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bianca

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  1. So there is a little justice in Mariinsky, especially that Batoeva was promoted, I've just noticed that.
  2. The role in Raymonda she's been working on was probably only grand pas. I noticed her in Olesia's Raymonda, unfortunately quality of movement make her easy to recognise. I say "unfortunately" because it was rather low quality comparing to the rest.
  3. This sentence quoted by Natalia shows exactly Fateyev's attitude: what is importnat for O/O is not acting, not strong technique, not so called 'soul', plasticity of the movements, musicality. But give him long skinny limbs and he's in heaven.
  4. To Bayerische Staatsballett, as demi-soloist. http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/436-ZG9tPWRvbTI-~staatsballett~ensemble~ballett.html
  5. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who appreciate Stepanova. I'm her great fan since her graduation in 2009 and it pains me that three years later she's still in corps de ballet, having only two principal roles in her repertoire. Probably it would be better for her career if she was first American or any other foreigner in Mariinsky or a star of overly dramatised ballet school documentary because it's clear that great talent, acting skills, solid technique etc. is not enough for Yuri Fateyev.
  6. It seems that many people blame Fateyev for Mariinsky situation. I follow Mariinsky videos on youtube and there was interesting comment in this video of adorable Oksana Marchuk (still in corps de ballet! She didn't even dance Amor variation in Don Quixote! This video shows Fateyev's poor casting more than any words said against him): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFJiaSZCDOA "She's like Cinderella now (one of many), neglected by stepmother (well, in Mariinsky case it's stepfather). Fairy Godmother should finally come to Mariinsky and hit someone in the bald head before ugly stepsister become primaballerina." I could only guess that ugly sister heading towards primaballerina is Oksana Skorik.
  7. Sarafanov is married to Novikova now, but he used to be with Gonchar. I don't know if they were married but they were definetely in a relationship, it's even mentioned in early interview with him: http://www.ballet.co...w_sarafanov.htm
  8. She also must have been bored to death by dancing first shade variation in Bayadere. Three shades is another case of stagnant casting. Lately I can hardly remember different cast than Cheprasova, Selina, Vasnetsova/Skorik. Maybe once I had a chance to see Martynuk and Nikitina. I was always excited to see shades variation, now I'm bored even by Selina, though she's one of my favourites. If we're talking about Mariinsky situation now I have to mention "open letter" which was posted on Russian website some months ago. It's quite long, Russian language can be problem but google translator seems to give quite intelligible translation. http://npeterburg.ru/2012/raby-ne-my It points many problems about casts, rehearsals and many other issues. It would be too long to write about everything, anyone who is interesting could read it. There was also good point, I don't remember if it was in this text or it was some comments I read on Russian message board, that there is one reason why Gergev needs ballet - of course it's money. Ballet makes much money, especially on tours but Gergev doesn't care about general shape of the company because there are people who will buy tickets no matter what, because they don't know and maybe they're not interested in problems inside the company. But of course it's very shortsighted policy, which in some years, if things don't change, would make Mariinsky second rate company.
  9. Tiara said almost all I wanted to say about Fateyev's policy. There's also ruining Mariinsky ballet tradition by promoting dancers who are not Vaganova trained. I mean especially two latest Fateyev's favourites, Skorik and Askerov, both getting roles they are not prepared to dance, roles they don't deserve. It would be understandable if Mariinsky was short of talents but it's not, among coryphees and corps de ballet there are some dancers with great potential, especially girls. There's also new name in roster, Kampa, and yes, I know she was trained two years in Vaganova but she's hardly on "full" Vaganova graduates level. Another crime commited by Fateyev is losing Ayupova who would be great coach for young Mariinsky dancers.
  10. It's actually from second performance, with Alexandra Iosifidi as Hyppolota and Yulia Stepanova as Helena (red costume)
  11. From what I know Alexandra Somova is in Mariinsky but website doesn't confirm that.
  12. Shapran is in Stanislavsky, she's listed in corps de ballet on theatre's website, but only in Russian version. Strelkov is second soloist in Mikhailovsky.
  13. Just short off topic correction - it was Moiseyeva's gala. The dancer who did Odile on Kurgapkina's gala was her pupil Tatiana Tkachenko.
  14. Shklyarov has been promoted to principal.
  15. In Hungarian Dance probably is supposed to be Yulia Stepanova. I highly reccomend paying attention to her, she's breathtaking in Hungarian.
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