naomikage Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Evgenie Neff, former principal at Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and former ballet master at Universal Ballet in Korea has passed away. He was 69. Obituary on Mariinsky official site. https://www.mariinsky.ru/news1/2023/7_2023/11_3/ and Universal Ballet's instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cul0NSPvTwp/ Many might remember him as Conrad on the filmed performance of Mariinsky's Le Corsaire opposite Asylmuratova and Ruzimatov A beautiful elegant dancer, and too young to be gone. Link to comment
FPF Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I watched that Le Corsaire video many, many times. RIP Link to comment
Marta Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I saw that performance of Le Corsaire at the Met in 1989. Thrilling! All the dancers were stupendous! Link to comment
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