cubanmiamiboy Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Just because I have always been very interested in how the XIX century version of Giselle might had looked like, both in its characters development and original musical form. And because I find fugues fascinating...? (The fugue starts @ 4:06) Edited January 26, 2020 by cubanmiamiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashinka Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 English National Ballet, unlike most companies, incorporates the fugue in the excellent Mary Skeaping version. As it happens, the next revival is in January, just three months time. With the pound at its lowest level against the US dollar for years, maybe you'd like to come over and take a look, you could even select a Cuban cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 It's nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I'm hoping PNB brings back their historic reconstruction for the 2017-18 season. Still kicking myself that I missed it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandik Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 7 hours ago, California said: I'm hoping PNB brings back their historic reconstruction for the 2017-18 season. Me too. There are several artists in the area that have been working with themes from Giselle, in various ways -- I'd love to see them in relationship to this beautiful source text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubanmiamiboy Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) On 11/4/2016 at 6:55 AM, Mashinka said: English National Ballet, unlike most companies, incorporates the fugue in the excellent Mary Skeaping version. As it happens, the next revival is in January, just three months time. With the pound at its lowest level against the US dollar for years, maybe you'd like to come over and take a look, you could even select a Cuban cast. Mashinka...in 1954 Skeaping was hired by the Alonsos and she set for Havana, where she staged both Giselle and the completed four acts Swan Lake. This production also included the "Fugue des Willis". Sadly, the production was short lived...to be replaced by one staged by Dolin, which has more or less been kept intact ever since. Below: Skeaping during the staging of Giselle. Havana 1954. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154340582689191&id=647664190 Edited November 7, 2016 by cubanmiamiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Here's Ratmansky's take on this "lost" piece of Giselle. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157295743974191&id=647664190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 53 minutes ago, cubanmiamiboy said: Here's Ratmansky's take on this "lost" piece of Giselle. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157295743974191&id=647664190 @cubanmiamiboy did you catch the Bolshoi Giselle broadcast? In addition to the fugure, I thought you might have enjoyed seeing the straight diagonal of turns (instead of a circle of piques) at the end of Giselle's Act I solo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubanmiamiboy Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 4:39 PM, Drew said: @cubanmiamiboy did you catch the Bolshoi Giselle broadcast? In addition to the fugure, I thought you might have enjoyed seeing the straight diagonal of turns (instead of a circle of piques) at the end of Giselle's Act I solo.... Hi Drew! Sorry for this delayed response. Hadn't visited the site in a while. So...of course I saw the wonderful recon with both the recreated Fugue and Spessivtzeva's diagonal. It was great! And here's the Fugue. Enjoy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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