ChrisG Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: Hoping some comments on Annette Buvoli's SPF will appear here soon. I would have loved to have seen her debut but no trains Having seen the video on YouTube of her preparing for the role I was hoping for the best, and I wasn’t disappointed. The pas de deux with Nicol was calm, assured, and very musical - I hadn’t quite realised how tall she is and they made a very good combination. Her variation was neat and precise and the coda was just magnificent. With Marianna Tsembenhoi and Isabella Gasparini excelling as Clara and the Rose Fairy it was an excellent New Year’s Day out, and an unexpected one since I only booked 3 days ago! Edited January 1 by ChrisG 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Essex Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: Hoping some comments on Annette Buvoli's SPF will appear here soon. I would have loved to have seen her debut but no trains. Ms Buvoli danced absolutely beautifully. A very gentle, kind and regal SPF. The pdd’s with Nicol Edmonds the SPP were stunning. She did have one little stumble in the first phrase of their first pdd but other than that flawless as far as my inexperienced eye could tell. I found her interpretation very graceful and musical, I’m just not sure how much the partnership with Nicol Edmonds really brought the magic for me though. I’d love to see her dance SPF again; since she’s a taller dancer I find it makes her lines all the more impactful. Not gonna lie the orchestra on her series of turns (I think it was maybe in the coda I don’t know for sure) went the slowest I’ve ever heard them go for that segment which I think robbed that part of the ?coda of a teensy bit of its fireworks for me. Shout out to Harry Churches for a magnificent Harlequin and to Sae Maeda and Daichi Irakashi for fabulous Vivandiere and Soldier respectively. Also Joseph Sissens - as a rose fairy escort love watching him dance so much. Isabella Gasparini was a lovely rose fairy too - so spritely, light and delicate. Marianna Tsembenhoi was an amazing Clara too - the height of her jumps and general strength and energy throughout was extremely impressive to me. Not being the most experienced watcher of ballet I can’t quite articulate why but I found her a more dynamic and lively, sparky Clara than some more sweet girlish Clara’s I’ve seen but I really liked that take - especially in act 2 she was just amazing her dance with Isabella Gasparini as rose fairy was 👌🏻 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sim Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 OK, so I said that last week was my final Nut of the season, but when a good ticket came up for today I just couldn't resist. Best cure for a New Year's Day fuzzy head? Seeing Annette Buvoli debut as SPF, accompanied by Marianna Tsembenhoi as Clara. This made for a wonderful start to the New Year. Annette was lovely, fluid and fluent and yes, it was all taken very slowly, as it was with Mariko last week. I am guessing that the debutantes like it that way as it is such a difficult piece to dance, so until they are used to it and can whip around like the experienced dancers, it's safer not to rush. So perhaps the fireworks aren't the same, but on the plus side we get to see the musicality and grace of the dancer, and this afternoon we saw that with Annette. She looked like she was in a rapture; so happy to be there. Nicol Edmonds was fine and on good form, but next time I would love to see Annette dance with Lukas or Reece, as the height would work better. Brava to Annette; it is so nerve-wracking to debut as SPF. I do feel so sorry that she put in so much work just to have one scheduled show. (I felt the same about Claire Calvert's one Swan Lake). I very much look forward to seeing Annette do more big roles in the future, especially the classical ones. She has such beautiful lines, and such grace. I was so happy to see my favourite Columbine again today. Ginevra Zambon is so convincing as a doll. She even spots in doll mode! And today's Chinese dance was the most synchronised as any I have ever seen. Absolutely perfect timing from Liam Boswell and Daichi Ikarashi. Happy New Year to you all....I've started mine on a high, thanks to today's lovely cast. