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Not everyones' cup of tea etc, but very impressed by the level of athleticism. Awesome levels of dedication and fitness. Training through injuries
Most sports folks train, do an event and go home - not come back for another show tomorrow...
On again on Beeb 4 Tues I think
Was it better than Strictly?
Was it better than Strictly?
More akin to the prep for an althletics event IMO. Folks training with injuries / recovering from ops made us mtbers look like a bunch of pussycats
you want to ask emsz - she was really into it...
Rachel
Ballet is lush.
On tomorrow. Romeo and Juliet. 8)
This was on again last night. As emsz posted above ^, Romeo & Juliet - which I have to say, as a young man I would have dismissed (in ignorance) as tosh.
But bloody hell, rehearsing and performing with "real"* swords.
One dancer getting stabbed in the hand. The bosses (ie employer) dismissing injuries as part of the job... Does Health and Safety at Work Acts etc not apply to "The Arts"...!?
Our Company objective is zero accidents - nobody gets hurt
* real as in steel, not wood or plastic. I guess they didn't have an edge - looked (and sounded) a bit like fencing foils 😮
real as in steel, not wood or plastic. I guess they didn't have an edge - looked (and sounded) a bit like fencing foils
Which means they'll hurt more. Like a spoon.
Which means they'll hurt more. Like a spoon
Well, they were drawing blood 😕
It did look nasty!
I had never considered how fit you have to be for dancing. Amazing.
Does Health and Safety at Work Acts etc not apply to "The Arts"...!?
Yes, massively so- I'd say 30% of my work is RA based. Performers know what they are getting into- you don't audition to do Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet if you are concerned about the sword fight scenes. The 'risk' is what the audience have come to see!