Marc Haegeman Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 The Kirov Ballet is bringing three premieres this April: Nijinsky’s “Rite of Spring” (reconstruction by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer) and Nijinska’s “Les Noces” (April 12), and Lander’s “Etudes” (staging by Josette Amiel) (April 17). http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill?pbmy=200304 http://www.mariinsky.ru/ru/afisha/20030412 http://www.mariinsky.ru/ru/afisha/20030417 All three ballets will be shown on the Kirov’s tour to London next Summer. Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted March 25, 2003 Author Share Posted March 25, 2003 The premieres of "Les Noces" and "Rite of Spring" at the Mariinsky, scheduled for April, have been postponed. "Etudes" will now be premiered April 18. It seem that they too start to understand that one cannot learn three new works with the company almost continually on tour. http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill?pbmy=200304 Link to comment
Estelle Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Thanks for the news, Marc. Has "Les Noces" already been danced in Russia? I wish Josette Amiel could stage "Etudes" again for the POB too, as they haven't danced it in years (while it used to be one of the main works of their repertory)... Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted March 26, 2003 Author Share Posted March 26, 2003 Estelle, "Les Noces" has been danced already by the Mariinsky. In June 1997 new productions of both "Les Noces" (choreography by company member Alexei Miroshnichenko) and "Rite of Spring" (choreography by Evgeni Panfilov from Perm) hit the Mariinsky stage. I never saw these versions, as they thankfully seem to have disappeared as quick as they came, but according to all accounts they were appallingly bad - terrible choreography, obscured story, ugly costumes etc. It was one of the more painful attempts of the Mariinsky to cut a profile as a "modern" company. At one point Bride and Bridegroom in "Les Noces" were performing fouettés. Link to comment
Natalia Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Nijinska's 'Les Noces' received its Russian premiere in June 1995, in St Petersburg's Moussourgsky (Maly) Ballet troupe. The event was part of a multi-day symposium on Nijinska and the Diaghilev Ballet Russe. I was there...as were a few other lurkers to this forum. ;) As far as I know, 'Les Noces' did not remain in the Moussorgsky Ballet's repertoire for very long, although it received an enthusiastic reception in its first outing. Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 The premiere of "Etudes" at the Mariinsky on April 18 will be led by Svetlana Zakharova, Andrian Fadeyev and Leonid Sarafanov. Interesting to note that principal Viktor Baranov is listed as main repetiteur with Nina Ukhova. http://www.mariinsky.ru/ru/afisha/20030418 Link to comment
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