English National Ballet's production of Swan Lake in-the-round opens at the Royal Albert Hall, this evening.
I was lucky enough to work for this company as senior wardrobe assistant for 8 years! 8 years of stitching tutu's and tights and finding lost earrings in slightly untidy dressing rooms! My last show was Swan Lake in Versailles, how very grand!! I then went on to freelance for them (because you never really leave ENB!) almost up until bump arrived! I had a feeling Ella was going to come out en pointe she'd heard so much ballet music whilst in the womb!
How well do I know those tutu's..? Very! Such memories and such friends. Hearing the music now sends a shiver down my spine...In a good way!
Swan Lake
Royal Albert Hall
9-19th June.
OOh Sarah, sounds like wonderful times! I bet it seems a lifetime ago now. I made a tutu for a knitted bunny once and found it a nightmare, mind I didn't have a scooby what I was doing!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to see Swan Lake, it looks amazing!
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What an exciting past you had, Sarah! I'm sure those teeny pointe shoes would have made for an awkward delivery...
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous career you have had. Pleased your little one didn't pirouette on delivery, although would have been a fabulous story. As a little girl who loved her point shoes and tutu myself am sure she will be spring-pointing and galloping before too long.
ReplyDeletesmall world! I have depped in the orchestra a few times and my first time in was the Swan a few years ago. I adored this production,so entrancing!
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