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If somebody wants to see same polish ballet I would like to recommend KURT WEILL. It is ballet in two acts by Krzysztof Pastor (2001) Libretto, musical script, staging, and choreography: Krzysztof Pastor. He is the director of Polish National Ballet. It is a multimedia show in the form of a collage of dance images. Taking the music of Kurt Weill, he created a vibrant ballet fresco, inspiring in its dance expressiveness, diversity of music forms and vocal hits, encouraging reflection on the social experience of the composer’s times, the changeable fate of artists, symptoms of intolerance, and constant longing for love. British critic Maggie Foyer agreed this was a great work by Pastor, demonstrating choreographic and staging talent. The dance and music setting, she added, was extensive, stretching from a Berlin bar to Broadway; a gigantic project by the young choreographer. This production was hailed as the event of the season in the Netherlands and nominated for the prestigious Benois de la Danse Award.

I like Salenko, Saidakova, Nakamura very much, but I must say that they are not such good as Diana. Diana has such a beautiful, pure style. There is something so elegant and charmful about her . She is the best PS I love dancers from Staatsballett Berlin .

Yes I suppose that You saw But this version, you are talking about, is not avaiable for me, so I offered my favourite one to you. But I know that I went off at a tangent... Sorry... By the way recently I have seen Sylwia by Neumeier. (DVD) (a performance by the Paris National Opera Company choreographed by John Neumeier. Recorded at the Opera National De Paris in March 2005). It was great for me.

Chicago . murder, prison, trial ... In my opinion a trial is a theatre...

I liked David Blair in Sleeping Beauty with Margot Fonteyn with Royal Ballet.

Staatsballett Berlin has The Nutcracker (DVD 36 Euro) with Malakhov and Nadia Saidakova - but it is`t the best Nutcracker I have ever seen... My favourite DVD is : choreographia Lew Iwanow and Peter Wright Adaptation Peter Wright place and time: The Royal Opera House Covent Garden 2000 y. dancers: drosselmeyer A Dowell Klara A. Cojocaru Hans Peter - I Putrov M. Yoshida and J. Cope etc

It is very nice to hear that you know and like one of my favorite dancer . If you want I can write more about Maksim Wojtiul and send same links with his dancing. If somebody would like to came to Poland to see Polish ballet I recommend “Lodz meeting ballet” (in polish: Łódzkie Spotkania Baletowe (ŁSB)). It is fantastic opportunity to see a lot of ballet companies from Poland, Europe and all over the world (like Cuba, USA, Asia) being in 1 place and 1 time. This is also opportunity to see a lot of films about ballet (and to visit Lodz… ). LSB has been placed in program exhibitions, film projections, concerts and meetings with choreographers. LSB are organized every 2 years in Lodz (the second biggest city in Poland). Last time LSB took place in 2009 (the next will be in 2011 (May)). Last time (in 2009) we invited for example: 1) Michail Baryshnikov and Ana Laguna 2) Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 3) Pietragalla Compagnie 4) Nederlands Dans Theater II 5) Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 6) Compania Antonio Gades oraz Narodni Divadlo Praga 7) Polski Teatr Tańca from Poznan (the best polish choreographer!!!!) 8) and my favourite polish ballet: ballet from Lodz- Teatr Wielki w Łodzi. during the LSB you can see continuation and evolution of classic ballet, through dance modern and dance postmodern. So, you can follow technical classic soviet ballets and from the other site admire western classics - e.g. in miniatures George Balanchine and also choreography by: Maurice Béjart, Tyla Tharp, Mats Ek, Hans van Manen, Jiri Kylian, Antonio Gades, de Agnes Mille, john Cranko, Birgit Cullberg, Kurt Jooss. Next time (may 2011) you would see - among other things-: ballet from Monte Carlo, balet Maurice'a Bejarta, La Scala, ballet from Lodz and others.

It is my favourite Giselle . By the way unfortunately there are a lot of intresting DVD-s which are available only in Japan

First time I saw V. Malakhov dancing in - Le Corsaire / Ethan Stiefel, Angel Corella, Vladimir Malakhov, American Ballet Theater/. But I appreciated him a few years later... Now his is the best male dancer for me. For me he is the 5-th god of dance... after Waclaw Niżyński, Sergiusza Lifar, Rudolf Nurejew and Michaił Barysznikow.

number 1 : Vladimir Malakhov number 2 Wieslaw Dudek

has anybody seen Ballet Gala ? From 10.1 to 15.01 2010 (Athens Concert Hall)? Guests artists: E. Abbagnato, Shoko Nakamura, WIELAW DUDEK, Anastasia Matvienko, Denis Matvienko, Tim Matiakis and B. Pech.

At present Staatsballett Berlin is my beloved company… It is number 1 for me. Last time I saw this company in “Malakhov and Friends” 3 weeks ago . Top class dancers and a fabulously varied programme with something for every taste – from classic to modern, serious to humourous. The pdd from the “Diamonds” section of Balanchine’s Jewels with Vladimir Malakhov and Polina Semionova was great!!!! After I saw it I was dreaming to Staatsballett Berlin take Jewels into their repertoire… A performance of Bejart’s “Serait-ce la Mort?” danced by Vladimir Malakhov and Polina Semionova, Beatrice Knop, Shoko Nakamura and Nadja Saidakova was the best I have ever seen…. I can say the same about “Aria” danced by Malakhov. But my favourite piece was van Cauwenbergh’s “Les Bourgeois”, fabulously danced by Dinu Tamazlacaru (French music/song of Jacques Brel). Dinu played the drunken man great, with humour. I have never seen such good danced Les Bourgeois!!!!!!!!!!1 His jumps across the stage he jumped so high I could believe my eyes. Dinu truly deserved the adulation and it was just a pity this piece is so short!!!!!!!! By the way Dinu Tamazlacaru is always great on the scene. People love him. He always has prolonged applause, flowers being thrown to him and people cries of “Bravo!”. He always raises my smile when I see him. He has something in look... Something like Barysznikov.... Do you know what I am talking about? and this is illustration:

beautiful performances , (technically - perfect). Corps de ballet is phenomenal...

3 years ago I saw Korean National Ballet Company ("Swan Lake"). Has anyone seen it? It was so beautiful performance… Technically Joo-won Kim was perfect. In my opinion Kim is one of the best dancers all over the world . She was perfect - both as Odette and as Odile. What is important for me - she was very convincing in Act 3, when she had a glint of evil in her eye. The Fool, danced by In-kyung Kim, was an agreeably sharp show-off.

Diana Vishneva. She is beautiful and noble. Last week I have seen interview: she was so charming... By the way, I am very curious about new performance La Péri (cast: La peri/ Leila Diana Vishneva ; Achmet Vladimir Malakhov ; Nourmahal Beatrice Knop)...