Beryl H Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Details and booking are on the Coliseum website, date is Sunday 9th March 2014 at 7pm, no specific details of dancers but the theme is the history of Russian Ballet, Companies include RB, ENB, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, POB, Berlin Staatsoper, and NYCB, sounds very exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 And probably the percentage of pieces performed which bear any relation to the theme will be about the same as usual? Thanks, Beryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double trouble Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm thinking of booking this just wondering if any of you went to see it last year, and is there lots of ballet or is it mostly talking about ballet ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 No, double trouble, there is no talking at Russian Icons Galas. Talking happens during tours of Andris Liepa's enterprise. He adores educating the audience and thanking the sponsors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double trouble Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Thanks so much, I don't mind if their was some talking but would prefer it to be more ballet. Will get tickets as I expect they will soon sell . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspermil Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Casting just announced - Askerov, Azzoni, Cojocaru, Golding, Gruzdev, Gudanov, Klimentova, Kobborg, Krysanova, Lopatin, Muntagirov, Nunez, Polunin, Rojo, Ryabko, Rzykhova, Salenko, Soares, Somova, Tereshkina, Tsigankova, Walter, Zelensky 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Oooh we're in for a treat!!! No Zakharova or Osipova though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Just checked the ENO website and the following are listed as dancing:- Silvia Azzoni, Alina Cojacaru, Mathew Golding, Dmitry Gruzdev Dmitri Gudanov, Daria Klimentova, Johan Kobborg, Maria Kochetkova Ekaterina Krysasnova, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Denis Matvienko Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nunez, Sergei Polunin, Tamara Rojo Aleksandr Ryabko, Ksenia Rzyhkova, Iana Salenko, Leonid Sarafanov Thiago Soares, Alina Somova, Victoria Tereshkina, Maria Tsigankova Marian Walter, Svetlana Zakhanova (think they mean Zakharova) Igor Zelensky So Zakharova IS there - phew wouldn't the annual gala without her!! Edited February 13, 2014 by Don Q Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpop Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm so pleased I got tickets for this, this is an amazing cast list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Just checked the ENO website and the following are listed as dancing:- Silvia Azzoni, Alina Cojacaru, Mathew Golding, Dmitry Gruzdev Dmitri Gudanov, Daria Klimentova, Johan Kobborg, Maria Kochetkova Ekaterina Krysasnova, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Denis Matvienko Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nunez, Sergei Polunin, Tamara Rojo Aleksandr Ryabko, Ksenia Rzyhkova, Iana Salenko, Leonid Sarafanov Thiago Soares, Alina Somova, Victoria Tereshkina, Maria Tsigankova Marian Walter, Svetlana Zakhanova (think they mean Zakharova) Igor Zelensky So Zakharova IS there - phew wouldn't the annual gala without her!! What a pity that they (agents or theatre) can not spell the names correctly: Ekaterina Krysanova, Ksenia Ryzhkova, Svetlana Zakharova, and I think this should be not Maria but Anna Tsygankova (http://www.het-ballet.nl/en/dancers-and-team/dancers/principals/anna-tsygankova/) Edited February 13, 2014 by Amelia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Just be warned: The lists and actual performers often vary considerably in this production's history. Go by all means (I will) but remember: Caveat Emptor. There have been some very pleasant last minute surprises. Sadly no NYCB or Paris Opera dancers as initially promised it appears on the initial listing. To wit: Volcanohunter notes on Ballet Alert's forum: On her web site Svetlana Zakharova has listed her performances through May, but this gala is not among them.http://www.svetlana-...m/Calendar.html Alina Cojocaru is scheduled to dance in Onegin in Hamburg on March 8, which wouldn't necessarily preclude her appearance in London the following evening, but it's worth keeping in mind. Onegin two nights in a row, a plane trip, and a gala appearance following immediately after is a pretty heavy load. Ekaterina Krysanova and Dmitry Gudanov were also announced to appear at Manuel Legris' gala in Nantes on March 9, and as far as I know, neither can bilocate. http://www.francecon...s-2eme-edition/ Edited February 14, 2014 by Meunier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdove Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Both delighted and surprised to see the wonderful Maria Kochetkova listed among those appearing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double trouble Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 So pleased I got tkts for this especially as Dd1 loves Zakharova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double trouble Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 So pleased I got tkts for this especially as Dd1 loves Zakharova . That's if castings don't