San Perregrino Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Tickets onsale from this morning. All areas including Upper Balcony. The Ballet Icons Gala returns to The London Coliseum on 17 March 2024. This time the Ballet Icons Gala will bring its audience to the magical world of fairy tales, literature and real-life contemporary stories told through the dance. The Gala will showcase the art of storytelling. Be prepared to experience the most fascinating classical and contemporary choreography and some sparkling UK and world premieres. The super powerful cast will again include participation by the world’s best known and multi-awarded ballet stars, principals of leading world ballet companies including the Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, English National Ballet, Vienna State Ballet, Bavarian State Ballet, La Scala, Dutch National Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and San Francisco Ballet. The Gala, which continues to be one of the world’s most talked about ballet events, will be accompanied by the English National Ballet Philharmonic Orchestra. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Just noticed the below: 2024 Performers Eleonora Abbagnato, ex-Paris Opera Ballet, Matthew Ball, Royal Ballet, Sergio Bernal, National Ballet of Spain, Skylar Brandt, American Ballet Theatre, Bleuenn Battistoni, Paris Opera Ballet, António Casalinho, Bavarian State Ballet, Reece Clarke, Royal Ballet, Travis Clausen-Knight, Cesar Corrales, Royal Ballet, Margarita Fernandes, Bavarian State Ballet, Evelina Godunova, Polish National Ballet, Matthew Golding, Osiel Gouneo, Bavarian State Ballet, Francesca Hayward, Royal Ballet, Motomi Kiyota, Hungarian National Ballet, Sangeun Lee, English National Ballet, Gareth Haw, English National Ballet, Lucía Lacarra, Julian MacKay, Bavarian State Ballet, Vadim Muntagirov, Royal Ballet, Yasmine Naghdi, Royal Ballet, Marianela Nuñez, Royal Ballet, Anna Ol, Dutch National Ballet, Natalia Osipova, Royal Ballet, James Pett, Iana Salenko, Berlin State Ballet, Marcelino Sambé, Royal Ballet, Polina Semionova, Berlin State Ballet, Olga Smirnova, Dutch National Ballet, David Motta Soares, Berlin State Ballet, Jacopo Tissi, Dutch National Ballet. (Cast subject to change) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, TSR101 said: Just noticed the below: (Cast subject to change) ah - the star of the show 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 23 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: ah - the star of the show As always with any live performance. I’ve been to the Coliseum 6 times this past week and, if I’m right, only one of those performances had the advertised cast. And this was within a single Company. Extrapolate that up and it must be a nightmare organising dancers from around the globe for a Gala that has to be promoted months in advance. Especially if their schedules are decided for them by other factors. And that’s not allowing for unforeseen injury or geo-political events. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Whilst it is always annoying when casts change - I remember Osipova and Smirnova being announced for 2023 and then not performing - this does at least given an indication of what is intended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Any ideas of what might be performed? Presumably the Don Q/Corsaire PDDs and the like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, art_enthusiast said: Any ideas of what might be performed? Presumably the Don Q/Corsaire PDDs and the like? No details as yet but if past years are a guide then a joyful pot pourri, a tasty smorgasbord, a chocolate box of hard and soft centres. Some will delight, some less so according to personal tastes. Edited January 19 by PeterS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 If past galas are anything to go by … it’s a mix of the traditional gala fare and newer contemporary works and also less often performed duets. Yes DQ and Corsaire .. and usually immaculately performed. Iana Salenko and Nicoletta Manni have been especially impressive. Last year some of the lesser seen classical delights were the Dream pdd (Hayward/Bracewell), Coppélia pdd (Nunez/Bracewell) and a Scarlett Chopin pdd (Khaniukova/Arrieta) Annual highlights are Sergo Bernal’s Spanish and classical ballet fusions and Lucia Lacarra / Matthew Golding’s beautiful emotional classical pdd creations. in a previous year the heartbreaking Akram Khan Dust duet by Erina Takahasi and James Streeter was the highlight of the night for me. And yes sadly Osipova has had to cancel more than once due to injury and illness. The one time I did see her perform it was a contemporary duet with Jason Kittelberger and she was excellent. It’s not easy to build emotional content in just a few minutes. She can. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I’m excited about many participants who are not regulars of the Icons gala in recent years particularly Semionova & Motta Soares (Berlin) Brandt & Cornejo (ABT) Abbagnato & Battistoni (Paris) and more from Munich and Amsterdam too. It seems quite a different mix this year, which for me is the point, to see dancers in UK without having to travel to their opera houses. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Maybe I read this wrong but Lucia Lacarra is not with Bavarian State Ballet anymore since a couple years, and James Pett is not a dancer at Staatsballett Berlin. You can call me picky, ok. 