FionaM Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just seen today on ROH website that Federico Bonelli will partner Akane Takade on 6th March replacing Steven McRae. No changes shown yet to other dates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, FionaE said: Just seen today on ROH website that Federico Bonelli will partner Akane Takade on 6th March replacing Steven McRae. No changes shown yet to other dates. The email I had this afternoon said it was for all three dates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, FionaE said: Just seen today on ROH website that Federico Bonelli will partner Akane Takade on 6th March replacing Steven McRae. No changes shown yet to other dates. To save others having to look it up (like wot I did), this relates to Swan Lake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 2 hours ago, FionaE said: Just seen today on ROH website that Federico Bonelli will partner Akane Takade on 6th March replacing Steven McRae. No changes shown yet to other dates. I doubt anybody will be surprised that much as I admire Bonelli, and I thought him looking wonderfully re-junvenated with Kaneko on the Beauty broadcast, I had hoped that after his superb Des Grieux this might have been a window of opportunity for Alexander Campbell ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 13/02/2020 at 21:01, capybara said: I think that it's possible to guess at who will dance with Takada because some men appear to be fully occupied at that time and others have their shows later in the run than Takada. Bonelli makes perfect sense in this scheduling context, as well as being excellent as one of Takada's partners in the last run. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamk Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Just in Our records show that you are due to attend the performance of Dances at a Gathering / The Cellist on 28 February 2020. We are writing to make you aware that Cesar Corrales will not perform as scheduled in The Cellist on Friday 28 February. Cesar has recently travelled to Italy and, on the advice taken from The Royal Ballet's in-house medical team, he will rest as a precautionary measure following his trip. We would like to stress he is well and healthy, and we have followed recommended guidelines for those returning from Italy. He is replaced by Matthew Ball as the Conductor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I wonder if that will carry over into next week, in which case Francesca Hayward should also rest, as well as Vadim Muntagirov who has just been in Japan..and I am sure the list could go on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 So that means Francesca Hayward will be out as well... Although she's definitely been on stage since being back from Milan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Yes, she was onstage on Tuesday night, and I think the new guidelines regarding trips to/from Italy came into force yesterday. So much for me going to see my relatives in a couple of weeks' time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 The Royal Ballet School was onto the regulations earlier in he week, which gave cause for questions as to what the RB was doing, if anything - given that Francesca was on stage on Tuesday. So disappointing for Cesar and everyone else affected - and us, the audience, of course. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Does this apply to the whole of next week? Was really hoping to see Caesar on Wednesday 4th March. Will be very disappointing if he has to miss this after rehearsing all this time. Is there in fact any likelihood that the RB dancers have actually come into contact with anybody who has the Coronavirus? I know it has spread a bit in Italy but I thought contained in certain areas. You cannot catch this virus unless you have spent some time with somebody who has it. I don't think you can catch it from just passing somebody in the street but don't know how much time is key to picking it up : eg an hour /two hours/ and evening/ a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Sim said: I wonder if that will carry over into next week, in which case Francesca Hayward should also rest, as well as Vadim Muntagirov who has just been in Japan..and I am sure the list could go on. I was wondering about Muntagirov/Japan. I do hope he doesn't have to pull out of Swan Lake next week! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandra Newman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 All we know is that there are a very high number of cases in northern Italy and Francesca Hayward posted on her social media that she was in Milan for the weekend, and so seems to have been Corrales. As she danced DAAG last night she clearly has been inside the ROH since coming back from Milan thus mingled with the other dancers. I just hope all will be ok. Just imagine the potential of the virus spreading amongst the dancers. LinMM: anyone coming back from Government listed countries (northern Italy and many Asian countries) has to self isolate for a minimum of 2 weeks according to NHS and Government guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I’d be grateful if people wouldn’t post inaccurate information on this subject. The current government advice for people returning from Northern Italy is to self isolate for two weeks if either (a) they were in one of the listed towns or (b) they show flu-like symptoms. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Current government advice re Japan is only to isolate if symptoms shown within two weeks. However in lockdown areas in northern Italy (and I believe Milan is one?) it states self-isolation even if no symptoms, so I imagine that is why Cesar Corrales (and probably Francesca Hayward) are being singled out particularly. Although given that she danced a couple of nights ago, it is rather shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Balletfanp said: Current government advice re Japan is only to isolate if symptoms shown within two weeks. However in lockdown areas in northern Italy (and I believe Milan is one?) it states self-isolation even if no symptoms, so I imagine that is why Cesar Corrales (and probably Francesca Hayward) are being singled out particularly. Although given that she danced a couple of nights ago, it is rather shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted! There's a list of small towns where self-isolation applies - Milan isn't among them. If someone has been in northern Italy AND is showing symptoms, that's a different story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, bridiem said: I was wondering about Muntagirov/Japan. I do hope he doesn't have to pull out of Swan Lake next week! It was apparent from social media that The New National Theatre in Tokyo did not allow people to wait at the stage door after Vadim's performances. He himself posted apologies for that over a photo showing a sizeable pile of presents handed in for him. People in Japan at the time have reported that, on the second night, he and his Manon took 17 curtain calls - apparently a record! