Bolero - Maya Plisetskaya part 1

[elentwin]

When genii find each other.

[siempremarisol]

maravillosa

[elfiotik]

which year was taken the video?

[Psycodhellik]

@elfiotik I have the same question!!

[Roisantti12]

@elfiotik this was in 1975 if i'm not mistaken.

[Peaceblossom1997]

Beautiful! <3

[poluboyar]

My love! I admire this a ballerina! Ballet - this story! Interesting story brings deep feelings and impressions. It does not depend on the height of the raised leg. It depends on how deeply the lives in your heart, the hero of your story - and one can see skill ...

[classicallady]

So ethereal.

[classicallady]

There are officially 12 intellectually challenged visitors here.

[ElizaMogha]

beautiful choreography, beautifully performed!! bravo!!

[DianneNorwood]

Is there anything more beautiful, graceful or perfect than when Maya Plisetskaya dances?

[davimundo]

sencillamente hermoso

[DOOCHIMAL]

bellisimo,sin palabras!!!



[Leascuad]

final fantasy sound

[dearmalika]

OMG! This is amazing!

[kielkielangel]

I thought this ballet was written for men :|

[dacoilo]

HUUUUH this looks so retarded and psycho delic..... uh

[Flanneryschickens]

It must take so much stamina to dance this piece...

[alexamoria]

dance was her life, her life was dancing

[89blueflower]

If we only owned an time machine

[journalistgirl07]

I like the camera work at the very beginning:-) This is a pure masterpiece- spellbinding music and a fantastic ballet dancer!

[tigerfishgirl]

@journalistgirl07 absolutely! and also the lighting design. magnificently simple =]

[morumonmo]

自分は芸術とか全く分からないけれど何か凄い気迫を感じました。­

[Akyla0177]

@morumonmo she's a ballet dancer, it's what they do :)

[calou28]

lo que la gente no sabe es que Maya , el dia del estreno , no se sabia la coregrafia , porque no hiba a ser ella "la danseuse etoile" y remplazo la que hiba a ser la protagonista del bolero de Ravel .Bejart entre el publico, simplemente iluminado de un foco de luz le iba enseñando los pasos que tenia que hacer ........y aun asi consiguio la perfecion . ( dixit entrevista de Maya plisetskaya en un documental )

[coleturner16]

estoy seguro yo naci en una epoca equivocada... como me hubiera encantado formar parte de su generacion... pero solo me resta admirr su genialidad y decirle que aqui en mexico ella tiene un admirador de 22 años al cual siempre alegrara con su noble baile

[odile77]

@coleturner16 yo me siento exactamente de la misma manera, yo tengo 27 y me pesa en el alma haber nacido tan tarde y tan lejos para verla en vivo... es y siempre va a ser grandiosa Plisetskaya!

[TheSaharit]

magic!!!!!!!!

[Sakiera423]

she is not called a Prima ballerina assoluta for nothing!

[Kievest]

Gorgeous, sensuous, riveting, hypnotic...a dancing diva who defined an era.

Thank you for posting and to ditogam for kindly sharing!

[Germaine65]

Adorable y eterna Maia!!!

[MrMrMaurino]

It's amazing see dancesrs like these. Thet are fantastic and Maurice Bejart is simply the best!!!

[TYOM999]

she jus fantastic

[wendyverdades]

I have a friend like her. Ageless at 80 something. It's amazing.  Their spirits are so similar somehow.

[evelyncarrera]

Increible la belleza del arte en esta mujer en su máxima expresión, simplmente divina los sentimientos afloran ante tan magnica precencia cuando habrá alguién que dance de esta manera para las nuevas generaciones

[FreeArtCelebration]

head up -it's very hard to breathe and keep your balance.

[FyreBalletDancer]

she's my favorite ballet dancer ever !!! i love her to death, she changed my life and the world of dance for sure ! the Bolero is such a great piece of art !!!

[iysum]

This piece is perfect for Maya. And Maya is perfect for Bolero. Just right. Outstanding.

[bgirlYAYA]

When was this filmed? I'm writing about boléro and I'd like to know when Maya danced this piece ;)

Thx!

[123adam4s]

Absolute perfection!Awesome!

[gsuaza]

Move the air, run the river, heat propagates, sound vibrates, soldiers marchs and Maya Plisetskaya... Dance!

[Efemef]

Sorry, but this is the absolute pefection.

