Sim Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Do let us know your thoughts, LinMM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Hopefully will be inspired to!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Last night's Bayadere, Marianela's Nikiya, beautiful. However, one small incident (which wasn't allowed to interfere with the performance), as Nikiya sped around the stage the snake flew out of the basket of flowers (what is it with Miss Nunez and props?). Now, if that snake had flown in the opposite direction, and got Gamzatti....? Ah, that's another story! (Idea for a new discussion thread, anyone, how an incident gives a twist to the story direction?) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Ah, that's another story! (Idea for a new discussion thread, anyone, how an incident gives a twist to the story direction?) Mercertio sees off Tybalt - everyone lives happy ever after! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I saw Bayadere last night too.....I didn't see the snake fly out so that explains why it wasn't held up after she is bitten!! Both Acosta and Marianela were dancing superbly with some lovely partnering by Acosta but particularly Marianela....she's rapidly becoming my favourite Royal dancer. One thing......still on the subject of the flower basket.....I have only seen bits of first act on YouTube before...and mostly Russians dancing it and I love the bit in the dance where she goes a bit manic and does some very fast steps coming forward down the stage but last night this bit was missed out or more likely not in this production....and I had been ready waiting for it....and then nothing....only disappointment of the evening though. A mention for Valentino Zucchetti who danced The Golden Idol, I thought he was terrific......though never seen the dance before so not seen others do it....but it seems he could be a rising star!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 When Asylmuratova guested with the Royal in the early nineties she did the steps you mentioned You can see this in the video of this performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 In the dance of the Golden Idol did the dancer go into the attitude turns from a full kneeling position or just from 4th position? When Makarova set this on ABT in 1980, Danilo Radojevik danced it - going into the attitude turn (he does this three times) from a full kneeling position. Quite marvelous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I don't know the dance well enough to have looked out for this but I don't remember him going from kneeling position into a turn as you say....gosh how would you do that.....seems impossible.....oh for young knees!! However this young dancer from the Royal made a great impression on me with some extraordinary jumps at the beginning and created an other worldliness feel to the idol to set the final act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 MargaretN7....I'm not very good at this sort of thing but how about sword in Giselle flips up and kills Albrecht instead of Giselle no need for second act then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Siegfried rushing on stage in Lac to stop friends shooting swans. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chinafish Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 @Anjuli -- in all the performances I've seen in this production at the RB (3 this season, multiple times before), the Golden Idols have always done the attitude turns coming from a kneeling position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Siegfried rushing on stage in Lac to stop friends shooting swans. Oops! That could go two ways, or even three. They shoot Siegfried by mistake, or he comes on too late, and a bit of hasty improvisation ensues, either the swans getting shot, or said swans banding together and attacking the friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks chinafish as I missed this and it's important that one of our dancers can do the original choreography....I'm sure Anjuli will be pleased to know this!! Next time I see Bayadere I'll look out in particular for this in that dance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 @Anjuli -- in all the performances I've seen in this production at the RB (3 this season, multiple times before), the Golden Idols have always done the attitude turns coming from a kneeling position. Thank you, Chinafish !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Carabosse being invited to Aurora's christening at the same time as everyone else... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Aurora deciding she didn't want a birthday party (teenage pouts). Or..... The flower defivery of roses was late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chinafish Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Or Carabosse arrived at the birthday party without a spindle (which did happen once!), and Aurora again, died of natural causes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayerling79 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Is Nunez scheduled as Nikiya for the tomorrow night last performance (after being Gamzatti in April)? Please pleaaase let me know how this went. I am really sad not to be able to attend it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 In advance I'm sure one can say it went brilliantly! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 It certainly did last week inspite of the prop mishap which I didn't notice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I was going to say "unless there were any props involved" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayerling79 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 so folks... please make me jealous!! Brilliant as expected? If anyone has photos to share (in particular of Nunez as Nikiya, Act I: the dance before her death so beautiful it makes me cry each time, and the dance of the sacred fire with the beautiful arms) How was the shades? merci for all your comments in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 so folks... please make me jealous!! Brilliant as expected? Yes. She is Marianela the magnificent at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Yes, she was stunning. Sorry And yes, barring the odd wobble early on, the corps were in very good form, too. Very together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyTaylor Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Final performance of the run - Carlos / Marianela = sublime. Lovely touch at the end for the corps de ballet ladies - a single flower presented to all of them. For those of us following them on Twitter, they tell us what hard work La B is for them. Lovely to see the principals applauding them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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