YID Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 For those in NYC I just wanted to share a link to an interesting event. https://tickets.filmlinc.com/php/calendar.p...mode=0&org= Ballet Then and Now Series: Dance on Camera 2009 Ballerina Bertrand Normand, France, 2007; 77m French director Bertrand Normand explores the concept of the St. Petersburg ballerina through interview and performance footage of Alina Somova, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina and Evgenia Obraztsova. An intimate look at six of the Kirov's rising superstars. Normand will introduce and answer questions following the screenings. screening with Play: On the Beach with the Ballets Russes Gillian Lacey, UK, 2008; 23m Gillian Lacey edits together archival footage of Ballets Russes dancers frolicking on the beach in Sydney, Australia, during their 1936-1940 tours. Ballet Russes dancer Betty Low will answer questions after the screening on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Link to comment
Marga Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ..... Alina Somova, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina and Evgenia Obraztsova. An intimate look at six of the Kirov’s rising superstars. Thanks for the information! Just a note .... I would hardly call Lopatkina and Vishneva "rising superstars" -- they rose and arrived in the heavens a long time ago. I would say that Zakharova has already arrived as well. Who's the sixth? edited to add: I just checked the link and saw that you copied and pasted the info as printed on the site. Shoddy blurb-writing, I say. Link to comment
carbro Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Here is the page with the whole schedule for the Film Society's 2009 Dance on Camera Festival: http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/doc09/program.html And here are some clips, previously posted on BT, of Play: On the Beach with the Ballets Russes: http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/ball...de-monte-carlo/ Not as much ballet as in some years, but several items of interest. Link to comment
4mrdncr Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yes, carbro there are several items of interest at the Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center. And I, too, was disappointed by the limited ballet offerings. From what I've seen these many years, ballet performances are broadcast on television, but films (documentary or otherwise) tend to be about every form of dance BUT ballet. And the festivals reflect that. Similarly: Why does all experimentation with cameras and FX techniques automatically mean "avant garde" "modern" or unrecognizable as dance? (or just movement?). I'd love to see those camera techniques applied to recognizable AND visible ballet technique. Sorry, crawling back in corner now. Link to comment
YID Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I wasn't sure where to post it, but still had to share. I went and watched it yesterday. And....... GOSH, i wish Somova was NEVER coached by Chenchikova & Vaziev (she had great lines, great Vaganova style while graduating from school and first year with the company). Her chick was kept down, arms softly curves, hands - elegant and not sticking. There was softness in her moves........ and ..... well, you all see what happened before... ... Also, i learnt that I prefered Zakharova's dancing style while she was in St. Petersburg. Great movie (I saw bits of it on u-tube).... PS: hopefully, Tatiana Terekhova will improve the newly minted Principal. Link to comment
carbro Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I'm glad you did report, YID. Thank you. Link to comment
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