pherank Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) A fairly interesting compilation of Apollo variations: [EDIT] Prologue Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQfEuKhcZA 1st Variation 1937 Christensen (Ballet Caravan, the predecessor of Ballet Society/NYCB) 1970s? Esquivel (BNC) 1987 Baryshnikov (ABT/NYCB) 2012 Chudin (Bolshoi) 2010s Finlay (NYCB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXBdyM8Repc 2nd Variation pt. 1 1951 Ferrari 1963 d'Amboise 1970s? Esquivel (BNC) 1973 Nureyev 1987 Baryshnikov (ABT/NYCB) 1993 Nilas Martins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWUE7hNZpIE 2nd Variation pt. 2 1. Zelensky (Mariinsky) 0:05 2. Beloserkovsky (ABT) 2:47 3. Bolle (La Scala) 5:41 4. Chudin (Bolshoi) 8:33 5. Finlay (NYCB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZakh8DlkY The "Swimming Lesson" 1951 Ferrari/Ruanova 1960 d'Amboise/Adams (NYCB) 1968 Martins/Farrell (NYCB) 1987 Baryshnikov/Dunham (ABT/NYCB) 1991 Schaufuss/Seabra (Scala) 2000's Beloserkovsky/Dvorovenko (ABT) 2010? Ganio/Osta (POB) 2012 Chudin/Smirnova (BT) 2014 Parish/Shapran (MT) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax3MUmlShOA Coda 1951 Ferrari 1956 Ludlow 1963 d'Amboise 1970's Esquivel 1987 Baryshnikov 2009 Bolle 2012 Ganio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVXRMIc55_8 Edited June 13, 2017 by pherank Link to comment
sandik Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Well, there goes all my free time ... Link to comment
pherank Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 What was surprising to me was the difficulty of the "swimming lesson" of Apollo and Terpsichore. Now it's obvious to me how difficult it is for the Apollo danseur to move his arms fully forward in coordination with Terpsichore's arm movements. Many danseurs just concentrate on balancing the ballerina because it's just too difficult to move the arms and make oneself a stable platform for Terpsichore. Ferrari and Ruanova (1951) perform this admirably. There are also comparison videos on the same YouTube channel for Square Dance (male solo), Rubies, and Theme and Variations (there are often multiple videos for each so look around). On a related note: there's video from the 2015 Vail Festival with Heather Watts & Damian Woetzel commenting and Tyler Peck and Herman Cornejo demonstrating. How nice is that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7LOUMt5Xs The Vail people have also provided many short clips of performances from the 2015 Balanchine Celebration at the festival. Link to comment
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