SPD444 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Just seen that the recording of La Corsair with Alina dancing as Medora is being released digitally this Thursday by Digital Theatre to stream, rent or buy. Great news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 If possible I would already be in the queue .... http://www.digitaltheatre.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thanks for the information, SPD, and to anna for the link. Those who patronise the tkts Theatre Booth in Leicester Square may like to recall at this point that their loyalty cards get them free rentals/downloads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriapage Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I don't see anything about it on their site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Do we know how much the recording will cost? I'd much rather see that then the RB offerings over Christmas. ENB Friends get a 10% discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummykool Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The prices are £3.99 rental, £8.99 regular download and £10.99 HD download. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hmm. Call me old-fashioned, but I'd still rather have a DVD - I don't like watching things on computers. Presumably there is some way of stopping me from burning the whole thing to a DVD, because otherwise what would stop me from producing multiple copies and distributing them to friends? (Well, okay, my DVD burner isn't working, but that wasn't what I meant) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 ENB are working on a DVD Blu-ray release early next year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Oh well, that's something. Someone has promised me a BluRay player as a housewarming present, so I might get that by the end of the decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Press Release: English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire available on-demand in HD for the first time, courtesy of DigitalTheatre.com Collections Thursday 11 December 2014 from 5pm Rent: £3.99 Buy: £10.99 (HD) DigitalTheatre.com expands its ballet content with Le Corsaire, the first production to be captured live in stunning HD by English National Ballet. Le Corsaire (The Pirate) is a thrilling ballet about Conrad, a dashing pirate, and his love for Medora, a beautiful harem girl. It is a swashbuckling drama of captive maidens, rich sultans, kidnap and rescue, disguise and conspiracy, love and betrayal, culminating in a shipwreck which is one of the most breathtaking spectacles in ballet. English National Ballet is the first UK Company to perform the complete work, which showcases some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. Hollywood film designer Bob Ringwood (Batman, Alien 3, Star Trek Nemesis, A.I. and Troy) has created new sets and costumes for this lavish period piece, an adventure story which promises unmissable entertainment and acclaimed dancing. DigitalTheatre.com Collections is a unique cultural service that provides a platform for producers of quality content that has previously been recorded, forming a catalogue of recent and contemporary theatre, concerts, opera, ballet and dance. Harnessing DigitalTheatre.com's state of the art digital distribution platforms now means that DigitalTheatre.com Collections titles are available to watch online, download to your desktop or view through DigitalTheatre.com’s app for Samsung Smart TV. Speaking about the launch of the English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire on DigitalTheatre.com Collections, Co-Founder and Creative Director of DigitalTheatre.com, Robert Delamere said: “We are delighted to shareEnglish National Ballet’s Le Corsaire on screen with a global audience, as we continue to expand the variety of productions available to watch on DigitalTheatre.com - the world’s best on-demand global arts entertainment platform. Its spectacle and choreographic brilliance are a thrilling addition to the platform, and it is a privilege to work with a company of the stature of English National Ballet and an artist of the calibre ofTamara Rojo.” Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet said: “I’m thrilled that we are working withDigitalTheatre.com to make available English National Ballet’s five-star production of Le Corsaire. We are in the beginning stages of exploring the capture and distribution of our work and what better way to kick-start this than with our magnificent Le Corsaire.” NOTES TO EDITORS Announcement: DigitalTheatre.com launches English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire Price: Rent: £3.99 Buy: £10.99 (HD) Date: Tuesday 11 December 2014 Details: English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire now available on-demand in HD for the first time, courtesy ofDigitalTheatre.com Collections Website: www.digitaltheatre.com About DigitalTheatre.com DigitalTheatre.com is the on-demand arts entertainment platform with over 40 West End and Broadway shows available to rent or buy in stunning HD, with a global reach in over 220 countries. Working in partnership with leading theatre companies to capture stunning live performances authentically created for a fully immersive on-screen experience. Productions are available to buy or rent at DigitalTheatre.com and can be watched globally online, via the Samsung Smart TV App, and the DigitalTheatre.com iOS App. Visit www.DigitalTheatre.com About English National Ballet English National Ballet is a world-class ballet company, renowned for creative excellence, innovative collaborations and engaging ways of honouring and enhancing ballet. Established in 1950 by former Ballets Russes dancers Anton Dolin and Alicia Markova and impresario Julian Braunsweg, and now led by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, it exists to bring ballet to the widest possible audience by touring throughout the UK and around the world. The appointment of Tamara Rojo as Artistic Director in 2012 saw the beginning of a new chapter for the company, with her twin aims of keeping the classics fresh and relevant for new generations and investing in commissioning and creating the classics of the future. This has been demonstrated with the creation of an acclaimed production of Le Corsaire alongside the commissioning of three new ballets by British choreographers to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War (Lest We Forget). English National Ballet is committed to making ballet accessible to all. The My First Ballet series is a joint venture with the English National Ballet School, offering children the opportunity to see a ballet production created specifically for their age group. Through its Engagement department, English National Ballet works with local communities of all ages involving them with ballet through workshops, talks and classes that take place around the country, and through work such as its hugely successful Dance for Parkinson’s programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't have blu-ray and I don't like watching things on a computer. So I feel a bit left out of the excitement and wish that the methods of distribution selected by ENB had been more inclusive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynette H Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Casting is given on the ENB site as: Alina Cojocaru as Medora, Vadim Muntagirov as Conrad, Erina Takahashi as Gulnare, Dmitri Gruzdyev as Lankendem, Junor Souza as Ali and Yonah Acosta as Birbanto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Excited to know that a DVD/Blu-Ray will be released, I don't like downloading or watching ballet on my lap-top so wasn't particularly thrilled by yesterday's news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Fabulous news and I hope this is a harbinger of things to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I have heard that there will definitely be a DVD as well as blu-ray later next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I have heard that there will definitely be a DVD as well as blu-ray later next year. I wonder what does it mean: next year is in a little more than 20 days. I'd be happy to download it if I can burn a DVD and watch it on the sofa. Or on my sister's sofa, opposite her 55" TV screen! But if I have to sit at my desk to watch it, three quarters of the enjoyment is lost... