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Great discussion - thank you !
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Many thanks to dirac for posting this in "Links", thought copying it under this thread may draw more attention to it. Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending ...... aw schucks ! Had read somewhere a couple of years ago that Prokofiev was eyeing an American audience in attempting this, after his sojourn in the US. Seems his Commie masters had infinitely better taste !
PS : after seeing Ratmansky's R&J I wouldn't be surprised one bit if his next edition has a happy ending !
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I may be less qualified than most other members to evaluate execution, but the Smirnova I saw live so far at the Bolshoy as Nikiya, Aurora, Odette/Odile, and memorably in the Grand Pas Classique on two consecutive gala evenings in October 2016 was "beauty in motion" imho.
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20 minutes ago, sandik said:
I only know the Lavrovsky production through the film of Ulanova's performance.
Really do suggest you see it again with Vishnova-Shklyarov in this HD telecast from 2013. Diana's Juliet made me drop opera and take to ballet - hadn't seen anything like it in my life. I do hope Mezzo or Mariinsky will not have this taken down :
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18 minutes ago, Amy Reusch said:
You found Krysanova mechanical?
No way - after seeing her live at the Bolshoy I already wrote that I discovered a great artist in addition to the great dancer I already knew. I found Ratmansky's staging rather mechanical and devoid of the "spirituality" of the original, other people may have different views.
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On 1/22/2018 at 6:01 AM, Helene said:
I've always loved the film of the Lavrovsky version, but that's not what Ratmansky's is playing against: the Grigorovich version, still playing on the main stage, dates from 1979 and will be 40 next year.
Can't decide which one deserves the most condemnation : this "R&J Light" version by Ratmansky or the Grigarovich version. I am respectful of the views of others - people have different opinions on what ballet is or should be. Having discovered at a late age that ballet can be the highest form of dramatic expression, of which the original Lavrovsky is a prime example, I cannot settle for anything less. Grigarovich has made a hash of the story but has at least something going for it : of the various versions I have seen so far only this displays to the viewer why Romeo is unable to receive the letter sent by the friar (although its depiction is different from Shakespeare's story which is impossible to mime). Ratmansky "has largely if not totally destroyed the intensely spiritual side of ballet and left only the mechanical" (in the words of someone else on Mr. B, as recounted in the recent book on the Ballets Russes". (I am going into hiding
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37 minutes ago, Drew said:
Looks like they have taken it down....at least I can't find it again.
It was available free-to-web last night and early this morning Moscow time but has been removed. Normally it stays in archive for 24 hrs after the livecast but this time they let it stay an extra day.
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4 minutes ago, Ashton Fan said:
As Mashinka said in an earlier post the Royal Ballet is looking very good at present with real talent at every level of the company
So good to hear ...... I will take your words on it !
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7 hours ago, Helene said:
(I also got to see that Krysanova's physically resembles Ferri in some ways.)
Come to think of it - yes indeed ! I admired Krysanova as a dancer, but after seeing her as Juliet and Catherine recently I admire her even more as an actress.
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Prix de Lausanne will start webcasting the daily sessions from Monday 29th January, the final is on Saturday 3rd February. Info and links :
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M-A Gillot is due to take her last bows on 31st March at the end of "Orphée et Eurydice" by Pina Bausch. Karl Paquette is due to bow out in December and has chosen Cinderella for his farewell
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Kuznetsova's comments at the time plus a few words I posted regarding her views :
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1 hour ago, volcanohunter said:
I have absolutely no inclination to see this version again
39 minutes ago, Fleurdelis said:But the overall production screams of mediocrity
Dear Volcanohunter and Fleurdelis : could you please spare a couple of minutes and read the report I posted after I saw the premiere of this staging at the Bolshoy last November. I would really like to hear whether I got it somewhat right or wrong - link to report below :
http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/43146-ratmansky-romeojuliet-premiere-wed-22-nov/
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13 minutes ago, canbelto said:
I don't know how anyone who loves ballet can always sit close to the stage
I also like to sit as close as possible, at a row from where the proscenium is below my eye level but not any further back. I must see the mime, the facial expression/s and the eyes of the dancer/s - for me characterisation is very important. If one can catch the orchestra direct to ear that experience is also very nice. Anyone been to the Stopera (formerly Het Muziektheater) in Amsterdam ? A true amphitheater with the orchestra sitting in the open a wee bit below stage level with just safety cabling around, one picks up so much more.
