capybara Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Tickets are now on sale for Lest We Forget at Sadlers Wells (8th/12th September 2015) and for the Nutcracker and Le Corsaire at the Coliseum (16th December 2015/24th January 2016). No doubt a Press Release will be posted here shortly to include touring details also. There is one night of Lest We Forget in both Milton Keynes and Manchester, several cities have Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev) and Liverpool has Le Corsaire. Edited February 17, 2015 by capybara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I put up the full release on DanceTabs but also did this for twitter - short-form heads up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrise Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) The "She Said" bill sounds interesting - I can't remember the last time I saw work by a prominent female choreographer. I want to get excited about Swan Lake in the round but its too far in the future to even think about. Oxford's been left off the tour apart from the My First Ballet Sleeping Beauty. Taking Le Corsaire abroad does not seem that adventurous to me. It's a shame the Lest We Forget bill won't be shown in Madrid, Barcelona or Paris. Edited February 17, 2015 by Sunrise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 When might we get some casting details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Oxford's been left off the tour apart from the My First Ballet Sleeping Beauty. Taking Le Corsaire abroad does not seem that adventurous to me. It's a shame the Lest We Forget bill won't be shown in Madrid, Barcelona or Paris. 1) I see that Oxford (the New Theatre) has been left off of the tour schedule this time round for any of the main stage items as well - but Bristol gained. 2) Very often, I think, it is the venue that plays a major role in determining the fare presented when dealing with major tour destinations (given that the Company will - I assume - be playing against guarantee). I should think this beautiful production of Le Corsaire will look ravishing in the Palais Garnier. Edited February 17, 2015 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The press release from ENB in full: English National Ballet 15/16 Season · She Said, a new triple bill of female choreography at Sadler’s Wells, featuring world premieres from Aszure Barton, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Yabin Wang. · Lest We Forget returns with performances at Sadler’s Wells, Milton Keynes and Manchester · Le Corsaire returns with performances at the London Coliseum and Liverpool · Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet embarks on a national tour · Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall · Following its most successful Winter season on record, English National Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum English National Ballet, winner of Outstanding Company at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards, today announces its 2015/2016 season. In April 2016, English National Ballet presents She Said, a new triple bill dedicated to female choreography at Sadler’s Wells. The programme includes three world premieres from, Aszure Barton, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Yabin Wang. Of She Said Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet said: I have wanted to present an evening dedicated to female choreographers for some time now, and I am thrilled to be working with these incredibly talented women, who are some of the most exciting creative voices working in dance today. I have been following Aszure, Annabelle and Yabin’s careers for a while and I am delighted that they are each going to create new work for English National Ballet. Barton’s credits include some of the world’s best dance companies and artists, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Sydney Dance Company. Lopez Ochoa has created work for a number of companies around the world. Her version of A Streetcar Named Desire for Scottish Ballet won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best New Production, the Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for Best Classical Choreography, and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Wang has created a number of works for her own Company, Yabin & her Friends, as well as internationally renowned choreographers including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who said of Wang, “I am not only amazed by her versatility as an accomplished young dancer, choreographer and producer, but I am also impressed by her creative ideas and unrelenting pursuit of arts.” Originally commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, Lest We Forget returns to London with performances at Sadler’s Wells (8 - 12 September), and tours to Milton Keynes (20 October), and Manchester (24 November). Featuring works from three British choreographers; Akram Khan’s Dust, winner of Best Modern Choreography at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards, looks at the empowerment of women in war and how women became the main workforce in the country; Russell Maliphant’s Second Breath is about the sacrifice of men in war; and No Man’s Land by Liam Scarlett, explores relationships in war and the loss and longing felt by women left behind by their partners. Last year just under 50,000 people saw an English National Ballet performance on its Autumn tour. This year alongside Lest We Forget, the Company’s Autumn 2015 national tour includes Rudolf Nureyev’s award-winningRomeo & Juliet, which tours to Bristol (14 - 17 October), Milton Keynes (22 – 23 October), Southampton (28 - 31 October), and Manchester (26 - 28 November). Of the Autumn tour, Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet said: “Taking world-class ballet to audiences outside of London is something