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Marianna. I first saw her in her 3rd year at the Upper School. It was a few months before shutdown. It was open day for Friends of the School and I was accompanied by a ex dance teacher friend. The students were having their assessments the next week and were dancing solos that they would be using for the assessment. Marianna chose to a Kitri solo from Don Q. My friend and I looked at each other. This was something special. Really interesting was what was going on when she wasn’t dancing. A lot of the students spent a lot of time on their mobile phones when not actively involved. Marianna spent her time in the corner at the mirror when not involved. It became obvious that she was really serious. It has been incredibly warming to watch her progress and I am sure she has a wonderful future with the company 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 9 minutes ago, Sim said: I do feel so sorry that she put in so much work just to have one scheduled show. (I felt the same about Claire Calvert's one Swan Lake). I do find it rather surprising that the company sometimes chooses to give a dancer just the one performance of a lead role from a "cost effectiveness" point of view of performance time compared to rehearsal time. You'd think rehearsing 4 dancers & giving each 4 performances would be better from a company efficiency point of view than rehearsing 8 dancers and giving them each 2 performances (the current ROH model for many pieces) let alone rehearsing even more dancers for a single performance. This year not only has Buvoli only had a single scheduled performance but so has Dias, and in the latter case it's for the second year running (I don't think Dias picked up any extra performances last season, though the similarly only-one-scheduled Sasaki did). It must be very difficult for a dancer to improve in a role if she gets to perform it only once a year! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, Fonty said: I noticed those as well, @zxDaveM They have been around for some time, and actually on the wall at the back, where commuters will face them while waiting for a train. I don't use the tube as much these days, as I can use 'normal' trains all the way to Charing Cross - but when I did last, the RB poster seemed to be going extinct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 13 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: You'd think rehearsing 4 dancers & giving each 4 performances would be better from a company efficiency point of view than rehearsing 8 dancers and giving them each 2 performances (the current ROH model for many pieces) let alone rehearsing even more dancers for a single performance. So some dancers would never get an opportunity, not even for Nutcracker which has become the place for single shows, especially for those at Soloist and First Soloist levels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Have add my 2p worth in congratulating Annette Buvoli. A lovely, assured, graceful performance and an utter pleasure to watch. I do hope she gets to dance more lead roles 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 minutes ago, capybara said: So some dancers would never get an opportunity, not even for Nutcracker which has become the place for single shows, especially for those at Soloist and First Soloist levels? That's why I said "from a company efficiency point of view". They're evidently considering other criteria, such as dancer development, when choosing to give dancers a single performance of a new role. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Essex Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sim said: OK, so I said that last week was my final Nut of the season, but when a good ticket came up for today I just couldn't resist. Best cure for a New Year's Day fuzzy head? Seeing Annette Buvoli debut as SPF, accompanied by Marianna Tsembenhoi as Clara. This made for a wonderful start to the New Year. Annette was lovely, fluid and fluent and yes, it was all taken very slowly, as it was with Mariko last week. I am guessing that the debutantes like it that way as it is such a difficult piece to dance, so until they are used to it and can whip around like the experienced dancers, it's safer not to rush. So perhaps the fireworks aren't the same, but on the plus side we get to see the musicality and grace of the dancer, and this afternoon we saw that with Annette. She looked like she was in a rapture; so happy to be there. Nicol Edmonds was fine and on good form, but next time I would love to see Annette dance with Lukas or Reece, as the height would work better. Brava to Annette; it is so nerve-wracking to debut as SPF. I do feel so sorry that she put in so much work just to have one scheduled show. (I felt the same about Claire Calvert's one Swan Lake). I very much look forward to seeing Annette do more big roles in the future, especially the classical ones. She has such beautiful lines, and such grace. I was so happy to see my favourite Columbine again today. Ginevra Zambon is so convincing as a doll. She even spots in doll mode! And today's Chinese dance was the most synchronised as any I have ever seen. Absolutely perfect timing from Liam Boswell and Daichi Ikarashi. Happy New Year to you all....I've started mine on a high, thanks to today's lovely cast. Thank you for a lovely review @Sim and for clarifying about the tempo - makes perfect sense as I can imagine the danger factor is very real in that section at any speed let alone the breakneck speed I’ve heard played on some performances. And yes wouldn’t it just be divine