Ian Macmillan Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Mara Galeazzi plans to retire in July, and Jonathan Watkins is leaving later this month to go freelance. Further detail via Dance Tabs: http://dancetabs.com/2013/02/changes-within-the-royal-ballet-company-mara-galeazzi-and-jonathan-watkins/ Nothing yet on the ROH site, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I've just spotted it on DanceTabs too, Iain, and wish them all the best in their new careers. I shall be very sad to see Mara go - what with pregnancy, we've seen so little of her in recent seasons. And with Rojo already gone, the company's ranks of MacMillan ballerinas seem to be starting to get a little thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Kent Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I will miss Mara Galeazzi, I've always been impressed by her dancing and agree with Alison, she is a leading Macmillan ballerina and will be a hard act to follow. Her Juliet, Anastasia,Mary Vetsera and many other roles were all very special and intense. Her Firebird was superb too. I wish her all the best of luck and happiness in her future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marine Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 All best in the future for her. Sadly I never got to see her dance Juliet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdove Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I will miss Mara terribly.A wonderful dancer and an oustanding actress.I wish her all the very best for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobydigger Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 http://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancing-times.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fitem%2F1139-galeazzi_and_watkins_to_leave_royal_ballet&h=4AQFEh9Tb&s=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hooby I'm not sure what the link is for but I got a VERY strange message about leaving facebook and taking care of passwords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I too will miss her loads. One of the RB's best ever MacMillan interpreters. Her partnership with Ed Watson in the MacMillan ballets gave me some of the most memorable times I've ever had in the ROH. Her Juliet was one of the most emotional and dramatic I've ever seen and reduced me to tears each time I saw her. Ditto her Mary Vetsera. I wish her love and happiness in her new life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I realise that Mara's last performance in this country is scheduled to be the big-screen broadcast of Mayerling on 13th June (I wondered why I didn't have a ticket for it). At least this will give people around the country a greater opportunity to catch her before she goes. I'm just wondering whether I can filch a day standing for the last act ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I notice this has now appeared on the website: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/mara-galeazzi-and-jonathan-watkins-to-leave-the-royal-ballet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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