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That's what I'm talking about! But I'm confused by another here. Okay, I am an amateur, and a critic is also a person; she sees in these fragments exceptional artistic merit that overlaps all the achievements of the ballet of the twenty-first century, I do not see them - well, let's say. But how can you even half the ballet, to praise the ballet to the skies almost on working videos and say that this is an exceptional masterpiece? Is it not too bold a statement - whatever "Nureyev", just by itself? That's what I call mythology. When they are not so much indignant at the very fact of the absurd and, most likely, politicized abolition of the premiere - in the wake of the Ministry of Culture - how much they talk about the masterpiece that we lost with aspirations. And it is impossible to verify. And you will not undermine. Myth is created, that's all. And here is the new interview with Lantratov for Hello! I will try to translate it in English. ---------------------- Performing the role of Nureyev Vladislav Lantratov on the abolition of ballet in the Bolshoi Theater: "I felt the devastation" In the ballet "Nureyev" by Kirill Serebrennikov Vladislav Lantratov and Maria Alexandrova were to perform the roles of Rudolf Nureyev and his mentor Margot Fonteyn. Shortly after it became known that the premiere was canceled, the main actor, Bolshoi Theater premier Vladislav Lantratov wrote a piercing post at Instagram: "There are no words ... understanding that you just loved the role, began to get used to the play, everything began to form ... And in a second this is your little life you are rooting out ... the worst for an artist ... ". HELLO! Contacted the artist to find out about his attitude to what happened in more detail. "Nureyev" was one of the most anticipated prime season. But on July 8, an announcement appeared on the Bolshoi Theater website: "Instead of the premiere of Nureev's performance, the Don Quixote ballet will be shown on the Historical Stage." Nureyev "closed-door run took place on the same day, and it was finally clear: the ballet directed by Kirill Serebrennikov on the famous The reason was voiced at a press briefing on July 10, the general director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin: After the run it became clear that the artists are not ready. In the form in which the play is, you can not show it. Urin also named the new dates of the premiere - May 4 and May 5, 2018. The authors of "Nureyev" - Serebrennikov, as well as choreographer Yuri Posokhov and composer Ilya Demutsky - were not present at the briefing, and they declined to comment on the situation. Vladislav, do you believe that we will see Nureyev in May 2018? I really believe that the performance will be held on 4 and 5 May. Artists and all other services of the theater made every effort to ensure that this happened, fully laid out on the run on July 8. How would you comment on the main complaint - that the play is not ready? I think this is a combination of circumstances. The production period is characterized by the fact that there are ups and downs in it. Especially when the performance is created from scratch. There are very successful rehearsals, but sometimes, everything falls apart. The management of the theater made this decision. In the press there is information that several dancers abandoned the role of Nureyev, because they were not ready to completely strip. The first time I heard it. Nobody refused. Especially since talking about complete exposure is not true. I do not think that this is possible on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre. As for the refusals, one artist refused the role of Erik Bruhn, but only because he did not have time to learn the game. Did you have any doubts when they offered you the role of Nureyev? No, it was not. With the choreographer Yuri Mikhailovich Posokhov, we have already done the ballet "The Hero of Our Time", and I was more than sure that it would be an excellent work. For two and a half hours I live a lifetime, I change ten roles, this is a bottomless range of roles. For an artist this performance is a test. The profession of the ballet artist is already physically difficult, but here it is complex and dramatic. I am proud of the work done and the performance that took place on July 8. About what this performance for you? About loneliness. Despite the fact that the choir, the corps de ballet, dramatic artists, a lot of characters on the stage, this is a solo performance. It would seem that Nureyev has creativity, love, success, he appears then with Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin - his teacher, then with partner Margot Fonteyn, then with Erik Bruhn. He is surrounded by events, people. But at some point I realized that he was a completely lonely person. And the drama of the play, which, it would seem, is simple - a chain of episodes of Nureyev's biography - just demands from the performer not just the work of the body, but also complete internal reincarnation. In one of the episodes, for example, Nureyev yells at the artists of his troupe, it's a few phrases, almost a monologue. And I must do it convincingly! Margot Fonteyn plays Maria Alexandrova. You must have had an interesting duet... Here I can even draw a parallel. If Rudolf Nureyev, such as we know him, created Margot Fonteyn, then in my becoming, Maria took a lot of part. She, the real bearer of the old Moscow school, saw something in me ... and put her soul into it. What are you focused on now, what helps to survive what happened? The whole company helps. When such a huge team is announced in the morning that the performance has been canceled, and in the evening, in spite of everything, everyone plays their most complicated games, this is a real miracle. It's not just a job, but something more - an example of cohesion, the fidelity of the profession. Tears, hugs, applause - it's worth a lot. I admire every participant of the play "Nureyev", which took place on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre on July 8. Now we are preparing for a tour in New York, where I will dance in Jean-Christophe Maillot's play "The Taming of the Shrew." This is one of the most beloved by the Moscow public, now we have to win the American audience.

This is 3 fragments from "Nureyev" for those who have not seen them yet .. One of the ballet critics said that this "the choreography of this ballet is the best that the world theater produced in the 21st century." It sounds ridiculous, as she judges only on the fragments from the video. Perhaps, in order to draw such conclusions, should a) review all ballet premieres of the twenty-first century; b) see "Nureyev" entirely and, preferably, "live"? However, I understand, it's cruel to ask such questions. But frankly, this is the beginning of a myth-making process that somehow does not get to take it seriously. Even if a well-respected ballet critic is engaged in myth-making. http://tv.mk.ru/video/2017/07/10/pervyy-videofragment-repeticii-skandalnoy-sceny-spektaklya-nureev.html http://tv.mk.ru/video/2017/07/10/videofragment-repeticii-skandalnoy-sceny-spektaklya-nureev.html http://tv.mk.ru/video/2017/07/10/tretiy-videofragment-repeticii-skandalnoy-sceny-spektaklya-nureev.html

Just finished reading this book! I have no words to express how wonderful it is! and how Mr. De Warren writes with great respect for Rudolf! I almost read all the books about Rudi in the same number of so-called "official" biography. But I understood this complex man and a genius only in the memoirs of Mr. De Warren. Must Read!!