pseudonimity Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Does anyone know what the three programmes are for this festival, please? There is a list of performers online (impressive) but no details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I am currently attending this, I will post about the program later. There is a tentative one here but doesn't list who's dancing what. http://www.nbs.or.jp/english/stages/2015/wbf/schedule.html Some of the very impressive ones on Program A was Swan Lake by Lopatkina and Korsuntsev, The Farewell Waltz by Isabelle Guerin and Manuel Legris, Manfred by Mathias Heymann, The Old Man and Me by Vishneva and Malakov, Raymonda by Alexandrova and Lantratov, plus quadruple fouettes in Rojo's Black Swan, Osiel Gunneo's pirouettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helene Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I look forward to reading you later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 As do I... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Sorry to be late. I will post the program, and later add some views about it. Program A Tchaikovsky Pas de duex Iana Salenko and Steven McRae Trois Gnossiennes Maria Eichwald, Marijn Rademaker The Lady and the Hooligan Ashley Bouder, Igor Zelensky Black Swan Tamara Rojo, Alban Lendolf The Farewell Waltz Isabelle Guerin, Manuel Legris Other Dances Amandine Albisson, Mathieu Ganio Manfred Mathias Heymann Giselle Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov Raymonda Act 3 pas de duex Maria Alexandrova, Vladislav Lantratov Verklungene Feste Anna Laudere, Edvin Levazov, Silvia Azzoni, Alexandre Riabko Cinderella Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg The Old Man and Me Diana Vishneva, Vladimir Malakhov Flames of Paris Iana Salenko, Daniil Simkin Swan Lake act 2 Ulyana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev Together Alone Aurelie Dupont, Herve Moreau Onegin Act 1 pas de deux Alicia Amatriain, Freidemann Vogel Don Quixote Viengsay Valdes, Osiel Gunneo The gala lasted 4 and a half hours, and this program A will be performed 5 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandik Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 That is a varied program! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudonimity Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thank you, Naomikage Please can you post details of the second programme? Have you any comments to add? This has been a very strange 'world festival' as virtually nothing has appeared about it onlline. I have seen a promo piece to camera from Vadim Muntagirov, a clip of Tamara Rojo at the beginning of her Black Swan solo, a clip of Osiel Gouneo in the Don Q pdd, and some stills of Steven McRae and Iana Salenko. Otherwise, Japan seems to be keeping it all very much to itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Oh I am sorry I haven't add much comments yet as I was tired. I will but the performances end like 10:30 in the evening and It takes an hour to go home, after watching 4 and a half hour performance with very short intermissions. And it is so insanely hot this summer! The B program started today and I will attend tomorrow and I will post the program after that, as there were some last minute cancellations even the Japanese program popped out this morning. I do think they should do more English publicity, there are increasing number of people coming from overseas to see this event, some of my friends from other countries are here for this. Here's a clip of the curtain call of Program A. NBS has posted some more comment promo videos on their YT channel NBS YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/2009NBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Earlier today, Marcelo Gomes posted a picture of himself on Instagram in business class flying from London to Tokyo for the Festival. A comment from Vishneva says she can't wait to see him. Those two are worth the price of admission, to my mind, no matter what else they're showing. Do tell us what they perform. https://instagram.com/marcelua/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenAG Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Oh, my, Program A is yuuuuummmmmy! Yes, sandik, the program is quite varied and among the offerings, I find it very interesting that Ashley Border is dancing with Igor Zelensky, two dancers I greatly admire. Also, Trois Gnossiennes - I don't know anything about it but it must be Satie's music -ooohh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Ashley Border with Zelensky was The Young Lady and the Hooligan, a very Soviet style drama but