FionaM Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 This is an extraordinary public post by the Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre … to post publicly that her future performances have been cancelled because she has lied to them and also to the Royal Ballet management? And for Natalia to have her partner lie on her behalf? I would like to be generous and hope there is another side to this story. https://mikhailovsky.ru/en/press/news/cancellation_of_natalia_osipova/ Cancellation of Natalia Osipova's performances. Vladimir Kekhman's Address Dear patrons, We have found ourselves in a very unpleasant situation. All of us were looking forward to seeing Natalia Osipova in „La Bayadère“ on 17 June. As you know, she lives in London and is a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet Covent Garden. She was supposed to arrive in St Petersburg today, but never boarded the plane. Her partner has informed us that Natalia Osipova is in hospital and stays out of reach. We have contacted the management of the Royal Ballet only to find out that she is safe at the theatre in London. She never informed the Royal Ballet about her plans to fly to St Petersburg and she has a performance scheduled at the Royal Opera House. Three days ago, Natasha personally confirmed that all the dates of the performances at the Mikhailovsky Theatre had been agreed with the management of the Royal Ballet. It turns out that she was lying. Now we know that Natasha has lied to two theatres, you and me personally. In my opinion, this is unacceptable. First of all, she showed disrespect towards the audience. In this regard, I have decided to cancel all the performances of Natalia Osipova at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. She will not appear in „La Bayadère“ on 17 June. The performance will feature Leonid Sarafanov. The name of the ballerina is to be announced later. If you decide to return the tickets, you will receive a full refund. I offer you the most sincere apologies.Vladimir Kekhman, artistic director of the Mikhailovsky TheatreOn 2 July, „Romeo and Juliet“ will feature Valeria Zapasnikova and Leonid Sarafanov. On 15 July, Anastasia Smirnova and Ivan Vasiliev will star in the ballet „Don Quixote“. We send our apologies to the visitors who will decide to return the tickets. In order to get the refund, they will need to fill in the form. You can find all the information about the tickets return on our official website mikhailovsky.ru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 This may be a problem with the translation, but "lie" is IMO a very strong word, whose public use seldom reflects well on the user. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddieRose Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Wow. I too don't want to make any assumptions, so until we hear more on this matter I shall say it's news I wasn't expecting to read today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 I read the Russian press release from Kekhman. The word Ложь (lie) and derivatives are definitely used. Tone is harsh. Of course, we don’t know the full story. Sigh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Will be interesting to see who turns up for the Pas de Deux tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Just to clarify … it’s not my translation. It’s the translation on the theatre’s own website. I saw the same post on Instagram and Facebook but didn’t want to post an IG or FB (mis)translation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, MaddieRose said: Wow. I too don't want to make any assumptions, so until we hear more on this matter I shall say it's news I wasn't expecting to read today. I somehow don’t think that ‘any more on this matter’ will be coming the way of the public! Osipova has been listed to dance TchaiPas at the ROH tomorrow ever since the casting was announced. Her ‘extras’ (replacing Akane Takada) were on the 8th and 10th June. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Natalia not dancing this afternnoon - replaced by Marianela. Very disappointed. Edited June 13, 2021 by SPD444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, SPD444 said: Natalia not dancing this afternnoon - replaced by Marianela. Very disappointed. Personally I prefer Marianela’s take on this role. Classically pure, more in style of Balanchine. Pure enjoyment ... she’s lovely. I hope you enjoy it. And Marianela partnership with Reece will be new / unrehearsed, but could bring out the best of him. Marianela has that effect on all her partners. Enjoy! 😘 Edited June 13, 2021 by FionaE Clarification 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) From Cast Sheet... "(Due to injury NATALIA OSIPOVA has been advised to withdraw from this performance)" Edited June 13, 2021 by Richard LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 That music has such a joyful content so any dancer who can really transmit that to the audience is wonderful to me. Osipova and Nunez are totally different dancers but both have this wonderful ability ( well not the only two of course) but among the very best. It’s not only a question of pure technique and good classical lines etc in some pieces but Balanchine has caught the joy in the music in his choreography and probably Nunez has it all for this particular piece. Sorry to hear Osipova is injured I hope it’s not too serious but she does give her all when dancing a quality similar to Nureyev. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Here’s wishing Natalia Osipova complete recovery from whatever injury or illness she’s suffering. She’s too precious an artist to be out of commission. 💐 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jeannette said: Here’s wishing Natalia Osipova complete recovery from whatever injury or illness she’s suffering. She’s too precious an artist to be out of commission. 💐 Clearly the Director at the Mikhailovsky doesn't think she's either. As for the ROH announcement, I think @capybara 's comment on diplomacy is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 anyone else think that perhaps they should have waited an hour, re-read, given it a bit more thought, before pressing the 'send' button? 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 This article from 2013 is revealing about Vladimir Kekhman’s style and character, and also about how he hired Natalia and Ivan Vasiliev away from the Bolshoi. Including this quote ... Kekhman had “always displayed a singular style not long on discretion”. https://dancelines.com.au/russian-ballet-drama-kekhman-mikhailovsky/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 7 hours ago, zxDaveM said: anyone else think that perhaps they should have waited an hour, re-read, given it a bit more thought, before pressing the 'send' button? Agreed but, at the same time, I rather like an occasional, dramatic, behind-the-scenes glimpse. 😂 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Lin Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Osipova does get injured easily. If you see a closeup of her feet, you understand why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 And she does take more risks than many other dancers which in certain pieces can be very exciting to watch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 14/06/2021 at 15:35, Ivy Lin said: Osipova does get injured easily. If you see a closeup of her feet, you understand why. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetmeatthebarre Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sharon said: ? She famously likes her pointe shoes very, very dead. Edited June 16, 2021 by Meetmeatthebarre edited to include quote 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The Times covered this but a fuller account has been published by the New York Times (also behind a paywall but not too difficult to deal with): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/arts/dance/natalia-osipova-mikhailovsky-feud.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Not sure what you mean “it’s not too difficult to deal with”. As as far as I can see you still can’t read it 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The Times (UK) has covered the story twice. Wouldn't it have been nice if they had also (especially in the second article) talked about Reece Clarke and Marianela Nunez needing to rehearse together at short notice for the Sunday show in London? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, LinMM said: Not sure what you mean “it’s not too difficult to deal with”. As as far as I can see you still can’t read it 🤔 You can register and then read a limited number of free articles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 16/06/2021 at 23:01, Meetmeatthebarre said: She famously likes her pointe shoes very, very dead. Yes everyone can see the condition of her shoes, I was not aware that they were a cause for injury though, or that she was injured often....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legseleven Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Whether or not she was injured is irrelevant to the allegations made by the director of the Mikhailovsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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