to see Ms Buvoli with Lukas or Reece - it’s on my fantasy Nutcracker cast now. Edited January 1 by Angela Essex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silke H Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, Sim said: OK, so I said that last week was my final Nut of the season, but when a good ticket came up for today I just couldn't resist. Best cure for a New Year's Day fuzzy head? Seeing Annette Buvoli debut as SPF, accompanied by Marianna Tsembenhoi as Clara. This made for a wonderful start to the New Year. Annette was lovely, fluid and fluent and yes, it was all taken very slowly, as it was with Mariko last week. I am guessing that the debutantes like it that way as it is such a difficult piece to dance, so until they are used to it and can whip around like the experienced dancers, it's safer not to rush. So perhaps the fireworks aren't the same, but on the plus side we get to see the musicality and grace of the dancer, and this afternoon we saw that with Annette. She looked like she was in a rapture; so happy to be there. Nicol Edmonds was fine and on good form, but next time I would love to see Annette dance with Lukas or Reece, as the height would work better. Brava to Annette; it is so nerve-wracking to debut as SPF. I do feel so sorry that she put in so much work just to have one scheduled show. (I felt the same about Claire Calvert's one Swan Lake). I very much look forward to seeing Annette do more big roles in the future, especially the classical ones. She has such beautiful lines, and such grace. I was so happy to see my favourite Columbine again today. Ginevra Zambon is so convincing as a doll. She even spots in doll mode! And today's Chinese dance was the most synchronised as any I have ever seen. Absolutely perfect timing from Liam Boswell and Daichi Ikarashi. Happy New Year to you all....I've started mine on a high, thanks to today's lovely cast. I agree with all of the above @Sim , even down to the Chinese synchronicity and Drosselmeyer's 4 dolls. May we see much more of Annette Buvoli in the classics. What a lovely way to start 2024. Start as you mean to go on. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 So sad to miss this today. Too much family going on still and I do get a bit Nutcrackered out after a certain number of visits. My daughter went though with a friend, age 16, who has NEVER been to the theatre before, nevermind a ballet. She is an English A Level student. She absolutely loved it, particularly the sparkles in act 2. Glad to read reviews from today as my daughter’s feedback has been quite limited!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JennyTaylor Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 For me, Act 1 was pure magic, everything one could hope for in a Nutcracker. Marianna and Joshua bring such depth to their roles as Clara and Hans-Peter, and the culmination of the transformation and their pdd left me hunting for tissues. The music, the dancing and what is it just in the way that the backcloth is dropped that makes is so beautiful? Perhaps it's because it fits so perfectly with the music. I'm so pleased that Marianna has had such a good run of Clara's: she is so heart warming. Like everyone else, I do so wish that Annette Buvoli could have had more than one performance. After the initial slip, from which she recovered very well, I felt it was a careful and well executed debut, at a measured pace and a little conservative in the final pdd from both her and Nicol. That being said, she executed the difficult technical steps very well and it was a pleasure to watch. She smiled throughout (Nicol was more serious) but I loved to see a really genuine smile when someone roared extra applause at the end of the grand pdd. I really feel at least one more performance would see a more relaxed and more confident Annette. As for Gary Avis, what can one say - even more glitter today? There is so much detail and charaterisation in every performance, how ever many times he does this same role. I love every minute. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Christine Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 We are going to see the RB Nutcracker on the 5th Jan. Is anybody else on the BCF forum going that night and would like to meet during the break perhaps? Or is there a place in the house where BCF members habitually gather during the break or before the performance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Various social media posts seem to be confirming that Reece Clarke will be dancing his scheduled two performances. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Hugely enjoyable Nutcracker tonight, albeit the biggest smile for me was Hans-Peter wearing his medal for the last two scenes and hence the curtain calls. It was good to hear other audience members behind me immediately notice the medal’s reappearance. On the train to London I’d emailed Kevin O’Hare asking about the discarding of the medal as it seemed so odd given Clara has her necklace, and how it looked as if Hans-Peter had been cashiered. I saw Kevin at the Stage Door and the medal is definitely back. I’ll post some thoughts about the performance later. