Lisa O`Brien Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 What a lovely day,watching RB Live. Just like Professor Brian Cox with Stargazing Live,let`s hope this becomes an annual event.[With the gorgeous Professor presenting it would be even better.!!!] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I can just imagine Brian Cox presenting! "One million billion billion fouettes"! :-)) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 For dance enthusiasts this was a fascinating day. I'd love to know what people who don't normally watch ballet made of it. Was it interesting? Was it comprehensible? Was it inspiring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Unless some of them are so inspired that they make their way over here, we may not find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 So, for future reference, would anyone like to help flesh the schedule out a bit? I'll do what I've picked up on, but it's not much: 10.30 Daily Class - including interviews with Jonathan Cope and Kristen McNally 11.35 Wayne McGregor interview 12.00 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland rehearsal - Stix-Brunell, Campbell and ??? doing the tea party scene 12.30 Dancers interview - Stix-Brunell, Choe, ??? 13.05 Monica Mason interview 13:20 Prince of the Pagodas rehearsal - Nunez 13.50 Marianela Nuñez interview 13.55 Barry Wordsworth and Rob Clark interview 14.00 Polyphonia rehearsal - both casts? 14.30 Dancers interview 15.15 Street Stories - education project with East London dance students 16.10 Romeo and Juliet rehearsal - swordfighting, Watson & Avis 16.50 Dancers Interview 17.00 New Liam Scarlett ballet rehearsal - Cope, Soares 17.30 Liam Scarlett interview - surely he didn't get an hour?! 18.30 Carbon Life - including interviews with Wayne McGregor and Mark Ronson (Insights Public Event) - Watson, Cowley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 A fascinating day which got better, quality improved when I switched from the ROH to Guardian website. A couple of things I remember: Alice rehearsal included Liam Scarlett Carbon Life had a pdd with Sarah Lamb and Steven McRae before Watson/Cowley The highlights for me were Cope/Soares rehearsing Sweet Violets, and Watson/Cowley in Carbon Life, I bet those dancers have acquired some new fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I would love to see bits of this that I missed yesterday....e.g. the full Polyphonia rehearsal, the new Scarlett rehearsal, the new McGregor rehearsal, the second part of company class.....can someone let me know if this can be done, and if so, how? I wonder if they will make a 'highlights' video of the day and put it on their YouTube site. That would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 So, for future reference, would anyone like to help flesh the schedule out a bit? I'll do what I've picked up on, but it's not much: 10.30 Daily Class - including interviews with Jonathan Cope and Kristen McNally 11.35 Wayne McGregor interview 12.00 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland rehearsal - Stix-Brunell, Campbell and ??? doing the tea party scene 12.30 Dancers interview - Stix-Brunell, Choe, ??? 13.05 Monica Mason interview 13:20 Prince of the Pagodas rehearsal - Nunez 13.50 Marianela Nuñez interview 13.55 Barry Wordsworth and Rob Clark interview 14.00 Polyphonia rehearsal - both casts? 14.30 Dancers interview 15.15 Street Stories - education project with East London dance students 16.10 Romeo and Juliet rehearsal - swordfighting, Watson & Avis 16.50 Dancers Interview 17.00 New Liam Scarlett ballet rehearsal - Cope, Soares 17.30 Liam Scarlett interview - surely he didn't get an hour?! 18.30 Carbon Life - including interviews with Wayne McGregor and Mark Ronson (Insights Public Event) - Watson, Cowley 12noon - James Hay was Doormouse, Liam Scarlett March Hare 14.00 - certainly looked like both casts, though with injured from original casting, can't be ceratin 17.30 - interview was 10-15 mins, then they started some highlights from throughout the day, until the McGregot bit (which I missed, as had to leave to go to the Coliseum) @Sim - I think the plan is to put some highlights on their Youtube channel - though what, and how much of each, I can't guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Sim: If you scroll back your Twitter timeline (I think that's right), you'll find that the ROH said several times through the day that there would be highlights put on YouTube, and I believe I've seen that the chap concerned at the Garden starts on the editing today. I'm sure that Lee will have all the details! (As a by-product of the day, I think I've discovered who formerly mysterious personages like @damegrace are.) I'm with John on his questions as to the longer-term effect of the day at Post 36. For those of us with an interest, it was fascinating - for most practical purposes, I did little else all day - but my conclusion from the stream of comments from Google/Facebook/Twitter running alongside was that hundreds of others had found the live-stream and appeared to be watching in varying degrees of bafflement, whilst making extravagant comments that are unlikely to translate into becoming involved. I hope that I'm wrong. But it was an extraordinary day, I must say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I loved the parts I managed to watch. I've been fortunate enough to see a company class live in Clore before and as expected, that was my favourite part of the day. I find Olga a fascinating teacher and it's strangely inspiring to see Principals being given corrections. :-) I can't help thinking that if the ROH had advertised the day on a site like digital Spy, they may have pulled in some more viewers who weren't already interested in ballet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Did anyone make a mental note of how many watchers there were at any one time? I watched on and off via ROH YouTube and as far as I remember there were usually about 3,500. Although the potential coverage would be billions presumably the real figure would be in the thousands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Hi everyone, I started watching this yesterday during my morning coffee break. I thought it was fascinating, and dipped in and out all day. I didn't mind the interviewer too much. I don't know him, or anything about him, but I thought he didn't do a bad job. The funniest thing was when he interviewed Leanne Benjamin, and asked her not to stand too far back, as it made him look even bigger. He was huge. And watching Marianela Nunez rehearsing was worth my having to sit and complete the work I missed yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Welcome to Fonteyn22, our newest member. (Have there been another 21 incarnations?