I think is truly important, and I am very proud that this season we will present both full scale ballets and new works. We cannot wait to take Lest We Forget, our award-winning triple bill created to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, to audiences in Milton Keynes and Manchester; as well as our critically acclaimed production Le Corsaire, and Rudolf Nureyev’s beautiful Romeo & Juliet, to audiences up and down the country. English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire, makes a welcome return to the stage with performances in Liverpool (18 - 21 November) and at the London Coliseum (13 - 24 January 2016). The only UK Company to perform the full work, English National Ballet will release Le Corsaire on DVD with pre-order from 11am on Tuesday 17 March 2016, and to purchase from Monday 30 March 2016. Following English National Ballet’s most successful Winter season on record, where over 105,000 peoplecame to see Nutcracker and Swan Lake reaching a capacity of 94%, Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum (16 December - 10 January), continuing the Company’s tradition of presenting a Nutcrackerproduction each year since its inception. Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall present Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall from the 1 - 12 June 2016. Set to Tchaikovsky’s classic score, played live by English National Ballet Philharmonic, this spectacular staging - the largest production of its kind in the world - features over 120 performers including 60 swans taking to the stage. English National Ballet is committed to making ballet accessible to everyone. In partnership with the English National Ballet School, the My First Ballet series takes a popular ballet title and reworks it for an audience as young as three. Next season My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by George Williamson, English National Ballet’s Associate Artist and graduate of the English National Ballet School, will premiere at the Peacock Theatre in London before going on a national tour. In March 2016 Emerging Dancer returns for its seventh year. The competition remains vital to the development of English National Ballet’s younger dancers as the competing dancers perform in front of a panel of eminent judges. The winner is announced at the end of the evening together with the recipient of the People’s Choice Award, which is voted for by members of the public. Last year English National Ballet announced plans to increase its international touring, which continues into next season with performances in Madrid and Barcelona. Upon invitation from the Paris Opera Ballet, the Company will also take Le Corsaire to the Palais Garnier in June 2016. On sale dates: Lest We Forget General Public: Tuesday 17 February 2015 Romeo & Juliet; Le Corsaire; and Nutcracker English National Ballet Members: Tuesday 17 February 2015General Public: Monday 23 February 2015 Swan Lake in-the-round General Public: Thursday 26 February 2015 Le Corsaire on DVD Pre-order: Tuesday 17 February 2016 To buy: Monday 30 March 2016 www.ballet.org.uk/ownlecorsaire Emerging DancerTBA My First Ballet: Sleeping BeautyTBA She SaidNovember 2015 For further information, interview requests and images please contact Robert James, PR Manager atrobert.james@ballet.org.uk or call 020 7590 2933. For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk. Please note performance details are subject to change. Full details of the 15/16 season: Lest We Forget Tuesday 8 September - Tuesday 24 November 2015National Tour **** “a brave and brilliant move from artistic director Tamara Rojo” Evening Standard Following a critically acclaimed run at the Barbican in 2014, English National Ballet takes Lest We Forget on a national tour to Sadler’s Wells (8 - 12 September), Milton Keynes Theatre (20 October), and the Palace Theatre, Manchester (24 November). A poignant reflection on World War 1, Lest We Forget features three works by British choreographers expressing the experiences of those who fought in the war, and those who stayed behind. Dust, by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan, looks at the empowerment of women in war and how women became the main workforce in the country; Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant’s Second Breath is about the sacrifice of men in war; and No Man’s Land by Liam Scarlett, explores relationships in war and the loss and longing felt by women left behind by their partners. Romeo & Juliet Wednesday 14 October - Saturday 28 November 2015National Tour ***** “This is the most deeply romantic of all versions, and the most tragic.” Daily ExpressEnglish National Ballet takes Rudolf Nureyev’s award-winning Romeo & Juliet on a national tour to the Bristol Hippodrome (14 - 17 October), Milton Keynes Theatre (22 - 24 October), The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (28 - 31 October), and the Palace Theatre, Manchester (26 - 28 November). The world’s greatest love story, Romeo & Juliet features inventive, passionate choreography set to Prokofiev’s score performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic. Amidst the grandeur of the Capulet’s ball, the star-crossed lovers meet, unleashing a fateful sequence of events, from the romantic balcony scene to their tragic final embrace. Full of action, humour and drama, Rudolf Nureyev’s award-winning production of Romeo & Juliet was originally created for English National Ballet in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. The Company has since performed it worldwide to critical acclaim. Le Corsaire Wednesday 18 November 2015 - Sunday 24 January 2016National Tour ***** “ENB’s Corsaire…is a roaring success.” Financial Times Following its five-star premiere in 2013, English National Ballet’s production of Le Corsaire returns with performances at the Liverpool