Guest oncnp Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, balletfanatic said: Has the tour finished now? I'm just wondering if promotions will be announced shortly Osaka on the 5th and Himeji on the 8th Edited July 3, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 There’s hardly any info on the Osaka date only on Tokyo which finished yesterday on 2nd. It does say there will be one performance of R&J in Osaka on the tour but all the ticket and performance info has seemed centred on Tokyo. There is a bit of a gap until the gala then…would the whole Company stay for so long with no performances scheduled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 18 minutes ago, LinMM said: There’s hardly any info on the Osaka date only on Tokyo which finished yesterday on 2nd. It does say there will be one performance of R&J in Osaka on the tour but all the ticket and performance info has seemed centred on Tokyo. There is a bit of a gap until the gala then…would the whole Company stay for so long with no performances scheduled? I would think anyone not needed for the gala would be going home after the 5th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, oncnp said: I would think anyone not needed for the gala would be going home after the 5th Some leading dancers are either home already (eg Alex Campbell) or off elsewhere Guesting (e.g. Reece Clarke). (Source - their IG accounts.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Here is the trailer for the Osaka performance and official information (not much info) https://kyodo-osaka.co.jp/search/detail/5950 I will be seeing the performance in Osaka so I hope I can report. 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina99 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Rachel Hollings has just posted on her IG story some nice photos from the wings and backstage both before and after the latest R&J in Osaka with Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Some supporting cast info https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUkvp4hVJD/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Hirano - Tybalt Acri - Mercutio Sissens - Benvolio Harlots - Hinkis, Lubach, Dias Ikarashi - Mandolin 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 The Osaka performance was fabulous, Fumi Kaneko's acting in the third act was so detailed and dramatic, and the partnership with Muntagirov was apparent, they made a beautiful pair and they did not look as they are acting, they were living the role. Hirano's Tybalt was powerful, menacing and without mercy, Luca Acri and Joseph Sissens were also marvelous as Mercutio and Benvolio, plus Daichi Ikarashi's Mandolin solo was a show-stopper with his gravity defying leaps. I think Kaneko was the ballerina that received the most flowers in the curtain call on this tour. Unfortunately I am not going to the Himeji gala, and also unfortunately Marianela Nunez got sick and cannot perform, so Onegin and Coppelia are cancelled and William Bracewell will dance Dance of the Blessed Spirits as a replacement. https://himeji-culture.jp/hall_event/9410 10 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Thank you so much for your Romeo and Juliet review, Naomi. I was wondering how it had gone and I'm glad it was as wonderful as I thought it was going to be. I hope Kevin takes note and casts them together in London. Manon would be a great start. They've danced together so much abroad yet not in their home country and Company which is a shame. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, jmhopton said: They've danced together so much abroad yet not in their home country and Company which is a shame. And again - DonQ with the Cape Town City Ballet 22, 25 & 27 August, should you happen to be in the neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I didn’t go to the Himeji performance and I heard that the fire alarm rang in the middle of A Month in the Country (which was malfunction) but there is a lovely behind the scenes video of Laura Morera’s final curtain call on Bennet Gartside’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/CubcJsjuMh0wntSSci37nP2ctLJ34YRI9uBD9I0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I couldn't access the link above (the account is marked private for me) but Chistopher Saunders posted a cast photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CubnJ6OP06O/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 And a lovely photo of Isabella Gasparini and Joseph Sissens after their R & J balcony pas de deux I wish I had seen this! https://www.instagram.com/p/CublQw3IVGl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletfanatic Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Naomi M said: And a lovely photo of Isabella Gasparini and Joseph Sissens after their R & J balcony pas de deux I wish I had seen this! https://www.instagram.com/p/CublQw3IVGl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Hope Isabella gets to dance juliet soon. She'll be lovely Edited July 8, 2023 by balletfanatic 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 57 minutes ago, Naomi M said: And a lovely photo of Isabella Gasparini and Joseph Sissens after their R & J balcony pas de deux I wish I had seen this! https://www.instagram.com/p/CublQw3IVGl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Absolutely cannot wait for them both to perform the whole thing, which I assume will be 2024/25! