canbelto Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 My newest hobby has been to collect then/now photographs of the same ballet, different dancers. Waltz of the Flowers: La Sonnambula: Prodigal Son: Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Nutcracker pdd: SPF: Siren in Prodigal Son: Firebird: Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 The Kitri jump: Plisetskaya, Kirkland, Osipova, Novikova: Link to comment
Fraildove Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Who are the dancers in the four Sugar Plum Pas? Link to comment
rg Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 if mem. serves and if this question relates to the 4 NYCB NUTCRACKER PdD fotos above, they show: top left; SHyltin w. AVeyette, top right:JdAmboise w/ SFarrell bottom left: ALaracey w/ RJanzen, bottom right: AProkovsky w/ MHayden Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 These are really addicting. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 These are so wonderful! Thank you for posting. Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 I also did Raymonda. Love the continuity in the port de bras. Link to comment
Birdsall Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Thanks for all these comparison pics. I enjoy them! Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Dewdrop over the years: Link to comment
Josette Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Oh, canbelto, these comparison photos are a delight! Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 I also did La Sylphide: Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Biggest surprise was Serenade: Link to comment
sandik Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I know what you mean about Serenade -- it's been through just about every change possible. Apollo has had a similar history -- I love the early costumes for the muses. Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 I've got more. Here's Swanilda with the iconic "doll" pose. Natalia Osipova, Patricia McBride and Vera Triflova Bluebird over the years: Pierre Vladimiroff (who would later become a famous teacher at SAB), Yuri Soloviev and Daniil Simkin: Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 When I started making these collages I thought it would be difficult to find historical photos that matched contemporary dancers. But actually it was really easy. In fact the main differences I see in the dancers from the past compared to the present are differences in physique. Not surprising because the teachers of Petipa's era emphasized strength so the dancers could do all those then-revolutionary feats. Nowadays the musculature is different and that's no doubt because of more emphasis on stretching, and also doing strength conditioning exercises like pilates. The other difference is costumes. I notice that ballerinas in the past favored wearing rather curly wigs and costumes were less tightly fitted. But really, to see the continuity from the past to the present is remarkable. Link to comment
diane Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Marvelous! Thank you so much for these! Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Apollo through the years: Link to comment
sandik Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I don't know how to do screen captures, so a video link will have to do -- from the Dance in American program with Baryshnikov dancing Balanchine. He's doing the black tights version, and the muses have some kind of design on the edge of their bodice -- are they supposed to be laurel leaves? Link to comment
canbelto Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 I've got one more: Fille mal gardee: Link to comment
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