But Was Born a Girl". I like that dig. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Ah! :-) Thanks John. Glad I'm not alone in my confusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Isn't Wayne McGregor an 'Artistic Associate' as well as 'Resident Choreographer'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akh Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 An informant said that he appeared right at the end of Act IV "as a rather distinctive swan". Apparently too shy to take the curtain call! I heard that his pointe work was rather good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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