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Sabine0308 said: Maybe I read this wrong but Lucia Lacarra is not with Bavarian State Ballet anymore since a couple years, and James Pett is not a dancer at Staatsballett Berlin. You can call me picky, ok. 😃 I think the format or layout might be coming up wrongly on your device, Sabine0308.... mine has no company names for the freelance artists (Lacarra, Pett, Golding etc). Eg Berlin State Ballet refers only to Iana Salenko. Where two dancers from the same company are appearing (eg Lee & Haw), they've listed the company twice- once per dancer. I've always enjoyed Lucia Lacarra's dancing (eg her Swan Lake with San Francisco Ballet) whether in classical or contemporary work. James Pett has danced with Wayne McGregor's company as a freelance dancer and has also done choreography for other groups. Hmm, I might consider going this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Sabine0308 said: Maybe I read this wrong but Lucia Lacarra is not with Bavarian State Ballet anymore since a couple years, and James Pett is not a dancer at Staatsballett Berlin. You can call me picky, ok. 😃 The dancers are listed in alphabetic order and if they are with a company that is listed after their name. If there is no company after their name then they are free-lance. I probably (but nit-pickers like @Sophoife and @Sim can correct me) would have used semi-colons. For example: Dancer A; Dancer B, Royal Ballet; Dancer C, Royal Ballet; and so on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Not to worry, half or more of those artists probably won't be able to come so a new list will need compiling anyway. 😄 I wonder if this is a good place to ask Ms Olga Balakleets to invite Marian Walter over as well (why is he not on the list?!!) to dance with his wife Iana Salenko. I'm not suggesting booting someone else out but to give her an extra slot. He's brilliant and they have both declared on social media that they're ready and available to come over to dance! 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, Emeralds said: Not to worry, half or more of those artists probably won't be able to come so a new list will need compiling anyway. 😄 I wonder if this is a good place to ask Ms Olga Balakleets to invite Marian Walter over as well (why is he not on the list?!!) to dance with his wife Iana Salenko. I'm not suggesting booting someone else out but to give her an extra slot. He's brilliant and they have both declared on social media that they're ready and available to come over to dance! 👍 would be great to see these two in Onegin final pdd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said: I probably (but nit-pickers like @Sophoife and @Sim can correct me) would have used semi-colons. A badge I wear with pride, Jan 🤣 I would probably have done the same as regards semi-colons. #NitPickersNotSoAnonymous 😉 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 The organisers of the Icons Gala are not native English speakers. These words might be the Brazilian Mariana Gomes who is Artistic Manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I don’t believe Travis Clausen Knight is with the Royal Ballet ( listed next to Corrales) so definitely some sort of semi colon needed there! I hope to get to this but can’t book until I know what the trains are doing that w/end with either engineering works …probably 80 per cent chance or Strikes 20 -30 percent chance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 16 hours ago, Jan McNulty said: The dancers are listed in alphabetic order and if they are with a company that is listed after their name. If there is no company after their name then they are free-lance. I probably (but nit-pickers like @Sophoife and @Sim can correct me) would have used semi-colons. For example: Dancer A; Dancer B, Royal Ballet; Dancer C, Royal Ballet; and so on. Exactly how I would have listed the information as well @Jan McNulty With regard to the writer being a foreigner, it has been my experience that they are usually much more accurate with their punctuation in English than many of the natives. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 15 hours ago, Sophoife said: A badge I wear with pride, Jan 🤣 I would probably have done the same as regards semi-colons. #NitPickersNotSoAnonymous 😉 I wear my badge with pride, too!! You should wear one too, @Jan McNulty! You are absolutely right. For clarity, it should be dancer, company, semi colon; dancer, company, semi colon; etc. etc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 New addition to this gala - Giorgi Potskhishvili, the 22 year old Principal at Dutch National Ballet. From Georgia. We have Elena Glurjidze to thank for discovering him and persuading him to take the ballet route. His family are Georgian national folk dancers which is where he started. He is explosive and has huge personality on stage. https://www.instagram.com/p/C3P6YOKoW21/?igsh=MnE1bXN2MW02NWU4 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 As people who saw his recent Hilarion in the cinema can testify. