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  1. redshoesgirl2
    i like this video of polunin and Maria Kochetkova. he does the best one-armed fish dive i've seen. unfortunately it is a truncated version of the pdd so only two fish. the lift of his chin as he waits for her to grab his arm is one of those small things i notice, that made him an exciting dancer to watch in the old days.
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    oh no, not Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød. he is a prince, belongs as a principle. not stuck in basically non-dancing roles.
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    i am thinking it is not a dress but an undergarment of some sort. the men ripped off her dress and left her in tattered unders. personally, i find long skirts to be antithetical to ballet where i want to see legs at least of the main characters. reminds me of performance of Kings of the Dance with Hallberg many years ago - in a big, heavy, pleated skirt. I mean, here you have one of the real greats of ballet and they put him in a stupid skirt. what line? what movement? all covered up.
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    i always wonder, why are they so short-waisted. makes the dancer look deformed. but that's a fun question you asked.
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    there is the most wonderful video on you tube - brought me to tears this evening. and i see i commented on it a year ago. i think i was not familiar with him. the two of them are SO joyful, so inhabiting the roles they are real. there is also a video of the curtain call. they don't seem frosty at all. i think shklyarov is the best i've seen in this role, of course being in california, i am talking on video. he has a wild way of emoting that is fabulous, but still in control. as much as i love vadim, sometimes he is just too precise and flowy with his hands.
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    what about Polunin?
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    i hope Reece Clarke had time to practice those treacherous throw-twist lifts during interval. i've not really heard of him before. it seems there should always be covers for the leads just in case.
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    popular in japan is one thing, popular and well-known world wide outside of ballet circles is another. let's put it this way, when i got back into watching ballet it was because of polunin's "take me to church" and the other films, advertising, etc he did. the poster ROH made with him leaping into the sky was amazing. it grabbed your attention, made you say "whoa!" i used to be part of this forum when bruce ran it years ago. art may speak, but it doesn't necessarily translate to $$ which can be put away for when the art is silent.
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    perhaps. he does a lot of guesting around the world which speaks to an agent putting things together. maybe he only wants to appeal to ballet lovers. which, in the overall scheme of things, is a very small audience. to market himself more broadly would be to bring dance into the eye of those who aren't normally aware of it.
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    will vadim be dancing in manon again this year? does it seem wasteful to have guest artists in when there is the most marvelous dancer already in residence? i think vadim needs more aggressive marketing. modeling gigs maybe. something that gives him the kind of exposure sergei or bolle had. something to generate excitement other than he is a very good dancer.
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    is anyone looking forward to Núñez and Bolle? the rehearsal pics are beautiful.
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    wow.
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    exactly my thoughts. i was trying to listen to hear the pitch was different in the orchestra and i think it was definitely higher in the fonteyn slip. re cutherbertson: I don't see a bad night here, maybe one bobble, but sergie's one-arm fish are the best ever. and the turns SO fast. he was just a great partner. blair wasn't a slouch either. i've seen some really horrid versions of this pdd on youtube. i wish we could see his Manon.
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    and here i was hoping kobborg would have put the kabosh on putin showing up. that's not rebelliousness, that's disrespect for the whole ballet, the other dancers, the audience, the choreographer. it is not part of Romeo the character and above all, dancers are actors, portraying a role and costumes reflect that role. it's polunin saying his tattoo is more important than everything else.
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    yes, i totally agree. i was watching a video of a bit of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and was reminded of how good he was. the finesse. i wonder if koborg choreographed sergei's romeo to reflect his style of dancing now. flailing arms, horrid landings. polunin may think it is a freer way of doing ballet but i think many times it is just sloppy and reflects his spoken attitude about not taking class on a regular basis.
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    oh this is great, so they didn't dance in black the whole time. that's good to hear.
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    just looking at the videos that are out there, curtain calls etc, i gotta say, black long dresses for all the women seems like a bad choice. especially at the distances people have to view the stage. they simply fade into the shadows. but that's my aesthetic.
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    it was a short vid posted by one of the dancers - caption said a few minutes before the show. i think it must have been the angle of the shot because later pics showed thousands of people. it's hard to imagine all the work, the time and effort it took to put on this production for just one night. whatever i think of polunin's politics and antics, this was quite an amazing undertaking.
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    a different photo shows a packed house! or arena as the case may be.
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    i thought polunin looked amazingly thin. good thing cojocaru is tiny.
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    a video on instagram shows so many empty seats!
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    i am wondering how it went! anyone see any reviews anywhere? i didn't realize it was an outdoor venue, not being familiar with Italy.
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    oh, i thought he was still teaching. i miss his dancing! thanks for the info.
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