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Beware of "ballerina" Dominika Egorova !! WARNING : trailer at link below is not for the faint-hearted : has horrific violence and sex scenes !! (where I come from we love it ......
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Sunday 21st January at 6 pm Moscow time = 3 pm GMT. Casting same as originally posted no change at this moment (link below). Since this is a livecast Bolshoy would stream it on its website georestricted to RF but one can tunnel in with a good vpn. I saw the same cast live at the premiere last November and thought Krysanova was amazing as Juliet - suggest members try to see it one way or another so that we can discuss. Ratmansky staging is awful (imho) and has destroyed the "spirituality" of the original Lavrovsky. Casting : https://www.bolshoi.ru/en/performances/4008/roles/#20180121180000
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9 hours ago, Laurent said:
Kovalyeva, if she needs to be compared, could be compared rather to young Zakharova, except of a more tender type.
When I introduced the little-known Kovalyova to the forum last March my teaser was that she resembled a current Bolshoy prima at the time of her Vaganova graduation and asked for suggestions as to who that might be, and Buddy came up immediately with Zaharova ..... spot on !
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Great - thank you very much. Please post the Black Swan too if/when you spot it.
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On 3/13/2017 at 1:41 PM, MadameP said:
She really needs Belyakov or Rodkin.
said MadameP last March to which I had replied "Rodkin !!". Well, Rodkin partnered Alyona in Swan Lake this Tuesday 16th but I could not catch it due to previous commitments. Sure would like to see this pair in something asap - Rodkin was excellent in all the roles I have seen him in so far, and he is a great "brooder" which imho is a must for Siegfried and Solor.
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2 hours ago, Mashinka said:
The current Rigoletto opens with a scene of such extreme sexual violence and nudity
Dear Mashinka have you forgotten about the Michieletto "William Tell" production in summer of 2015 ? We received an email alert from the ROH regarding the rather explicit rape enactment at the opening scene a couple of days before we were due to fly over to see it. However I must confess I saw nothing that would shock me ...... but then I belong to a different culture !
(Signed : Seyd Pasha !)
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58 minutes ago, Quinten said:
Does anybody know whether Alyona will be dancing with Tissi at the ballet gala in Rome at the end of the month?
No mention of Alyona on organiser website or event poster, maybe due to her lower ranking : https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=i-tPXHBEXb8
https://checkinrome.net/les-etoiles-stelle-danzanti-dal-mondo-gala-internazionale-danza/
Does anyone know whether this seemingly yearly event has a live orchestra ? Without one it's no fun !
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2 hours ago, Buddy said:
Looking around the internet I’ve been able to see the White Swan duet from her second Swan Lake
Why don't you post the link/s ??
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17 minutes ago, Ashton Fan said:
I am not sure whether your question is who is Matthew Ball or whether it is why is Matthew Ball dancing with Osipova
Sorry - should have said "anyone know him ?". Thank you so much for taking the time to write, I did not know about Ball at all.
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tracking.wordfly.com/click?sid=ODBfMzI5NzZfMzE4NTk4XzcwOTI&l=ad195d80-54fc-e711-bcb0-e61f134a8c87
Copy-paste the above link on browser to hopefully bring up the pdf doc. Osipova will dance Ode/Odi on 28 May and 9/15/19 June partnered by Ball ...... anyone know him ??
(tested link - it works !)
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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/giselle-royal-opera-house-marianela-nu-ez-a8172791.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dance-review-giselle-at-covent-garden-nqnmtjl0n
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/giselle-at-royal-opera-house-dance-review-marianela-nu-ez-proves-a-marvellous-actress-a3746026.html
https://www.ft.com/content/95cfac7c-ff65-11e7-9e12-af73e8db3c71
https://bachtrack.com/review-giselle-royal-ballet-royal-opera-house-london-january-2018
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