balletfan101

someone like Obraztsova will have guested and performed on all sorts of stages so maybe with some it is just nerves...

In general, ENBs PR department seems to be below par in my opinion... Their Facebook page regularly has sloppy posts and grammatical errors. It makes these inane articles look even more ridiculous. They are starting to look more unprofessional by the day. Do you think tamara has brought her own PR team? It makes me think so since she's the only one who's ever in the press. If you read the comments below these articles by the general public they are very turned off by TR. instead of gaining fans she's losing them.

oh hehe... well, i love reading these magazines too. They are fun if you just want to zone out and have a light flip through. Saying that though, Im not sure if i want to see something as beautiful as ballet represented this way in them "porn" "sex" "kissing" "ballet wars" ... I believe that ballet can be a spiritual experience and these articles truly offend me. Tamara was very vocal about how she HATED the movie Black Swan because it was detrimental to the art form but she is now making that same mistake. I know it's important to make it accessible but lets do it through education. Wayne Mcgregor is a leader in this, visiting schools and teaching children the joy of movement. Lets document that... I have enjoyed most of the documentaries I have seen about ballet so far. The Ballet Boys are wonderful. And although it was controversial, I loved being a fly on the wall in Agony and Ecstasy... I just re watched the latest South Bank show and found it was very informative and represented TR well. More docs would be great. But I have read the comments on these newspaper articles and they are NOT good. the general public seems to be very turned off by what she is saying and in the hopes of creating more fame she is loosing respect... meaning loosing audiences.

I apologize Janet... I thought the reference to "celebrity" magazines meant we were talking about the ones that talk about Katie Price and Big Brother gossip. My mistake The length of the kiss is all relative in my opinion. you cant have the same length of kiss in Sleeping Beauty as you can in romeo and juliet. It's also musical... The danger with swan lake is that the music at that point is so dramatic that it must be hard not to let it take you over. If the rest of the ballet is equally as emotional the kiss wont look out of place. From a lot of the reviews I have read of TR's performance (i didnt see it) there was a lack of passion between her and Matthew Golding until that kiss. Which is why it looked out of place and too long. So in that case, it was a bad choice for her artistically because it wasn't making a fully developed interpretation. I'm sorry to sound so harsh and sorry to offend anyone who disagrees. It just seemed from the reviews I read that this time around her approach was a selfish one. more about what she wanted to do rather than what the story needed. I'm very much looking forward to Alina joining because i find her to be a very selfless artist.

yes, i realise that she was speaking of the lack of women choreographers. That men see things from a physical point of view and women from an emotional one. I take offence in what she says first of all because it's not true (kylian, neumeier, duato, Macmillan, Scarlett , just to name a few..) , and secondly because all of the sudden she's claiming that she is more interested in the "emotional" side. She contradicts herself on a daily basis. She brought Le Juene homme et la mort as a "present" for herself (which she is completely unsuited for) only because she wanted to exploit the sexual side of ballet. Also,I feel sorry for Matthew Goldings wife whos feelings were completely disregarded by Tamara Rojo by these inane statements. My opinion is that ballet should stay out of trashy celebrity magazines. If this is Tamara's goal I'm very much questioning her "vision" of the company. I'm curious to know how the dancers in the company are feeling. I for one am hoping Johan Kobborg will take over the company and put this nonsense to rest.

so she wants to stop ballet being like "porn" but her next headline is this one... the whole rebranding of the company has been to "sex" it up.. showing men with no shirts and women in sexual poses... tamara rojo is a mess

i agree with you completely bluebird Tamaras taste in dancers seems to be quite different than the general ballet fans... not casting elana in swan lake, anais only dancing small solos in SB. i agree that a young dancer needs to be nurtured and giving too much too soon is a dangerous game.... but ksenia has seemed to have had a steady amount of great roles for a number of years now. including two prestigious awards. shiori is lovely but has anyone seen her in a full length besides etudes? a story ballet? i wonder how many roles these young talents will get now that alina is coming in?

ksenia deserves better

I disagree. I think that both Esteban and Anais' departures say a lot about Tamara's role as a director. Two beautiful artists that will be sorely missed. What set them apart is that they both danced with a finesse that was nuanced and told a story. In my opinion, Tamara and her new staff are seemingly more focused on how many pirouette's one can do. It's very sad indeed. I will not be surprised if we see many more talented artists of ENB decide to leave.