Doubleturn Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 http://www.roh.org.uk/news/alina-cojocaru-and-johan-kobborg-to-leave-the-royal-ballet-at-the-end-of-201213-season This has come as rather a surprise! Quote Link to comment
DancingSquirrel Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Oh no! This is definitely a surprise! I wonder where they will go??? Quote Link to comment
Doubleturn Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Perhaps Tamara Rojo has persuaded them to join English National Ballet. Or it may be a totally different company, after all they are famous worldwide. Quote Link to comment
swanchat Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 They will be missed at the ROH; such wonderful artists! Of course, they now have Osipova.... Quote Link to comment
mjl27 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Wow! This is big news! There have been so many changes in the ballet world lately. It will be very interesting to see what these talented dancers do next. Quote Link to comment
willothewisps Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nooo! I saw them at the O2 doing Romeo and Juliet-simply marvelous! I can't believe they are leaving. So many other dancers are leaving! Leanne Benjamin retired, Tamara Rojo left, Sergei Polin disappeared... I hope Carlos Acosta stays, as well as the "British staples" like Lauren Cuthbertson and Edward Watson for many more years! Quote Link to comment
Clara 76 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 However, this does make a bit of room for both promotions within the company as well as the possibility of hiring a few more from RBS. Other side of the coin! Quote Link to comment
swanchat Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 True Clara. RB has hired a record 5 students from the school this year. (At last count) In the previous several years, RB hired an average of 1-2 students each year. It will be interesting to see promotions this year. Quote Link to comment
kočička Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Oh wow that is a shock! Cojocaru and Kobborg are two dancers I always immediately thought of when I heard "Royal Ballet"... Quote Link to comment
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