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just thought I'd mention that there's some interesting discussion of the history of the various RB versions on page 3 of the ENB Nutcracker thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TSR101 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 01/01/2024 at 17:34, Dawnstar said: I do find it rather surprising that the company sometimes chooses to give a dancer just the one performance of a lead role from a "cost effectiveness" point of view of performance time compared to rehearsal time. You'd think rehearsing 4 dancers & giving each 4 performances would be better from a company efficiency point of view than rehearsing 8 dancers and giving them each 2 performances (the current ROH model for many pieces) let alone rehearsing even more dancers for a single performance. This year not only has Buvoli only had a single scheduled performance but so has Dias, and in the latter case it's for the second year running (I don't think Dias picked up any extra performances last season, though the similarly only-one-scheduled Sasaki did). It must be very difficult for a dancer to improve in a role if she gets to perform it only once a year! I think it's clearly an example of using performances to maintain company morale. Nutcracker is a sure seller regardless of dancers, post-Christmas Nutcracker is even less pressure - no critic is going to mark the company performance on its post Nutcracker performances. It is therefore easy for the AD to give a hardworking dancer (who perhaps doesn't have it to become a principal in the RB) a go at SPF one of the most iconic roles in the entire ballet repertoire - the role that many ballerinas first grow up wanting to dance. Even for those who aren't given the opportunity this time round, it holds out the opportunity in the future for them - yes they might not get the promotion, might not get some of the other roles but they could get to do a SPF. On 01/01/2024 at 17:17, Sim said: Annette was lovely, fluid and fluent and yes, it was all taken very slowly, as it was with Mariko last week. I am guessing that the debutantes like it that way as it is such a difficult piece to dance, so until they are used to it and can whip around like the experienced dancers, it's safer not to rush. So perhaps the fireworks aren't the same, but on the plus side we get to see the musicality and grace of the dancer, and this afternoon we saw that with Annette. She looked like she was in a rapture; so happy to be there. This is very forgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 What an incredibly patronising and unpleasant post. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7 minutes ago, bangorballetboy said: What an incredibly patronising and unpleasant post. Which one? 🤣 With 19 pages from which to choose... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 10 hours ago, TSR101 said: I think it's clearly an example of using performances to maintain company morale. Nutcracker is a sure seller regardless of dancers, post-Christmas Nutcracker is even less pressure - no critic is going to mark the company performance on its post Nutcracker performances. It is therefore easy for the AD to give a hardworking dancer (who perhaps doesn't have it to become a principal in the RB) a go at SPF one of the most iconic roles in the entire ballet repertoire - the role that many ballerinas first grow up wanting to dance. Even for those who aren't given the opportunity this time round, it holds out the opportunity in the future for them - yes they might not get the promotion, might not get some of the other roles but they could get to do a SPF. If you don't let 'hardworking dancers' 'have go' (jeez, what a mean-spirited comment for the season of goodwill), then you won't find how far they could go. There was one dancer that last year rather disappointed when given her 'go', but then this year absolutely nailed it. I'm sure we all have favourite dancers that never made Principal (or get there much later in their career than we'd like) because they never 'had a go' when it could have made a difference, but are very capable of doing some, if not all, Principal roles given the opportunity. There are some Principals I wouldn't go watch if given a free ticket, but I wouldn't wish to stop others enjoying their performances 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Well much as I love the SPF choreography and music and would probably enjoy dancing in the atmosphere in the House in the Festive season if I was an aspiring dancer in a Company it would not be the Principal role I would most covet or “be grateful” to have a go at. Better to go for personal gold and risk the critics possible wrath lol!