cubanmiamiboy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I think that the guys deserve a good shot too...so let's forget for a moment that "Ballet is Woman". Suggestions are the same as in the female thread...past or present dancers, it's your choice! I'll start: Nureyev Baryshnikov Acosta Sarabita Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 pavel gerdt anton dolin robert helpmann rudolph nureyev ;) Link to comment
Hans Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Klingsor, that's exactly the combination that came into my mind when I saw this thread. Link to comment
adrika Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Sir Anthony Dowell Mikhail Baryshnikov Rudolf Nureyev Manuel Legris I just don't want to be in the coreographer's shoes for this one! Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Since I've never had the opportunity to see Dolin's Variations, would someone mind describing them, so I could get a better idea about what sort of dancer would be suitable for each? Link to comment
papeetepatrick Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lazzaro Carreno Peter Schaufuss Angel Corella Vladimir Schlkyarov Link to comment
carbro Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Since I've never had the opportunity to see Dolin's Variations, would someone mind describing them, so I could get a better idea about what sort of dancer would be suitable for each?I couldn't give you specifics, having seen it only two or three times a few years ago, but I'm choosing to be less literal and pretend it's a whole new ballet we'd be casting. I'm also going by the "current dancers" rule Leigh specified in the female thread.Here's my dream quartet, alphabetically: Tyler Angle Jose Carreno Herman Cornejo Marcelo Gomes Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Since I've never had the opportunity to see Dolin's Variations, would someone mind describing them, so I could get a better idea about what sort of dancer would be suitable for each?I couldn't give you specifics, having seen it only two or three times a few years ago, but I'm choosing to be less literal and pretend it's a whole new ballet we'd be casting. I'm also going by the "current dancers" rule Leigh specified in the female thread. Carbro is right about this. I also saw it a couple of times years ago in Havana, but memories of it are kind of vague. Anyways, as said, this is just an excuse to cast four "divos' together...(Actually, there's even a better ballet for this purposes, which was choreographed by BNC by Azary Plisetsky in 1973 called "Vital Song" to a Mahler's Symphony. I also believe this ballet was included in the last US tour of the Cuban troupe) . The original cast included the best four male dancers at the time in Cuba: Jorge Esquivel (now at San Francisco Ballet) portraying "The Fish", Andres Williams (the first black Cuban dancer to get to the top ranks back then, who portrayed "The Beast", Orlando Salgado (one of the last Alonso's partners) who did "Nature" and finally Lazaro Carreno (Jose Manuel Carreno's uncle and currently included in Patrick's list on this thread ), who danced "The Bird". It is a powerful ballet, and the dancers are presented almost naked. Here's a pic of it: http://www.exploredance.com/pressphotos/ba...ubacantov2.jpeg So we can switch ballets... Link to comment
Ostrich Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Present: Johann Kobborg Andrei Uvarov Friedemann Vogel David Hallberg Past: Yuri Soloviev Maris Liepa Rudolf Nureyev Fernando Bujones Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Present:Johann Kobborg Andrei Uvarov Friedemann Vogel David Hallberg Past: Yuri Soloviev Maris Liepa Rudolf Nureyev Fernando Bujones Oh, God...now i know it....i need to recast, using two different castings. I'll do a cuban one and a Soviet one-(past and present together) The Cuban Casting: Carlos Acosta Jose Manuel Carreno Rolando Sarabia Fernando Bujones The Soviet Casting: Rudi Nureyev Yuri Soloviev (how could i leave him out earlier?! ) Misha Baryshnikov Vahtang Chabukiani Link to comment
Hans Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 How about a Trockadero cast...or would that go in the other thread? Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 If you know them by name, then please, go ahead and cast...this is a men's thread. (even in drag) Link to comment
jllaney Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 My currently dancing cast. One for turning, one for jumping, one for partnering and one for his lines. Marcelo Gomes Carlos Acosta Ivan Putrov Ivan Vasiliev Link to comment
Ostrich Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 One for turning, one for jumping, one for partnering and one for his lines. Oh, I like that idea. Here's mine: Angel Corella Irek Mukhamedov Cyril Pierre Nikolai Tsiskaridze Link to comment
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