Pas de Quatre Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Just noticed in Radio Times that on Easter Monday at 11.00 am they are broadcasting Northern Ballet's "The Ugly Duckling" on CBeebies children's channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Oh - I knew it had been filmed but I didn't know when it was going to be shown. Thanks for posting PDQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ooh, will record! Thanks for info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Here's a BBC "behind the scenes" taster: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/programme-extra/ugly-duckling-behind-the-scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I was a bit slow on the uptake here, but have edited the title to indicate that it's on TV, because more people may be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I wondered how it would be shown and, I think, for children's television it worked very well. A group of young children (the tiddlers) were led through the story by an adult presenter so the ballet scenes were broken up by the presenter explaining to the tiddlers and asking them questions. Sometimes I felt that it did get in the way of the ballet but that is absolutely churlish as I was looking at it as a ballet rather than a children's TV programme. I thought it came over very well and I thought the tiddlers looked enchanted by it. It's being repeated at 5pm this afternoon. The piece is still being toured too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Janet which dancer was The Ugly Duckling?- I was enchanted by her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Isabella Gasparini - she was lovely wasn't she! It was quite hard to tell the dancers with the makeup and hats but Jessica Morgan was Mother/Swan Queen, Theresa Saavedra-Bordes and Jessica Cohen were sister ducks, Thomas Aragones was brother duck and Matthew Topliss was the lifeguard. Edited April 2, 2013 by Janet McNulty Edited to correct and complete cast list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's available on iPlayer for the next week: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01rp5h1/CBeebies_Ugly_Duckling/ Certainly thought it came across great on TV - now just need to 'borrow' my little cousins to go see it live 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porthesia Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Have just watched this on BBC iPlayer, thanks for the heads up. Non-dd and I were totally enchanted by it. Unfortunately don't know any little ones to take to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I went to see it on my own! You don't need little ones with you to enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porthesia Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Julie, I was contemplating going on my own but the only performance I can get to is 17 May and i am also UK Ballet Theatre's Alice on 12 May then hopefully off to see DD in a showcase the week after so may still have to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 The Ugly Duckling has been repeated on Cbeebies today and is back available on the I-player until 13th May. You need to search under "C" to find it. Do watch, if you haven't been able to see it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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