RobR Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 And, in case members of this forum aren’t aware, dancers can’t take holidays when it suits them. The company is either dancing, rehearsing or recuperating (if injured) throughout the year. All holiday plans, visits to families abroad, are pre-planned for the summer break. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 And I omitted mention of the musicians, back stage staff and all the others who help bring the performances to the stage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Yes, it always good to remember that the dancers you see on stage are the visible tip of the iceberg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, bangorballetboy said: do you not think the dancers deserve a holiday? Yes indeed - but I wish another ballet company had been invited instead of the Bill Bailey/Brian Cox duo, for the cancelled Bolshoi dates. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, art_enthusiast said: Yes indeed - but I wish another ballet company had been invited instead of the Bill Bailey/Brian Cox duo, for the cancelled Bolshoi dates. Do you know of any ballet companies that may be available for those dates? I think one of the issues in replacing the Bolshoi is that most of the other companies that would be available will already be booked elsewhere. The main five British companies all seem to have their holidays around the same time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: Do you know of any ballet companies that may be available for those dates? I think one of the issues in replacing the Bolshoi is that most of the other companies that would be available will already be booked elsewhere. The main five British companies all seem to have their holidays around the same time. And would any ballet companies be able to meet the cost of hiring the ROH? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Plus having something different, such as Bill Bailey or Brian Cox, might get people in who may never have visited the ROH before. Who knows, they may then be encouraged to return to see a ballet or an opera? You never know. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, bangorballetboy said: do you not think the dancers deserve a holiday? I’m surprised only one person asked! - “when do the dancers get a holiday?” This is is obviously just a one-off as the opera house would have had the Bolshoi if war hadn’t been waged on Ukraine (and National Ballet of Canada in 2020 if the pandemic hadn’t happened). Not the whole Royal Ballet (including coaches and pianists), but just those who are not on holiday or have other prebooked commitments. Many dancers themselves work in summer performing as guests or on freelance stints. Some do non-dance work, eg modelling or acting, as well. This wouldn’t be part of their normal contract but an extra chance to use the stage and facilities for any extra projects or creations, just like a touring company in another city, and the pay would be extra on top of their usual pay, from the proceeds of that summer stint. The unfortunate reality for many dancers not in the highest ranks is that they can’t afford to pay for and enjoy annual long holidays that many of us take for granted - many will be looking for work elsewhere to pay the bills as well as keeping in peak physical fitness to be available to take on roles at short notice, as it is such a short career. Edited May 25, 2022 by Emeralds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 In UK and Europe, dancers in permanent contracts have year round employment with paid holidays the same as any other job. Short term contracts will be for a specified, defined time and unlikely to include paid holiday. On other continents, e.g. America and Asia employment laws are very different, so unfortunately dancers have second jobs to make ends meet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) On 24/05/2022 at 13:54, Odyssey said: There are some short extracts from her Act 2 Swan Lake on YouTube if you search . I've watched some of her Act 2 Swan Lake extracts and find them utterly superb. Now I'm even more confused as to why she wasn't cast in this run... (couldn't she have done one show, as Claire Calvert did?) I'm also really disappointed that Laura Morera didn't get cast. I've yet to see her Odette/Odile, which I'm sure must be stunning. Are there any clips anywhere of Melissa doing Odile/Act 3? Edited May 25, 2022 by art_enthusiast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 To my knowledge, Laura Morera has never danced Odette/Odile, has she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 46 minutes ago, Fonty said: To my knowledge, Laura Morera has never danced Odette/Odile, has she? I've been researching and I don't think she has - which is quite confusing as hasn't she been a principal dancer for a very long time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 No, she hasn't. And she's far from the only RB principal never to have taken principal roles in Swan Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, alison said: No, she hasn't. And she's far from the only RB principal never to have taken principal roles in Swan Lake. Indeed - but I think she's the only one out of the current roster of female principals who hasn't done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I can’t remember her having done Aurora either, but I might well be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 43 minutes ago, Sim said: I can’t remember her having done Aurora either, but I might well be wrong. No, Laura hasn’t danced Aurora. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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