[7papaverirossi]

DIVISA IN DUE, PARTI LE HO AMMIRATE ENTRAMBE ED ENTRAMBE AGGIUNTE TRA I MIEI PREFERITI

GRAZIE... !!!

[danceluverful]

this is absolutley awful. dont like at all....

[Nebullah9]

If Maya is awful, who is the best then??

[danceluverful]

@Nebullah9 i prefer Osipova but i kno thousands would disagree with me and its just a matter of opinion. i dont even kno if osipova does contemporary but i do like her ballet more...

[Nebullah9]

Osipova is better than Maya? Lol. Do you know, btw, that she wants to look and dance like Maya? She told it. Actually, Maya's level is unattainable for up-to-date our dancers.

[danceluverful]

@Nebullah9 no i didnt kno she said that. i am NOT by any means saying that Maya is not a good dancer but that i just prefer other dancers than her. am i not entitled to an opinion? what if a fan of maya commented on an osipova video that they thought it was awful? i can accept that

[cooperneely]

@Nebullah9 maybe in terms of emotion, character, and aura (although Alessandra Ferri could give her a run for her money) she surpasses todays dancers but in terms of overall technique people like Zakharova, Guillem, and Osipova seem to be better, stronger, more controlled, and cleaner

[vini71]

@cooperneely : Try to find with google Maya's version of the Bolero with the Ballet du XXeme siecle (1976), the quality of the video and her technic are much better. It's definitely the best version I've ever seen of Bejar choregraphy. I find the music for this one too fast. Ravel was right, it should last around 17mn to get all its sensuality.

It's a pity that the recent versions the men are all half naked, I find each of them keep a certain personality when they're dressed differently.

[LeTerrible2008]

I saw her in the 70's - she was not young but was divine.The dying swan, Carmen, Bolero, always way above what you thought ballet could be. Another beauty who defied all the rules.

[EvelynKrimov]

SHE IS THE BEST BALLERINA SO FAR! Amazing dancer!!!!!!! Yes she is UNIQUE!!!!!

[Mickinombu]

who is she, if I may ask..

[musilongas]

Hi, @Mickinombu. Majja Michajlovna Pliseckaja ; born November 20, 1925 is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Maya danced during the Soviet era at the same time as the great Galina Ulanova, and took over from her as principal of the Bolshoi in 1960. Maya Plisetskaya is a naturalized Spanish citizen.

[musilongas]

@Mickinombu: Maya Plisetskaya has been honored on numerous occasions for her skills: First prize, Budapest International Competition, 1949. People's Artist of the RSFSR, 1951. People's Artist of the USSR, 1959. Anna Pavlova Prize, 1962. Lenin Prize, 1964. Hero of Socialist Labour, 1985. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, 1986. Triumph Prize, 2000. Praemium Imperiale (in Hornor of Prince Takamatsu, Japan), 2006. Blessings for you

[Mickinombu]

@musilongas thanks for the info :D

[musilongas]

@Mickinombu You are welcome. I invite you to suscribe in my chanel.

[deathaztec]

first time I saw her, i was 8 or 9 years old and I don't forget Her, She is te Best !!!

[Sealyfaye]

This is wonderful!!

[raystopher]

anyone know what year this was?

[janaherde]

@raystopher really don't know, but it must be the 60', or the early 70'... she is still quite young here, so it can't be the 80'...

[hoggy82003]

Maïa Plissetskaia est extraordinaire !

Son inteprétation du Boléro restera à jamais ma préférée.

[margoto101]

Красота ,майсторство съвършенство!!! Прекрасно е !!! Благодаря !!! Страхотно е!!!

[greatsage2]

If there is a thing called " perfection", than it must be something like this.

[Vlasta4444]

does anyone know who was the choreographer?

[Krafka3]

@Vlasta4444 :maurice bejart

[Vlasta4444]

thank you! It`s wonderful.

[superdeco2000]

Maurice Béjart

[tismurdis]

@Vlasta4444 Maurice Bejart of Spain!

[Vlasta4444]

@tismurdis - thank you!

[Inimbrium]

Wow. I've been looking for this vid for years.

Well done and thanks.

[u904]

soul and body became one !!

[ciaddus]

i love this woman

[rimma4]

Perfection!!!

[belicious33]

yesss!!!

[Estelazul]

Preciosidad¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[soyroxi151]

Psicodélica....Mayaaaaaaaa

[mialyz]

I love both, and good superlatifs belongs too to Maya, as a great dancer, but, I prefer ever and ever and forever JORGE DONN.

