Darry
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I'm looking forward to it. First time I'll get a glimpse of Roland Petit's Carmen.
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Most of the board members know a lot more about Ballet than I do!
I hesitated in my initial posting .... particularly because I can only imagine the amount of effort and dedication required by any dancer to get to that level. So it wasn't a critique of a specific dancer but just an observation that the National Ballet can opt to cast a regular performance without any senior dancers.
I almost never know casting when I purchase tickets and I never felt it was an issue until now. Also, if I didn't see the National Ballet - I'd see no Ballet at all.
Anyways, enjoying many of the observations here!
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I'm in awe of the knowledge of the members of this board!
It surprises me that members come from the US specifically for a National Ballet performance.
I have to say this situation seems very Canadian. We're socialized to accept what we get without complaint.
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I saw Swan Lake in June with Hannah Fischer. While I'm sure she has great potential, if given the choice I would have liked to have seen a performance with principal dancers in the lead roles. Also, it wasn't clear to me why all of the lead roles were cast with second soloists. Perhaps if the casting was set before ticket purchase.....it would have seemed more fair.
Since then I have been trying to strategize on what nights to pick tickets for the 2017-2018 Season to increase my odds of having principal dancers cast in lead roles. At the cost of sounding whiny - it dampens my enthusiasm to attend.
2016-17 season
in National Ballet of Canada
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From a purely outsiders perspective, this seems to be about the standard the National Ballet wants to set.