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 18 hours ago, alison said: Just thought I'd mention that there's some interesting discussion of the history of the various RB versions on page 3 of the ENB Nutcracker thread! Apologies for my part in that. I did think last night, as I finished writing a post almost entirely about the RB with only 1 line about ENB, that it should really be on this thread instead but as it's not possible to quote a post on a different thread I couldn't do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 22 Dec 2023 matinee: Clara- Meaghan Grace Hinkis Hans-Peter/Nutcracker- Giacomo Rovero Drosselmeyer-Aiden O'Brien Sugar Plum Fairy- Sarah Lamb Prince- Ryoichi Hirano Rose Fairy- Melissa Hamilton Belatedly posting a review/thougts of the 22Dec matinee, mainly to benefit readers going tonight, 10th or 11th. Lovely delightful performances from all (I love it when everything goes off well and "clean" for everyone) and the orchestra playing in fine form with conductor Andrew Litton. Meaghan Grace Hinkis is one of my favourite Claras and despite having danced Sugar Plum Fairy and Rose Fairy earlier in the run, was still fresh as a daisy and full of charm as Clara, eloquent in the drama of the party scene and dancing like a dream in the transformation and snow scenes with her new Nutcracker/Hans-Peter, Giacomo Rovero. It was a joy to see Giacomo Rovero and Aiden O'Brien making their debuts this season as HP and Drosselmeyer. Rovero lights up the stage with his joie de vivre and 110% (if there's such a thing!) commitment to every dance and every scene he's in- he really performs this role as though it was the pinnacle of his career: the powerful, soaring jumps, the neat, brisk turns, his charisma and energy in the acting....what an outstanding performance. Others have already mentioned O'Brien's wonderful debut performance and it was the same for me on this Winter Solstice afternoon show: tall, young and dapper, he is more fun and energetic Drosselmeyer than the older, magisterial Drosselmeyer usually portrayed, and his interpretation is fresh and enjoyable. Other cast members, from Marco Masciari as Clara's partner (wonderful dancing), to Madison Bailey (Columbine), Chisato Katsura (Vivandiere), Harry Churches (Harlequin) and Francisco Serranon (Soldier) dancing with precision as the life-size dancing dolls to Teo Dubreuil's menacing Mouse King, and Isabel Lubach and Christopher Saunders as the Stahlbaum parents, and the graceful ensembles of Snowflakes and Angels, made Act 1 go by with a joyful fizz. The Act 2 divertissements, for me, consisted of a dream team cast led by Sarah Lamb and Ryoichi Hirano. Nadia Mullova-Barley and Harry Churches led the Spanish Dance with elan, Isabel Lubach and Nicol Edmonds lithe and musical in the Arabian Dance, Martin Diaz and Stanislaw Wegrzyn impressive with their elevation and energy in the Chinese variation, Joshua Junker and Denilson Almeida slick and speedy in the Russian dance, and dancing with impressive precision and charm, the quartet of Mirlitons: Madison Bailey, Amelia Townsend, Charlotte Tonkinson and Sae Maeda. I was thrilled to have the lyrical and versatile Melissa Hamilton, with her beautiful lines and serene musicality, in our cast as the Rose Fairy (having had to miss her Dying Swan and Concerto in Lanterns Studio Theatre and her Satan in Dante Project due to rail industrial action) leading the wonderful octet in the Waltz of the Flowers. Sarah Lamb and Ryoichi Hirano were a regal and elegant Sugar Plum couple reigning the Kingdom of Sweets with grace and serenity. Even when one of the lifts almost went awry, it was rescued with a mix of experience, holding on tight and panache, with Lamb giving us a twinkle in her eye at the end as though to reassure us. The solos were danced with regal polish by Hirano and beautiful delicacy by Lamb, and their coda a combination of virtuosity and refinement, culminating Lamb's fast fouettes with two doubles, and in a spectacular lift. Hinkis and Rovero were sweet without being saccharine in the doorstep scene, and it was hard not to have a little tear in the eye watching Rovero and O'Brien, in only their first season performing two iconic roles, being so moving in the final reunion scene. Whoever has tickets for tonight, 10th or 11th, will be in for a lovely treat. (For photos, please scroll back to pages 15 for beautiful photos of curtain calls at this performance by @Rob S and further photos of some of the cast who also danced on the 18th by Rob S and @Dawnstar.) Edited January 4 by Emeralds 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 18 minutes ago, Emeralds said: I was thrilled to have the lyrical and versatile Melissa Hamilton, with her beautiful lines and serene musicality, in our cast as the Rose Fairy (having had to miss her Dying Swan and Concerto in Lanterns Studio Theatre and her Satan in Dante Project due to rail industrial action) leading