Great to see Viviana Durante in two pdd - Giselle and Manon!

Completely agree - thought this was so moving and beautifully danced! My favourite without doubt on the night!

The last two galas I have been to have been so well though out and if nothing else they should invite Anthony back to oversee the next one!

Being more constructive and adult about it, my fave bits were the Thais duet as well, AND the Don Quixote number and of course the Manon excerpt. My only disappointment was that Alina Cojocaru only got that tiny dance, which I thought was slightly dull, and the world's most HIDEOUS costume!! Poor thing. I would have been gutted if that was me!!

Was he?
As far as I remember Bolle had a perfect figure last year in Swan Lake and the Nutcracker. Things can change over months!

>excerpt. My only disappointment was
>that Alina Cojocaru only got
>that tiny dance, which I

Oh dear..what did she dance in?
Could you please describe more in details?

Alina did a month in the country, i think. I know very little about ballet, so can't say a lot about it, but i'm a huge fan of hers, and was just disappointed what she got to do.

Did Alina Cojocaru do the Vera pas de deux in "Month"?

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Can't remember the full programme and of course don't have the stuff with me at work but if it is not posted by later tonight I will do so when I get home!

What I remember in no order at all -

Manon pdd Cope Durante
Thias Bolle Benjamin
Giselle pdd Teddy Durante
Don Q Acosta Rojo
Monontones Zanowsky Marriott and Madzen
Winter Dreams Heydon
Swan Lake Kobborg Yoshida
Cooper and Widor did a piece (sorry can't remember name)
The Dream - Steifell
Awakening pdd fron SB Zelensky Hatley
Month in Country pdd Cope Cojocarau
Symphony in C for Finale
No Guillem!

RB school did 2 pieces

Please excuse all spelling mistakes - will do all corrections later!

Those of you who attended - more details please?!

How was the front of house decorated - as gorgeous as Madam's 90th birthday gala in 1988?

Also, where was the programme actually advertised? I've been looking everywhere for news about the gala for the last few months and I didn't have a clue what was going to be danced until now.

Ethan was very good!
>
>Also, where was the programme actually
>advertised? I've been looking everywhere
>for news about the gala
>for the last few months
>and I didn't have a
>clue what was going to
>be danced until now.

It wasn't published in advance as far as I was aware - we only knew what was being danced we bought the programme.

And speaking of programmes - have any of you read yours yet? What did you think of Sylvie's piece? (I thought it rather interesting.)

Bruce - do you think we'd be allowed to quote from the programme (and if so, how much?) without infringing copyright? I think people might be interested in some of the comments.

- Wendy

Yes I would agree with that but was Irek in the gala ? I am still green with envy. I would loved to have seen Viv as she is one of my favourite ballerinas and I have missed her presence at the Royal ballet. I think it is so bad that the BBC did not make a video recording of the gala. Does anyone know if Durante plans to dance in London this year ? Will we ever see Irek and Viv together again ?

It is kinda wierd though that he didn't perform.

I thought Stiefel was stunning, dare I say it but better than Kobborg the other night. He had that fey, other worldly look about him that I felt Kobborg lacked, well as he got his feet around it.

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