Amelia

Vladimir Urin announced his resignation as Director General of the Bolshoi Theater
https://iz.ru/1613760/video/vladimir-urin-obiavil-ob-ukhode-s-posta-gendirektora-bolshogo-teatra

I think this video not been seen here yet. Rehearsal - performance - celebration of 10 years of service at ROH:

On 18/11/2023 at 10:31, Emeralds said:

I suspect Makhar Vaziev isn't too bothered as long as VG is called head of Bolshoi Theatre rather than head of Bolshoi Ballet. 

On the contrary, Makharbek Vaziev might be very much bothered by the fact that he will again fall under the subordination of Gergiev with whom he broke up under rather conflicting circumstances. In 2008, Vaziev resigned from Mariinsky after being the manager of the ballet company for 13 years. He was unhappy that this title did not correspond to his actual activities as artistic director of the ballet. During the time of his management, the company acquired a fundamentally new repertoire “face”: the Mariinsky troupe mastered both the latest styles of the 20th and 21st centuries - the choreography of Balanchine, Forsythe - and the “restoration” of academic classics. For several years Vasiev was waiting for recognition of his merits, but he never became the official artistic director of the ballet. Hence he submitted his resignation (in Russian it is called leaving at his own request).
As we know, instead of him Yuri Fateyev was appointed to the position of acting (!) manager of the ballet troupe and he remains in this post up to this day. There can be only one Artistic Director under directorship of Gergiev - Himself.
In his interviews following Vaziev’s resignation, Gergiev gave a not very flattering assessment of Vaziev as a leader. Vaziev most probably didn’t forget it.

Arsht Center in Miami on Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30. Holiday Season with Ballet Stars features an all-star cast that include Natalia Osipova, Ludmila Pagliero, Christine Shevchenko, Mira Nadon, Xin Ying, Anastasia Matviienko, Mathieu Ganio, Aran Bell, Denis Matviienko, Lloyd Knight, Jason Kittelberger, Peter Walker and others...

https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/event/holiday-season-with-ballet-stars/27956

1 hour ago, Dawnstar said:

This is rather off topic but may I ask quickly if Cojocaru's departure was the last time any female RB Principal left the company to dance elsewhere rather than to retire?

May I ask why not to start a new topic on departures and arrivals? As a result there are now FIVE new posts which concern other dancers' career moves and have nothing to do with the celebration of Osipova.

5 hours ago, Sebastian said:

Gulp:

 

 

The choreography by the great Leonid Jacobson.

Danced by Ninel' Kurgapkina & Boris Bregvadze.  

3 hours ago, Benjamin said:

Can someone please inform me what happened? I don’t really have the time to look through 2 Pages. My current presumption is that Natalia could make the RB performance? Sorry as I wasn’t there and need some explaining.

Don't worry, Benjamin, that you have no time to look through 2 Pages. It is not about ballet. Your presumption is correct - Natalia did dance the RB Don Q. last Saturday to the delight of an enthusiastic audience and will dance again this coming Friday.

Since no recording of that performance, naturally, is available you might like to look at the amazing versatile fouettés she was doing in different ballets, inc. Don Q. As a dancer she is very imaginative and always craving to try something new, something different.

Yes, please, Sebastian. I need it for a friend.

The Bolshoi can be watched here:

The ticket for Wednesday 4 October is still available.

This ticket for 7 October is now spoken for.

FOR SALE e-tickets for DON QUIXOTE - Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé

1 hour ago, Darlex said:

One dancer, I think either Krassovska or possibly Danilova, was known to have declared more than once, in a thick Russian accent, 'I am best Fokin ballerina,' much to her listeners' amazement!

 

Natalya Krasovskaya continued to speak foreign languages throughout her life with a strong Russian accent, and linguistic difficulties sometimes created funny situations for her. So, performing in “Don Quixote” and hearing the French version of the pronunciation of the name “don quixote” as the English “donkey shot”, she asked with all sincerity: why was the poor donkey killed? She adored animals and always kept some kind of little dog.

The ticket has been spoken for. Thank you.

8 hours ago, FionaE said:

Amelia you titled this ‘streaming’.  I haven’t seen any info on this being streamed.  Perhaps you meant touring? 

There was no other topic for Perm Ballet on the forum. The Polunin topic has been closed. I didn't want to start a new topic for this info and added it here without mentioning "streaming", which obviously cannot happen.

Hi, Rob S.

If your ticket is still available, I would like to buy it.

On 22 and 26 September Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi will appear in the lead roles in "Swan Lake" at La Scala. https://www.teatroallascala.org/en/season/2022-2023/ballet/swan-lake.html

On 15/06/2023 at 17:12, AnneL said:

Not forgetting that the 20th century also gave us Fokine, Massine, Nijinska, Petit, Tudor…. I could go on (and I am not suggesting this is an exclusive list,..............

I would like to add Yuri Grigorovich to this list.

For sale:

On 01/06/2023 at 01:06, Ondine said:

Osipova said that she couldn't always jump (or not so high) and when she first began dancing at company level she worked at developing it.

Indeed, Osipova did say in some interview that she had a very good natural  jump, but not so phenomenal. Her teacher/repetiteur at Bolshoi Marina Kondratyeva who herself had a light, flight jump helped Natasha to polish it. No other ballerina in the world had such a jump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ff9PbE88r0