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Bruceadmin

16-11-06, 10:14 AM (GMT (BST))
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"Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
 
  
It's the general reheasal today and John Ross is also along to take photographs which we should have up for tomorrow nights premiere.

This thread is to discuss the 5 performances and also the reheasal, so do give us a heads up if you go. Remember though that today is a reheasal and not to be dissected every last which way...


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  RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Sim 16-11-06 1
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill JohnM 16-11-06 2
  RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill DaveM 16-11-06 3
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill dew_lyla 16-11-06 4
         RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill alison 16-11-06 5
             RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill art caviar14 16-11-06 6
             RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill dew_lyla 16-11-06 7
  John Ross Photographs Bruceadmin 17-11-06 8
     RE: John Ross Photographs alison 17-11-06 9
     RE: John Ross Photographs london_ballerina 17-11-06 10
         RE: John Ross Photographs lbeard 17-11-06 11
             RE: John Ross Photographs DaveM 17-11-06 12
                 RE: John Ross Photographs PB2003 17-11-06 13
                     RE: John Ross Photographs Ballet_Fan 17-11-06 14
             Re: Chroma JohnM 17-11-06 15
                 RE: Re: Chroma lbeard 17-11-06 16
                     RE: Re: Chroma Sim 17-11-06 17
                     RE: Re: Chroma DaveM 18-11-06 18
                         RE: Re: Chroma london_ballerina 18-11-06 19
                             RE: Re: Chroma alison 18-11-06 20
                                 RE: Re: Chroma billboyd 18-11-06 21
                                     RE: Re: Chroma london_ballerina 18-11-06 22
                                     The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'DG london_ballerina 19-11-06 23
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D AEHandley 19-11-06 24
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Leonid 19-11-06 25
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D london_ballerina 19-11-06 26
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Anjuli_Bai 19-11-06 27
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Sim 19-11-06 28
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D lbeard 19-11-06 30
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D AEHandley 19-11-06 32
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Leonid 19-11-06 33
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D louis 19-11-06 29
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D art caviar14 19-11-06 31
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D DaveM 19-11-06 34
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Bruceadmin 19-11-06 35
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Leonid 19-11-06 39
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D PB2003 19-11-06 36
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Bruceadmin 19-11-06 38
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D gonetorome 19-11-06 42
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Martin 19-11-06 37
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D london_ballerina 19-11-06 40
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Bruceadmin 19-11-06 41
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D ian_palmermoderator 20-11-06 43
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D lbeard 20-11-06 44
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Michael LL 20-11-06 45
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D louis 20-11-06 46
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D AlexP 20-11-06 47
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D lbeard 20-11-06 48
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Leonid 20-11-06 49
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Elise 20-11-06 50
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D billboyd 20-11-06 51
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D ICM 20-11-06 52
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D louis 20-11-06 53
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Leonid 20-11-06 54
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D ami 20-11-06 55
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D JRF 20-11-06 56
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D louis 20-11-06 57
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D london_ballerina 20-11-06 58
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D PB2003 20-11-06 59
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D DaveM 20-11-06 60
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Anjuli_Bai 20-11-06 61
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Paul A 20-11-06 62
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D ian_palmermoderator 20-11-06 63
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Bruceadmin 20-11-06 64
                                     RE: The Royal Ballet: 'Chroma', 'The Four Temperaments', 'D Tony Newcombe 20-11-06 65
  Review Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Bruceadmin 21-11-06 66
     RE: Review Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill dhilldance 21-11-06 67
     RE: Review Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill dew_lyla 21-11-06 68
     Darcey greets Chris Wheeldon DaveM 25-11-06 71
         RE: Darcey greets Chris Wheeldon Sim 25-11-06 72
             RE: Darcey greets Chris Wheeldon Bruceadmin 25-11-06 73
                 RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Paul N 27-11-06 74
                     RE: Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill - Monday 27th November ICM 28-11-06 75
                         RE: Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill - Monday 27th November AEHandley 28-11-06 76
                             RE: Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill - Monday 27th November PB2003 28-11-06 77
  RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill DaveM 28-11-06 78
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill PB2003 28-11-06 79
         RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Paul A 30-11-06 80
  pining DaveM 30-11-06 81
     RE: pining Tomoko.A 30-11-06 82
         black spots DaveM 30-11-06 83
             RE: black spots PB2003 30-11-06 84
                 RE: black spots Sim 30-11-06 85
                     RE: black spots AnnWilliams 30-11-06 86
                         RE: black spots PB2003 30-11-06 87
                     RE: black spots Paul N 30-11-06 88
  RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Kinsayder 01-12-06 89
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Michael LL 01-12-06 90
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill Paul N 01-12-06 91
     RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill alison 01-12-06 92

