Nanarina

I forgot Emmanual when mentioning the other POB guys. He is a spectacular artist, I have seen him live and on DVD. However when comparing him to Thomas Lund. I think he comes out on top, he has much more style and elevation than the latter to me. But perhaps he does not give the aura of a Prince, but then he probably has not been given the chance to prove himself.

Yes, Nicholas Le.Riche, is very good, so is Mathias Heyman, though somewhat younger and taking leading roles in his teens. What about the son of Domanique Kla and Denys Ganio, Mathieu Ganio, again danced La Sylphide James with Aurelie Dupont under 20 years old. All three dancers are with the Paris Opera Ballet. Perhaps one day one of them will fill Manuel Legris shoes now he has retired.

I knew who you meant, and really love them, at first I did not like Osipova, she was not lyrical or musical enough for me, but wow, maturity and love, or love and maturity, whatever it is, it works, they make a lovely couple and so well matched. Lets hope for many years of their partnership and please please please guest visits to the UK and everywhere else their presence can be enjoyed. I will be looking out for them coming to London, and hopefully if it is with the Bolshoi I will be able to take my grand daughters who would be thrilled to see them. AND SO WOULD I. They are marvelous on the Flames of Paris DVD.

How terrible. But you seem to have recovered quite nicely and up to your old form. So that's something to be thankful for? Yes thanks, appart from a shortness of breath and cough, I am okay.

As my final post to this thread it has come full circle. I have just spent three days in hospital, due to it pouring of rain, I was forced to stand in a bus shelter, when two women came and stood by me, they both lit up a cigerette and the fumes spread into the small amount of air which surrounded me. I could not move away(which I would have normally done) my bus was almost due, so I had to stay there. I am allergic to cigerette smoke, and ended up having to call an ambulance later that day. I did not want to cause problems and ask them to stop., as they were perfectly entitled to smoke. It was my bad luck I had the allergy. Foruinatly it does not happen very often.

If a person wishes to smoke, LET THEM DO SO ON THEIR OWN PREMISES, NOT IN PUBLIC AREA'S. If it could be arranged and they cannot manage to last without a puff of a cigerette, provide smoking area's outside, but still ban it inside public buildings especially in restuarants etc. As for Drink/Driving the authorities should come down hard on these people.

My original post was indeed as much critismn as concern for the dancers I featured, in particular Aurelie Dupont, who I still admire for her dedication and what she has achieved in her career. To see someone who is a beautiful talented dancer, put her future health at risk shocked me. I fully realise she is an adult, and it is no business of mine really, but it would be dreadful to see her succumb to a fatal illness. One could also feel that Cedric Klapsch the film maker did not do her any favours by including the scene. Still on the same subject, but taking a slightly different direction, is it acceptable to suggest that it is okay for people to smoke as they are adults.and it is their business only. What about the situation when a smoker dies, leaving a heartbroken family, including children, spouses, parents, siblings, relations and friends. Death in any form is hard, but for it to be the result of a self inflicted habit, that could easily have been avoided, with better will power and effective safer subsitutes, it only makes the loss the harder to bare. The smoker misses sharing the lives of their loved ones, they in turn are left to face the future without the smoker, the only people who benefit are the cigerette manufacturer and taxman. And at the end of the day it all burns ang goes up in smoke. So often people realise too late they have past the point of no return, having disregarded the inevitable. This is a selfish act, and what do you tell their children when they ask Why their parent died, of course you could never tell them, but what ones to mind could be the words "Because Mummy or Daddy , smoked when they knew it was bad for them." "That is why it is not sensible to smoke".

The number of dogs and cats that are likely to be staying in a hotel at any one time, will be far lower than smokers actually in residence.

She did not need to ask anything, there was only her, Marie Agnes G. and possibly the camerman. It was a "ciggy" brake on the balcony of the Garnier. But the programme went out on DVD available to her followers of all ages. Some of who would have been impressionable young people who treat her like a pop star and put her on a pedastal. Surely if you are a person in the spotlight you should consider your actions.

Sadly one will never know, some do and some do not,my Mother and I were disgusted with her when my own daughter smoked through four pregnancies.

In the era when our Fathers started to smoke, the pitfalls and danger was not fully appreciated, one of my own Fathers remarks after smoking to collect vouchers, which he gave away, when thanked replied"But it has killed me doing so". By that time he knew the dangers and had given up. Too late, but he told me and my friends never to smoke. In fact two members of The Royal Ballet, who were very fond of him, never smoked another cigerette afterwards.

Surely if Aurelie Dupont, Marie Agnes Gillot or any other dancer or indeed person wishes to smoke it's their business and theirs alone. But if you truly feel so strongly about it why not write to the POB and take it up with Dupont? I'm sure she'd be delighted. www.operadeparis.fr I feel strongly it is the business of other people when and wehere smokers light up. Non Smokers have the right to protect themselves from the fumes others create. I do not condem smokers if they choose to smoke, my response is both critism of the act of smoking and concern for the welfare of all. As for Aurelie Dupont being delighted if I wrote to her about the subject I do not think so. she would not appreciate being criticised. But if I ever got the chance to speak to her on the subject if it was appropriate I would do so.

