uliana lopatkina - raymonda

[israelreis]

I believe in Uliana, she feels the music... I just love her specially in this role

[iluvamedic]

one word...: PERFECTION

[Abnel05]

Uliana is great and I saw this variation with different ballerinas, but to be honest I must say that Zakharova's variation is the best one, cause her expression, perfect technique and gracefulness.

[EvanescenceROCKSS]

wait, why is youtube only showing my views??

[nailbroth]

Totally different from Guillem's interpretation. Uliana subtle & delicate, Sylvie obvious & exhibitionistic. I dislike Sylvie's forceful hand claps. In total, prefer Uliana.

[sweetaliena]

@nailbroth The Paris Opera version of this variation his supposed to be strong, exotic and powerful. Nureyev wanted the hand clap to be strong, he wanted to show the change of character of Raymonda. The young girl becoming a woman.

[alexandraphipps]

Guillem's is a daring firework of zest. Uliana's is clever and full of mystique. Both interpretations are genius.

[Leonnidik]

This is the soul of Raymonda. Perfect.

[heinekein1961]

I saw Sylvie Guillem. The difference is in the arms, Uliana is better for that, delicate, Sylvie more athletic.

[IssaKivilaakso]

Sylvie OWNS Raymonda.

Uliana OWNS Dying Swan

[Buondelmonte123]

@IssaKivilaakso this kind of talk is just plain silly, because ballet is, and always was, about interpretation. You are not obliged to like something, but you should be grateful that you live in an age where so much is available.

[OCBCballerina]

Beautiful but I like it when the dancer acts more strong in her movements.

[sweetaliena]

I like the Nureyev version better. But this is great also, she WAY better than Svetlana Zakharova. She's more delicate and graceful.

[CharlesWoolf]

Extraordinary grace and restraint. Quel port-de-bras !

[victorykn]

God bless this creature, sweet , mysterious and dignified

[victorykn]

God bless this creature, sweet , mysterious and dignified

[Yuy87]

I loooove her arms !! They are so fluid and beautiful!!

[MrTalley20]

She was definitely the last resort girl for this role not good at all boring at its worst

but i must say she would be good as a Giselle a cupid or some other softer role but she definitely did not do it for me

[reginaholic]

She is a beautiful dancer but I don't like her interpretation of this role. It's too soft, no power whatsoever

She is a rich noble woman. I recommend watching sylvie guillems interpretation or Monique Loudières

[beshabory]

pues me gusto su presicion y es un poco fria, baila muy muy bien me encanto su presencia en el escenario

[crlinhos69]

Uliana é sem duvida nemhuma uma grande Diva

[4ubi]

very enticing music and dance :P

[zakales]

this is a dance of a royal member, with dignity, radiance, with prospect of future, not the usual clap\jump\active businesswoman approach... this is a prinsess, at last!

[parisprag]

Pure poetry and sex appeal in the same time. She's so gorgeous

[aputhemonkey6]

i like margot fonteyn better shes more natural

[nickie2011]

she's so perfect for this role. she understands it better than anyone else. maybe she's not perfect technically, or less perfect than other colleagues, but her interpretation is outstanding.

[dancingwithoutwords]

Ouliana, precised, sweet, female, strong , details ... Ouliana is the Ballet, and Ballet is Ouliana

[mallysaa]

she`s beautiful!

[muckwi002]

The thing is, Uliana is already at such level that nobody can even compete with her, so all the bad comments, don't even matter.

[balerinkamandarinka]

Гиллем аристократичнее, а Ульяна интеллигентней-мне это ближе.Кроме того, я считаю,что нуриевская редакция просто изуродовала вариацию, поэтому это видео для меня предпочтительней.

[dancingwithoutwords]

All is about personality . Sylvie always will have something about "Raymonda" in all her characters, and Ouliana always will have something about "Swan" in all her performances.

[borgru2197]

When you are Mariinsky and when you are Lopatkina people expect much better then this.

Very poor performance...

[rikiboum]

100% ornamentations and 0% art... This very nice show, but meaningless.

[ardianworld]

At first I didn't really like her interpretation of this variation, but I've seen the vid on youtube "Uliana Lopatkina Lesson---Raymonda" where she explains the movements and emotions behind it and she completely hits the nail! Truly a recommended watch.

[janimarie09]

chic belle et magnifique mais guillem est meilleure car beaucoup plus sensuelle et moins jolie fée !!

[dancingwithoutwords]

if you want claps wacht Guillem version hahaha

[erinundra]

I can't believe the nasty crap posted by Americans on youtube.

[dancingwithoutwords]

Fortunately in America we have bigger ballet studios where we can jump and work with the space. As a result the body becomes stronger and powerful. I hate to go to small studios in Europe. That's really a problem for ballet.Not all in America is bad ;D

[ABTBluebird]

wow she is amazing.

[ABTBluebird]

heh that was the wimpiest clap i have ever seen.

[kdub10009]

For me the best interpretation of this variation was Makarova's.

