rg Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Following Cincinnati Ballet's restaging of DEVIL'S HOLIDAY last year and the current restaging of the same fragments by the Royal Ballet this month, the attached photo might be of some interest. It shows, left to right, F. Franklin, A.Danilova and G. Zorich as "The Young Lover," "The [Old Lord's] Daughter," and "the Fiance," respectively. When I recently showed it to David Vaughan, he said he'd not seen it before and that the trio's pose was "so Fred." Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 thank you so much, rg! Link to comment
atm711 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 This was a bit before my time--but I would love to see it. The rest of the original cast included Marc Platoff (Platt) and Nathalie Krassovska. Grace Roberts wrote the following of the performance: "Alexxandra Danilova gave a delightful account of the Daughter. Alicia Markova occasionally performed this role. Perfect technically, her interpretation lacked the exquisite emotion of Danilova's. Frederic Franklin had in the Beggar a role that for suitability and charm were not equalled in his repertoire until the advent of 'Rodeo'" Link to comment
sandik Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 What a gorgeous photo. I wish I could think of someone who would stage that kind of tableau today. Maybe Mark Morris -- any other thoughts? Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 it's simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and gorgeous.... esp Franklin, simply gorgeous.... thanks, RG..... choice.... Link to comment
rg Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 regrading sandi k's wondering about a choreographer today who could 'arrange' dancers in a similarly beguiling way, i'd suggest Christopher Wheeldon and tho i have less 'info' to go by, from what little i've seen, i'd say Brian Reeder. in the old days there were choreographers esp. known for the beauty of their 'groupings' - perrot was one often praised for this talent. i am a sucker for artful groupings myself and wish i saw more of them on stages today. Link to comment
Watermill Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Marvelous! It has the "asymmetry within symmetry" and the "movement within stillness" choreographers, stage directors and even photographers long to (but rarely succeed to) achieve. Thanks yet again, rg. Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Has much been written about the Franklin Danilova partnership? (I mean in books, I'm sure there were reviews aplenty). They seem so well suited to each other inspite of their different backgrounds. I suppose I'd have to go to microfiche & a major library to read reviews? Link to comment
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