Linnzi5 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, PeterS said: Although I agree with this, we must, however, continue to bear in mind that any casting advertised months before a performance must be accepted as only provisional and this is always clearly stated when booking. The joy that is the depth and breadth of RB talent guarantees a great night of ballet even if one is initially disappointed because one’s preferred first choice doesn’t dance on the night itself. Yes. I always know that - so far I have been very lucky. Illness and injury are very much a part of being a dancer 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, oncnp said: If you are communicating by email (and if you haven't already) try the customer service address.... customerservices@roh.org.uk In the past this has been answered by Graham Boland, Customer Services Manager, who has been quite helpful. I agree, he has always been exceptionally helpful and courteous when he's answered my questions. I've never knowingly met him or spoken to him but he's a real asset IMO: always makes you feel worth his time. Edited July 8, 2023 by Lizbie1 Typo 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I'm not sure whether the programming has actually been clarified yet (and don't have the time to sort through 7 pages to check), but according to an email from them the Sarasota Ballet's "Ashton" trip involves: Programme 1 (Linbury): Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Dante Sonata Sinfonietta Gala Performance (Main Stage): Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Varii Capricii Programme 2 (Linbury): Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Ashton Divertissements Facade 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) From Todays Links. Many thanks @Jan McNulty The RB comes to the US. Reading between the lines, may not be the entire company, but a more "curated" selection of pieces, similar to what they did in New York a couple summers ago. Program to be announced early next year Royal Ballet Principals Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, and Sarah Lamb will perform in this engagement along with a vibrant array of the company's dancers. The opening night on Wednesday, July 3 will also include Principal dancer Natalia Osipova in Ashton's evocation of Isadora Duncan. The Royal Ballet to Perform at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the First Time in 2024 (broadwayworld.com) Ticketed Performances at Jacob's Pillow (jacobspillow.org) Edited November 16, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 18 minutes ago, oncnp said: From Todays Links. Many thanks @Jan McNulty The RB comes to the US. Reading between the lines, may not be the entire company, but a more "curated" selection of pieces, similar to what they did in New York a couple summers ago. Program to be announced early next year Royal Ballet Principals Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, and Sarah Lamb will perform in this engagement along with a vibrant array of the company's dancers. The opening night on Wednesday, July 3 will also include Principal dancer Natalia Osipova in Ashton's evocation of Isadora Duncan. The Royal Ballet to Perform at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the First Time in 2024 (broadwayworld.com) Ticketed Performances at Jacob's Pillow (jacobspillow.org) Exciting! Will the rest of the Company be touring elsewhere? Wonder what the full repertoire will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, oncnp said: From Todays Links. Many thanks @Jan McNulty The RB comes to the US. Reading between the lines, may not be the entire company, but a more "curated" selection of pieces, similar to what they did in New York a couple summers ago. Program to be announced early next year Royal Ballet Principals Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, and Sarah Lamb will perform in this engagement along with a vibrant array of the company's dancers. The opening night on Wednesday, July 3 will also include Principal dancer Natalia Osipova in Ashton's evocation of Isadora Duncan. The Royal Ballet to Perform at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the First Time in 2024 (broadwayworld.com) Ticketed Performances at Jacob's Pillow (jacobspillow.org) It will be interesting to see what they're going to perform. I associate Jacob's Pillow mainly with contemporary and/or small-scale work. If I was seeing the RB for the first time, that's not what I'd want to see them do. But I'm sure that whatever they do they'll do it very well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Benjamin said: Exciting! Will the rest of the Company be touring elsewhere? Wonder what the full repertoire will be. The Royal Ballet's celebrated repertory is drawn from 19th-century ballet classics as well as the distinctive English works of its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, and continues to resonate with audiences strongly today through the striking contemporary sensibility of Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon. A World Premiere by Wayne McGregor created especially for Jacob's Pillow will feature alongside works by the company's other associated choreographers and will also include the U.S. Premiere of Secret Things by American choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Royal Ballet Principals Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, and Sarah Lamb will perform in this engagement along with a vibrant array of the company's dancers. The opening night on Wednesday, July 3 will also include Principal dancer Natalia Osipova in Ashton's evocation of Isadora Duncan. Programming and dates are subject to change. