So go watch ABT dress up in fucking pirate costumes and do 10 percent dancing and 90 percent pantomime. Im sure you would love that bullshit. People who are educated in ballet love this ballet, ballet doesnt have to convey a message, it is simply a showcase of classical ballet. Stick to the cheesy ballets buddy if that's what you like
I don't think either one of you knows what the fuck you are talking about. You are in no place to judge this ballet, it's by Balanchine, and people love this ballet. I've seen this ballet live many times, once I saw SAB do it, the school I attend.
@1401JSC It's a test for people like you to see if you can catch on. Apparently, you can't. Why don't you try Paula Abdul and her numbers. I'm sure you'd like them.
@1401JSC Well I'm no expert, but I can tell you what I see in this as well as other of Balanchine's works. I look at it from the prospective of a visual artist, so some of what I see might not make sense.
For me Balanchine is primarily about 2 things, music and the capacity of the human body to become the visual representation of that music. Not story, not acting, but the very physical embodiment of what the music is doing.
To me it's also about movement. Shapes, created by the...
body changing and moving through space. I've loved ballet since I was 9 or 10 & I like it best when I was able to watch the dancers dance in their practice clothes, I didn't know why until I saw one of the first Balanchine ballets I'd ever seen The Four Temperaments. It was because I could clearly see the lines and shapes the dancers made & how they changed & moved through space. And Balanchine's choreography is one of the best ways to see this movement in one of its most beautiful forms. JMO
Who's the girl on the left? She's exciting to watch.
debra607 1 month ago
At least the guys are together (which is more than can be said for the women), but who is the lead? He's terrible, eggbeater beats....
shivastotravali 7 months ago
@1401jsc
So go watch ABT dress up in fucking pirate costumes and do 10 percent dancing and 90 percent pantomime. Im sure you would love that bullshit. People who are educated in ballet love this ballet, ballet doesnt have to convey a message, it is simply a showcase of classical ballet. Stick to the cheesy ballets buddy if that's what you like
TheABTballet 8 months ago
@aoc36
I don't think either one of you knows what the fuck you are talking about. You are in no place to judge this ballet, it's by Balanchine, and people love this ballet. I've seen this ballet live many times, once I saw SAB do it, the school I attend.
TheABTballet 8 months ago
Togetherness is usually a byword for American dancers. Not here, it seems.
I find this choreography just posturing. What is it supposed to convey? (Saw it live here last night: same impression).
1401JSC 10 months ago
@1401JSC It's a test for people like you to see if you can catch on. Apparently, you can't. Why don't you try Paula Abdul and her numbers. I'm sure you'd like them.
aoc36 10 months ago
@aoc36
Dear aoc, nobody is "like me" any more than anybody is "like you", unless of course you belong to some sort of unthinking herd.
Instead of ad hominem accusations, maybe you should explain what I'm not catching on to.
1401JSC 10 months ago
@1401JSC Well I'm no expert, but I can tell you what I see in this as well as other of Balanchine's works. I look at it from the prospective of a visual artist, so some of what I see might not make sense.
For me Balanchine is primarily about 2 things, music and the capacity of the human body to become the visual representation of that music. Not story, not acting, but the very physical embodiment of what the music is doing.
To me it's also about movement. Shapes, created by the...
Jayjen35 6 months ago
body changing and moving through space. I've loved ballet since I was 9 or 10 & I like it best when I was able to watch the dancers dance in their practice clothes, I didn't know why until I saw one of the first Balanchine ballets I'd ever seen The Four Temperaments. It was because I could clearly see the lines and shapes the dancers made & how they changed & moved through space. And Balanchine's choreography is one of the best ways to see this movement in one of its most beautiful forms. JMO
Jayjen35 6 months ago
its ok.
likeafirstday 1 year ago
Too short an excerpt for such a marvellous ballet.
Can I get a DVD of it anywhere?
balletnut 1 year ago
Wonderful.
balletnut 1 year ago
bravo from Seattle!
missylax 2 years ago