cavycapers Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) Start the Week, Radio 4, 21:30, Mon 12th December, about the Bolshoi, 'collision between art and politics'. Edited December 6, 2016 by cavycapers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Good spot, thanks, cavycapers. Am I right in thinking that a (longer?) version of Start the Week goes out at 9 am? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm365 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Yes, that's right - Monday morning at 9 a.m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Yes am usually enjoying a cuppa in bed at that time! Luxury of retirement .....will never miss shaping the ice of the windscreen at 7.30 in the morning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Scraping the ice even ....am no artist! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 The BBC Radio4 programme, Start the Week, at 9am this morning, Monday 12th Dec, with a shortened repeat 9.30pm this evening, was mainly discussions relating to the Bolshoi Ballet. Should also be available on iPlayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Darn, I completely forgot about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riva Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Programme on Radio 4 tomorrow at 11.30am following artist Fiona Graham-Mackay whilst she works on a portrait of Ed Watson, during which he talks about life as a ballet dancer. Available on iPlayer afterwards (thank goodness)! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09b0shf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 A fascinating listen. Thank you very much for flagging it, Riva, because otherwise I'd have been completely oblivious! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I caught this programme by accident. A nice, natural perspective on a dancer's life from Ed Watson. It would have made good television, especially as they chatted in different locations. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Unfortunately missed this in the end ....had an appointment with a tax officer.....few and far between these days so lucky in that respect! will try to catch it on I player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 It should be there for a while, Lin - at least, I hope so. I was hoping they'd made a podcast of it, as they seem to for so many things these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Thanks so much, Riva, for sharing this. I was so fascinated by the contents of the interview that I’ve listened to it a few times by now. From an opening conversation about the format of the picture to a deep insight. It’d be great to see the final picture as part of an exhibition, together with the various photos taken during the interview and the sketches and drawings made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 If only it had been on television 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 http://www.fionagraham-mackay.com/gallery/drawings/ some od the preparatory drawings here. The actual portrait is amazing https://mobile.twitter.com/FionaGrahamMack/status/914877650862305280/photo/1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 As Ed said in the programme, it's so accurate it's almost like a photo. I guess the reason these aren't on TV is because someone generally deems them too static - probably not the case for a dancer, though. I wonder if there's a case for making some of them as TV programmes? Possibly, though, the radio format, without intrusive cameras, is more conducive to the almost confessional-like atmosphere? I must listen to some more of these ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 She is an incredible artist. Does the portrait get given to Ed or is it to be hung at RB or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Wow, it does have the likeness of a photo. It's fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 BBC Radio 4 next Tuesday morning at 11.30: Behind the Scenes features Akram Khan and his final dance work for himself, Xenos. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b42z8m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Tuesday, 8th January 11.30 Radio 4: Behind the Scenes - Marianela Nunez at Covent Garden (as she prepares for La Bayadere) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springbourne3 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Thanks for this - it’s in the diary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 A lovely programme, but rather a shame it could not have be a TV item. We just had to imagine what was going on in the dance rehearsals with Makarova etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Richard LH said: A lovely programme, but rather a shame it could not have be a TV item. We just had to imagine what was going on in the dance rehearsals with Makarova etc. But isn’t that the magic of radio, just as test cricket and football or tennis matches are somehow enhanced by only hearing them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Lizbie you have just saved me a packet- from now on it's ballet on the radio for me! No more transport problems, late nights, Open Up annoyances or irritation from other audience members either.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: But isn’t that the magic of radio, just as test cricket and football or tennis matches are somehow enhanced by only hearing them? Not really, for me - perhaps I don't have enough imagination Lizbie! I did find myself visualising the relevant dances from La B as the music was being played, but of course that only worked because I had already seen the ballet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 For the avoidance of doubt: I don’t suggest radio as a substitute for watching a ballet, but it’s not a bad medium for discussing it. (And certainly better than nothing, which is the real choice.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Sorry, I was only joking- apologies for my sarcasm. Sometimes, I contemplate getting some tickets-currently ENB in London- and then the whole reality of the cost, the trains, the hassle kicks in. If only there was some way of being 'virtually' present. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mary said: Sorry, I was only joking- apologies for my sarcasm. Sometimes, I contemplate getting some tickets-currently ENB in London- and then the whole reality of the cost, the trains, the hassle kicks in. If only there was some way of being 'virtually' present. I can't see myself giving up live theatre, and the main reason I choose to live in London is so trains, accommodation costs and massive time commitment don't really come into it. I can't see myself wanting to give up live theatre completely in favour of any kind of virtual or recorded experience, but I wouldn't miss poor facilities (endless queues for the Ladies' or the bar) and above all, the PEOPLE. I'm not talking about the engaged, interested majority, just those who chat loudly, mess about with their phones, block other people's views and don't supervise their children adequately, among other things! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Yes Ruth..I was about to contemplate spending a fair bit on a ticket for ENB Swan Lake, train travel etc- but then, if I get stuck between 2 people eating out of buckets ( as has happened to me twice at the Coli) I don't think I could bear it again........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) I agree with both of you! I was talking to my dentist this morning about how as far as we were concerned it’s only the opera and ballet and some exhibitions that can draw us up to town. But then when you get people munching loudly (do people go to the theatre to eat?) or giving their companion a running commentary (as if they were on the sofa at home) or as with the ENB Swan Lake refusing to pipe down in the slightest during the orchestral prelude to Act II, it puts such a downer on things that you wonder why you bothered. And that’s from someone who, like Ruth, is practically addicted to live performance. Edited January 8, 2019 by Lizbie1 Extra word removed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: or as with the ENB Swan Lake refusing to pipe down and in the slightest during the orchestral prelude to Act II, it puts such a downer on things that you wonder why you bothered. And in this case, it's the majority of the audience! I was at Sunday's matinee and it got me wondering why this is nowhere near as much of a problem at Covent Garden. (I'm not counting the new Swan Lake as there's no break between Acts 1 and 2, but even the worst example I can think of at a Royal Ballet performance, which is the interlude in Sleeping Beauty, not nearly as high a proportion of the audience join in with the full-volume chat during the music.) It's "the famous tune", too, so you'd think they might want to hear it! I was in the third row and even those around me* had their phones on, were standing up, and talking at full volume. I was wondering whether the audience is actually substantially different from the ROH one for a similar ballet, or whether the ROH technical team's choices in respect of house lighting and so forth are just better at controlling it. (We'd best be careful though, or we'll get booted out onto the Audience Behaviour thread - indeed can I suggest we take any further contributions to this discussion there?) *EDITED TO CLARIFY: "I was in the third row and even those around me..." I am not suggesting for one moment that I expect particularly high standards of behaviour from those supposedly genteel enough to sit in the expensive seats. I AM suggesting that when you are close enough to the orchestra to be able to tell over the hubbub in the auditorium that there is definitely music being played, and close enough to realize that you are personally audible and visible to the people who are playing that music, you might be expected to be more likely to show some respect for it/them than those further away. Edited January 8, 2019 by RuthE 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 That is shocking. Awful. An insult to the performers and the audience members who have paid up to about £80! to hear the music as well as watch the dance. I think the ROH is only different because it does not allow in food and drink. Once you do that- it sends a signal- 'relax! behave as if at home!' - and that's it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just off to the Coliseum for Swan Lake so I am a bit worried now! Perhaps the radio is better for enjoying ballet after all (sorry in advance, Lizbie)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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