cubanmiamiboy Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Recently I've been watching as many clips as there are online of this beautiful ballet. I think it is a shame that the work is getting into oblivion, being as it is a wonderful vehicle to show the best of foot work in its ballerinas. I is also a shame that the current core of young female dancers is not having enough exposure to the singularities of the romantic era projection. I haven't seen this ballet live after I left Cuba, and I have the sad feeling that I won't be be seeing it for a long time. So... When was the last time you saw GPDQ live...? Link to comment
sandik Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 About 10 years ago, in a student production at Cornish College. I've learned most of the parts, at one point or another, and taught excerpts from them in classes (when I still taught) -- they are indeed good for performance quality as well as the clarity of the footwork. Link to comment
Stage Right Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 About 12 years ago I set this ballet for some extra-talented students at the university where I taught. As far as I can remember, we did most, but not all of the sections. They LOVED doing it, learned a lot, and did a reasonable job of it. And I loved being able to introduce this to my students and the audience, as I think it is a lovely, now-little-known gem of a ballet. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 I wonder when was the last time it was done by ABT... Link to comment
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