[femeianisipurilor]

Thanks for posting!!My biggest event, when, as student in grade 4, at a romanian balley school, I was on the stage-as a little page in act IV-when Maya Danced in Swan lake

[boiragirules]

@femeianisipurilor wow...that must be an amazing experience..

[Margot1704]

she's amazing!

[belicious33]

she is great theres no word to describe her... perfect!!!

[dulcevibrato]

this choregraphy made me re-enjoy ravel's bolero I think Béjart understood quite well the meaning of the piece : it xas a challenge, to make an entire piece with a unique melody, with an obstinate bass / rythm and béjart needed to underline this in my mind, and so this choregraphy is a challenge as well and is so difficult to perform.  I'm not one of Béjart's fan, but i admit this is a great work

[iysum]

Any one has Duska Sifnios version, can you load it and share with us?

[samirfouad1]

28SEP09

Say what you will but I don't see this as a ballet -classic, modern,or otherwise.

It's a bolero and shold be performed as such. That means Latin rhythn and music. And, why are so many dancers on videoperforming in the dark? The dark is llght enough someone said.

But, we miss so much during an entire

routine by the dancer so how about the light is dark enough. And, so much hopping up and down is NOT dancing.

For me, somewhat boring. Not the dancer but the routine.

[Circendipity]

I thought the same at first, but it took me a while to get used to it. I like it now.

[1401JSC]

Il me semble que l'interprétation orchestrale (Martinon?) n'est pas celle de la création de cette chorégraphie.

Intéressant qu'il peut être dansé par un homme ou une femme.

[kamubegoakujuga]

Donn's one is a bit "heavier" than Maya's. I like the feeling of "pressure" i got when watching Donn's one... gender factor? Maybe because of the different body line and such? But I absolutely love this one. More feminine interpretation. I cant get my hands on the Duska's one tho. :(

[Ljiljcik]

Interpreted at its creation in 1960 by the Serbian dancer, Duska Sifnios, it wasn't until 1979 that Bejart decided to have the central role interpreted by Donn surrounded by women before introducing a third version, this time exclusively masculine.

[Ljiljcik]

Bejart did the choreography for Duska Sifnios, a great Serbian balerina. Plisetskaya is beautiful, but, if you could see Duska, you would see something absolutely amazing.

[iysum]

This is still by far the best interpretation of Belero. It is such a self-aware piece of work, fit Maya perfectly.

[petitefee73]

Je connais le "Boléro" mis en scène par Béjart et j'adore ! Je découvre cela et c'est tout aussi génial !!!merci !!!!

[anshugaur]

Watching Maya dance Maurice's Bolero is always an uplifting experience.

[MissGriegchopin]

I loove her! :):)

[whael007]

She changed the world of ballet forefer

[whael007]

this is 1977

[1950Bob]

Yes, 1977 and she was 52 at the time!! And Maya was still absolutely incredible both in terms of technique and charisma.

Awesome talent. Awesome lady.

[Manari111]

the feeling is like observing something and someone very special, very unique, a performance and a woman not from this world

[SOULNIEVES]

TREMENDO VIDEO!!!

5*****

[Mepamper]

Thanks to labinabarca for sending this one!! 5****'s

[flortardia]

hipnótico.....

[braila600]

beautiful !!!!!

[MYsteelinvader]

why do i know this song?!

[douzilles]

Because it's one of the best melodies written in the 20th century: Bolero by Maurice Ravel.

[Termininja]

Does someone know which year was this?

[sumar26]

I assume this must be late seventies or early eighties. She was in Argentina at the time, and I saw her...superb!!!

[RusskiSuperPower]

You won't believe but it's late 50s!

[sumar26]

Really??? WoW...!!

I thought the coreography was newer...

Thak you for the information!

[goldage2007]

Get you facts straight:) Why everything that claims to be "Russki Super Power" sounds ignorant? First time Maya danced this was in 1975 in Brussels. Originally it was choreographed in 1961 and the best ever performer was Argentinian dancer Jorge Donn, Béjart's muse and lover.

watch?v=Lnut9tB78BE

[sumar26]

i fact. I have just read, that béjart created this coreography in 1961...

[elynalars]

Una verdadera joya... Maya siempre fue, es y será Maya ...!!!

[11raos11]

MINUNAT!

