Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opus Arte)

[julienbencze]

The music is from Mendelssohn, but it's not from the Midsummernight's dream, it's an extract from the ouverture of Athalia, op.74 (1845). My impression that Mendelssohn inspired later Russian romantics (Tchaïkowsky, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky...) is confirmed here, in the orchestration, in the way he opposes sometimes monophonic powerful winds and lyrical, legato strings, supported by staccato basses playing fundamental notes. This music is very expressive, dynamical, mood-changing, very romantic.

[kawaiipapillon]

The PNBS students have to wear leotards by her leotard company i just bought mine but theyre not the nicest leotards

[kawaiipapillon]

glad to be at PNBS saw her in rehersal a few years back she is so nice she takes time to learn the names of the PNB students. She know mine and a few of my friend's names and she helps select us for company performances

[sbernstein591]

Recently saw a film of the American Ballet Theater company performing this so beautifully!

[embrook8]

@sbernstein591 Except that this is Balanchine's Midsummer Night's Dream. Ballet Theater does Ashton's. They're both great but quite different. If you get a chance see the Balanchine, too. It's really a treat as this excerpt shows. Sometimes in the Spring in NY you can see the two versions on alternate nights at Lincoln Center.

[soccerfan3371]

miss.Barker is my dance teacher for one and a half weeks

[kseward]

You can so see Suzanne Farrell's signature moves in here! All the more admirable that Patricia Barker has taken them and given them her own flair.

[kikihappy54]

She choreographed a show I was in.

[mry114]

What is the music in this clip?

[bookqueen520]

beautiful

[llama90291]

her feet! :0

[kdub10009]

When I was an advanced student at PNB during the summers, Patty Barker used to take my class every day. Even then, at the height of her career, she was always striving to improve artistically. She was always a technical phenom but tended to be a bit reserved, cold - some critics even said - but she developed into one of the country's - if not the world's finest classical ballerinas. A true artist as well as a technical wonder.

[oreopie090]

@kdub10009 patricia barker is not cold. its just that so many people can be up in her face. by the way...great job training :) (im not a stalker of patricia's but she was just at my house for a week and she is so incredible)

[SonyaNatalia]

She's gorgeous - as always - but I'm not so sure about those childish fairy dress-ups.

A Midsummer Nights Dream shouldn't look like a pretty children's fairy story.

[xxxdancerxmidgexx]

Shes gorgeous !

[kal4dance092]

scary thin but really flexible! beautiful!

[jacyntamichell]

i had a week of classes with her

[BernardProfitendieu]

yep - it's all about YOU!!

[ninushik]

wooow thats just soo beautiful!!! that was my mothers profession... a long time ago.

such a pity that this airy gracefullness caused by an imense body control was not passed on to me...^^

its just so damn beautiful!

[strongflyer]

i definately wanna be like her!

[toeknee1965]

wow she is a goddess

[toeknee1965]

who the hell is she??!!!!!! she is beautiful to watch. makes me feel calm and free as i watch her

[aprilriego]

patricia barker from PNB

[KittyLaura]

Cool, I've done midsummer with them a few times too. And I think the "indian child" was a natural blonde every single time... my mom was so not thrilled with the black hair. :)

[loganzan]

Hello I want to what music of medelssohn is it,urgent please

[carolinex3ua]

what is the name of the music on this?

[Dayze4]

This vid is awesome!! i dance this ballet, i was one fairy =)

[SoRandomNow]

i wish the whole pas was on here, whoever had it on deleted it and i want it back :(

[grifffinity]

Now THAT's how you dance Balanchine!

Wish PNB had a DVD of Jewels.

[egomi24]

Me too, POB is so boring! Especially in Rubies, the dancers are soooo stiff, with not jazzy, nor that balanchine flair found here!

[grifffinity]

I thought POB pulled off Emeralds fairly well. Parts of Rubies were OK - the Tall girl roll was passable, but I completely understand what you mean about them NOT getting the jazz influence. I did like the POB corps in Diamonds, but biggest disappointment was the Farrell role in Diamonds. Letestu was totally wrong for that role. Patricia Barker would be stunning in Diamonds - she has power and presence.