change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Does anyone know what these dancers will be dancing? In particular, does anyone know whether Daria and Vadim will be dancing something from Le Corsaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdove Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Sleeping Beauty pas de deux I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspermil Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Ekaterina is currently on the Manuel Le Gris tour and will not be dancing in London at Russian Icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Krysanova? (she says, having scrolled back half-a-dozen posts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Both delighted and surprised to see the wonderful Maria Kochetkova listed among those appearing. Seeing as she's supposed to be opening Cinderella in San Francisco on the 11th, this seems rather tight timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspermil Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Yes, Ekaterina Krysanova and Dmitry Gudanov are on the Manuel Le Gris tour, currently in Liege, so they will not be at Icons. Edited March 4, 2014 by Caspermil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I'm not sure whether to go to this now. There are so many no-shows and likely no shows and the bulk of the dancers that are now dancing can be seen in London throughout the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 There always are no-shows every year: I didn't expect this one to be any different. Does anyone have any idea what will actually be on yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 There always are no-shows every year: I didn't expect this one to be any different. Does anyone have any idea what will actually be on yet? Cojocaru and Kobborg have confirmed on twitter days ago that they are dancing Manon bedroom pdd, check for @DancingAlina and @Kobborg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Kochetkova tweeted today "5 days to put Chris Wheeldon's Cinderella together. Hop, hop, hop to work", so that really suggests she won't be in London this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Am I the only one to think that it's a bit off for dancers to agree to appear and then pull out close to the date for reasons other than illness, injury or pregnancy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 If you're planning on going to this, it might be an idea to check public transport. There will be engineering works going on between London Bridge and Charing Cross, which may mean that Southeastern services are diverted to Cannon Street, and from an announcement I heard on the tube today, it sounds as though quite a few of the tube lines crossing north-south will be affected by work too (although it may just be at ends of the line rather than in the middle). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrischris Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Am I the only one to think that it's a bit off for dancers to agree to appear and then pull out close to the date for reasons other than illness, injury or pregnancy? This happens all the time with tennis tournaments and it drives me crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdove Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I wouldn't necessarily put all the blame at the dancers door.I can easily imagine promoters for these events using names for publicity before invites to appear have been accepted or declined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Well, it would be pretty unscrupulous for a promoter to advertise that named dancers would be appearing in a performance before securing confirmation that they were able and willing to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 from an announcement I heard on the tube today, it sounds as though quite a few of the tube lines crossing north-south will be affected by work too (although it may just be at ends of the line rather than in the middle). From what I can gather, it sounds as though Jubilee Line work is the only major problem in central London - but do check. Also worth noting that the tkts booth in Leicester Square is already selling some of the higher-priced tickets at a discount, but nothing low enough for my budget, anyway. I'm still no clearer on the contents of the gala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpop Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I remember this being an issue last year - the promoters seem to put star names on the bill before final confirmation they're appearing has been received. It's really frustrating, and makes it difficult to tell who you will actually be seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I remember this being an issue last year - the promoters seem to put star names on the bill before final confirmation they're appearing has been received. It's really frustrating, and makes it difficult to tell who you will actually be seeing. Sometimes there are also VISA problems: when Sascha Ryabko danced with Cojocaru he had his VISA something like a day before the show. This time he is confirmed, with his wife Silvia Azzoni. Anyway, reading a comment on the Web it seems that the definitive confirmation was given few days ago, it seems from organizers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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