ballerina idol Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Viviana Durante has been my favorite dancer for a very long time now. I have heard about her hardships and seen her grow on video for years. My question is-where is she now? I'd love to see how she is dancing. I would even take a trip to go see her dance. I hear that she is guesting. Does anyone know where and when? Link to comment
scuffite Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 She's right here in Tokyo! She has been here for a few years already. Tetsuya Kumakawa (previously of Royal Ballet) has set up his own ballet company here called K-Ballet, and Ms Durante is a "guest principal". K-Ballet is presently doing Swan Lake and Ms Durante is Odette. If you are interested, K-Ballet's web-site has a little English too and it is at www.kumakawa.org. Link to comment
ballerina idol Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 Thank you so much! I'll take a look at the website! Link to comment
su-lian Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Isn't she still dancing with the Scala quite often? I thought she was, but I might be wrong (she was still dancing there last year). Link to comment
ballerina idol Posted June 12, 2003 Author Share Posted June 12, 2003 I hear that she is guesting ... I wasn't sure where though. Does anyone know if she guests in America? Link to comment
grace Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 glad you've 'found' her. all i can tell you about viviana durante is that we used to share the same hairdresser. one day i went in there and said i wanted my hair like HERS - spiral permed (hers is naturally like that, mine was just long & wavy). the hairdresser said viviana had referred to ME, as how she wanted HERS. (she knew me only very vaguely, at a distance, as a friend of a friend.) funny, isn't it. we always want what we don't have... it's years since i've seen her, but she WAS a marvellous dancer - a bit like ferri -......... but not QUITE ferri.......... you can see where MY admiration lies. Link to comment
grace Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 On board for this "Swan Lake" are designer Yolanda Sonnabend from the Royal Ballet, and dancers including the Royal Ballet's Viviana Durante and Stuart Cassidy,...for more: http://www.balletalert.com/forum/showthrea...&threadid=11814 Link to comment
ballerina idol Posted June 13, 2003 Author Share Posted June 13, 2003 It's really fun to hear little things (like Viviana's hair) about people you idolize. I have only seen her on video. I always wonder what stars look like in plain clothes. I guess she is just a regular person like you and me. It's still fun though. Thanks for the reply Grace! Link to comment
Medora Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 This is totally off subject, but grace, I absolutely idolize Ferri, she is my favorite! I have a bulletin board in my room which is covered with pictures of her. I'm dying to she her perform live, hopefully in Giselle because I already have seen Romeo and Juliet but Julie Kent danced it and that's the only live ballet I've seen. But my partner gave me a DVD of her in Giselle as a present because he knows how much I admire Ferri and I love it! I cried like five times when I watched it, during the Mad Scene the first time I saw it, and then the end when the sun comes up always gives me chills and make me want to cry. She's such a beautiful dancer and I admire her musicality and acting ability and everything about her so much! I was so happy when I watched ABT's variety and virtuousity video and she gave so much good advice in it! I hope I get to see her or meet her one day! Have you ever seen her or met her? Link to comment
mandy1313 Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 She's listed as a "resident guest star" at the Teatro di San Carlo Link to comment
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