Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ballet/Royal Opera House editathon

Cycling[edit]

Disappointing that the RoH directions page doesn't have anything about cycling. Where are the nearest "Boris Bike" racks? The nearest racks for other cycles? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:52, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's a Boris bike rack at the junction of Tavistock Street and Wellington Street, and one half-way up Drury Lane. A little further off, there's a few along the Strand. Andrew Gray (talk) 16:10, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies[edit]

I was expecting to come, but now will be in Budapest. Hope it goes well! Johnbod (talk) 00:08, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm delayed by an emergency at work and Ivan has a cold/flu. We'll do what we can remotely ... Andrew Davidson (talk) 10:35, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

William Chappell[edit]

I created an article on Billy Chappell, ballet designer, dancer and choreographer, who was a friend and associate of Sir Frederick Ashton, Dame Ninette de Valois and Marie Rambert. This is still virtually a solo effort. I would be interested if you come across anything of use in his article, especially a picture that could be freely licensed to Commons. Keomike (talk) 02:32, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Belated apologies[edit]

Sorry I couldn't make it, due to a health emergency (details and update on my talk page); and thank you to those of you who sent me good wishes for my recovery. Please let me know if there's any remote assistance I can offer. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:29, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Navbox[edit]

I made {{Navbox Frederick Ashton}}. Please see what needs to be added, or removed, and which articles it should appear on. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:54, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sophie Fedorovitch[edit]

Started an article on Sophie Fedorovitch, who worked with Ashton (and others) as a designer from 1926 until her death in 1953. Photo and further editing welcome. Edwardx (talk) 17:57, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Photos[edit]

Many, if not most of the Ashton-related articles could really benefit from some/more photos. La fille mal gardée (Ashton) is unusual in having four good photos, but it appears that even those could benefit from a more detailed non-free use rationale.

As we discovered during Saturday's editathon, ROH have over a million images, so they should be able to meet all our reasonable needs. Of course, digitizing those images is a major task.

For now, is there a more systematic approach we can take to using existing online ROH/Royal Ballet images. Do we need to get some sort of broader consent from them, or can fellow editors with more experience in this area suggest a suitable fair use rationale, or perhaps point me in the direction of an uploaded image with an appropriate justification? Edwardx (talk) 12:04, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If RoH are the copyright holders, far better to get them (or whoever is) to release images under an open licence, than to apply fair-use. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:18, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Documentation[edit]

Here is a project proposal summary when the event was being set up, and here is a post event summary written from the perspective of Rose from the Royal Opera House.