Empire (18 - 21 November), and a two week run at the London Coliseum (13 - 24 January). Le Corsaire, follows the escapades of Conrad, a pirate, who journeys across high seas to save his harem girl, Medora. It is a swashbuckling fantasy tale of captive maidens and cutthroats, love and betrayal, and deception and conspiracy, culminating in one of the most breath-taking spectacles in ballet. The first UK Company to perform the complete work, English National Ballet’s production features sets and costumes by Hollywood film designer Bob Ringwood, whose film credits include Batman, Alien 3, and Troy. Nutcracker Wednesday 16 December 2015 - Sunday 10 January 2016London Coliseum Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas. First performed in 2010 to celebrate English National Ballet’s 60th anniversary, Wayne Eagling’s version has since been seen by over 370,000 people.Featuring over 100 dancers and musicians, Nutcracker is set in a world of Edwardian elegance taking audiences on a journey with Clara, her Nutcracker doll and the magician Drosselmeyer, set to Tchaikovsky’s soaring score performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic. This is English National Ballet’s 11th production of Nutcracker since it performed its first full length production in 1950, its founding year. Since then, English National Ballet has established the tradition of performing Nutcracker at Christmas every year. Emerging Dancer Monday 14 March 2016Venue TBA English National Ballet’s annual Emerging Dancer competition enters its seventh year, recognising rising dance talent and excellence within the company. A group of promising dancers perform in front of an eminent panel of judges, before one receives the 2016 Emerging Dancer Award. The winner is announced at the end of the evening together with the recipient of the People’s Choice Award, which is voted for by members of the public.Emerging Dancer is generously supported by Talbot Hughes McKillop, the restructuring experts. My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Wednesday 16 March - Sunday 29 May 2016National Tour Making ballet accessible to an audience as young as three, the My First Ballet series, a joint venture between English National Ballet and English National Ballet School, continues with a new production of My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty. Choreographed by George Williamson, English National Ballet’s Associate Artist and former member of the English National Ballet School, My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty opens at the Peacock Theatre in London’s West End, My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty then embarks on a national tour, visiting seven venues around the country. She SaidTuesday 12 April - Sunday 17 April 2016 Sadler’s Wells With a focus on female choreography, She Said sees new works from three internationally renowned choreographers: Aszure Barton, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Yabin Wang Between them, Barton, Lopez Ochoa and Wang’s credits include some of the world’s best dance companies and artists, from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sydney Dance Company (Barton), to Scottish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba and Pacific Northwest Ballet (Lopez Ochoa), and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Wang). More details of the programme to be announced shortly. Swan Lake in-the-round Wednesday 1 - Sunday 12 June 2016Royal Albert Hall Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall present Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall. The largest production of its kind, it features over 120 dancers, and has delighted audiences around the world since its premiere in 1997. With Tchaikovsky’s classic score played by the English National Ballet Philharmonic, this production features acrobats, jugglers and 60 swans gliding across the stage within the splendour of the Royal Albert Hall. Notes to Editors LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR THE 15/16 SEASON Lest We Forget Sadler’s Wells, London 8 – 12 September 2015 Box Office: 0844 412 4300 or www.ballet.org.uk/lestweforget Tickets: £12 - £45 Romeo & Juliet Bristol Hippodrome 14 – 17 October 2015 Box Office: 0844 871 3012 or www.ballet.org.uk/romeoandjuliet Tickets: £9 - £45 Lest We Forget Milton Keynes Theatre 20 October 2015 Box Office: 0844 871 7652 or www.ballet.org.uk/lestweforget Tickets: £9 - £35 Romeo & Juliet Milton Keynes Theatre 22 – 24 October 2015 Box Office: 0844 871 7652 or www.ballet.org.uk/romeoandjuliet Tickets: £9 - £45 Romeo & Juliet The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 28 - 31 October 2015 Box Office: 023 8071 1811 or www.ballet.org.uk/romeoandjuliet Tickets: £10.75 - £48.50 Le Corsaire Liverpool Empire 18 – 21 November 2015 Box Office: 0844 871 3017 or www.ballet.org.uk/lecorsaire Tickets: £9 - £40 Lest We Forget Palace Theatre, Manchester 24 November Box Office: 0844 871 3019 or www.ballet.org.uk/lestweforget Tickets: £9 - £35 Romeo & Juliet Palace Theatre, Manchester 26 – 28 November 2015 Box Office: 0844 871 3019 or www.ballet.org.uk/romeoandjuliet Tickets: £9 - £40 Nutcracker London Coliseum 16 December 2015 – 10 January 2016 Box Office: 020 7845 9300 or www.ballet.org.uk/nutcracker Tickets: £14 - £79 Le Corsaire London Coliseum 13 – 24 January 2016 Box Office: 020 7845 9300 or www.ballet.org.uk/lecorsaire Tickets: £14 - £79 Emerging Dancer Venue and tickets TBA My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Peacock Theatre, London 24 March – 3 April 2016 On sale Spring 2015 She Said Sadler’s Wells, London 12 – 17 April 2016 On sale Autumn 2015 My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty The Orchard, Dartford 16 & 17 April 2016 On sale Spring 2015 My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty New Theatre, Oxford 30 