bangorballetboy

I've just looked for Swan Lake on 4 May and it's the new system.

which we have not seen yet, despite many fundraising concerts etc., in this country.

Not a suggestion that there is actually a cast change in the offing, though.

I don't see how any of these suggestions have any weight. I have attended a number of fundraising concerts that included Russian participants. There were Russian participants in the Royal Opera's fundraising concert on Good Friday (including at least one member of the orchestra who has been very vocal in her support for Ukraine and has organised and taken part in a number of fundraising concerts herself). Osipova is still listed as performing in the special Swan Lake. I've not seen any complaints about that from any quarter, Ukrainian or otherwise. The performance is sold out, which speaks volumes. From my own perspective, I wholeheartedly applaud any Russian artist, whether here or elsewhere, who supports the Ukrainian cause. [I am using Russian as shorthand to include anyone of Russian background.]

It’s not definite at all. There is nothing in Freemantle’s story about anyone other than himself.

Thanks. I’ve seen both of those stories and in neither does Keesler say she’s leaving SFB. There may be teases and there may be inferences to draw but we cannot say for certain (and I haven’t read anything from her anywhere as confirmation) that she is leaving.

Has she? I must have missed that - when was it? Can you please link?

The dancers nominate the candidates, not management.

I got an error message on Safari a while ago but it's working OK now.

Cuthbertson was in class yesterday morning.

Ticket now spoken for.

I have a spare ticket for this event at 10.25 a.m. on 13 April - F18 - face value is £20. Please PM if interested.

It was the Corn Exchange when I saw Dance Bites (January 1995, I think).

I seem to remember seeing Herman Schmerman as part of the RB's Dance Bites tour in Cambridge in the mid 1990s, with Darcey Bussell dancing the Guillem role. That was the Dance Bites tour with Sarah Wildor shouldering her leg on the poster (which then hung on the wall in my college room for the rest of my time there!).

And Revisor won best new dance production.

The company (assuming you mean the Royal Ballet) is 91 years old...

Can you let me know tonight's lottery numbers please?

See above in this thread for details of The Diamond Celebration (including a new work by Zucchetti).

Anything Goes is not listed in the wikipedia entry for the Chichester Festival as having been performed there.

I understand that Zelensky is stepping down for personal reasons.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support and kind words!

Just bumping this as the sleepout is only a few days away. If you would like to sponsor me, you can do so here. Thanks to those who have already supported these worthy causes!

Sorry to say that Akane Takada is replaced by Yasmine Naghdi in DGV this evening.