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I enjoyed watching it. I especially liked the rehearsal for the sword fighting scene from R & J. Some time ago a member of the Ballet.co forum - who was an instructor in fencing - gave a fascinating description of what goes into staging such a scene. So, I enjoyed watching this rehearsal with his remarks still in my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Welcome to Fonteyn22, our newest member. (Have there been another 21 incarnations?) No, there haven't been. It is actually pronounced Fonteyn Tutu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Got it! The edited version of yesterday's bonanza will be here: ROH YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 That's great! I could only dip in and out surreptiously yesterday because I was at work! Are those three videos on the Guardian website new or have they been around for some time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I haven't been able to watch all of it by any means but a lot of it is not 'live' or new material for instance the intervew which is on now and who is the man acting as interviewer? Or dear! Having seen more of 'Alice' I am sorry to say that I do not think this is a serious addition to the RB reprtore. Fun maybe, good for children maybe, but up there with Giselle, Swan Lake, R&J etc, not really Well, I am sure that 'Alice' never set out to compete with Macmillan or Petipa. It is a joyous, colourful and entertaining production for children and the young in heart, and if it entices children into the ROH to watch the RB, that can only bode well for tomorrow's audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 None of the Ballet critics (except M.Moynahan) likes "Alice". Neither do I but I do accept it fills the coffers of the ROH and brings children into the ROH. In that it succeeds. It's not a Ballet, it's a show and as a show it's entertaining and visually interesting. I can't imagine the dancers enjoying it as much as the audience does. There is little dancing in it for them except being sprayed pink to play Flamingo or walking under a caterpillar or being covered up in black to puppeteer a cat instead of dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsomerset Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 None of the Ballet critics (except M.Moynahan) likes "Alice". Neither do I but I do accept it fills the coffers of the ROH and brings children into the ROH. In that it succeeds. It's not a Ballet, it's a show and as a show it's entertaining and visually interesting. I can't imagine the dancers enjoying it as much as the audience does. There is little dancing in it for them except being sprayed pink to play Flamingo or walking under a caterpillar or being covered up in black to puppeteer a cat instead of dancing. Yes, I agree that it helps to fill the coffers which must be a good thing, and brings children into the ROH. Also a good thing. But it is a show and however entertaining I personally don't think it fits well into the RB repertoire. Still I don't have to see it again do I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I have always said, since seeing it last year, this show is not for a company like the RB. I want to see Ballet at the ROH not a West-End/Broadway show. Just like you: I don't want to see it again! I really feel for the dancers and it saddened me to see only their legs used underneath a caterpillar or bodies covered up to puppeteer and to be sprayed pink to appear as a Flamingo for just a few minutes. Such a waste of their talent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I was under the impression that it was sold out (or nearly so). Someone must like it! And surely variety is the spice of life... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 So was The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet and... Indeed Janet, variety is the spice of life and there is something out there for everyone's taste I guess. If the money they make out of that "Alice" show is used to create gorgeous New Work by Liam Scarlett and showing interesting Triple Bills... so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I haven't seen Alice, and I have to say that from the bit I did see yesterday, I won't be rushing to buy a ticket. However, it is good that it seems to be popular and is bringing in the money. Also, I should think professional dancers might quite like a change from yet another Nutcracker or Swan Lake, even if it is dressed as a pink flamingo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 The full segment showing Liam Scarlett rehearsing his new ballet is . Hope there's more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I've just watched it again, and words almost fail me in trying to say how impressive I find Liam Scarlett's handling of this rehearsal. I seem to recall saying on first viewing of "Asphodel Meadows" that we ought to be careful in not overloading him with praise but, recalling the reviews for "Viscera" in Miami earlier this year, and adding what we see here, we are surely seeing the emergence of a very significant talent indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I tried to watch the re-run as I'd missed everything from "Polyphonia" onwards, and fell asleep (out of tiredness, not boredom!). Seems as if highlights will be available on Monday. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 RBLive: 16 minutes of class . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgoddard Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Having had to work on Friday, I only caught the rerun of class and Alice. Nice to see bits appearing on youtube. Overall, a great initiative, and even if not appealing to the complete non-ballet goer, will cetainly stimulate those who come occasionally, and those who haven't been for a while, I think. In passing, I am no expert, but Alexander Campbell's tendus from fifth (in class) looked technically perfect to me: shame they are now on the cutting room floor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I shall be really disappointed if all we get is, say, 15 minutes of an hour plus' class, and if the equivalent applies to all the other events as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 ...I can't imagine the dancers enjoying it [Alice] as much as the audience does... Well, every dancer I've spoken to has told me they love doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'm devastated - I was only able to watch a for a limited time on Friday and managed to catch the daily class and whole of Scarlett rehearsing his new piece, but missed a lot of the rest, esp. Marinela being interviewed and the 'Pagodas' rehearsal; now I can't get into the missed pieces even though they're stil listed. Is this just some tiresome quirk of my system, or is this how it's meant to be? And who is 'George Lamb' anyway? (was stunned when he had to ask who 'this Kenneth MacMillan' was!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 George Lamb is a TV (mainly of the reality variety) and radio presenter. He's got an entry on Wikipedia that gives more detail if anyone cares to look him up. I only saw bits and pieces of the day - it looked good though. Perhaps he was invited to present the day in the hopes of attracting some fans of reality television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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