Inga Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Natalia, Stanislavsky Ballet is homeless now because their home theatre is closed for reparation. So the Stanislavske Ballet performs in other Moscow auditoriums, including Bolshoi’s New Stage. In the Bolshoi schedule it always written if the performance is done by the Stanislavsky Ballet. The Bolshoi and The Stanislavsky companies never mix. The same with Grigorovitch Ballet in Mariinsky Theatre – the tour of Grigorovitch Company was advertised long before it take place, so it was clear what company will dance. In the case of foreigners who cannot understand Russian the mistakes is quite possible of course. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Thanks for the information, Inga, but I should say, so Natalia doesn't have to, that she's fluent in Russian. Link to comment
Natalia Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Alexandra, Inga knows that I'm fluent in Russian. The problem is with the ordinary tourist in Russia, who buys expensive 'foreigner tickets' to these theaters, expecting to see the home companies with home stars, only to find out, during a performance, that he is seeing substitutes from Krasnodar or Perm. [Again, not to belittle those cities' troupes, which I happen to find fascinating to watch, in their own right...but they don't hold the mystique or cache, in the minds of ordinary foreign visitors, that do the Kirov-Mariinsky and Bolshoi troupes.] Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Marc, Inga, Ina, et. al.: Now that Stepanenko has been injured, do you know who will replace her on tour? This development might throw a 'wrench' into the above castings....mix things up a bit if 'ballerina A' must now replace 'ballerina B' & so on.....it could be Alexandrova in place of Stepanenko, for example...and those expecting to see Alexandrova in a certain performance may get, say, Gracheva instead. I've asked the good folks at the Wang Center's press office for an update, which I'll share with you, if I get it before traveling to Boston. Link to comment
Treefrog Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Oh, I hope not! I just got tickets yesterday for Alexandrova's Don Q. Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I hope not either, Treefrog. If I had my 'druthers' we could etch the original casting into stone! Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Here's the latest Boston casting, from our friends at the Wang Center. Alas, Stepanenko is out. On the plus side, Boston will now be treated to Gracheva's stunning Raymonda. Incidentally, Gracheva was given the honor of the Opening Night 'Swan lake' at the Bolshoi Theater, last month. In Russia, it is truly a huge deal to be given the honor of opening either the Bolshoi or the Mariinsky ballet seasons...almost an unofficial title of 'Prima Ballerina of the Year.' Casting for Boston, October 6-10: 10/6, 7:30pm - Raymonda Raymonda: Nadezhda Gracheva Jean de Brienne: Sergey Filin Abderakhman: Dmitri Belogolovtsev 10/7, 7:30pm - Raymonda Raymonda: Mariya Allash Jean de Brienne: Volchkov Abderakhman: Renat Arifulin 10/8, 7:30pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Maria Alexandrova Basil: Yuri Klevtsov 10/9, 7:30pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Nadezhda Gracheva Basil: Sergey Filin 10/10, 3pm - Don Quixote Kitri: Anna Antonicheva Basil: Dmitri Belogolovtsev More to come. Link to comment
Treefrog Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Then here's a double hope that things don't change too much -- I also got tickets for Gracheva's "stunning" Raymonda! Link to comment
Mikhail Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Hi to everybody. I received a slightly different version of the cast. Boston 1. 6 oct "Raymonda" - Gracheva-Filin-Belogolovtsev 2. 7 oct "Raymonda" - Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 3. 8 oct "Don Quixote" - Alexandrova-Filin 4. 9 oct "Don Quixote" - Gracheva-Klevtsov 5. 10 oct "Don Quixote" - Antonicheva-Belogolovtsev Mexico City 6. 13 oct "Giselle" - Gracheva-Filin 7. 14 oct "Giselle" - Antonicheva-Skvortsov 8. 15 oct "Giselle" - Gracheva-Filin 9. 16 oct "Raymonda" - Allash-Volchkov-Belogolovtsev 10. 17 oct, mat "Raymonda" - Antonicheva-Filin-Klevtsov 11. 17 oct "Raymonda" - Allash-Volchkov-Belogolovtsev 12. 18 oct "Raymonda" - Gracheva-Skvortsov-Klevtsov 13. 19 oct "Giselle" - Antonicheva-Volchkov Minneapolis 14. 22 oct "Romeo" - Mes'kova-Godovsky 15. 23 oct "Don Quixote" - Alexandrova-Filin 16. 24 oct, mat "Don Quixote"- Shipulina-Belogolovtsev 17. 24 oct "Don Quixote" - Antonicheva-Klevtsov Seattle 18. 27 oct "Romeo" - Alexandrova-Savin 19. 28 oct "Romeo" - Mes'kova-Godovsky 20. 29 oct "Don Quixote" - Gracheva-Belogolovtsev 21. 