Ellie Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Does anyone recall how long the introductions (talk-ey bits etc) go on for before the ballet kicks off at the RB cinema screenings ? Swan Lake and Fille are scheduled to begin at 7.30 and as I only finish work at that time I'm wondering if I could make a mad dash to the cinema and sneak in about 7.45.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 My local cinema always shows a 7.15 start, that's when the transmissiom begins with an introduction, then the ballet should start at 7.30, so you would probably miss a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thank you Beryl H. I don't mind missing a bit and if I get a seat at the back hopefully I can slip in unnoticed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Make sure you get in early and book an aisle seat, then. Unfortunately, it seems to be the seats closest to the walls which get left, and your fellow cinemagoers will *not* appreciate it if you push past them once the performance has started! I got black enough looks once when I came in at about 7.20 after the restaurant I'd been eating at took ages to get my bill sorted. Alternatively, have a look at your local cinema for "repeat" screenings. They're often on a Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrise Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Though there's no guarantee of keeping your aisle seat if you book it! If you went by one of the screenings I went to last year, well before the start time I was told by the two elderly ladies occupying our pre-booked aisle seats that it doesn't matter where we sat and we should go sit somewhere else! Edited February 9, 2015 by Sunrise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thank you alison and Sunrise. British punctuality positively flows through my veins and I'm usually the first to arrive for anything ! Unfortunately our local cinema has always only been about a quarter full for the ROH screenings, so I think I'll be ok to slip in somewhere, at least until the first interval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Oh well, in that case you should be all right In my local, if you haven't booked weeks in advance you may have to go elsewhere. Fortunately I have a decent selection of "elsewheres". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Guess I won't be going to the cinema to see The Winter's Tale on Tuesday; we're expecting six inches of snow. Something of a winter's tale in itself, I suppose. Good thing I bought the DVD! Edited February 15, 2015 by Melody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) This is included in the (as ever) wonderful daily links of today, but I just wanted to highlight that you may find some items in Deborah Jowitt's (as ever exemplary) report on the 2015 Dance on Camera Festival of interest given the specific nature/breadth of this category. http://www.artsjournal.com/dancebeat/2015/02/filming-dance-dancing-films/ Edited February 16, 2015 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Does anyone know if there's a simple list of Greater London cinemas showing the streamed Swan Lake on 17th March? I can only locate a confusing map with red flag thingies on it. Grateful for any pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Well, I guess at the very least all the Picturehouses and Odeons are a pretty good bet. Plus the Barbican and maybe the odd Vue (Islington?). Is there a shortage of cinemas where you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks Alison. But really, is it that difficult for the organisers to provide a list? It's not much more than a week now to the 17th and it's still not possible to decide on a cinema suitable for friends from different locations. And yes, there is a shortage of cinemas where I live - Chiswick in west London - ie, we don't have a cinema at all. I do know that the Curzon cinema in nearby Richmond is showing it, but they're fully booked already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I guess they must think it's easier this way. I was looking for a branch of a restaurant chain close to where I was going out the other night, and a map would have been just what I wanted, rather than a list of all the restaurants, which is what they gave me. I guess you can't please everybody unless you make both options available. How accessible is The Gate from where you are? Alternatively, could you consider one of the repeat showings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I could make a couple of suggestions, but they'd be right at the opposite end of London from you, so I won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks Alison. But really, is it that difficult for the organisers to provide a list? It's not much more than a week now to the 17th and it's still not possible to decide on a cinema suitable for friends from different locations. And yes, there is a shortage of cinemas where I live - Chiswick in west London - ie, we don't have a cinema at all. I do know that the Curzon cinema in nearby Richmond is showing it, but they're fully booked already. I think the Fulham Road Cineworld is showing Swan Lake. That's not far from Chiswick, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nearest ones to Chiswick are (according to ROH website): Odeon & Curzon in Richmond Olympic Cinema, Barnes Odeon, Putney Vue, Shepherd's Bush Green Cue, Westfield Vue, Fulham Odeon, Kensington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Well done, BBB! Where did you find it on the ROH site? All I could find was the aforementioned red balloon-infested map. Of the list you provide, either of.the two Vues in Shepherd's Bush and the Odeons in both Richmond and Putney would be ideal for us. Alison, the Gate in Notting Hill would be handy too, but unfortunately it's got a bit decrepit and I never feel comfortable there (I've grown rather picky in my old age). Thank you, all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I just looked at the red balloons (thankfully not 99 of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 So did I Hover over 'em, and the location appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I believe there's a Bolshoi R&J on this Sunday. Do I want to bother going to that, given the alternative distractions? Does anyone know who's dancing? (BTW, Ann, I moved your queries into this thread for neatness. I thought there was an option to leave a marker pointing people to the new location, but apparently not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambros1a Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I believe there's a Bolshoi R&J on this Sunday. Do I want to bother going to that, given the alternative distractions? Does anyone know who's dancing? Alison, I believe it is a 2013 recording, broadcast in cinemas in May of that year. Anna Nikulina is Juliet and Alexander Volchkov is Romeo. Full cast here: http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/performances/344/roles/ Edited March 6, 2015 by ambros1a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Oh, I was thinking it was new. Oh well, it's still the Grigorovich version, isn't it? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 A note from Graminlano as what will appear in the SL cinema broadcast features on 17.3.15: [Cynthia] Harvey and Jonathan Cope, who both led the cast on the opening night in 1987, will be interviewed by Darcey Bussell during the interval alongside Sir Anthony [Dowell]. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxette Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Today I popped into the cinema closest to me that's screening Swan Lake on Tuesday. I wanted to see if there were any seats left. I was told that 3 tickets had been sold so far. I don't think advance booking is necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Gosh, Minxette, our cinema sold out weeks ago! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummykool Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Vue at Bristol Cribbs Causeway has had to open a second cinema as the original one is almost fully booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 There is a second showing on the Sunday following here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Today I popped into the cinema closest to me that's screening Swan Lake on Tuesday. I wanted to see if there were any seats left. I was told that 3 tickets had been sold so far. I don't think advance booking is necessary! Would this perhaps be in the eastern part of London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxette Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Would this perhaps be in the eastern part of London? South west London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Blimey. In that case, you should tell Ann Williams - she was complaining she couldn't find any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I wonder where in South-West London, though? I eventualy located two cinemas in Shepherd's Bush and one each in Richmond and Notting Hill. We eventually settled on Putney, as this was reasonably handy for everyone (self and 2 others).. I certainly don't want to complain about any aspect of this wonderful new initiative for us ballet-lovers, but I would urge the overall organisers of the streamings to ensure that all the venues were clearly published as soon as settled; its just no good announcing the date of the screenings months ahead of the event with no mention of the venues, and then leave everyone scrabbling around to find them as the great day approaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 It's difficult, Ann. I get the impression that some cinemas commit way in advance, while others leave it until they have a better idea of how the market's going and what the likely demand for alternatives is going to be. Certainly, it seemed a lot easier when the ROH showings were largely on Monday nights, which are generally really slow nights, so the cinemas tend not to mind sacrificing a screen or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 I also note that the ROH is now offering a "student standby" for cinemas: 2 tickets for £10. How it works, I don't know, but details are on the ROH home page (currently in the set of scrolling pictures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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