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Apparently, you can't download in order to burn a DVD. It could well take months for the DVD and blu-ray to issue. Can't understand why ENB's first sally into recording could not have been issued simultaneously on/for all platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Could you use HDMI or VGA connectors to connect your lap top or pc to the television? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Could you use HDMI or VGA connectors to connect your lap top or pc to the television? Yes, I connect my laptop to my television by using a HDMI cable direct into back of t.v. every Sunday night to watch NFL. Works perfectly well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 The dvd would have been in a lot of Christmas stockings - can't fathom it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I'll wait for the Blu ray disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Has anyone downloaded yet? How is the recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I'd love to see it in the cinema -I wonder whether they will start doing screenings..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummykool Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 We watched our download of the high def version last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The techie husband says that the compression level is more suited to streaming than a download and at the lowest end of what he considers high def. Quality looks fine small scale on the computer but on our 46" TV he had to tweak a few TV settings to make the action smoother and have fewer colour artefacts. Throughout the performance the camera angles changed quite a bit, but they caught all the action and didn't have any distracting head only views or shots that cut off the dancers' feet. (Something the Royal still seem to be guilty of!) The only real issue is a picture freeze at 1.21.06 which will hopefully be corrected before the blu-ray is released. So not perfect but thoroughly enjoyable. Great sets and costumes and superb performances from all the cast. Loved it in the theatre and paying £11 to bring back such happy memories was well worth it. However, it looks like I'll still need to buy the blu-ray when it eventually comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, Mummykool. All well worth knowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We watched our download of the high def version last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The techie husband says that the compression level is more suited to streaming than a download and at the lowest end of what he considers high def. Quality looks fine small scale on the computer but on our 46" TV he had to tweak a few TV settings to make the action smoother and have fewer colour artefacts. Throughout the performance the camera angles changed quite a bit, but they caught all the action and didn't have any distracting head only views or shots that cut off the dancers' feet. (Something the Royal still seem to be guilty of!) The only real issue is a picture freeze at 1.21.06 which will hopefully be corrected before the blu-ray is released. So not perfect but thoroughly enjoyable. Great sets and costumes and superb performances from all the cast. Loved it in the theatre and paying £11 to bring back such happy memories was well worth it. However, it looks like I'll still need to buy the blu-ray when it eventually comes out. Thank you. Do your techie husband think I would be able to copy the downloaded files onto a DVD to watch it with my player connected with TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummykool Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I've asked the guru annamicro, and the answer is unfortunately not. The material is all copyright protected and has to be played through the Digital Theatre (DT) player. The only ways to play it on your TV are: 1) connect the TV to your computer running DT (ideally with an hdmi cable) 2) relay to the TV from an iphone or ipad through Apple TV or 3) if you have a Samsung smart TV there is an app for it but he doesn't know if that works in the UK Hope that helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I've asked the guru annamicro, and the answer is unfortunately not. The material is all copyright protected and has to be played through the Digital Theatre (DT) player. The only ways to play it on your TV are: 1) connect the TV to your computer running DT (ideally with an hdmi cable) 2) relay to the TV from an iphone or ipad through Apple TV or 3) if you have a Samsung smart TV there is an app for it but he doesn't know if that works in the UK Hope that helps! My desktop is too far from Tv and I cannot dowload it on my business laptop...so maybe te best solution is to wait for the DVD/Bluray release :-( How annoying! Thanks to you and the "guru" for your help! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummykool Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Our hdmi cable is 10m long and stretches from one room to another. I think it cost about £10 from Kenable. I looked on Amazon and they actually go up to 50m in length (though with an increasingly large price to match of course!). I agree it is all very annoying but I think they need to sort out a few technical hitches, especially the frozen frames in the Jardin Anime sequence before issuing the DVD. BTW, the guru says you're welcome :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 My Christmas tv highlight was definately watching this Corsaire. While I still think no production can compare with the Mariinsky for me this production is definitely 'the best of the rest'. Sets and costumes are splendid as is the style and commitment of the dancers. I bought the HD version from digital theatre and watched it on the tv via an ipad connection. Picture quality was good and I wasn't aware of any picture freezing in the garden scene. The performances of Alina and Vadim alone is worth the money especially as I think this is the only full length recording of Vadim currently available (though hopefully won't be the last!). English national Opera seem to be getting in on the cinema act, it would be great if the ballet would follow suit. This is definitely a ballet that would benefit from a large screen, especially the first act in the market. there is so much going on in the background that would be good to see. I wish they would follow Corsaire by doing the Merry Widow. it is a wonderful ballet but I've never seen it live as no company over here does it. I think it would be a great ballet for ENB to do and they have the connection with Ronald Hynd as they do his Coppelia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 It's worth knowing that if you know anyone with an NUS Extra card (like me!) then they can get a 30% discount on the cost of rental or purchase. I'm just downloading it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The dvd and Blu-Ray recording of Le Corsaire is now available to buy. See the ROH on-line shop to pre-order. http://www.roh.org.uk/products/le-corsaire-blu-ray-disc-english-national-ballet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks, Rob, and welcome to the forum. I know there are a lot of people here who'll be pleased with your news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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