rg Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 scan of an oddly trimmed, creased, undated photo of Igor Youskevitch (autographed in '57) and presumably used, from a photo caption pasted on the back, in a Cuban newspaper. the danseur noble's stance and demeanor strike be as notably noble. Link to comment
atm711 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Ah--they don't make them like that anymore....that look on his face beautifully captures the quiet dignity of his stage persona. Link to comment
rg Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 a Cuban-born colleague now living in NYC has sent a scan of a photo of Youskevitch & Alonso in The Black Swan Pas de Deux, with the following background information: << photo of the Black Swan Pas de Deux. [Youskevitch] performed with [Alonso] on Cuban T.V. on May 2, 1956. It was the first time classical ballet was presented on T.V. Alberto Alonso´s choreography [had been seen] on T.V.since 1953 (when television in Cuba started), [but it] had always been on popular themes with salsa music.>> Link to comment
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