Remember queuing for three hours to see him in Spartacus (standing room only). There were a couple of lads standing next to me who were sniggering to themselves during the performance until Mukhamedov produced an incredibly high jete from the wing of the stage. The whole audience let out a gasp and the lads stopped laughing! 😊 I always admired how open-minded he was about different styles of ballets. Despite the difference of the English style, it didn't stop him going for it and mastering it. That's what a true artist should do - challenge themselves outside their comfort zone and extend their knowledge. Well done to him!
I can remember that when he jumped the audience used to gasp! dont here that anymore. Shame weve become to used to clinical perfection which doesnt always mean a touching perfermance,
@@jillgooner Yes, he was very expressive dancer, not just a technician. It was a shame that he featured less in the main RB roles after a few years, reportedly to allow other dancers' careers to develop. He was unique and certainly a great box office draw but then seemed to just fade out from RB productions.
He was the first male dancer that i had a crush on having seen him live. I love his attitude he seems a lovely chilled man with no airs and graces. A wonderful stage presence and natural ability to act without going over the top.
He was at the Paris concert hall last October and is actually quite often there, I asked him an autograph because I loved as a ballet dancer and teacher. He was so so surprised, his face… awww 🥰 he said me ? And I was like yes you :)
@@mary.bx19 thats what i loved about him, no airs and graces just a nice bloke with an incredible stage presence and much loved by english audience. Incredible dancer and lovely man
It is Absoltely amazing how he holds the plié after double tour in Giselle variation . That is skill !,,, and rarely paid attention to that important detail bravo !!!
too right. He was all man and that showed in his performances. Very masculine but a gentleness to his performance. He was modest and had a cheeky grin and wasnt up his own backside, I loved him. Chilled out man who you felt that if you met him you would be able to approach and feel easy about talking to him. A nice person
I think his des Greiux is lovely. The passionate, caged Spartacus expressing himself in beautiful line and center. The attention to detail is beautiful. He's surprisingly big and yet moves with such control.
With Darcey.. mmyeah, maybe technique, line-wise they are the most beautiful together, but with Lesley you can clearly see they're enjoying themselves dancing together but more of a friendly vibe; and my favorite partner for him Viviana, you can clearly feel passion between the two of them when they are dancing..
Eh, I don’t see the Darcey connection, either. She honestly dwarfs him, so you really only see her lines. She is a beautiful dancer, but I prefer her as soloist. He is definitely most sympatico with Viviana!
I have seen Nureyev dance in person a hundred times over the years and Mukhamedov and Nureyev I sense are cut from the same cloth. There is a substance, virility and intelligence to his dancing which is a uniquely Russian quality I find.
@@classicalaid1 it doesn’t matter, it’s a stupid comment saying that they are both not Russian, but Tartars (I don’t even know if that’s true for Nureyev)
@@classicalaid1 Hi Joel, I think Mathilde was referring to the comment in Russian from 11, where he/she says that Nureyev and Mukhamedov were Tartars, rather than Russians.
The great choreographer Yuri Grigorovich raised the value of strong male dance. Choreography Grigorovich - a huge contribution to the modern art of ballet. His disciples must remember that they are in a Great creative debt to their teacher.
the problem oft with dancers is they do what they are told to do ,not what they like to do or what is actually available in the repertoire,which can be huge
Loved Irek at first sight in Spartacus. There shurely were other great Spartacuses after him, still for me Irek is one and only. Have to admit that translation of Russian here is a pure joke, I guess there were no qualified translators available at the time...
fisicamente al bolshoi era al top e nel repertorio di grigorovich sicuramente molto efficace .secondo me un danzatore non al livello di vladimir vasiliev ma sicuramente molto adatto a quei ruoli .in inghilterra e' stato in forma i primi tempi poi si e'appesantito notevolmente .a mio avviso ha dato ilmeglio nel periodo russo.
assolutamente si ,non e' stato ai livelli di vladimir vasiliev ma era tanta roba anche irek ed efficacissimo nei ruoli di grigorovich in particolare spartak ed ivan il terribile piu'tardi in inghilterra e'rimasto in forma per un po' poi si e'appesantito terribilmente -vai sul mio canale guarda sulla playlist dei preferiti al n 121 e 122 ci sono due video poco conosciuti di irek secondo me su quei video (acteon e albrecht solos )e' al suo top ,dopo in RB non e'mai stato cosi',dimmi che pensi di quei 2 video per favore
So is the date of the documentary early 1990s? Thanks for posting! I have his Spartacus in my collection and have seen Raymonda and his Bayadere with RB but am always happy to see more!
@@Alex1c2010 да,жаль,что не сохранилось записи, очень интересно было бы увидеть его- понимаю ,что он,конечно же,был великолепен,впрочем,а где он не великолепен ?!?
Interesting, as the people from the RB, except his female partenaires and Kenneth MacMillan, have such a patronising way of speaking about him. It is shocking, namely ragarding Monica Mason, Anthony Dowell and another moron who complaints about Irek Mukhamedov's technique. The main thing about him, according to them, were his shortcomings and drawbacks - although, some are magnanimous to say, he was willing to learn. listening to them, you have the impression that Mukhamedov was a savage, who could barely move, let alone dance, and that it was a fantastic gesture of goodwill from the RB to have him for such a long time. Talk of modesty. It says a lot about these people, though.
Agree! I 99.9% think Irek thought did not expect to just “fall around” during the drunk solo. But Brits are known to be snobby and are insecure about their position in the history of dance
Russians haven't emigrated in 30 years.Borders are open ,they just sign contracts and work in different parts of the world . In the USA, ballet is more focused on the Balanchine system, so Russian dancers mostly prefer to work in Europe - in London , Milan , Paris, Vienna . The ballet is young in America , and people who couldn't sign contracts with Russian or European companies, or who gravitate to modern ballet, go there to work . In Russia and Europe, they like classics and traditions more .I apologize for my English . I'm German
Wasn't he part of the "did they jump or were they pushed?" mass exodus of RB dancers during Ross Stretton's 10 minutes in charge of the company? The RB should have promoted Monica Mason when Anthony Dowell stepped down - they'd have kept their dancers.
WHen will his bio come out. I heard it from a Bolshoi staff that he beat his wife even in the hotel room! He IS and was MADE for powerful macho roles. He isn't convincing otherwise though he tries very hard!
@@frankfarrar4877 MacMillan's? yes. of course. Don't confuse the music and the story with all the pointless hurling around and lifting of MacMillan's choreography.
