Cygnet Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The Russian Federation Theatre Union has announced the nominees for the 2013 Golden Mask Awards. The Mariinsky's Diana Vishneva and Ekaterina Kondaurova are both nominated for Best Ballet Actress. Diana gets the nod for her "Dialogues," and Kondaurova for her interpretation of Balanchine's Titania, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Mariinsky Theatre's productions of Balanchine's ballet and the Stanislavsky Theatre's version of Britten's opera are also nominated. Boris Eifman's "Rodin" features prominently in the nominations as well. For the complete list of nominees in all categories: http://eng.goldenmask.ru/gm.php?id=106 BALLET/BEST PRODUCTION AMORE BUFFO, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg DU CÔTÉ DE CHEZ DIAGHILEV: KAMMERMUSIK №2, MONUMENTUM PRO GESUALDO, THE JESTER, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm DIANA VISHNYOVA: DIALOGUES Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg CINDERELLA, Musical Theatre of Karelia, Petrozavodsk MULTIPLICITY. FORMS OF SILENCE AND EMPTINESS, Mikhailovsky Theatre, St. Petersburg RODIN, Boris Eifman Ballet, St. Petersburg SVADEBKA (LES NOCES), Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm LA SYLPHIDE, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, Moscow A MIDSUMMER NIGHT`S DREAM, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg BALLET/BEST CONDUCTOR Anton GRISHANIN, LA SYLPHIDE, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, Moscow Pavel KLINICHEV, AMORE BUFFO, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg Teodor CURRENTZIS, WEDDING, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm Teodor CURRENTZIS, THE JESTER, Opera and Ballet Theatre, PermBALLET/CONTEMPORARY DANCE – BEST BALLETMASTER/BEST CHOREOGRAPHER Tatiana BAGANOVA, SEPIA, “Provincial Dances” Theatre, Yekaterinburg Guy WEIZMAN and Roni HAVER, L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT, “Platforma” Project, International Center for Contemporary Dance and Performance TsEKh, Moscow, and “Club Guy and Roni” Dance Company, Netherlands Alexei MIROSHNICHENKO, THE JESTER, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm Vyacheslav SAMODUROV, AMORE BUFFO, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg Kirill SIMONOV, CINDERELLA, Musical Theatre of Karelia, Petrozavodsk Anzhelika KHOLINA, ANNA KARENINA, Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow Boris EIFMAN, RODIN, Boris Eifman Ballet, St. PetersburgBALLET/CONTEMPORARY DANCE/BEST ACTRESS Lyubov ANDREEVA, Camilla – RODIN, Boris Eifman Ballet, St. Petersburg Diana VISHNEVA, DIANA VISHNEVA: DIALOGUES, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Elena VOROBYOVA, Adina - AMORE BUFFO, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg Laisan GIZATULLINA, Jester`s wife- THE JESTER, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm Yekaterina KONDAUROVA, Titania – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT`S DREAM, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Olga LERMAN, Anna Karenina – ANNA KARENINA, Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow Erika MIKIRTICHEVA, Sylphide - LA SYLPHIDE, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, Moscow Alevtina MUKHORTIKOVA, Cinderella - CINDERELLA, Musical Theatre of Karelia, Petrozavodsk Anna POISTOGOVA, Bride - SVADEBKA (LES NOCES), Opera and Ballet Theatre, PermBALLET/CONTEMPORARY DANCE/BEST ACTOR Oleg GABYSHEV, Rodin - RODIN, Boris Eifman Ballet, St. Petersburg Nacho DUATO, MULTIPLICITY. FORMS OF SILENCE AND EMPTINESS, Mikhailovsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Andrei MERKURIEV, DIANA VISHNEVA: DIALOGUES, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Igor PASHKO, Cinderella`s stepmother - CINDERELLA, Musical Theatre of Karelia, Petrozavodsk Ivan POROSHIN, Bridegroom - SVADEBKA (LES NOCES), Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm Andrei SOROKIN, Nemorino - AMORE BUFFO, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg Alexander TARANOV, Jester - THE JESTER, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Perm Link to comment
dirac Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thank you for posting this, Cygnet. I don't know much about these awards. Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thanks, Cygnet. Interesting that the Bolshoi Ballet's big productions of the 2011/12 season were snubbed, i.e., JEWELS and SLEEPING BEAUTY...or the highly-touted Roland Petit COPPELIA at the Stanislavski...or (no surprise here) Duato's SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Mikhailovsky. (Revivals/restagings of older ballets count, as in the LA SYLPHIDE at the Stanislavski, which did garner a nomination.) I predict a 4th Golden Mask for Vishneva (for her DIALOGS) and 2nd-consecutive for Nacho Duato as best 'ballet' choreographer for MULTIPLICITY. These awards have become more about contemporary 'shock value' than classical purity. Still, I'll hope-against-hope for Kondaurova to win. It is nice to see more nominees from cities outside Moscow & StP. Not long ago, 80% of the ballet (& opera) nominations were for productions in the two major cities, with one or two nods to Perm or Novosibirsk. Not so now. Dirac, these are the Russian 'Oscars' for live theatrical performances of all genres, including puppetry! Link to comment