30 oct, mat "Don Quixote" - Antonicheva-Klevtsov 22. 30 oct "Don Quixote" - Alexandrova-Filin 23. 31 oct "Don Quixote" - Shipulina-Belogolovtsev Berkeley 24. 3 nov "Romeo" - Alexandrova-Savin 25. 4 nov "Romeo" - Mes'kova-Godovsky 26. 5 nov "Raymonda" - Antonicheva-Filin-Belogolovtsev 27. 6 nov, mat "Raymonda" - Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 28. 6 nov "Raymonda" - Gracheva-Skvortsov-Klevtsov 29. 7 nov, mat "Raymonda" - Antonicheva-Filin-Belogolovtsev Chicago 30. 10 nov "Don Quixote" - Alexandrova-Filin 31. 11 nov "Don Quixote" - Shipulina-Klevtsov 32. 12 nov "Raymonda" - Gracheva-Skvortsov-Belogolovtsev 33. 13 nov, mat "Raymonda" - Allash-Volchkov-Arifulin 34. 13 nov "Raymonda" - Antonicheva-Filin-Klevtsov 35. 14 nov "Raymonda" - Gracheva-Skvortsov-Belogolovtsev Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Спасибо .... thanks for this updated list, Mikhail! - Natalia Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 "Por fin!" is one headline....At last! The Bolshoi returns to Mexico after a 20-yr absence. For those who read Spanish, here is a preview piece on the Bolshoi's appearances in Mexico City, from the local newspaper El Universal: http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/37888.html This is the only stop on the tour where 'Giselle' will be performed. Another piece...with historical factoids: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/...?p_nota_id=5058 Link to comment
Natalia Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 The 3rd stop on the tour is Minneapolis...beginning tonight with the (tah-dah!) Poklitaru Romeo & Juliet. Here are the 'season preview' pieces from the local press. Minnesota Daily: http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2004/10/22/10815 Minneapolis City Pages: http://www.citypages.com/alist/detail.asp?EID=103769 Here are two previews from Seattle, the 4th stop on the tour (beg. Oct. 27): Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/arts..._bolshoi22.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/classical/19...html?source=rss Link to comment
zerbinetta Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have a favor to ask: would someone in Seattle who is seeing the Don Q & someone in Berkeley who is seeing the Raymonda look at his/her watch at the end of the performance & tell me the running times, please? I don't like to eat before the performance as I tend to get all snoozy & Chicago isn't loaded with late dining choices except for room service so I'd need to call around & reserve. Thank you in advance. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 In Boston, Don Q was just about 2:50 running time. Link to comment
Giannina Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Raymonda was about the same. A very long first act...almost an hour. Then 2 more acts. I went yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and didn't care for it much except the last act which is glorious. Took my 13 year old grandson: his first ballet. Bad choice. Giannina Link to comment
Natalia Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Raymonda was about the same. A very long first act...almost an hour. Then 2 more acts. I went yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and didn't care for it much except the last act which is glorious. Took my 13 year old grandson: his first ballet. Bad choice. Giannina <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Giannina - Oh dear...well, at least it wasn't 'Romeo & Juliet'! Yes - the Russian companies use practically every note of Glazunov's score...a very long ballet, indeed, unless you've seen it enough times to relish all of the choreographic set pieces in Acts I & II. My personal fave is the classical pas de six in the middle of Act II that includes a majestic adage for Raymonda, her four friends & Abderakhman; Raymonda is lifted in a 'sitting' position near the end of this adagio...it brings chills to me! This section in Act II also includes the delightful solos for Raymonda's female friends, Henriette & Clemence. Unfortunately, there is too much 'stage business' in between the pure-dance moments! Have you seen ABT's newest version? I haven't yet...but heard that it is condensed into two mostly-dancing acts. That may be a better intro to 'Raymonda' for American audiences. Just guessing. Link to comment
Giannina Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 <<Oh dear...well, at least it wasn't 'Romeo & Juliet'! >> Yes, there IS that!! Giannina Link to comment
Alexandra Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Your grandson may have liked R and J -- I just saw a photo!! Sorry it was a disappointment. Link to comment
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