Thank you for this wonderful video, hookham, and for your translation, quest 3472. As one who has always revered Ulanova's work, I really appreciate having the chance to see this clip.
"This is the very dressing table, the very room where Ulanova was changing. She was the icon, the living legend. Her name became the symbol of the ballet."
"For me Ulanova as Juliette was something very special. It's always great for an artist when choreographer stages a ballet for you personally. I watched that ballet on stage thousand times, always had goosebumps. Unfortunately, no film can deliver this feeling. I did see the films too. You watch the moves, but you don't quite get that tremble. It's just not the same."
"The fact that I became her pupil was I guess luck. The moment came when she wanted to finish her career. Lavrovsky, who was the creative director then, told her "Galya, you can't just leave the theater. Try to teach. Pick whoever you want - prima ballerinas, young girls, whoever you prefer." She said that if she takes anyone, it would have to be someone young. And picked me. So it was luck. Had I joined the company earlier or later, it might not have happened."
"She was not a mild person. She had a very strong character, very demanding, especially to herself. I also think her intravert nature was a shell to protect herself from the world. Of course, the entire life, all big works, everything was created with her. She watched all performances, was very picky. Once after the performance she came backstage, kissed me, congratulated and said that it was "very good". While I was being undressed, she started making comments - everything was good but....
.... this was not quite good, and that, and this... Finally my hairdresser who was undoing my hair all that time just asked "Galyna Sergeevna, but why are you saying she danced well if everything was bad?"
Thank you for this wonderful video, hookham, and for your translation, quest 3472. As one who has always revered Ulanova's work, I really appreciate having the chance to see this clip.
AL45757 1 year ago
Низкий поклон их творчеству..........
lediangel1 2 years ago
It would be so wonderful to have a translation.
Thank you for posting this.
jkircher314 3 years ago
"This is the very dressing table, the very room where Ulanova was changing. She was the icon, the living legend. Her name became the symbol of the ballet."
quest3472 2 years ago
"For me Ulanova as Juliette was something very special. It's always great for an artist when choreographer stages a ballet for you personally. I watched that ballet on stage thousand times, always had goosebumps. Unfortunately, no film can deliver this feeling. I did see the films too. You watch the moves, but you don't quite get that tremble. It's just not the same."
quest3472 2 years ago
"The fact that I became her pupil was I guess luck. The moment came when she wanted to finish her career. Lavrovsky, who was the creative director then, told her "Galya, you can't just leave the theater. Try to teach. Pick whoever you want - prima ballerinas, young girls, whoever you prefer." She said that if she takes anyone, it would have to be someone young. And picked me. So it was luck. Had I joined the company earlier or later, it might not have happened."
quest3472 2 years ago
"She was not a mild person. She had a very strong character, very demanding, especially to herself. I also think her intravert nature was a shell to protect herself from the world. Of course, the entire life, all big works, everything was created with her. She watched all performances, was very picky. Once after the performance she came backstage, kissed me, congratulated and said that it was "very good". While I was being undressed, she started making comments - everything was good but....
quest3472 2 years ago
.... this was not quite good, and that, and this... Finally my hairdresser who was undoing my hair all that time just asked "Galyna Sergeevna, but why are you saying she danced well if everything was bad?"
quest3472 2 years ago
Thank you so much for this translation. Especially poignant to have right now.
jkircher314 2 years ago