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) @kk_tone on IG stories has some curtain calls from Himeji Edited July 8, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 56 minutes ago, oncnp said: @kk_tone on IG stories has some curtain calls from Himeji well, in Japan usually curtain call photos are not allowed, sometimes there are exceptions but the Royal Ballet Tour was not allowed to take photography of curtain calls if you are an audience member. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Naomi M said: well, in Japan usually curtain call photos are not allowed, sometimes there are exceptions but the Royal Ballet Tour was not allowed to take photography of curtain calls if you are an audience member. That’s interesting. There has been shortage of photos all round during the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmarose Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, capybara said: That’s interesting. There has been shortage of photos all round during the tour. I was surprised to see no audience videos, sometimes in galas and shows on tour you might get some, so well done to the audiences in respecting the rules (it's a huge bugbear of mine when audience members get their phones out and record) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 03/07/2023 at 20:58, Rob S said: I'm really hoping it's Swindon ...while I'm hoping it's Australia. 2017 the last time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Sophoife said: ...while I'm hoping it's Australia. 2017 the last time. That actually kind of makes a bit of sense, the have a lot of Australian artists and I believe more then ever before. Im just looking a previous tours to see if a pattern appears: 2023: Japan Tour 2022: Cancelled Japan Tour 2021/20: Cancelled 2019: Tokyo, Los Angeles Tour 2018: Madrid Tour 2017: Brisbane Tour 2016: Japan Tour 2015: USA Tour (Chicago, New York, Washington DC) 2014: Moscow, Taipei, Shanghai Tour 2013: Monte Carlo, Tokyo Tour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, Benjamin said: That actually kind of makes a bit of sense, the have a lot of Australian artists and I believe more then ever before. Im just looking a previous tours to see if a pattern appears: 2023: Japan Tour 2022: Cancelled Japan Tour 2021/20: Cancelled 2019: Tokyo, Los Angeles Tour 2018: Madrid Tour 2017: Brisbane Tour 2016: Japan Tour 2015: USA Tour (Chicago, New York, Washington DC) 2014: Moscow, Taipei, Shanghai Tour 2013: Monte Carlo, Tokyo Tour We in the US are due a visit but probably too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletbloke Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 08/07/2023 at 12:56, balletfanatic said: Hope Isabella gets to dance juliet soon. She'll be lovely And despite her amazing dancing and acting ability, she actually looks young enough to realistically portray a teenager! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Balletbloke said: And despite her amazing dancing and acting ability, she actually looks young enough to realistically portray a teenager! There are also some very lovely photos of her Juliette in Gasparini's instagram, and also more on her IG story(which has some photos with Laura Morera as well as more with her colleagues back stage). https://www.instagram.com/p/CueRJvYvgFk/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 58 minutes ago, Naomi M said: There are also some very lovely photos of her Juliette in Gasparini's instagram, and also more on her IG story(which has some photos with Laura Morera as well as more with her colleagues back stage). https://www.instagram.com/p/CueRJvYvgFk/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D Interesting to see Gasparini's Juliet costume has Cuthbertson listed as the previous wearer. I know costumes are made adjustable to fit different dancers but Cutherbertson must be inches taller than Gasparini. I would have expected Gasparini to be sharing with perhaps Naghdi or Magri. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Fumi Kaneko has a nice look around the Month in the Country set on her IQ stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, oncnp said: Fumi Kaneko has a nice look around the Month in the Country set on her IQ stories It's an amazing clip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko have now posted images on Instagram relating to their Osaka performance of R & J: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cug3n-wsZ2G/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cug4wlMovV_/?hl=en 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 A 'tribute post' from Vadim Muntagirov about Benjamin Ella and his new work Joie de Vivre has just popped up on my IG feed: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw1-v-bMbr0/?img_index=1 This piece formed part of The Artists gala in Japan in early August and is, I believe, Ben's new work for Northern Ballet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, capybara said: This piece formed part of The Artists gala in Japan in early August and is, I believe, Ben's new work for Northern Ballet. Looking forward! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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