the wonderful octet in the Waltz of the Flowers. I wish they announced the Rose Fairy in advance. I saw Hamilton the first time I saw the RB's Nutcracker live in January 2019 but haven't had the luck to see her again since & I'd really like to. In fact I have yet to see the same Rose Fairy live twice (unlike the Lilac Fairy!). @Emeralds I'm impressed you can write such a detailed review 2 weeks after a performance. I can't manage that much detail even straight after a performance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 28 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: I wish they announced the Rose Fairy in advance. I saw Hamilton the first time I saw the RB's Nutcracker live in January 2019 but haven't had the luck to see her again since & I'd really like to. In fact I have yet to see the same Rose Fairy live twice (unlike the Lilac Fairy!). @Emeralds I'm impressed you can write such a detailed review 2 weeks after a performance. I can't manage that much detail even straight after a performance. Dawnstar, I only found out who Rose Fairy was when going up in the lift to my seat! (It was the day when the cast lists were quite delayed on the website.) I think the other people in the lift thought I was crazy for cheering out loud about the Rose Fairy casting but they looked reassured that I seemed to regard the casting as a good thing to cheer about! 😄 Thank you for being so kind- it was a great show and so enjoyable! So great that the details are still etched in my memory. I'll probably forget in 5 years or something. 😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 18 hours ago, TSR101 said: I think it's clearly an example of using performances to maintain company morale. Nutcracker is a sure seller regardless of dancers, post-Christmas Nutcracker is even less pressure - no critic is going to mark the company performance on its post Nutcracker performances. It is therefore easy for the AD to give a hardworking dancer (who perhaps doesn't have it to become a principal in the RB) a go at SPF one of the most iconic roles in the entire ballet repertoire - the role that many ballerinas first grow up wanting to dance. Even for those who aren't given the opportunity this time round, it holds out the opportunity in the future for them - yes they might not get the promotion, might not get some of the other roles but they could get to do a SPF. This is very forgiving. Oh dear, TSR101, if you think the dancers who recently debuted as SPF for one show aren't likely to make principal then I feel sorry for you that you've missed out some stunning performances that these dancers gave. I certainly think they are principal material based on their performances in Woolf Works, Anemoi (or Scherzo), Sleeping Beauty etc. And I've predicted quite a number of promotions accurately (if not always agreeing about the timing!) so I'm confident that these ladies have what it takes should they decide to stay with this company. To answer the original question @Dawnstar intelligently raised (when compared with having fewer casts for other recent full length works like Cinderella, Dante Project and Woolf Works for example), the answer is that there are a lot of performances of Nutcracker close together during flu/winter virus season, plus the choreography for SPF & Prince is very demanding despite them dancing only 1 act, so it's important to have lots of covering dancers as it's not just common to have injury affecting a lot of dancers at the same time but also for infections to spread. The increase in opportunities for up and coming dancers as a result is very welcome for the dancers and also makes things interesting for fans and audiences. And since the leads only dance for one act, it's less rehearsal time required than eg Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake or Romeo and Juliet, which have 3 acts for the lead ballerina, for example. I understand Buvoli and Edmonds' performance was actually the most sought after among fans with regard to tickets, and their show sold out very quickly. That proves that Kevin O'Hare was right to cast Buvoli and Edmonds. (I do like them both immensely and Annette was one of my "must see" dancers last season : she had made impressive breakthroughs in roles that even principals found challenging.) Edited January 4 by Emeralds 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 For those on BCF who posted on the issue, I am happy to confirm that Luca’s medal was on display (on his chest) in both the final two scenes and at the curtain 😀 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 16 minutes ago, RobR said: For those on BCF who posted on the issue, I am happy to confirm that Luca’s medal was on display (on his chest) in both the final two scenes and at the curtain 😀 As it was for Taisuke on the 3rd January Edited January 4 by PeterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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