MaddieRose Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 https://www.athelhampton.com/events-1/stars-of-the-royal-ballet-10th-11th-september-2022-tickets-available-in-the-summer https://www.instagram.com/p/CbsuZVOA0JJ/ Per Instagram, funds will go to performing arts charities and helping people in Ukraine. Tickets go on sale 1st June, performances are 10th and 11th September. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Will definitely be going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Back for a third season: https://www.athelhampton.com/ballet Tickets now available. Meaghan Grace Hinkis & Fredstep Fundraising RETURN TO THE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS OF ATHELHAMPTON TO PRESENT A WEEKEND OF EXQUISITE DANCE FEATURING THE STARS OF THE ROYAL BALLET AND OTHER COMPANIES & MUSICIANS OF THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE In aid of the performing arts in the UK and Ukraine. FEATURING EXCERPTS FROM The Royal Ballet’s finest repertory of classical and contemporary works SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER & SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER THE DANCERS OF THE ROYAL BALLET LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE Luca Acri Matthew Ball Lukas Brændsrød Meaghan Grace Hinkis Melissa Hamilton Ryoichi Hirano Momoko Hirata Daichi Ikarashi Sarah Lamb Mayara Magri Laura Morera César Morales Marianna Tsembenhoi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Tickets purchased! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Programme being revealed … Corsaire pd3 - Meaghan with Luca Acri and Daichi Ikarashi Anemoi - Mariko Sasaki & ? White Swan - Mariko Sasaki & ? Diamonds - Sarah Lamb & Ryo Hirano After The Rain - Sarah Lamb and David Donnelly The Dream - Momoko Hirata & Cesar Morales Our Waltzes - Momoko Hirata & Cesar Morales 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 The Le Corsaire pas de trois from Dancer's Diary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQpjPHnqqHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 How remiss of me … no review! I went on Saturday 10th. Pretty much everything was fabulous. The staging improves each year. One quibble now would be to have lighting from further in front as the dancers’ faces were in darkness when they were in the front part of the stage. The view isn’t perfect from the seating as the stage is still not high enough to see over heads in front (unless you are in the front few rows … beyond my budget). I can recommend the view if standing at the back or in the last row of seats 😉 Its a very generous full programme … most dancers perform twice … the evening lasted 3 hours, including a 45 minute fundraising auction in the interval on Saturday (raffle on Sunday). 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Programme ACT 1 Overture - Largo from Bach violin sonata #3 - Sergey Levitin First part of Three Preludes by Stevenson - Melissa Hamilton & Lukas B Brændsrød Patineurs Blue Boy - Daichi Ikarashi (Re)Current by Matthew Ball (Sibelius) - Matthew & Mayara Magri Ashton’s Dream pdd - Momoko Hirata & Cesar Morales Wheeldon Golden Hour pdd - Meaghan Grace Hinkis & Luca Acri White Swan - Mariko Sasaki & David Donnelly Les Bourgeois solo - Joe Sissens Scarlett’s Jubilee pdd - Laura Morera & Ryo Hirano ACT 2 Homage to Ukraine - Melody by Myroslav Skoryk - Sergey Levitin & Michael Pansters Balanchine’s Diamonds pdd - Sarah Lamb & Ray Hirano Ashton’s Tango from Façade - Laura Morera & Ricardo Cervera Nebrada’s Our Waltzes pdd - Momoko Hirata & Cesar Morales Zucchetti’s Anemoi pdd - Mariko Sasaki & Lukas BB McGregor’s Infra pdd - Melissa Hamilton & Joe Sissens MacMillan’s Carousel pdd - Matthew Ball & Mayara Magri Macmillan’s Requiem - Laura Morera Wheeldon’s After the Rain pdd - Sarah Lamb & David Donnelly Le Corsaire pd3 - Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Luca Acri & Daichi Ikarashi It was all good. A few of my highlights … Mariko’s sensitivity in White Swan, the fun of Tango and seeing Ricardo dance again, delightful Mayara in Carousel with Matty being suave, Lukas and David bringing sensitive atmosphere to their reliable partnering, joyfulness of Momoko and Cesar in Our Waltzes in glorious bright costumes, Meghan’s astonishingly good pirouettes and fouettés in Corsaire (poised, controlled and difficult), Daichi being fabulous in Corsaire. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I was there too on Saturday. The auction ended up being tedious, my companion and I decided we would book for Sunday next year. Some extra observations. There was a minute's silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth. Total silence except for the birds which was quite magical. Then we had the national anthem, God Save the King! Some people sang, others didn't (possibly too emotional) so it was a gentle affirmation of the change of Monarch. It was lovely having live violin and piano for many dances and recordings for others. I agree, stage needs to be higher. It was a brilliant gala - I hadn't seen Mariko Sasaki dance before and adored her. Les Bourgeois is one of my favourite male solos and Joe Sissons was great, both technically and in interpretation My main criticism of the programming would be that as so many pieces were adage pas de deux it got a bit samey! It was good they kept the pas de trois for Corsaire rather than the usual turning it into a pas de deux for galas. But what about things like Swan Lake 1st Act pas de trois? Or Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio in their pas de trois? In Le Corsaire Megan Grace Hinkis was fantastic - she did a series of fast posé turns to the right, but later turned to the left with a truly amazing series of fouettés, lots of doubles and triples, (were there even more turns) thrown into the mix! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Meaghan posted a video clip from the audience of her Le Corsaire turns....very impressive!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Congratulations to Athelhampton master-mind Meaghan Grace Hinkis on her engagement. Meaghan Grace Hinkis (@meaghangrace890) • Instagram photos and videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Lovely news congratulations to Meaghan Grace and her fiance. There was an email a few weeks ago saying that there wouldn't be performances at Athelhampton this year, but they would be back in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAW Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Did the email come from Athelhampton? I've booked for the last two performances, but I haven't heard anything about this year. Such a shame, as I've really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, WAW said: Did the email come from Athelhampton? I've booked for the last two performances, but I haven't heard anything about this year. Such a shame, as I've really enjoyed it. There was an announcement … no performance this year 2023. There will be a video produced … compilation of performances from the prior years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Not managed to afford to do make it to Athelhampton or indeed any of the other fabulous sounding outdoor summer dance events.… am always intrigued how these seem to come about - usually through one persons championing…is MGH linked in sone way to the house owners? Congrats to her on her engagement;- lovely NYC photos sharing the news 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Taking her entrepreneurial skills to Italy this year.... https://www.instagram.com/p/CvLLN1vol4m/?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Ooooh - yet another thing I’m doing with my fantasy lottery win - ha ha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Quite a lineup Rocchetta Grand Jeté – Royal Ballet dancers among the Italian vines (gramilano.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 It must be lovely having a Gala in Italy. This programme looks almost identical to last year's at Athelhampton with a few additions. So probably easy to revive after the Japan tour. I loved Les Lutins and it made me think that Ashton's pas de trois Tweedledum and Tweedledee with Alice would be a perfect piece for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 To be more correct, it is a selection from the Athelhampton performances, not just from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) There seem to me many ballet galas in Italy during this summer … - Bolle & Friends - Jacopo Tissi’s programme with Cojocaru, Semionova, and others - YAGP in Nervi with Osipova and others - something in L’Aquila with Zucchetti, Ball, Magri this week I think I need to relocate to Italy in a camper wagon next summer! Edited August 25, 2023 by FionaE Typo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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