Cygnet Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 You're welcome Dirac . : The Bolshoi Opera's new production of "Ruslan and Lyudmila," was extremely controversial (and summarily panned) when it premiered. Apparently, the nominating committee felt that that production had the required 'shock' value (on the opera side) to get several nods. So, this 'expectation' is trending in that and the drama category as well as ballet. Back to topic: IMO I think that the ballet/contemporary dance categories should be separated for "purity's" sake. How can judgement be made for dancer A over dancer D, when the works and the styles are completely different? The only Bolshoi dancer who is nominated is Merkuriev (as a member of Diana's "Dialogues" cast), and should he win, that win goes in the Mariinsky's column. I (also) thought that if the Bolshoi Ballet had been nominated, it would have been "Jewels," not the re-shod and re-designed Grigorovich (1973) version of "The Sleeping Beauty." Remember, the costumes and designs were created by the same team that designed Nureyev's productions for POB and La Scala. Natalia wrote, It is nice to see more nominees from cities outside Moscow & StP. Not long ago, 80% of the ballet (& opera) nominations were for productions in the two major cities, with one or two nods to Perm or Novosibirsk. Not so now. I too am very happy that the Theatre Union is starting to recognize theatres and talented performers who don't work in the major cities. I'm especially glad to see Kiril Simonov's nominated for his Petrovadosk production of "Cinderella," and Boris Eifman for "Rodin." If Katya Kondaurova wins, this will be her second Golden Mask; her first was for the title role in Ratmansky's "Anna Karenina." Link to comment
abatt Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I thought Rodin was inane. How it could be nominated for anything is beyond comprehension. Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Abatt, don't forget that Eifman's Musagete -- his Balanchine non-biography, originally created for NYCB -- won the Golden Mask for best ballet a few years ago. That sort-of says it all. (And I'm one who has enjoyed past Eifmans, like Red Giselle.) Link to comment
abatt Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I liked Red Giselle and Russian Hamlet. However, a lot of Eifman's other efforts, including Rodin, were awful. Link to comment
dirac Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Thanks for the information, all. How can judgement be made for dancer A over dancer D, when the works and the styles are completely different? True, Cygnet. You find a similar conundrum when it comes to many acting awards. I suppose as a practical matter you can only subdivide the prizes so much. Link to comment
Kerry1968 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I couldn't help but notice that awards are given for puppetry. Are puppet plays in Russia major productions? I really am curious about this. Sadly, my exposure to puppetry is limited to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Link to comment
California Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I couldn't help but notice that awards are given for puppetry. Are puppet plays in Russia major productions? I really am curious about this. Sadly, my exposure to puppetry is limited to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Do you remember the elaborate marionettes in The Sound of Music, which was set in Salzburg, Austria? Those marionettes are very popular throughout eastern Europe. You see them at special stores and at the big Christmas markets in Vienna, Prague, and throughout the region. I don't know the history of this (perhaps someone else here does?), but they are very popular to this day. Link to comment
rg Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 from the web <<: Salzburg Marionette Theatre was established in 1913 and is one of the oldest continuing marionette theatres in the world. It is based in the city of Salzburg, Austria. Original productions featured live actors and musicians. >> the troupe has played NYC, at least 2? times at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Mozart operas are among the works it regularly presents. (a series of these has been released in a dvd set, which may no longer be on the market?) a Salzburg Marionette NUTCRACKER has been released on video, and includes a "dying swan" solo with its famous Pavlova puppet. somewhere i have publicity photo of the Pavlova puppet, which if it were to surface i could scan and post here. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Would love to see it if you come across it, rg. Link to comment
rg Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 i've now located this press photo. somewhere if mem. serves i have another, smaller photo that includes the puppeteer and thus gives a sense of actual scale to the Pavlova marionette. if/when that surfaces i'll post it as well. (as noted above, if you can get hold of the video the Salzburg Marionette Theater's NUTCRACKER, you can see the "Swan" number with this marionette performed.) Link to comment
dirac Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Wow, that was fast. Beautiful picture, thank you! It really does look like her. Will look for the video. Link to comment
bart Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I was enchanted by the Salzburg Marionette Theater's MagicFlute. The quality of movement was both real and eerily, beautifully, unreal. It took only a a few minutes for me to enter completely into the unique movement world of mariionettes.. But I suspect that watching them perform an extended all-dance classical ballet would probably over-stretch my ability to suspend disbelief.. Here's their Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker. Choreography is fairly rudimentary, but the imagery is lovely. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Oh, that's beautiful, bart, thank you. Link to comment
rg Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 perhaps this should be split toward a thread about Salzburg Marionettes so those hoping to see discussion of the Golden Mask Awards won't feel as if they've entered a Twilight Zone? Link to comment
rg Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 a further look at the Salzburg Marionette Theater's Pavlova/Swan figure, here in a ballet studio with Marina Svetlova, all arranged to make the puppet look larger than it is by the angle of view and the foreshortening that comes with it. this from a 1952 newsphoto. Moderators, again, should feel free to split this Salzburg Marionette thread apart from the Golden Mask commentary. Link to comment
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