[friedrichpoeta]

Me dedico este tema a mi...gracias por compartirlo.un abrazo

[Ballet33Hottie]

WHATS THE MUSIC ?

[takhirviolinest]

It's Bolero de Ravel.

[brodsky96]

Maya Plisetskaya is NOT from this world....

[dukernan]

I forgive you , ( ignorance is not a bliss )

[chestery1]

una dintre cele mai faimoase balerina ale lumii, cu o muzica pe masura

[dglk14]

i can't get enough of bejart's bolero. i can watch it over and over again. it must feel so good to dance it

[Ballettelevin]

Maija Plissezkaja tanzte so wunderbar, nur schade, dass ich sie nie live gesehen habe. (Bin leider zuspät auf die Welt gekommen.)

[fanakaulitz]

superbe !!!!

parfois cependant on a l'impression que ses pieds ne sont pas en rythme... Ou autant pour moi

[communist17mex]

i was named after her...:)

[juanbosco31]

Dedico esto a Jorge Esquivel , Cesar Bermudez , Maya Surduts

Cristina Alberdi,

[suku0uutiset]

It's a miracle what some people can do with their body.

[kolxi]

რაველისეული დიონისოს მისტერია

[lars3939]

beautiful script Georgian.

[sblazer227]

she is amazing

[pfefferkuche]

фантастическая женщина

[babyballerina16]

i dansed to this music en pointe for my recital!

[lusyaza]

You moved to this music, baby.

Maya danced!

[babyballerina16]

nope i danced...

she rocked back and forth and moved her arms.....

[LiveLaughLoveJonas12]

thats really coool goood job;)

[namlohs]

I'm not a ballet watcher. I've read the comments and compared the different "best" dancers doing a few of the well know dances and I'll have to say that this woman is art. Her performances transcend the act itself. It really brings tears to the eyes. Her timing is uncanny. It's not robot like some of the other names I've seen mentioned here. I think the music might have followed her in this case. You aren't taught this.

[Carlost2]

Maya is my inspiration, to me, she inspires in this dance, the attitude that woman must take, elegance, power, intelligence and clear ideas about their future.

I think she's the best

[gryspnik]

Tan sencilla pero tan perfecta.

So simple but so perfect

Τόσο απλή αλλά τόσο τέλεια

[54spiritedwill54]

she is fascinating! I don't want it to end!

[noball12]

beautiful

[nuage48]

grace, beauté, perfection, la meilleure version...

[lila917]

she's my great aunt and im so honored to be related to her, but i've never met her. But my granpa tells me she's living in Brazil or something. Im so proud!

[allyjewl]

wow, she must be ur aunty if your unkle doesnt even know where she lives...

[MAFFO6924]

Unfortunatelly she is not living here, in Brazil. She is living in Spain...

[NotMyIdeaOfAGoodTime]

She is magical

[flyslaier]

hoy la vi en el canal de arte a las 5:00am

y literalmete me quito el sueño!

los mas bonito k e visto en mucho tiempo

[sablemountain]

I'm not a big fan of dance, but she is AMAZING! Like she's hanging by wires.

[castadivaballet]

Hermosa como siempre!

[alaksandra]

She is Icon!

[angelitrona89]

=O love this dance

[porcupine2]

She is the Queen of dance

[jasmineinspring]

She is divine

[tismurdis]

this is so amazing..I think Maya's arms are incredible!!!her movement is like a panther...

[a46152417]

very beautiful~!

[Powirski]

Beautiful!! Theank you! Thank you! Theank you!

[vanessina2112]

wunderschön

[mmonra]

ПРОСТО СУПЕР! МАЯ ЧУДО!

[Yon451203]

Очень хорошо!!!

[honoriofn]

wonderfull !!!

[oivanoff]

Fabuloso tanta belleza;gracias Maya por siempre!!!

[dancelivelove]

Ravel's Bolero is one of my favourite pieces of music. I moves me to my feet! It is beautiful!

[neltabo]

precioso

[kukubau]

SUPERB !!!

[anifunk04]

So...so...

I'm moved!

How amazing she is!

[tra4la]

So, why do you watch it?

[brewskyxxx]

who are you? obviously, you are not a dancer!!!

[SayuriChiyo]

I am someone entitlet to an opinion. I hope you saw that people write here "comments" and not "praises". Thank you.

[danscze]

she is fascinating! I don't want it to end!

[funkyballerina14]

beautiful--- fernando bujones' coreagraphy is the best though