with some Hollywood musical influence, curious piece and Border was such a virtuoso, Zelensky could still dance very well with beautiful leaps. Trois Gnossiennes is a very beautiful and thrilling piece by Hans van Manen (and music is of course Erik Satie), a DVD is available (Hans van Manen Festival) with Ulyana Lopatkina dancing. Here is a promo clip of the DVD. The repertoire was varied but quite classical based, I wished there were more pieces by contemporary choreographers. But anyway, there is no other gala that boasts so many international stars, and it is such a pleasure to see this. I will later report of program B which was even more enjoyable than the program B. Marcelo arrived in Tokyo this morning, and surprisingly he did perform a solo in the afternoon, a solo he danced for the Ardani Gala, he showed no signs of tiredness. From Monday he will perform with Vishneva, Vertigo, a piece by Mauro Bigonzetti and at the special gala, Nuages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandik Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Fascinating -- I know the Ashton choreography to this score pretty well, but hadn't seen this. For all that it's a beautiful piece of music, it seems to have a very powerful affect on people who make dances to it (rather like Sacre, now that I think about it) -- what other works do people here know that use the Satie Gymnopedie or Gnossiennes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helene Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Daniil Simkin has been posting nearly daily photos to his website; this is the latest (Day 12): http://www.daniilsimkin.com/photo-day-12-of-the-world-ballet-festival-in-tokyo-day-off-on-a-boat-from-left-to-right-mathias-heymann-mathias24-from-the-paris-opera-ballet-alban-lendorf-albanlendorf-from-the-royal-dan/ A short video of one of Osiel Gouneo's spins: http://www.daniilsimkin.com/video-day-03-at-the-world-ballet-festival-in-tokyo-asere-osiel-gouneo-osielgouneo-still-has-it-14thwbf-a_dancers_life-donttrythisathome-corazoncubano-conmuchogusto/ There's a menu to the right with other photo links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 And superb photographs on Isabelle Guerin's instagram account, too. https://instagram.com/isaguerin/ Such as Lopatkina and Guerin in stage costume, how beautiful Guerin's legs are. https://instagram.com/p/6KoM9HC1dS/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Curtain Call video of Program B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomikage Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Sorry to be late but here is the program for Program B. I have to note that after the two performances, Marijn Rademaker (Dutch National Ballet) was injured and had to withdraw from the rest of the performances, sad because he was a passionate, beautiful Armand with magical partnering technique in Neumeier's Lady of the Camellias. Alexandre Riabko replaced him in this work with a very short rehearsal and he was also superb in that. Marcelo Gomes arrived on the morning of August 9th from and on that day he performed a solo he choreographed himself, Four Dances form Tristesse. For later dates, he danced Vertigo (Mauro Bigonzetti) with Diana Vishneva. Diana and Acteaon Viengsay Valdes, Osilel Guneo Cinderella Iana Salenko, Vladimir Malakhov One for My Baby from Sinatra Suite Igor Zelensky Peer Gynt Anna Laudere, Edvin Levazov Four Dances form Tristesse Marcelo Gomes (only for August 9th) Raymonda Dream Adagio Ulyana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev Sleeping Beauty Liudmilla Konovalova, Matthias Heymann No Man's Land Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Le Corsaire Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov Danses Grecques Oscar Chacon Manon pas de deux from act 1 Aurelie Dupont, Herve Moreau Legende Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel Lady of the Camellias Act 3 Pas de Deux Tamara Rojo, Alban Lendorf Les Bourgeois Daniil Simkin The Old Man and Me Diana Vishneva, Vladimir Malakhov (8/8,8/9 only) Dying Swan Ulyana Lopatkina Sylvia Silvia Azzoni, Alexandre Riabko Lady of the Camellias Act 1 Pas de Deux Maria Eichwald, Marijn Rademaker (Rademaker replaced by Riabko on 8/11) La Chauve-Souris Isabelle Guerin, Manuel Legris Don Quixote Maria Alexandrova, Vladislav Lantratov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Both programs sound like they made for very enjoyable evenings...lots of great dancers. Would be happy to hear your impressions of program B if you have the chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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