JNC Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I agree with the overall point that every dancer has different strengths and even at principal level it make sense for not every dancer to dance every main role. Particularly with the number of principals now it’s not feasible anyway, unless mammoth runs like the Beauty over Winter and Spring become common (which is not my preference…) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 But it has become the norm that every RB Principal must dance every major role if they want to - which means that most only get two shows in many runs and we have examples of dancers dancing the classics when they are not suited to them (or technically ready for them). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, capybara said: But it has become the norm that every RB Principal must dance every major role if they want to - which means that most only get two shows in many runs and we have examples of dancers dancing the classics when they are not suited to them (or technically ready for them). While I am sure a principal could opt out of a role if they didn't want to do it, I don't think they automatically get the chance if they say they do, however keen they are. Sometimes I do query why X has been chosen at the expense of Y, when the latter would probably be far more suited to the role based on their previous performances. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Fonty said: While I am sure a principal could opt out of a role if they didn't want to do it, I don't think they automatically get the chance if they say they do, however keen they are. Sometimes I do query why X has been chosen at the expense of Y, when the latter would probably be far more suited to the role based on their previous performances. Sometimes seniority; sometimes 'diversity'. Currently, I don't understand why we don't have Alexander Campbell as Rudolf in Mayerling. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 12 hours ago, capybara said: Sometimes seniority; sometimes 'diversity'. Currently, I don't understand why we don't have Alexander Campbell as Rudolf in Mayerling. Yes, I thought this too. Is Alex the only established male principal not to be cast as Rudolf? I'm not including Bracewell, Clarke and Coralles as they are very new principals and its right they should wait until next time but it does seem very unfair not to cast Alex. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 9 hours ago, jmhopton said: Yes, I thought this too. Is Alex the only established male principal not to be cast as Rudolf? I'm not including Bracewell, Clarke and Coralles as they are very new principals and its right they should wait until next time but it does seem very unfair not to cast Alex. Especially as some of the chaps dancing with 2 different Marys 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Can we be sure Campbell actually wants to dance this role? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, LinMM said: Can we be sure Campbell actually wants to dance this role? No, but that does not invalidate having him on our wish list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 It just seemed that there was a suggestion he was somehow being overlooked for the role so I was just wondering whether he hadn’t been cast because he didn’t want to dance it…. inspite of peoples wish lists!! Although considering his acting abilities this does seem rather unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Well he wasn't cast as Romeo for absolutely ages, was he? Very strange, considering he danced it at BRB I think? Is the problem that some of the ladies are too tall for him? I may be wrong, but I get the impression he is not one of the tallest men in the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, Fonty said: Well he wasn't cast as Romeo for absolutely ages, was he? Very strange, considering he danced it at BRB I think? Is the problem that some of the ladies are too tall for him? I may be wrong, but I get the impression he is not one of the tallest men in the company. I think Marcelino Sambe is about the same height as Alex Campbell, and he seems to be being cast in everything...yet he is a more 'junior' Principal than Alex Campbell. Yes, AC did dance Romeo at BRB. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I’ve had to change my Mayerling ticket so will now be seeing Sambe and Hayward on 30th though would rather have seen Ball and Morera in these roles which my original ticket was for! I don’t think Sambe is right for the role yet so at least will be interesting to see what he does just doesn’t strike me as a perfect match though am sure Hayward will be fine. I would definitely think Campbell over Sambe at this current time and Campbell and Hayward have been good together in the past. I guess if Campbell is ever interviewed it might be a good question to ask : are there any roles he would still like to perform but hasn’t yet been cast in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 17 hours ago, Sim said: I think Marcelino Sambe is about the same height as Alex Campbell, and he seems to be being cast in everything...yet he is a more 'junior' Principal than Alex Campbell. Yes, AC did dance Romeo at BRB. This is what I've been thinking for ages Sim but nothing seems to change. Also James Hay. I know he's only a first solo but many other first solos have been cast in leading roles. Indeed, that's what I thought the position of First Soloist was for; to assess suitability for major roles and possible promotion to principal. I know James was cast as the prince in both the last run of SB and this one but this role, though a major classical role, hardly stretches the person's acting ability, an important pre requisite for any RB principal. I'd like to see both James and Alex given a greater variety of important roles. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 A bit of cut and paste going on at the ROH by the look of it. All four Nuñez/Muntagirov Cinderella dates are listed as Gala performances 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmarose Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 I've only just seen the casting, I've had a stressful few weeks and only now have some time! I am such a fan of Marianela, I think she is a sublime ballerina, and her and Vadim are amazing together. But, we're about to get them paired in Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and then Cinderella? It all just seems very much samey! After seeing her with Reece in Diamonds and footage of her partnering Bracewell, could we not have had a bit of a mix up? Also, Fumi works beautifully with Vadim, so they could have swapped those two pairings and had something a little different. I'm very surprised to not see Anna Rose cast. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MildConcern Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Perhaps a little off topic (if so, mods please delete) but does anyone know where to access a full seating map with prices for Sleeping Beauty? I have family members who want to book tickets for the Takada/Hay cast and it would be helpful to show them the full range of ticket prices and tiers so they can decide where to sit. The seat map option on the SB page reroutes me to the maps for the earlier winter season performances, which are incomplete as the seats already bought are greyed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Hello MildConcern and a belated welcome out of the lurking shadows! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Booking for Spring was very smooth this morning - I was more picky than usual about seating given the price increases but hopefully they will be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serenade Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 2 hours ago, MJW said: Booking for Spring was very smooth this morning - I was more picky than usual about seating given the price increases but hopefully they will be fine! Mostly all fine for me too- I did get put in a queue for 5 mins so I was a bit worried there as haven’t been put in a queue since they got the new booking system in. I was using Chrome and the site was a bit slow with loading the seat map up but I think I’ve found that every time recently. But I can’t complain, got everything I wanted as availability was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Has anyone seen additional casting (eg Lilac Fairy) for Beauty yet? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 44 minutes ago, oncnp said: Has anyone seen additional casting (eg Lilac Fairy) for Beauty yet? Thanks! No - but Principals are in the Lilac Fairy line up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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