April & 1 May 201 On sale Spring 2015 My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Bristol Hippodrome 21 & 22 May 2016 On sale Spring 2015 My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty New Victoria Theatre, Woking 28 & 29 May 2016 On sale Spring 2015 More venues and dates for My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty to be announced shortly Swan Lake in-the-round Royal Albert Hall, London 1 – 12 June 2016 Box Office: 0845 401 5045 or www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake Tickets: £19.50 - £70 About English National Ballet English National Ballet brings world-class classical ballet to the widest possible audience - delighting them with the traditional and inspiring them with the new. We aspire to be the United Kingdom’s most exciting and creative ballet company. www.ballet.org.uk Winner of Outstanding Company at Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2014 Modern Masters opens on 10 Mar until 15 Mar at Sadler’s Wells. Emerging Dancer is on 23 Mar at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. My First Ballet: Swan Lake opens on 2 Apr until 23 May and tours throughout the UK.Choreographics opens on 18 Jun until 20 June at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells. Details about these productions, Principal casting, our forthcoming season and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk. You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/enballet [@ENBallet], Instagram at www.instagram.com/englishnationalballet, Facebook at www.facebook.com/EnglishNationalBallet and YouTube at www.youtube.com/enballet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 What's happened to the Akram Giselle? Is that going to be created for the 2016/17 season or has that idea been shelved? I'm surprised that ENB is taking Corsaire to Madrid again so soon. It's a shame that they are not taking the Lest We Forget programme instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Bit brave taking Le Corsaire to Liverpool ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 What's happened to the Akram Giselle? Is that going to be created for the 2016/17 season or has that idea been shelved? I'm surprised that ENB is taking Corsaire to Madrid again so soon. It's a shame that they are not taking the Lest We Forget programme instead. I understand Giselle is Autumn 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think that ENB are taking Lest We Forget to Madrid in May this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think that She Said is an absolutely wonderful title for the mixed bill of three works by women choreographers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Maybe, Ms Harman will be in the front row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Bit brave taking Le Corsaire to Liverpool ... I've got to admit that I was absolutely lost for words when I read that Corsaire is coming here. I shall, of course, be going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Not sure what's brave about taking Le Corsaire to Liverpool. We do get Matthew Bourne as well. I'll be going although I'm not that fussed on it or the rest of the whole rep offered. It's too soon to see Le Corsaire again for me, what happened to Snow Queen, Giselle, Alice or Manon? I don't like modern stuff much so LFW is a miss for me. R&J is not a favourite ballet of mine at all either. It's all a bit "meh" for me I'm afraid. ENB almost boasts about how well Nutcracker did this past season well I think a large part of that was down to the fact that RB were not doing Nutcracker for a change so ENB was the only company doing it and hence benefited from that. It did not appear detrimental to ROH as they seemed to have sell outs for Alice and DonQ. Now if ENB did Onegin (and the Bolshoi DonQ) then we'd be in business I think ENB is perfect for Onegin especially having Alina Cojacaru on the staff and then Johann Kobborg could guest as Onegin it would be magic just as their Manon was! Edited February 17, 2015 by Don Q Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I think because past experience has shown that of the classical ballets brought to Liverpool only Swan Lake. Nutcracker and Coppelia sell well (unless it is a Russian company bringing them!).And with head hung in shame I say that as a Scouser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I think the idea behind SHE SAID is particularly inspired ... and is, even now, perhaps a tad overdue. ENB has, of course, among its ranks two VERY talented female choreographers, the insightful Tamarin Stott (who is part of the February programme for The Print Room) and the ever glorious Stina Quagebeur. I very much hope that some of their fine work can be seen in and around this celebration of ever potent female inspiration. Bless Ms. Rojo for making this possible and for once again leading in a fine and definitive way. Let's hope that some of the works from this triple bill can be seen (and supported) around the UK. The need for/importance of such effective role models is unquestioned. Edited February 18, 2015 by Bruce Wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Of interest - Observer critic Luke Jennings, a frequent and determined advocate of female choreographers, Tweeted earlier today: "@LukeJennings1: Sorry to strike a sour note, but "all female" choreographic events are not the answer." His remark has gathered some support. Personally - whilst 'All female' is not, of course, 'the answer,' it is, at least, 'a response.' 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 very very happy that they're touring to milton keynes again, only just up the road from me and a great venue so shall definitely have to try and see those performances!