MadameP Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Promotion to First Soloist of Maria Khoreva - congratulations! She has bypassed both coryhpee and second soloist ranks. Link to comment
Drew Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Congratlations to Khoreva. (I have enjoyed video of her dancing quite a bit, but still would have said she decidedly could use a little seasoning. Apparently the company leadership does not agree or is happy to have her get that seasoning AS a leading soloist. Let’s hope this works to the benefit of her development. If she is smart, then she has a good idea of how much she still has to grow.) Link to comment
MadameP Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Drew said: Congratlations to Khoreva. (I have enjoyed video of her dancing quite a bit, but still would have said she decidedly could use a little seasoning. Apparently the company leadership does not agree or is happy to have her get that seasoning AS a leading soloist. Let’s hope this works to the benefit of her development. If she is smart, then she has a good idea of how much she still has to grow.) Yes, I hope she will not let this rapid promotion go to her head. She is so talented, but to be promoted so far in her first season? It's unprecedented. She is superior to Nagahisa though, who was promoted recently to second soloist, so if Nagahisa was worthy of second soloist (which I personally do not think she was) then Khoreva should certainly be ranked higher - in my opinion. Also, it is surprising to see Khoreva promoted ahead of the previously favoured Renata Shakirova in the second soloists. Link to comment
silena197 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Renata Shakirova has just been promoted to first soloist, per the Mariinsky website, well-deserved imo. Given these recent promotions, are promotions to principal rank for certain dancers on the horizon? (pretty please) Edited December 1, 2018 by silena197 Link to comment
Xiaoyi Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 There is rumour from fans that Batoeva and Shapran are possible to get promoted to principals this season. Let’s wait and see. Link to comment
Drew Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Congratulations to Shakirova on her promotion. I am very much hoping D.C. gets to see her Gulnare this April--I have tickets for three performances and barring disaster will be there and would love to see her live. Link to comment
naomikage Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Currently Mariinsky Ballet is touring Japan and I saw Shakirova in the dress rehearsal of Don Quixote, she was phenomenal. with brilliant technique and stage presence. Her fouettes included triples, great musicality as well. (And I interviewed her for the official site of the promoter here, lovely person) So I am very happy for her. A photo from the dress rehearsal in Tokyo on Wednesday . Link to comment
Buddy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Wonderful news that Renata Shakirova has received this recognition and that there are other possibilities this season. Advancing the young, promising dancers is fine and totally understandable. I try not to places an over-amount of importance on these things, but, for me, it would be equally fine if someone like Yekaterina Osmolkina was also included. Edited December 1, 2018 by Buddy Link to comment
MadameP Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 7:06 PM, Buddy said: Wonderful news that Renata Shakirova has received this recognition and that there are other possibilities this season. Advancing the young, promising dancers is fine and totally understandable. I try not to places an over-amount of importance on these things, but, for me, it would be equally fine if someone like Yekaterina Osmolkina was also included. Buddy, I agree. I, too am very happy that Renata Shakirova was promoted, but there are several others who of course I would like to see promoted. I would love to have seen Maria Shirinkina promoted. She has gone from strength to strength since her year away, and is a beautiful, lyrical ballerina. Female promotions to the role of principal would be VERY welcome and yes, Osmolkina is long overdue a promotion, but every year it seems a little more unlikely, given her age. Novikova, too, should have been a principal long ago, in my opinion. And then there are the men .... Stepin, Ermakov and Zverev ... where are the promotions for them??? Link to comment
Buddy Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) I just found some video clips of Renata Shakirova in Ratmansky's Cinderella. She's precious ! In addition she's got Vrooma ! (This is a word from a far away part of this world that is as it sounds. Anyone who can tell me the exact definition gets a big smile.) And in addition to that and many, many other qualities she makes you feel good and that's not bad. Edited December 7, 2018 by Buddy Link to comment
Buddy Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I would really like to add that Vladimir Shklyarov is as good as I've seen him in this video, both in character and prowess. I guess that he can't get promoted any higher. Very good to have him and his wife, Maria Shirinkina, back. Link to comment
naomikage Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Andrey Yermakov has been promoted as principal, at last! https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/ballet/soloists Link to comment
Dreamer Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Congratulations to Andrei Yermakov, one of the finest Mariinsky male dancers, for his promotion to the principal rank! Link to comment
Drew Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Congratulations to Yermakov -- Link to comment
YID Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Happy for Andrey Ermakov, FINALLY ;-)) well (long past-due) deserved. Link to comment
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