Surely if Aurelie Dupont, Marie Agnes Gillot or any other dancer or indeed person wishes to smoke it's their business and theirs alone. But if you truly feel so strongly about it why not write to the POB and take it up with Dupont? I'm sure she'd be delighted. www.operadeparis.fr

Surely if Aurelie Dupont, Marie Agnes Gillot or any other dancer or indeed person wishes to smoke it's their business and theirs alone. But if you truly feel so strongly about it why not write to the POB and take it up with Dupont? I'm sure she'd be delighted. www.operadeparis.fr

: I am so sorry that you too had the same experience as me, it is something despite trying, I personally can never seem to forget. My feelings are not only criticism but concern for others. Like you I abhore smoking for what it does to me if I am forced to be in a stagnant environment. I was so pleased when it was banned in public places indoors here in the UK. However, people can light up and puff all over you outside. I had an experience last year when I was unable to walk due to an injury. My Son in law left me sitting in a precinct with a group of 12 young Mums, there were four tables, each of them had a child or two, and sat there smoking heavily. They were friendly and just doing their own thing, I spoke to them for a while, and in the end had to apologise for moving away, which I did to well out of their field. So in fact smoking can be just as offensive outdoors as in.

Richard, Are you secretly Rob Reiner? The thing is cigs will never be illegal as long as tax revenue is there to be garnered and indeed why should it, people have been enjoying a tab for millennia in one form or another. Though if it were to be made illegal it'd just push it underground, it'd be just like the days of prohibition with Emphysema Speakeasys, with a troupe of wheezing hoofing iron lung flapper girls. What gets me is that sure the odd stray whiff can be annoying, but think of all those sleights small and large, petty infractions, annoyances and irritants that happen to one over the course of a lifetime, are any of those truly worth getting one's knickers into such an inordinate twist? Smoking is a choice and sooner or later every smoker decides to quit, and it's hard or continue. As tragic as the stories of loved ones dying are, Aurelie Dupont is not nanarina's father and should she continue to puff away till her lungs are black wizened lumps of tar rattling around in her rib cage it has absolutely no relation or bearing on anyone else's death or illness. With all the stresses, insecurities, injuries, hardships and worry a dancer has to face, will you really deny her the occasional cig, or not so occasional if that's what floats her boat? I really admire Aurelie Dupont, she is currently my favourite dancer, because of what I experienced with my Father,it makes me hate to think of anyone I like(or disliked) suffering in the same way. I know I cannot protect them, and it is none of my business actually. My own daughter smokes heavily and already has had cancer, but carries on. I cannot tolerate smoke from cigeretes, it makes me really ill. Every time my grand children come to stay, I have to wash all their clothes as they reak of nicotine, but of course my daughter does not notice it, I do not think some people who smoke are aware of the stale smell that accompanies most of therm.

I was recently very disapointed to see in the documentary "In the space of a moment" Aurelie Dupont blatently take a cigerette of Marie Agnes G. and smoke it as if to say "so what I SMOKE" Having watch my own father die a horrific death with klung cancer, in his early fifties, and me being just over 20 years, it had a profound effect on me. He was a very talented musician, and it was such a waste of life. I honestly feel that someone like Aurelie who has many yound woman supporters who look up to her, it is very irresponsible. Maybe it is okay for her to smoke in private, but what about her young children, or anyone else who put their family at risk by passive smoking. Why do Dancers and others do it? is it to inhibit their appetite or to rebel against the disipline of their career? Despite all the warnings and risks do they all just think "It wont happen tome".

Congratulations to him, he is very deserving of the award. I liked him dancing in the Tchaikovsky pdd on the Dancers section. He Came very close to my liking for Zoltan.

Balanchine Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. I like Zoltan Solymossi (Trained in Hungary) I was impressed with this peformance from the day he danced it with Darcey Bussell at the Tchaikovsky Gala at the ROH. He may not be the most technical dancer, but is flambyant and moves with the music, rather than just dancing to it. I believe he was a bit of a handful, very temperemental needed to be told to smile. His style catches my eye especially in the mid stage circle of turns.

It has been announced on the Internet that Jeremie Belingard and Aurelie Dupont will be undertaking two performances (26th and 27th August 20.30hrs.) Check on the Official Festival Site for Venues and Ticket's.

Thankyou Silvermash I would not mind seeing Heymann, he was excellent in Onegin. As far as the Etoile's are concerned I think I would prefer to see Ould Braham. Though I have seen some of them, I dont know a lot about the others. Anyway I have decided definatly to go as my Birthday is in November and it is my chance to treat myself.

I am really interested in this Ballet, and have decided to go and see it. If it still resembles the old classic, it should be something worth going to see. I have loved the music for many years, and am quite excited at the prospect. I much admired Jean G. Bart as a Dancer, and felt it was sad about his early retirement. But I sincerely hope he will b ring his technique and brilliance to Choreography. I wonder if it is far too early to know more about the Production, and would find a mention of who is going to be cast in the leading roles most helpful. I wonder when they will be allocated in house, and when the rehearsals will start. If any of our Members with inside knowledge have any information can let us know it would be great. Hopefully there will be some publicity about it released, there is already an interview with J.G.B. I expect the time will fly by to the Autumn.

April 26th will soon be here, I am really looking forward to the DVD release of this Ballet. I nearly went to see it in Paris but could not make it as I had an operation on my eye. Thank you for posting the clip. I too would like to see a DVD of the full Raymonda, but with a decent cast. I have an oeriginal Bolshoi version with Gedimas Taranda, which is wonderful. I also saw it live when they came to London a few years ago.