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingrid Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 about the coronavirus: “CDC believes at this time that symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 days after exposure”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Cesar Corrales has posted "I'm 100% OK" messages on social media as well as the official ROH announcement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 20/02/2020 at 16:50, FionaE said: Just seen today on ROH website that Federico Bonelli will partner Akane Takade on 6th March replacing Steven McRae. No changes shown yet to other dates. I haven't had an email about the change at all, but it is now confirmed on the website for all three dates. General Rehearsal tomorrow... I wonder who will be dancing? 🦢💔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Matthew Ball replaces Cesar Corrales in The Cellist on 4th March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Does anyone know if it is usual for dancers to rehearse together if they're not scheduled to perform together? Yesterday the ROH posted a picture on Instagram of Ball & Osipova rehearsing Swan Lake. Since they're not currently scheduled to dance together I'm wondering if they were just practising because their scheduled parters were unavailable or if there's an unannounced cast change going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: Does anyone know if it is usual for dancers to rehearse together if they're not scheduled to perform together? Yesterday the ROH posted a picture on Instagram of Ball & Osipova rehearsing Swan Lake. Since they're not currently scheduled to dance together I'm wondering if they were just practising because their scheduled parters were unavailable or if there's an unannounced cast change going to happen. This is probably going to make me sound like too much of a Royal Ballet 'fan' but I recognised the picture - it's from 2017 (it's in the programme for that run when they did actually dance together). I'm not sure if this answers your question but I know there have been rehearsal pictures for the recent Dances at a Gathering of the two casts dancing together/mixed classes. That's slightly different to Swan Lake though where there is an obvious partnership, so whilst dancers may rehearse certain steps together (e.g. perhaps a few Odettes will rehearse together?) I think it's unlikely that pdds will be rehearsed with someone they won't be dancing with...could be wrong though! Edited March 3, 2020 by JNC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, JNC said: This is probably going to make me sound like too much of a Royal Ballet 'fan' but I recognised the picture - it's from 2017 (it's in the programme for that run when they did actually dance together). I'm not sure if this answers your question but I know there have been rehearsal pictures for the recent Dances at a Gathering of the two casts dancing together/mixed classes. That's slightly different to Swan Lake though where there is an obvious partnership, so whilst dancers may rehearse certain steps together (e.g. perhaps a few Odettes will rehearse together?) I think it's unlikely that pdds will be rehearsed with someone they won't be dancing with...could be wrong though! Thanks for the info. I wasn't following the RB closely back in 2017 so didn't realise it was an old picture, as the way I read the caption I thought it implied that it was rehearsals for the current production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Isn't she supposed to be dancing with Hallberg in this? Given the news from about 24 hours ago, it's possible he might have been otherwise/elsewhere occupied, anyway. And yes, dancers do occasionally rehearse with other partners than their scheduled ones if the scheduled partner happens to be unavailable for some reason, or if there are a couple of dancers who perhaps need additional coaching, e.g. if they're making debuts. We've seen mix-and-match partnerships on things such as insights before now, and it has in some instances led to unnecessary concerns as to whether cast changes are about to be announced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I was being more curious than concerned! As I don't have a ticket for Osipova/Hallberg & sadly had to return my ticket for Naghdi/Ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Email just received from ROH: Our records show that you are due to attend a performance of Swan Lake on Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 7.30pm. We are contacting you to let you know that Principal Guest Artist David Hallberg is replaced by Reece Clarke as Prince Siegfried. This is due to commitments related to his recent appointment as Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Oh wow. I don't have tickets to this pairing, but I'm glad to see that Reece has received the call to dance with Natalia O. once again. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Pleased Reece gets a chance at the role (though a bit of a shame it’s not with Fumi Kaneko). I suppose while I’m one who gets frustrated with cast changes each change is an opportunity for someone else! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legseleven Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Is this run Francesca Hayward’s debut as Odette/Odile? Or has she danced the role/s elsewhere but not in this production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, Legseleven said: Is this run Francesca Hayward’s debut as Odette/Odile? Yes. She was quoted somewhere (I forget where) as saying this role is her last remaining major classical challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Candleque said: Yes. She was quoted somewhere (I forget where) as saying this role is her last remaining major classical challenge It was an interview in The Stage. Does she therefore not have her sights on La bayadère or Don Quixote? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I'd assumed she was thinking of the Tchaikovsky "classics", but you do have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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