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Very pleased about Osipova being cast in the Isadora Duncan waltzes, presumably we'll also see her in London in this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 53 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: Very pleased about Osipova being cast in the Isadora Duncan waltzes, presumably we'll also see her in London in this. Yes, she’s the free spirit that this piece requires. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) On 16/11/2023 at 10:35, Lizbie1 said: Very pleased about Osipova being cast in the Isadora Duncan waltzes, presumably we'll also see her in London in this. 23 hours ago, Scheherezade said: Yes, she’s the free spirit that this piece requires. the Yorke Dance Project’s California Connections in the Linbury March 2024 includes MacMillan’s Isadora for the Royal Ballet: BACKGROUND California Connections celebrates three powerful female pioneers of modern dance who were inspired by living there: Isadora Duncan, a California native; Martha Graham, who spent her formative years in Santa Barbara; and Bella Lewitzky, who based her company in Los Angeles. The programme features Isadora, a reworking of Kenneth MacMillan’s dramatic and moving work for The Royal Ballet alongside Martha Graham’s iconic work Errand into the Maze. To complete the programme, a re-staging of Bella Lewitzky’s acclaimed quartet Meta 4 featuring guest artists from the US and UK. Edited November 17, 2023 by PeterS Sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) Re: Jacob's Pillow ..... The Friends tour is apparently being coordinated by someone at the ENB. Perhaps they are sharing staff? Or the ENB will be going as well? We will be taking a Supporter’s Tour to accompany The Royal Ballet in the US. To find out more please contact Michael Adamson via Michael.Adamson@ballet.org.uk. Edited November 17, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 I think someone has used the wrong email address. Michael Adamson used to be at ENB but he’s now at ROH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, bangorballetboy said: I think someone has used the wrong email address. Michael Adamson used to be at ENB but he’s now at ROH. That's what I thought....ROH proof reading (or lack thereof) strikes again Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Michael was at the RBS, then moved to ENB to be ‘in charge’ of major donors and now has a similar role at the ROH. I ‘know’ him and am writing to him. Edited November 18, 2023 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I wonder which supporter gets to go on tour? (I’m just being pedantic about the incorrect use of the apostrophe…always a bugbear with me!) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Apologies in advance for the diversion but I read this yesterday with pleasure: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/17/hampshire-villagers-bring-streets-apostrophe-catastrophe-to-a-full-stop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The article’s headline is correct if not the url. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, Sim said: I wonder which supporter gets to go on tour? (I’m just being pedantic about the incorrect use of the apostrophe…always a bugbear with me!) Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, oncnp said: Sorry It wasn't you, oncnp! It was the ROH copy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 25 minutes ago, oncnp said: Sorry No, not you! I would never be that rude! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, JohnS said: Apologies in advance for the diversion but I read this yesterday with pleasure: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/17/hampshire-villagers-bring-streets-apostrophe-catastrophe-to-a-full-stop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The article’s headline is correct if not the url. I read and loved this too, JohnS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Sim said: I wonder which supporter gets to go on tour? (I’m just being pedantic about the incorrect use of the apostrophe…always a bugbear with me!) With me too, Sim. As is - at the risk of being controversial - the misuse of plural personal pronouns for a single individual. Like scraping a nail along a blackboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 43 minutes ago, Scheherezade said: With me too, Sim. As is - at the risk of being controversial - the misuse of plural personal pronouns for a single individual. Like scraping a nail along a blackboard. It's almost as bad as constantly incorrectly spelling the word, 'principal' 🤣 Can't think who would do that? 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 As per @bangorballetboy and @capybara the Friends' Office (office of the Friends, please excuse if the punctuation is wrong) put out the wrong e-mail address. If you are interested in the tour to Jacob's Pillow contact michael.adamson@roh.org.uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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