Natalia Makarova and Richard Cragun - 'Proust' (1984) 

sí, ella es simplemente maravillosa. No sabía de esta campana hasta que vi este video.

i am surprised it is not mounted more often. do you have an idea why?

Fake sophistication is in!@@JohnRaymondHall

@@JohnRaymondHall A france ballett. "Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit" (german title") Very well known in france but not realy in the rest of the world...may be that is the answer. And by the way, there is another one: Stendhal`s "Rouge et Noir" in the POB made by Lacotte. Same problem.

@@susannevollmer2347 does that 'Rouge et Noir' have any relation with the ballet of the same name that was part of the rep of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1930s - with designs be Matisse?

@@JohnRaymondHall I dont think so -- the only relation is the novel, I bet. There is an interview with Lacotte and he didn`t give a word about the Ballet Russe version 1930.

i agree completely

@@JohnRaymondHall Who is the composer, please?

@@susannevollmer2347 i think Richard Wagner’s Rienzi Overture - i'll double check and get back. various composers were used in the complete ballet: Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, César Franck, Reynaldo Hahn, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Wagner

@@JohnRaymondHall Thank you very much for your effort. I never ever saw or read about this work! What a pity!

@@susannevollmer2347 i'd not heard about it either, though when i started googling it, i came up with a number of references, including a latest recording of a performance in 2007. this performance here shows it to be suited to Makarova's particular talents

pleasure Susanne :)

@@JohnRaymondHall I have such a weakness for articles of this fascinating dance era!

i do too! lucky the internet allows us to access such articles @@susannevollmer2347

@@JohnRaymondHallAnd the pictures, my everyday joy looking ballett!

and the joy of sharing impressions with those similarly enthusiastic about ballet - especially with people one would never have the chance of meeting in like @@susannevollmer2347 Alexei Ratmansky shares comments on a Facebook ballet group i belong to

i think it was initially choreographed on Dominique Khalfouni, Denys Ganio, Luigi Bonino and Pascale Leroy at the Ballet National de Marseille under the title 'MARCEL PROUST Remembered' :)

Created for Karen Kain and Denys Ganio

thanks for that @@patrickarmand4886