moushka

Tiara - Thank you for your thorough review. How I wish I had been there! Do you suppose any of the critics heard the buzz about Yulia? It seems that the audience appreciated her performance. I've always been so impressed with her port de bras and the incredible, almost talking suppleness of her back, on top of her marvellous technique. I've never seen anyone inhabit her character so completely that I actually forget she's performing, even though I've only ever seen her on YT. Perhaps Stepanova will come to NYC one of these days and i might get to see her.The Bolshoi came to Toronto a couple of years ago (not sure that will ever happen again) but I want to see the Mariinsky so badly. Thanks again!

Breathlessly awaiting Tiara's report from Stepanova's SL!

Since it is now only a month until Stepanova's London Odette/Odile, is anyone able to attend and report back?

I would so love to see Stepanova live in London! I thought that, in addition to her strong technique (esp. her arms/upper body), her acting was fabulous, although I only saw the videos on YT. She makes every step seem fresh and exciting. Her musicality is exceptional. It must have been a great pleasure for Ilya to dance with her at her O/O debut after so many years of waiting. I hope Yulia will be given many more opportunities to dance O/O.

I just noticed that Yulia will dance Odette/Odile in London on Tuesday, August 5. I would so love to be there! Of course, Skoryk is opening - so disappointing as the critics probably won't see Yulia. At least she's getting some good roles now. Thank you to whoever posted the link to the ROB site as you can click through to see who's dancing when. Also, she's dancing Firebird on August 11th. There's a video of that performance with Ilya Kuznetsov on YT. i'll try to post a link.