This is the story of the ballet: • Let's Talk Le Sacre pa... Now, does it make any more sense? Write me at thisisfatova@gmail. I hope this quality is better than the other. Conducted by Gergiev, Chosen One Daria Pavlenko 2013
This is very bravely done, but the movements of the dancers in the first act aren’t “jagged” enough, compared to the Joffrey Ballet (which for me is the standard). Amazingly, the Mariinsky female dancers appear to have difficulty executing the primitive, completely ungraceful mannerisms; they also seem averse to keeping their toes completely turned inwards, and there are individuals who are late much of the time. Still, I’m sure it was a hugely contradictory way of moving for them.
This ballet drives me so much emotion, I know nothing about ballet, but this one feels so primitive, the colours, the way they move, it fits perfectly with the music. I'll always remember this ballet as a pure esthetic emotion.
Magnificent! Very much as I would have imagined the premiere. Without all the audience noise, of course. It's hard for me to watch without an enormous emotional response. Yes. Tears.
I love this piece. It speaks to me on an organic level. The bizarre movements, the tilted heads, the majestic, discordant music - it's all so uncanny and hypnotising. I'm a big fan of the original Wicker Man (1973) and Midsommar (2019), and this shares those unnerving pagan and folklore/horror themes. Thank you for uploading.
This is the original Nijinsky choreography. So many are bemused by what they see. This is in fact a marionette ballet. This explains all the odd movements and group movements. These are movements you do do with marionettes. Jumping, arms flying up in a circle, done by having ix marionettes on a ring and grouping all the chords together. Their faces look wooden and their hands are alo mittens of wood.. The elbows sticking out and the head with limited movement. We should not be surprised as East Europeans love their Fairytales and perform them in Marionette theaters. Petrarch is a more obvious marionette ballet because the marionette theater is framed by the fairground. The ideal Sacre du Printemps would be performed in a marionette theater.
Thankx Fatova ! It's a very good vídeo quality. And I did like the dancers and the orchestra work. And if the Chosen One isn't the best, she's one the best in my opinion.
It's amazing how the same ballet with the same music and the same roles can be performed so differently. The Mariinsky's production (more authentic because it's actually performed in Russia by Russians?) is avante garde but kind of zany, almost, whereas the Joffrey production (which I saw), seemed to play up the horror and thus is still the stuff of my nightmares. ALSO, the recent Warszawa production really played up the avante garde, making it look almost like a Neumier ballet. Purists probably didn't like it, but anything that plays down the horror factor is aces with me.
The rite of spring is such a great peace of music, but watching it with the original choreography is the complete package. So good! Thanks for the upload. :D