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Of interest - Observer critic Luke Jennings, a frequent and determined advocate of female choreographers, Tweeted earlier today: "@LukeJennings1: Sorry to strike a sour note, but "all female" choreographic events are not the answer." His remark has gathered some support. Personally - whilst 'All female' is not, of course, 'the answer,' it is, at least, 'a response.' It's a shame that anyone has even had to ask the question!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Noone seems to raise objections to Modern Masters.. I see the point that noone wants special treatment but it's a bit like Ballet Black- they say that they wish they didn't need to exist. In the case of ballet which is such a female art form in many ways it is sadly ironic that so few women seem to get the chance to choreograph, and there do seem to be barriers. Look at RB- I have written asking them where the new female talent is, or what they are doing to nurture it- twice in fact- and had no reply. Ballet- here's a fanciful idea that just occurred to me- is a bit like the Church of England: the audience is all women, the people in charge all men...(except the C of E is trying hard to change..) Ony joking- of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betterankles Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 What DOES it matter whether a woman or a man choreographs? As long as it's INTERESTING! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Noone seems to raise objections to Modern Masters.. I see the point that noone wants special treatment but it's a bit like Ballet Black- they say that they wish they didn't need to exist. In the case of ballet which is such a female art form in many ways it is sadly ironic that so few women seem to get the chance to choreograph, and there do seem to be barriers. Look at RB- I have written asking them where the new female talent is, or what they are doing to nurture it- twice in fact- and had no reply. Ballet- here's a fanciful idea that just occurred to me- is a bit like the Church of England: the audience is all women, the people in charge all men...(except the C of E is trying hard to change..) Ony joking- of course. Truer words - or so we are told - are oft spoke in jest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Not sure what's brave about taking Le Corsaire to Liverpool. We do get Matthew Bourne as well. I'll be going although I'm not that fussed on it or the rest of the whole rep offered. It's too soon to see Le Corsaire again for me, what happened to Snow Queen, Giselle, Alice or Manon? Manon? You mean that ballet ENB scheduled for Liverpool several years ago and then cancelled because the advance ticket sales were so poor? Which is part of the reason for my initial post: it appears that Liverpool ENB audiences are exceptionally conservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Manon? You mean that ballet ENB scheduled for Liverpool several years ago and then cancelled because the advance ticket sales were so poor? Which is part of the reason for my initial post: it appears that Liverpool ENB audiences are exceptionally conservative. Actually Alison, it never even went on sale. It was pulled from the Spring tour because of poor ticket sales on the Autumn tour, not because of poor Liverpool sales. Who knows, it could have sold out in Liverpool!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I was making a comment about ENB's rep in general as the ballets I listed have not been seen in ages and were good IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Actually Alison, it never even went on sale. It was pulled from the Spring tour because of poor ticket sales on the Autumn tour, not because of poor Liverpool sales. Who knows, it could have sold out in Liverpool!!! My mistake, sorry. My disappointment was all the greater considering that the Royal Ballet's own production a few months earlier had received rave reviews, and even that didn't convince people around the country that it was a ballet worth seeing. I suppose if it *had* been the RB performing it would have sold more tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmie Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Any tips on the best seats for the Royal Albert Hall Swan Lake? A high view to get the full spectacle is what I'd be after - something like front row Amphitheatre at the ROH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Really glad to see they're bringing back Corsaire again though they got the dvd publication date wrong in the press statement shown here, saying it was 2016 not 2015. I downloaded it and have watched it several times but you can't beat seeing the real thing. However, my favourite production will always be the Mariinsky's which I hope they will bring on their next visit as I don't think they've performed it here since about 2001. However, to return to ENB's production I do think they have superior sets and costumes and, more importantly, all the cast throw themselves into it with such enthusiasm it's great to see them seemingly having so much fun on stage. I suppose it's too much to ask that Vadim might guest a time or 2 in London to reprise his Conrad but even without him ENB have such great male dancers it will be wonderful to see any of them in any of the male roles. Also good for them to have ballets with such great male roles after a season of Swan Lake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Any tips on the best seats for the Royal Albert Hall Swan Lake? A high view to get the full spectacle is what I'd be after - something like front row Amphitheatre at the ROH. Timmie, try this thread: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/2734-where-are-the-best-seats-for-swan-lake-in-the-round/ (There's also one relating to the in-the-round Romeo production) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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