BalletNut Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Which non-dancing celebrities do you think would make good ballet dancers? How would you cast them? Ex: Marilyn Manson as Carabosse, Lucille Ball as Swanilda... Link to comment
Hans Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Greta Garbo as Odette Not really the same thing, but does anyone else think Julie Kent is the Julia Roberts of ballet? Link to comment
Helene Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Great topic BalletNut Reese Witherspoon as Kitri Daniel Day Lewis as Alain (based on his role in A Room with a View) Cate Blanchett as Berthe Barbara Stanwyck as Odile Simon Keenlyside as James Link to comment
FauxPas Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Isabel Adjani as Giselle Jean Marais as Albrecht in "Giselle" Merle Oberon as Nikiya with Maria Montez as Gamzatti, Maria Ouspenskaya as the Aya, Turhan Bey as Solor and Victor Jory as the High Brahmin Yvonne de Carlo or Maria Montez as Aspicia in "La Fille du Pharaon" Ingrid Bergman as Odette/Odile Charles Chaplin as Petrouchka James Dean as the Prodigal Son Jennifer Lopez as the Firebird Link to comment
richard53dog Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Not really the same thing, but does anyone else think Julie Kent is the Julia Roberts of ballet? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hans, I'm curious. Just how do you look at Julia Roberts? Richard Link to comment
bart Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Jeanne Moreau, alternating the roles of Sleepwalker and Coquette in Sonnambula. Link to comment
klingsor Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Isabel Adjani as GiselleJean Marais as Albrecht in "Giselle" Merle Oberon as Nikiya with Maria Montez as Gamzatti, Maria Ouspenskaya as the Aya, Turhan Bey as Solor and Victor Jory as the High Brahmin Yvonne de Carlo or Maria Montez as Aspicia in "La Fille du Pharaon" Ingrid Bergman as Odette/Odile Charles Chaplin as Petrouchka James Dean as the Prodigal Son <{POST_SNAPBACK}> These are just wonderful. though when I first saw Makarova's full length "La Bayadere" I imagined Maria Montez doing both roles and Jon Hall as Solor. Your choices are better. (actually now that I think of it, I imagined Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey in Bizet's opera "Pearl Fishers" Link to comment
klingsor Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Jardin Aus Lilas Please forgive me as I only remember the name of one character: Caroline: Julie Harris The Boy She Loves: Farley Granger The Man She Must Marry: David Brian The Woman from His Past: Joan Crawford Link to comment
Giselle05 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) Isabella Rossellini/Audrey Hepburn: Juliet Sarah Jessica Parker: Swanhilda in Coppelia Charlize Theron: Theme and Variations (I always see a gorgeous tall woman in this) Angelina Jolie: Odile, with Oliver Martinez as Von Rothbart Jennifer Connelly: any of Four Temperaments (I have no idea why, I can just see it) Penelope Cruz: Roland Petit's Carmen Nicole Kidman: the Siren in Prodigal Son Scarlett Johanssen: The Sleeping Beauty Gwyneth Paltrow as Odette, with Jude Law as Prince Siegfried Natalie Portman as Giselle with Mark Ruffalo as Albrecht Edited September 10, 2005 by Giselle05 Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Angelina Jolie as the Siren Uma Thurman as Myrtha Natalie Portman as Lise Jean Marais as Apollo Laurence Olivier as Prince Siegfried Robert Taylor as Albrecht Link to comment
Hans Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Hans, I'm curious. Just how do you look at Julia Roberts? I see her as pretty but bland, although very good in the right role. Link to comment
Gina Ness Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Danny Kaye in just about anything...He's one of the most natural dancers I've ever seen! P.S...And, those fabulous legs... Link to comment
carbro Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I actually saw Richard Thomas dance Hilarion! When his parents still ran their school on the former site of SAB, they staged Giselle as a vehicle (mainly) for their talented daughter, Bronwyn. He was quite credible in some regards, but a vivid illustration that acting in plays or on the screen is very different from acting in ballet. For some reason, the image of Renee Zellweger as Giselle has been haunting me since BalletNut started this thread. Maybe Meryl Streep as her Myrtha? And for Albrecht, Brad Pitt, although I'm not sure he could carry Act II. Link to comment
dirac Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 klingsor wrote: The Man She Must Marry: David Brian Just a tip of the hat to klingsor for bringing in David Brian. Link to comment
BalletNut Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 For some reason, the image of Renee Zellweger as Giselle has been haunting me since BalletNut started this thread. Maybe Meryl Streep as her Myrtha? And for Albrecht, Brad Pitt, although I'm not sure he could carry Act II. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Zellweger would be...interesting, I guess. If Pitt is Albrecht, then perhaps Bathilde ought to be Angelina Jolie? Or maybe Jennifer Aniston is a more appropriate choice. Or would she be Giselle? I'm not sure she could carry it dramatically, though. Not that I follow such things, of course. Link to comment
carbro Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Not that I follow such things, of course. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You'd have to be on an isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific -- no phone, no radio, no tv or internet -- to escape knowledge of "such things," I'm afraid. Tom Cruise as Albrecht -- with a bevy of Giselles from which to choose. Now, I know he'd never carry off the bereaved, repentant part. Link to comment
sandik Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Charles Chaplin as Petrouchka <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Or Buster Keaton. A local theater has been screening a Keaton series, and I saw a couple -- an amazing physical actor! Link to comment
klingsor Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 La Sylphide: Sylph: Vivian Leigh James: Leslie Howard Gurn: Richard Todd Effie: Jeanne Crain Madge: Alec Guinness I think Giulietta Masina would make a great Sylph, but I don't know enough about Italian Cinema to fill the other roles. Link to comment
FauxPas Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Actually, Tudor's "Pillar of Fire" calls out for Hollywood casting. Here is my shot at it: Hagar: Agnes Moorehead/young Bette Davis/Geraldine Page or ??? Older Sister: Gale Sondergaard Younger Sister: Ann Blyth Man from the House Opposite: Jeff Chandler Her Friend: George Brent You guys can do better - correct my casting. Now "Fall River Legend" Lizzie Borden: Judy Davis You fill in the rest... Link to comment
richard53dog Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Hans, I'm curious. Just how do you look at Julia Roberts? I see her as pretty but bland, although very good in the right role. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah.... Thanks. I get the Julie Kent connection! Richard Link to comment
canbelto Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Vivien Leigh as Giselle Laurence Olivier as Albrecht Joan Crawford as Myrtha Katie Holmes as Aurora Tom Cruise as Florimund Cate Blanchett as the Lilac Fairy Link to comment
klingsor Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Actually, Tudor's "Pillar of Fire" calls out for Hollywood casting. Here is my shot at it:Hagar: Agnes Moorehead/young Bette Davis/Geraldine Page or ??? Older Sister: Gale Sondergaard Younger Sister: Ann Blyth Man from the House Opposite: Jeff Chandler Her Friend: George Brent You guys can do better - correct my casting. Now "Fall River Legend" Lizzie Borden: Judy Davis You fill in the rest... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd go with Bette Davis as Hagar and Agnes Moorehead as Lizzie Borden's stepmother. Jeff Chandler was great looking in a rugged way, but what a stiff. Man from the House Opposite: Steve Cochran. The rest of your casting for "Pillar" is great, FauxPas. Link to comment
Mashinka Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 How about John Malkovitch in Grigorovich's Ivan the Terrible? Link to comment
perky Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Serenade: Natalie Portman-Heroine Thandie Newton-Dark Angel La Sonnambula- Rachel Weisz- The Sleepwalker Ralph Fiennes- The Poet I just saw The Constant Gardener and am completely besotted with these two! Link to comment
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