Cygnet Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Mariinsky 1st Soloist, Yevgenia Obraztsova will be making her debut as Odette/Odile ! Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, Time: 7:00 p.m. Company: Moscow's Stanislavsky Nemirovich-Danchenko Ballet. Place: Stanislavsky Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre. http://www.evgeniaobraztsova.com/contact.html At last! Hopefully this may open the door for her to lead "Swan Lake" with her home company. Link to comment
lmspear Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 At last! Hopefully this may open the door for her to lead "Swan Lake" with her home company. Or guesting with ABT I love the icons collection here! Link to comment
Elizaveta Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Huzzah! She is simply a joy to watch! It's too bad she's not on the roster for Giselle at Kennedy Center next month (me being selfish). Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Huzzah! She is simply a joy to watch! It's too bad she's not on the roster for Giselle at Kennedy Center next month (me being selfish). She will be at a Malakhov & Friends gala in Berlin at the time of the KennCen Giselle. Hoorah for Obraztsova - finally Odette-Odile! It's about time. Expect classical purity instead of stork-like extensions. Link to comment
Cygnet Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Obraztsova is the cover girl for Dance Magazine's February issue. Her O/O debut has been bumped up to March. There's a very nice feature article by Margaret Willis. http://www.dancemagazine.com/issues/February-2011/The-Kirovs-Glowing-Gem Link to comment
cantdance Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Her website just posted rehearsal video. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wow...what a beautiful woman!! Thanks cantdance for the clip.. Do I notice a STRONG resemblance with Kirkland...? Link to comment
Natalia Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thank you for posting, cantdance. I get chills watching this, it is too good to be true! So lovely, in a very different way from the more majestic Kondaurova. Obraztsova is more in the petite-but-long-limbed mold of Makarova. Link to comment
Jayne Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Do I notice a STRONG resemblance with Kirkland...? I thought that as well, but when she tilts her head sideways, I think of a young Audrey Hepburn (who was also trained in dance) Link to comment
elena Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Beautiful, just saw the rehearsal clip online, I am so excited. I hope clips of her performance make their way to the internet for those of us who won't ever be lucky enough to see someone like Obraztsova perform for real!! Link to comment
Drew Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Do I notice a STRONG resemblance with Kirkland...? I thought that as well, but when she tilts her head sideways, I think of a young Audrey Hepburn (who was also trained in dance) I also thought of Kirkland watching this clip, not overwhelmingly--but a bit...Hope to see Obraztsova live one day (though I think it unlikely I will). Link to comment
Cygnet Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Obrastzova's April 23 O/O debut is sold out. http://www.stanmus.com/schedule.html?Month=2011-04 http://www.ticketland.ru/wg.dll/buildinfo?id=3619&view=1 Link to comment
bart Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 She's lovely. I agree with both the Kirkland and the Hepburn comparisons. OFF TOPIC: In the shots in the rehearsal studio, are those the black dress forms for Kylian's Petite Morte? Or are the from the Stanislavsky's Swan Lake Act III? Link to comment
Natalia Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Obrastzova's April 23 O/O debut is sold out. http://www.stanmus.com/schedule.html?Month=2011-04 http://www.ticketland.ru/wg.dll/buildinfo?id=3619&view=1 Yes, I noticed that when I tried to book. Maybe a hotel concierge can find alternatives? Link to comment
Angelique Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Having read and on this very board ( here ) about moscovites throwing brooms and what not at performing artists on stage, let us hope that whatever they throw (if they do indeed) safely flies over and way above Evgenia's pretty head. She is lovely in the video! PS. It appears to me that Obraztsova finishes her arabesques sideways rather than straight back, perhaps because it is more difficult to do them en tournant. Link to comment
nysusan Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Obrastzova's April 23 O/O debut is sold out. http://www.stanmus.c...l?Month=2011-04 http://www.ticketlan...?id=3619&view=1 Yes, I noticed that when I tried to book. Maybe a hotel concierge can find alternatives? Oh no - what torture to be in town and not be able to see Obraztsova's debut. I'm sure you'll find a way. Do they sell returns on the day of the performance? Link to comment
Natalia Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 NY Susan, not to worry. Tickets are available on the street, usually at much lower price, half an hour or so before the performance. That's my 'Plan B.' Important to take ca$h... Link to comment
elena Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I hope those who can go let us know how it goes!! Link to comment
Lidewij Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 A of her Odile has appeared on Youtube! Link to comment
elena Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 A of her Odile has appeared on Youtube! Thanks for that! I never would have found it on my own... I hope her Odette gets on to youtube as well. Waiting for it to load so I can watch! Link to comment
Helene Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 A of her Odile has appeared on Youtube! Thank you so much for this :flowers: Obratzova has wonderful detail in her hands, expression, and timing. Her gifts were clear in the "Ballerina" film, when she was just a second year. There is something so finished and complete about her dancing. How I wish I could have been there! I really like Chudin as well. He has lovely free leg position in his pirouettes and lovely ballon. I love how in his variation he is dancing for her, not just an academic or show-off exercise, and it's so full of surrender. I also love how the nationals swirl around Odette and Siegfried, like the swans will in the next act. Link to comment
Angelique Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Sorry for not sharing your enthusiasm, guys. I have watched the video most carefully: Obraztsova's arms are floppy, shoulders drooping and the pirouettes are positively epileptic. Not awful, of course, but hardly a revelation I was hoping for. Semen Chudin, on the other hand, is a pleasant surprise. PS. of course, this is only my impression and I hope it is OK to express one (?) Link to comment
richard53dog Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Semen Chudin, on the other hand, is a pleasant surprise. I take it Chudin is the Siegfried? Actually I found his habit of flinging his head backwards for emphasis got old pretty quickly. It seemed like an instant mannerism. Actually, I thought he was even floppier and more brittle than Obraztsova. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The choreography and staging of Odile and Siegfried variations is getting more and more liberal every time... Link to comment
Helene Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 PS. of course, this is only my impression and I hope it is OK to express one (?) Opinions and impressions are fine, when they are backed up; you described what you saw, even if others of us saw the performance differently. It's agendas that are not. Link to comment
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