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Worth pointing out that the time article on Smirnova today - mostly discussing Dance for Ukraine II - confirms that Olga Smirnova will dancer with Tissi in this gala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TSR101 said: Worth pointing out that the time article on Smirnova today - mostly discussing Dance for Ukraine II - confirms that Olga Smirnova will dancer with Tissi in this gala. only a few seats left showing at the Coliseum: stalls x 1 £175 dress x 20 £120- £135 upper circle 3 x £90 whereas there are plenty available at all price ranges (£25 -£137) for the Palladium this Sunday. https://ticketing.lwtheatres.co.uk/event/642?date=2024-02 Edited February 15 by PeterS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 15/02/2024 at 11:39, PeterS said: only a few seats left showing at the Coliseum: stalls x 1 £175 dress x 20 £120- £135 upper circle 3 x £90 whereas there are plenty available at all price ranges (£25 -£137) for the Palladium this Sunday. https://ticketing.lwtheatres.co.uk/event/642?date=2024-02 And the Palladium is for a good cause! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Indeed Fiona. I note there was a complaint on the Ukraine Gala thread regarding high prices, also performances on Sundays. I will reiterate that west end prices are just as high and can be higher and that Sunday is the best day for dancer availability. Regarding comments about announced dancers not appearing, I will say that arranging these events is as difficult as herding cats. People should bear in mind that dancers agree in good faith but may have to withdraw for a whole range of reasons beyond their control. injuries, family illness, visa complications and withdrawal of permissions by company directors can all play a part. A little understanding would be in order. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Dancer Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 hours ago, MAB said: Indeed Fiona. I note there was a complaint on the Ukraine Gala thread regarding high prices, also performances on Sundays. I will reiterate that west end prices are just as high and can be higher and that Sunday is the best day for dancer availability. Regarding comments about announced dancers not appearing, I will say that arranging these events is as difficult as herding cats. People should bear in mind that dancers agree in good faith but may have to withdraw for a whole range of reasons beyond their control. injuries, family illness, visa complications and withdrawal of permissions by company directors can all play a part. A little understanding would be in order. I always view this type of gala as a bit like a lucky dip or tombola. You may or may not get the prize (i.e. dancer) you wanted, but part of the fun is waiting to see what you do get. I've got a ticket for this one and am looking forward to it. I have hopes for seeing particular dancers (Vadim - because he pleases me the most of all the current dancers) but sometimes you discover someone you weren't aware of or see a partnership you didn't know and that's nice too. Like most people I have to make choices with money and prices are high for this gala (especially as I usually need travel and a hotel). I booked this one before knowing about the Ukraine one and can't afford both. Sometimes life is like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I noticed today that Olga's website says she will be performing the Diamonds Pas de Deux with Tissi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Julian Mackay and Bleuenn Battistoni are performing 'Renaissance' pas de Deux by Sebastien Bertaud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamk Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I can’t find anywhere a complete list of performers and the programme. Am I missing something or do the organisers not publish it and so we just have the bits above that forum members have found online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 33 minutes ago, annamk said: I can’t find anywhere a complete list of performers and the programme. Am I missing something or do the organisers not publish it and so we just have the bits above that forum members have found online. The performers and their rep. usually remain ‘fluid’ until the night itself. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Anna Ol (Dutch National) will definitely not be appearing. She was on the list but has an injury and will be out for many months. Her honesty on her Instagram posts is refreshing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, capybara said: The performers and their rep. usually remain ‘fluid’ until the night itself. And there also have been occasional very last minute changes due to illness, injury, visas, delayed flights … Part of the delight for me is finding out the participants and repertoire when arriving and getting the programme. These are all top quality dancers, even the substitutions! I go for the chance to see dancers who don’t usually perform in UK. I don’t tend to travel abroad for galas. Though I do travel for a few full length shows … to better appreciate artistry and the challenges of those roles and different repertoire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 18 minutes ago, FionaM said: Part of the delight for me is finding out the participants and repertoire when arriving and getting the programme. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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