Bruce Wall Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 The initial line-up of artists (sure to change) has been announced. It is an impressive one: The programme accompanied by the orchestra of the English National Ballet will be performed by Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nuñez, Natalia Osipova, Thiago Soares, Edward Watson (Royal Ballet), Semyon Chudin, Dmitry Gudanov, Artem Ovcharenko, Olga Smirnova, Anna Tikhomirova (Bolshoi Ballet), Kim Kimin, Xander Parish, Kristina Shapran, Alina Somova (Mariinsky Theatre), Alina Cojocaru, Tamara Rojo (English National Ballet), Mathieu Ganio, Dorothée Gilbert (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris), Iana Salenko, Marian Walter (Berlin Staatsballett), Chase Finlay, Lauren Lovette (New York City Ballet), Kenneth Greve, Daria Makhateli (Finnish National Ballet), Bernice Coppieters (Ballets de Monte Carlo), Daria Klimentova, Giuseppe Picone and Igor Zelensky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbfisher Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Well, even if there is some change, that certainly is, as you say, a pretty impressive starting point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletomanewithoutacause Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Where did you find that list? Is it online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 It came with the general release on the Gala. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Oh wow! I hope they all make it ...Ganio and Gilbert in particular! Fab line up indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I blame this forum for the state of my credit card! I see this is selling out fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I blame this forum for the state of my credit card! I see this is selling out fast. Really? That's most unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 In an article in The Times, Vadim Muntagirov says he will be dancing with Daria Klimentova at this Gala 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) There have been some changes to the line up of dancers (as against the original listing) at the Russian Icons Gala. Sadly the likes of Smirnova, Chudin, Ganio and Rojo as well as the dancers from NYCB (not unexpected given that Chase Finlay didn't do his last Romeo due to injury) are now absent. (Another team of NYCB dancers will be performing in a Gala at the same time in Rome.) Delighted that Kobborg, Kondaurova and the lovely Novikova have been added to the list. So glad too that Klimentova and Muntagirov are both still on the bill. The programme – accompanied by the Orchestra of English National Ballet [surely the ENO website means/intends the ENB Philharmonic] – will be performed by Audric Bezard, Federico Bonelli, Alexander Campbell, Alina Cojocaru, Dorothée Gilbert, Kenneth Greve, Dmitry Gudanov, Kimin Kim, Daria Klimentová, Johan Kobborg, Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ekaterina Krysanova, Daria Makhateli, Ekaterina Osmolkina, Maia Makhateli, Roberta Marquez, Vadim Muntagirov, Olesya Novikova, Marianela Nuñez, Natalia Osipova, Ekaterina Osmolkina, Xander Parish, Giuseppe Picone, Iana Salenko, Artur Shesterikov, Thiago Soares, Marian Walter, Edward Watson and Igor Zelensky. Edited March 4, 2015 by Bruce Wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwellings Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What a shame that Ganio, and the NYCB are not dancing. I was looking forward to seeing them, but the rest of the lineup looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Delighted that Kobborg, Kondaurova and the lovely Novikova have been added to the list. So glad too that Klimentova and Muntagirov are both still on the bill. Hear hear! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well, if anyone as a result has a ticket they no longer want, you know where I am! It's disappointing, but then the same thing happens every year. Better to know now than to turn up on the day and find that people aren't coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thrilled that Kondaurova is dancing a welcome addition to the impressive line up. Paris Opera Ballet dancers in particular in my experience always drop out so I never expect to see them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Wonder if Gudanov will appear on Sunday. A few hours ago was this tweet: Unexpected debuts of Igor Tsvirko as Albrecht tonight. Danced Peasant pdd in Giselle 1st act and replaced Dmitry Gudanov in 2nd act. Would have loved to see Tsvirko as Albrecht myself. Who knows ... maybe he'll do Sunday ... but assume he'd have to have a relevant visa to hand ... and it's been a while since the Bolshoi was last here. Edited March 7, 2015 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I notice that Osmolkina's name crops up in the revised list, is that correct? I was under the impression she had had a baby very recently. Does anyone know for sure that she's actually appearing? If she's dancing then I'll go and try for a return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barton22 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Paris Opera Ballet dancers in particular in my experience always drop out so I never expect to see them. Gilbert posted a photo of herself in London on social media this afternoon and says she will be dancing Millepied's Amoveo with Audric Bezard tonight. I am not a fan of Millepied's choreography but the clips on youtube don't look too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Now that the gala's happened I've closed this topic and moved a couple of posts as there is discussion of the actual event here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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