su-lian Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I don't think it's been mentionned before, but one of the girls was at the Paris Opera Ballet School a few years ago (she ended the course in 1996). It's the one who does an arabesque at the beginning (well, when she arrives in jail and six of them sing and dance one by one to present themselves, I can't remember the name of the song). It's not really surprising, but it's still funny, if you see what I mean. I wonder why she stopped ballet. Or maybe she didn't. Does any one know if she dances in the US? Her name is Nathalie Chtcherbakova. Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Wow, that's the third variation I've seen of her name. The song is the "Cell Block Tango," and she plays the Hunyak. Sorry, I don't know anything about her. Link to comment
su-lian Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 I suppose it's like Nureyev, it depends on which language you speak (in french it's Noureev, for example, and I've also seen it with an "i" instead of the "y", and many other ways too). The spelling I used was the one in the Paris Opera program for the Ballet School performance in 1996, and I'm pretty sure that was also the one I saw in the credits (I saw the movie in english, but since the credits were in french too...). Link to comment
Calliope Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 She's spelled her name both Ekaterina Chtchelkanova and Ekaterina Schelkanova. Born in Russia. (she took some slack for the Hungarian as, apparently, a few words were mispronounced-who notices these things?) She was in Center Stage (as one of the Swan Lake soloists) and on Broadway, briefly in "Movin Out" She was with the Kirov from 88-92 an from 93-95 she was at ABT hopefully that helps clarify who she is. Link to comment
Manhattnik Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Shelkanova was with ABT as recently as 1999 or 2000. She was quite memorable in the lead of Lilac Garden, I thought. I miss her, but it seems McKenzie is more interested in whiz-bang bottle-rockets these days. Link to comment
su-lian Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Thank you very much Calliope, but are you really sure it's the same, because there is quite a difference between "Nathalie Chtcherbakova " and "Ekaterina Chtchelkanova" (more than between "Nureyev" and "Noureev"). It's not even the same first name! Unless I got it wrong the first time (in the movie, because I'm sure about what's in the program), which is very possible! That must be it, I must have forgotten her first name, and thought I recognised her surname (I got all the vowels OK, and confused a few consonnants!;) ). Sorry about that, I was wrong since the beginning. Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted April 20, 2003 Author Share Posted April 20, 2003 In the movie soundtrack it lists her as Ekaterina Chtchelkanova. Link to comment
Calliope Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 yes, you can look her up on www.imdb.com for her film listings. I don't know where Nathalie has come from? Link to comment
su-lian Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Yes, after this, I thought I had got it wrong. Nathalie just comes here out of a mistake I made! I confused the two, sorry! Nathalie was at the Paris Opera Ballet school, but I don't know what she does now. Link to comment
Drew Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I don't know who was in Chicago (which I haven't seen) but Shelkanova was one of the soloists I most looked forward to seeing at ABT. I was quite sorry when she left the company... Link to comment
Alexandra Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Mary Cargill interviewed Shelkanova for Ballet Alert! a year or two ago -- she had quite a story. (I was interested in her dancing, too, and, like Manhattnik, admired her in "Lilac Garden.") Mary, correct me if I'm misremembering, but she left the Kirov and lived in New York -- waiting tables. Had no hope of a dance career. But she would take class, and Baryshnikov saw her in class and encouraged her to dance again. I've always felt ABT would be a more interesting company if it used dancers like Shelkanova in solo roles -- and quite possibly ballerina roles -- than constantly looking for Whiz Kids. I was sorry she left. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 If memory serves, the film credits spelled the name as Ekaterina Chtchelkanova. Link to comment
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