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About me… « iamdollywilliams

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About me…

So… there is me, who is a petite red-headed girl that started at LIPA (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) in September 2010. I am studying Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management (BA Hons) (which yes is a mouth full to say when you are a little drunk or in a rush!)

When I arrived at LIPA bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I was unsure what area of the industry I wanted to go into. Being surrounded by such talented musicians, performers and theatre folk I was overwhelmed with choices. I love all things music and theatre but my true passion in life has always been dance. I have danced ever since I was three years old and can’t imagine my life without it. I was the little girl with the pink ballet shoe vanity case and who slept in her ballet shoes because she loved them so much. Dance engulfed my childhood and I cherish wonderful memories of bunheads and ballet shoes. So after a year of decision-making and working on a variety of projects, I am now working towards a career in Dance Management and can’t wait to get stuck in!

My university life is amazing and chaotic at the same time. So had a brain wave and decided to create this blog to document my journey and thoughts from all the gigs and performances that I get to see in the next couple of years!

Please feel free to argue with me and disagree with what I am saying as I would love to hear your thoughts too!

Hope you enjoy!

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» EDITORIAL Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre returns Globe News

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» EDITORIAL Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre returns Globe News.

Moscow's Bolshoi

Moscow‘s Bolshoi, the most famous theatre in the world, opens its doors after a multi–million pound refit. (BBC)

If you had decorative carved mouldings covered in 3,000 square feet of gold leaf to clean, how would you do it?

Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, where Boris Alexandr...

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Bolshoi Theatre

The obvious answer, as when Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre was being given its final lick, is to use vodka for polish and a squirrel’s tail for a cloth. What else would befit this famous theatre, which is about to enter a new era after a six-year, £450-million renovation?

Some theatres look smaller on the outside than they really are. The Bolshoi is not one of them – Bolshoi literally means “big”. Once through the giant neo-classical portico, however, the auditorium is quite cosy. The most striking thing is that vast amount of gold. One Bolshoi dancer claimed that the overall impression was of a Turkish brothel. That was unkind – Turkish brothels, with all their fake marble, are trying to look like the Bolshoi, but end up seeming cheap and tawdry. Whereas the Bolshoi, with lots of real marble, just about carries it off.

 

English: the Bolshoi Ballet troupe after the r...

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Tha Bolshoi ballet after reopening 

This incarnation of the theatre has been here since 1856. Post-restoration, it looks almost exactly the same as then, helped by a stroke of luck – the Bolsheviks considered destroying the building after the Russian Revolution of 1917, but instead decided to use it for party meetings. The ballet and opera companies survived, the dancers in particular maintaining an international reputation for excellence. The hammer and sickle no longer appear on the theatre’s curtain, nor the building’s façade.

The Bolshoi Ballet is known for its perfectionism – even if it’s considered a bit stuffy. Yet signs indicate that the theatre may become more adventurous and avant-garde.

Daniel Sandford is the BBC’s Moscow correspondent. He grew up in Ethiopia, and was previously a Rome correspondent.

This article was published in partnership with Lonely Planet Magazine

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