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Sim

16-11-06, 03:34 PM (GMT (BST))
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1. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   OK....so I won't dissect! What I will say is that this triple bill is marvelous, with Chroma being the real highlight for me. I really liked the Wheeldon as well, with a particularly superb pdd danced by Gary Avis and Darcey Bussell, who was in fine fettle today. I don't want to ruin things for those who weren't there today, but suffice to say that once again Gary proves that he is one of the most solid, technically brilliant partners to grace the ROH stage these days.

4T looked a bit ragged in parts, but the solos were danced well. Again, Darcey looked particularly good here, as did Carlos and Ed Watson especially. Ed was very busy today, dancing in all three pieces, all of which are just the type of choreography in which he excels, and excel he did. If Mr B were alive today, I'm sure he'd love Ed Watson!

It was also excellent to see Eric Underwood dance, finally. A shame he wasn't in 4T, but he was superb in the other two pieces. Lauren partnered him both times (replacing an injured Zen in DGV) and I must say they looked great together.

I loved the staging of Chroma; it looked like a movie screen, with very simple but effective lighting and sets. The lighting was one of the stars of DGV...set to Michael Nyman's relentless, pulsating score (which I really liked; Wheeldon always chooses such appropriate and good music for his choreography), it was very effective in highlighting the dancers at just the right moments. I'm so glad I'm going back tomorrow night, and hope to go back after that, as well. There is so much going on in Chroma and in DGV that it will take a good few times to take it all in...and those are times I'm looking forward to.


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JohnM

16-11-06, 04:23 PM (GMT (BST))
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2. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   In a word, energising. Or make it two and add energised.


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DaveM

16-11-06, 05:29 PM (GMT (BST))
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3. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   if you were dithering about whether to get a ticket or not - GET ONE NOW!!!

I'm only sad that its only on 5 times....


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dew_lyla

16-11-06, 06:49 PM (GMT (BST))
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4. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   What a stunning performance by everyone, from the musicians, to the set designers, the costume designers, the lighting designers (Lucy Carter and Jennifer Tipton, created an extraordinary effect to the new works), the choreographers and, last but not least, the dancers (and of course the encouraging audience).

This production truly exhibit the company's varied strength and excellence, especially when this mixed bill is sharing the main stage with Sleeping Beauty; audiences are fortunate to see the diversified talents of the company.

Thank you Ms Mason for this Mixed Bill... one could only ask for more....

personally, i wish this production would be sell out for every performance, for the dancers and the producers truly deserved it....


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alison

16-11-06, 07:08 PM (GMT (BST))
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5. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   I think 3 of the performances are now showing as "Limited" availability ...


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art caviar14

16-11-06, 08:08 PM (GMT (BST))
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6. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   I can but agree with all the above. It is a truly glorious triple bill (also wish to thank Monica Mason for this)
If I say anything more it would just be repeating what has already been said. Just want to get it out.
Well done to all the Royal Ballet dancers and the choreographers.
PS I do love S McRae, he is a very talented dancer and sure we will see more of him in the future. He is so full of energy and enthusiasm and he certainly deserves whatever comes his way but I found his enthusiasm in Chroma should have been more controlled,toned down so to speak. He would have shown himself at his superb best with more self-control. But that is my personal opinion.


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dew_lyla

16-11-06, 08:59 PM (GMT (BST))
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7. "RE: Royal Ballet Wheeldon/McGregor/Balanchine bill"
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   17th Nov production is SOLD OUT!
*yippee*


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Bruceadmin

17-11-06, 10:57 AM (GMT (BST))
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8. "John Ross Photographs"
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   LAST EDITED ON 17-11-06 AT 10:58 PM (GMT)
 

As promised John Ross was at the photoshoot...



Stephen McRae and Alina Cojocaru in Wayne McGregor's Chroma




Cindy Jourdain and David Makhateli in The Four Temperaments




Edward Watson and Leanne Benjamin in Christopher Wheeldon's DGV


Royal Ballet - Chroma, Four Temperaments, DGV - Nov 2006
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all images © John Ross

If you spot a wrongly named dancer please contact John direct - John Ross Contact Details

Edit: Added John Ross contact para


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alison

17-11-06, 01:18 PM (GMT (BST))
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