Natalia Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I originally posted this in "Ballets - Ballets" subforum. It seems to be buried & almost nobody has seen it, so I'm reposting it here, in hope of an answer to my specific question. ********************* What is the origin/provenance of the two delightful "demi soloist" variations that are performed today only in the Maly-Moussorgsky's Jardin Anime scene? Each of the two variations is performed by two girls, i.e., two girls dancing together, in each case. The first is a delicate dance to a pizzicatto tune that sounds vaguely familiar (similar to Niriti's variation in the Talisman pdd) and the second is a more vigorous allegro dance to the male variation tune used by Balanchine (& Ashton) in the Sylvia pas de deux. These 'duos' are performed before the Gulnare and Medora variations, respectively. Incidentally, the Maly-Moussorgsky credits its long production to Peter Gusev "after Petipa" (late 50s staging)....the same Peter Gusev who staged the current Kirov version (1987). How odd that two such very different versions were staged by Gusev! Thanks for any clues regarding these 'mystery variations' in the Jardin Anime. Natalia Nabatova Link to comment
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