Guest KBfan Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 This morning I came across this rave review by Clement Crisp, the London Financial Times dance critic, dated October 28, 2003. "With Darcy Bussell on maternity leave, the Royal Ballet has taken the excellent decision to invite Daria Pavlenko from the Kirov Ballet to replace her in La Bayadere. What Pavlenko brings to the role of Nikiya is entire understanding. La Bayadere is in her bones, its manner as much part of her identity as MacMillan's choreography is the grain in Bussell's art. Pavlenko knows, and showed perfectly at her debut in the Royal Ballet staging Tuesday night, how the machinery of the role - its drama; its dance splendours - can take a ballerina, and the ballet, to glory. She has an emotional veracity that never bursts the bounds of style; she has an academic grace that, in those sublimities which come with the Shades scene, illuminates the central matter of the dance - Nikiya's luminous beauty and her all-forgiving love for Solor. 'Remember your vow' she breathes to him, poised in arabesque as he kneels by her. 'Be true to me.' All this Pavlenko offered with loveliest clarity, the dance clear and beautiful." [NOTE: Quote trimmed by Leigh Witchel - please note the board's policy on quoting and copyright - http://balletalert.ipbhost.com/index.php?s...?showtopic=6261 ] http://search.ft.com/s03/search/article.ht...id=031028000902 Link to comment
Juliet Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Sigh. Wish I'd seen it..... more impressions, anyone? Link to comment
Viviane Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Well, I'm waiting patiently...has no-one seen Daria ? So far, I've found confort in the reviews of C.Crisp (F.T.) and Ism.Brown (The Telegraph) ! Wow, while reading that, I could beat myself for not travelling to London. It's obvious that she's at a key-point in her career and no-one in London can comment on her performances ? Spotting a real ballerina isn't that difficult Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Don't beat yourself too hard , Viviane, but yeah, being so close to London it's a shame you couldn't make it. A few more days of patience and DanceView Times will bring some consolation (I hope). Link to comment
Viviane Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Thank you Marc, it was worthwhile waiting Link to comment
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