Jump to content
This Site Uses Cookies. If You Want to Disable Cookies, Please See Your Browser Documentation. ×

Marika Besobrasova


Recommended Posts

Marika Besobrasova (Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace) passed away last weekend. Her funeral is to be held today in Monaco.

I am saddened to hear of the passing of Madame Besobrasova who was a distinguished ballet pedagogue.

I met her on a number of occasions and she was a most delightful and charming woman.

May she rest in peace.

MARIKA BESOBRASOVA: “Beauty of soul mysteriously reflected in the beauty of body“. This idea is the basis of teaching which I try to follow and take in into account in searching for a real talent. Only a person with rich inner world can become a great artist. A body is an instrument of a dancer. A musician, if he is not satisfied with the sound of his instrument, can always buy a Stradivari, a dancer cannot get another body. He must leam to control it. It is necessary to have simultaneously a sense of discipline, persistence and iron will, along with wide range of vision. However, the combination of all these necessary qualities will remain only a scheme without that indefinite „aura” which cannot be obtained and is called a talent. It is the finest sense of motion reflecting emotional experiences exciting and shaking the audience. A young dancer with the help of his tutor must discover in himself something. „I don't know what” which is mysteriously hidden deep in his soul: he must identify it, subdue it and carry it till realizatin of unique wonder once at night — “PERFORMANCE”. FROM PRIX BENOIS DE LA DANSE WEBSITE

Link to comment
Marika Besobrasova (Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace) passed away last weekend. Her funeral is to be held today in Monaco.

MARIKA BESOBRASOVA: “Beauty of soul mysteriously reflected in the beauty of body“. This idea is the basis of teaching which I try to follow and take in into account in searching for a real talent. Only a person with rich inner world can become a great artist. A body is an instrument of a dancer. A musician, if he is not satisfied with the sound of his instrument, can always buy a Stradivari, a dancer cannot get another body. He must leam to control it. It is necessary to have simultaneously a sense of discipline, persistence and iron will, along with wide range of vision. However, the combination of all these necessary qualities will remain only a scheme without that indefinite „aura” which cannot be obtained and is called a talent. It is the finest sense of motion reflecting emotional experiences exciting and shaking the audience. A young dancer with the help of his tutor must discover in himself something. „I don't know what” which is mysteriously hidden deep in his soul: he must identify it, subdue it and carry it till realizatin of unique wonder once at night — “PERFORMANCE”. FROM PRIX BENOIS DE LA DANSE WEBSITE

May she rest in peace.

I never met her, but spoke with her many times by telephone before and during the time my daughter went to study with her.

I was very impressed with her concern for danse as an activity revelatory of human depths , as, the quote which Leonid provides shows.

She thought and treated her students' bodies with a kind of reverence.

Link to comment
Marika Besobrasova (Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace) passed away last weekend. Her funeral is to be held today in Monaco.

I am saddened to hear of the passing of Madame Besobrasova who was a distinguished ballet pedagogue.

I met her on a number of occasions and she was a most delightful and charming woman.

May she rest in peace.

MARIKA BESOBRASOVA: “Beauty of soul mysteriously reflected in the beauty of body“. This idea is the basis of teaching which I try to follow and take in into account in searching for a real talent. Only a person with rich inner world can become a great artist. A body is an instrument of a dancer. A musician, if he is not satisfied with the sound of his instrument, can always buy a Stradivari, a dancer cannot get another body. He must leam to control it. It is necessary to have simultaneously a sense of discipline, persistence and iron will, along with wide range of vision. However, the combination of all these necessary qualities will remain only a scheme without that indefinite „aura” which cannot be obtained and is called a talent. It is the finest sense of motion reflecting emotional experiences exciting and shaking the audience. A young dancer with the help of his tutor must discover in himself something. „I don't know what” which is mysteriously hidden deep in his soul: he must identify it, subdue it and carry it till realizatin of unique wonder once at night — “PERFORMANCE”. FROM PRIX BENOIS DE LA DANSE WEBSITE

This was a beautiful quote, Leonid. Thank you for sharing it. Madame Besobrasova's words gave me chills. May she rest in peace.

Link to comment

Hi,

I was a student of Marika Besobrasova during 1985 and 1991.

I found this page and this forum looking for photos about the school (casa mia).

I have my self some videos and photos from this time. In 1985 not every body was having a video camera. Mobile phone and internet was not existing :D

I have some video from the exams and somes performances.

I am putting them slowly online on a page I created at youdanz.

I will be very happy if anybody having more videos and photos could also add them.

The page: Page of Academie de danse Princesse Grace de Monaco

Thanks,

Jean-Pierre

Link to comment

Thank you, jpl, and welcome to BalletAlert!

I watched your video, and it looks very interesting. Such attractive students! Makes me wish I had kept up with my French after college. I might not have understood it all, but I would have understood it a lot better!

I hope this site helps you connect with other potential contributors to your project.

Link to comment

Thank you, jpl, and welcome to BalletAlert!

I watched your video, and it looks very interesting. Such attractive students! Makes me wish I had kept up with my French after college. I might not have understood it all, but I would have understood it a lot better!

I hope this site helps you connect with other potential contributors to your project.

Hi Carbro.

Thank you very much for your message. Lets hope that I will achieve my goal.

Link to comment
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...