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Geoffrey Marsh discusses/tours the exhibition (short video) http://www.thecrane.tv/#video/v/230150875289-1eccbd6a/Diaghilev-at-the-Victoria-and-Albert-

David Nice takes a preview tour of the exhibition http://davidnice.blogspot.com/2010/09/every-costume-tells-story.html

Have you tried the booking telephone number for ticket problems? http://www.vam.ac.uk/your_visit/tickets/index.html Otherwise there are some other general and booking related telephone/e-mail contacts on the web-site (they come up when you double-click on "contact us" at the bottom of the page) Also, interview at Theatre Voice (audio) "Diaghilev special: Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at the V&A, talks to Carole Woddis about Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, the upcoming V&A exhibition which marks the centenary of the Ballets Russes, including items relating to The Firebird (1910) and The Rite of Spring (1913). She also describes the V&A's Theatre and Performance Collection, located at Blythe House. More info: www.vam.ac.uk" http://podcast.theatrevoice.com/theatrevoice_I_pritchard_08_10.mp3

Moscow City Ballet have posted some photos of the production on their Facebook page:

V@A's blog on the Diaghilev exhibition http://www.vam.ac.uk/things-to-do/blogs/diaghilev-and-ballets-russes

15 hours (60 programmes) of Chopin recitals "un ete avec Chopin" are available on France 3 (audio) for the next week (up until September 10th?). Performances are from the 200th anniversary recitals at Chateauroux and at Salle Pleyel on 27th and 28th February this year. List of programmes/access to recitals is at: http://programmes.france3.fr/musique-classique/?page=evenements&id_article=737 More information on the recitals and the pianists is available at http://www.frederic-chopin.com/anniv%202010/Program.pdf Videos of the last six recitals are on http://www.pluzz.fr/recherche.html?q=chopin - they are only on pluzz fr for one week, so we will lose a video every day - video from the 28th August - the barcarolle - will probably go within the next few hours.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20100819/101308.shtml

...ah, beautiful..so the fast ending was indeed the original one. Thanks Mel! I was just curious, because in every single performance I've seen of Giselle after I left Cuba-(MCB, ABT and those on video, either Russians or those of Makarova and Nureyev)- I get the slow one. Vasiliev's production of Giselle for the Bolshoi has a similar ending to the Cuban Giselle - I'm guessing that it would probably be the same music, however it's a long time since I've seen the production It is the same music - it's included in an excerpt from a russian news bulletin (on youtube) that features Osipova's and Hallberg's Giselle

...ah, beautiful..so the fast ending was indeed the original one. Thanks Mel! I was just curious, because in every single performance I've seen of Giselle after I left Cuba-(MCB, ABT and those on video, either Russians or those of Makarova and Nureyev)- I get the slow one. Vasiliev's production of Giselle for the Bolshoi has a similar ending to the Cuban Giselle - I'm guessing that it would probably be the same music, however it's a long time since I've seen the production

A new perfume has been commissioned to coincide with the opening of the Diaghilev exhibition at the V@A in September http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalaman...2010_new_f.html http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1398...127111967315301

All the clips are lovely. There's a very nice tribute on Youtube re Alicia Alonso and Giselle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGKN72qjbi8. (The 1963 film was the first time that I saw the inside of Giselle's house - I think it showed a kitchen with lots of pots and pans) Wishing I was there tonight and looking forward to reading the reports

Arte Spain shows some photos from an accompanying exhibition dedicated to Alicia Alonso http://www.artespain.com/03-06-2010/notici...n-alicia-alonso

CCTV video including clips from l'Arlesienne, and something else, is it something by Hans Van Manen? http://english.cntv.cn/20100519/101103.shtml

Christopher Cook and Sarah Woodcock discuss a costume designed by Nicholas Roerich for the Rite of Spring (2004 audio) http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/a...ring/index.html

National Ballet of Prague are on tour in China http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpr...10/101178.shtml Interview with Artistic Director, Petr Zuska http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpr...10/101237.shtml

Short profiles and interviews with Carlos Acosta and Alicia Alonso from London for Birmingham performances http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/birmingham/hi/...000/8619861.stm

I believe the swan lake clip is the press call at the Coliseum - you can hear the cameras clicking

Swan Lake Video and interviews (in spanish) http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/cultura_socieda...t_cuba_lh.shtml

The "ashton" act in their swan lake is quite wonderful

Thank you so much for the link -- I love his playing. Although I believe that some find his performances slow, my favourite chopin CD is Geza Anda's collection of waltzes. His minute waltz is on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykyf30Dxqy4

CCTV reports: http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexp...12/101732.shtml

More 50th anniversary video from CCTV- swan lake, onegin, bayadere and rehearsal footage http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexp...27/100849.shtml

Wales Online on the Russian State Ballet of Siberia's Christmas season in Cardiff, with discussion of why the Nutcracker (and Sleeping Beauty) attracts a wide audience http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-l...nterstitialskip

More 50th anniversary National Ballet of China video from CCTV - glimpses of Sylvia, Onegin, Peony Pavilion, Red Detachment of Women and Raise the Red Lantern. http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexp...08/101205.shtml

Culturebox has a couple of video extracts (in french) on Nureyev, the first relates to a documentary, the second one shows footage of the Nureyev costume exhibition at Moulins http://culturebox.france3.fr/all/5626/L%27...r%20France%203/ http://culturebox.france3.fr/Rudolf-nouree...umes-a-Moulins/