One of THE BEST final pas de deux ever! I've seen many version of Swan Lake and only this one almost left me in tear. My gosh, sir Anthony Dowell is magnificent here! His dramatic strike work so well in this. And don't even get me started on dame Natalia Makarova. I could sing praise of her for days. Wow.
I think this was probably the finest production of Swan Lake ever, best costumes,best sets, even better than that of the Mariinsky in St. Petersburg. It should be revived for a new generation to see, when I first saw it I was totally in awe from beginning to end.
Makarova and Dowell are simply exquisite together, punctuating their phenomenal talent and skill with superlative nuance. This corp de ballet supporting them in every way in being as breathtakingly synchronised. Thank you for sharing this.❤❤❤
@EmmaLoves2Dance They do die. That run, run, run, leap they both do on the upstage diagonal symbolizes their throwing themselves into the lake to drown. When they reappear, they've "resurrected" in the after life, reunited in death in another world. What the remaining mortal swan maidens see is their image floating away into the next world, while they remain in this world to bid them a last farewell.
While living in NYC during the seventies and eighties, I saw these incomparable artists dance many times with ABT and The Royal Ballet. The ultimate fusion of beauty and athleticism.
Thank you so much for uploading this video for us. Found it at last! I was 6 when my father showed me this masterpiece on his LD and especially this Finale was deeply engraved in my heart and memory then, and is still so touching and moving.
This is the only finale of this ballet that brings me to tears. Nothing else has ever come close to me. Picture perfect, and it fits the music beautifully. Obsessed.
Magical and Beautiful!!💞A Gorgeous performance by Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell....😊 heartbreaking and flawless dancing bringing tears to my eyes!!😇💝
I agree almost one hundred percent. The only thing I could wish for would be the Maryinsky corps de ballet in the white acts. To this day, even though corps dancing standards have dropped off somewhat from the extremely high watermark set by Oleg Vinogradov, the Maryinsky corps is still the most unified, the most expressive and the most arresting in the world. No CDB has as much collective stage presence, they rivet you, even while just standing still. Makarova and Dowell are legendary here.
Very sad! A love lesson learned! I can relate to the "the bad guy" when decides not to jump. Like a Japanese kamakasie pilot saying " just a minute... you want me to do what?" I am a romantic; but jeeeese.
