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Customer Reviews for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
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English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB Fan Reviews - Ticketmaster
Review 1 for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
Sadly, a disappointment
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Posted 11/07/2012
by Anonymous
Location:London
I attended the performance of Saturday 7th July 2012. The performance comprised a short film and three live performances. It was not immediately clear what the objective of the film was with dancers in bleak surroundings using chapel chairs as props and without music. It seemed to be a recording of their training sessions. At the end of this film there was a longish period of darkness which confused the audience. Possibly so that the stage staff could remove the video equipment. The first act was very good and the choreography a pleasure to watch. For this reason, it would have been much nicer to watch them perform under continuos bright stage lighting rather than the dim yellow affair with dry ice or whatever causing it all to be obscure. Ballet audiences are interested in seeing the dancing as e.g. do people visiting orchestral performances. A 25-30 minute intermission followed during which the stage lighting was changed. The second act - a 'Matthew Bourne' style was pleasant but the choreography was not as good as the first act but at least you could see the dancers and their efforts clearly. Famous as it is, Ravel's 'Bolero' can become a little monotonous and, given the narrative, the ballet would have been better set to English music for the period. Yet again this was followed by another 25-minute intermission and, in the light of the above, I was not prepared to wait, so left. It was noticeable that several families with youngsters were also leaving; it must have been an expensive evening for them. I would suggest that the intervals be reduced in length, especially since the dancers were only dancing one act each.
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
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Review 2 for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
Dance GB was awesome
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: everything ! @
Posted 10/07/2012
by Anonymous
Incredible, speechles ! worth to see !
Very unexpected but brilliant ideas!
Very good dancers
Very unexpected but brilliant ideas!
Very good dancers
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: everything ! @
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Review 3 for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
Good creative dance show
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Posted 09/07/2012
by neilatk
The show was good in a nice setting. It's a shame, however, that Ticketmaster charge an additional £2.50 per ticket PLUS a £2.00 fee to have an email ticket, as it is not possible to buy tickets without paying these fees perhaps they should be stated from the outset and included in the promo material.
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- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
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Review 4 for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
eng nat ballet etc dance GB
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: leaving after the first interval @
Posted 09/07/2012
by with
Location:london
Quality of dancing very good.. but.. music deafeningly loud, ruined the whole experience. Did not return after first interval, stayed outside and listened to the well balanced sound of the sting quartet in the grounds in the lovely grounds of the old royal naval college
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
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Review 5 for English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet & NDCW Present: Dance GB
Don't choreograph minimalist music.
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Fri 6 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: All of the second ballet - about the various olympic events @
Posted 08/07/2012
by richardfp
First the good news. The middle ballet - set to Ravel and Grace Willliams, was brilliant. Full of humour and truly responsive to the music. The first and last were not. The music lacked variety, the dancing might just as well have been done to silence for all that it attempted to respond to the music. The first - relentless drumming - made one long for the interval. The last was less bad, but there was no development in the music and too little variety. Nothing for a choreographer to get a hold on so a dreadful choice. The dancers were terrific - their energy, their athleticism truly impressive. But surely dance is about the fusion of music and movement. In the first and third ballets the musical element seemed to be ignored.
Old Royal Naval College @
- London @
- Fri 6 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: All of the second ballet - about the various olympic events @
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