[tinyswan2007]

Well, that was last week. I meant in this particular performance.

[arthasisevil]

that was terrible. worst i've ever seen this variation, aside from recitals. Can she even clap her hands. So weak - perfect lines don't make a powerful, emotional performance. Terrible lack of artistry. What a shame to waste that talent.

[Paradiselost89]

Lol Actually In russia They dont clap Because its Considered Rude In the Nureyev Version they clap also in america but not in russia see over videos of russian ballerinas as for artistry u cant get better then her and well power whats there to be powerful about her she is getting married this is a dance to acknowledge the presence of the court one can tell from other gestures she is not dancing to show she is the head bitch

[miaculpa80]

Diva!

[tinyswan2007]

it was beautiful, that's for sure, but there didn't seem to be enough pride. Sylvie's interpretation of Raymonda is wonderful.

[tenorbear60]

I agree! Sylvie was full of hauteur; she really held those positions and worked those bourees for all they were worth. This ballerina is fine, but she seems content to just be "pretty". Always fascinating to see different interpretations.

[iluvamedic]

@tinyswan2007 ok i kno this comment is old lol..HOWEVER...isnt one of the key elements in this role modesty? one cant display too much pride and play the modesty at the same time i personally thought her inerpretation is not only LOVELY but the best ive ever seen

[ballettina]

raymonda est un personnage typiquement humain...est une femme. et comme vraie femme sylvie l'interprète. elle est sublime. uliana est belle mais elle est comme...vide. sylvie est raymonda, celle vraie

[ajparis]

L'interprétation de Lopatkina est un peu fade certes, mais chez Guillem il n'y a pas d'interprétation du tout. Il n'y a que de l'exaggération, des mouvements toujours trop précipités, des poses trop cambrées. Elle est visiblement frustrée qu'il n'ait pas la possibilité de développer sa jambe jusqu'à l'oreille comme d'habitude. Donc elle dévisage le public de la même manière stupidement défiante et égoiste. Bref, elle récite un rôle dans une langue qu'elle ne comprend pas.

[afrodomestic]

Vous aviez de raison. Je sius de meme opinion-Uliana Lopatkine just repete mouvement abituelle de Soviet ballet interpretation, sans acune pensee et logique. Silvie donne boecoup plus de Raymonda.

[goldenidol]

Have you seen her (Lopatkina) perform, "The Dying Swan"? It is something very beautiful.

[xiamin439]

i still think that sylvie guillem is a better dancer than uliana-she has no drama in this dance. it almost seems as if sylvie guillem is more alive, not flimsy as=nd delicate. well she is flimsy and delicate, but she just seems to have a stronger and firmer move than anyone else. on the whole i thought it was ok.

[goldenidol]

I am a great fan of Sylvie Guillem. I think her beauty, feet & legs are divine. I do not think it is right to compare one artist to another. They are just not the same. I heard Carla Fracci say one time when asked who was better, Erik Bruhn or Rudolf Nureyev.

Her answer, "They are both different". They each brought something different with them. It is not right comparing one dancer to another.

[allstarIII]

Miss Lopatkina is brilliant in this variation - beautifully musical!

[rikiboum]

Lopatkina est légère et douce, mais elle ne raconte rien, c'est très joli mais c'est presque muet. Elle se répète, elle ne va nulle part. L'interprétation de Guillem est infiniment supérieure parce qu'elle est formellement parfaite et que la perfection formelle passe au second plan derrière la poésie. Guillem nous montre quelque chose : une femme en train de séduire. Lopatkina ne nous montre rien d'autre qu'elle même en train de danser.

[rikiboum]

Guillem, elle interprète le rôle, toutes ses qualités techniques, sa perfection formelle, sont investies dans l'incarnation d'un personnage, l'expression d'une réalité humaine. Et elle n'est absolument pas symboliste. Il n'y a aucun reste, elle est toute entière à sa danse de séduction. En comparaison, Lopatkina, elle, verserait dans un symbolisme mais dont on aurait perdu la clé.

[rikiboum]

J'aime beaucoup cela dans la danse de Guillem, elle ressucite des significations oubliées. Elle fait remonter la sève dans une danse qui tend parfois à se déssecher en exercice plus ou moins réussis de pose et de joliesses. Guillem est profondément artiste, bien plus que les autres.

[NeLii91]

she is excelent but GUILLEM is truly breathtaking as raymonda incomparably artistic and expressive

[1psoas9]

exquisite, noble, delicate -- I prefer Semenyaka, but only just.

[rsmrecords]

wow, I have never seen this variation danced with such delicacy. She really just seems to float through the whole thing. Beautiful.

[Batavia007]

She is beautiful but I still prefer Sylvie Guillem for this role

[BallerinaButt1864]

i love this variation! and uliana does it so well

[stebast]

Je ne mets pas en doute les qualites de Lopatkina. Je prefere simplement l interpretation de sylvie guillem pour cette variation. Je ne sais pas si pietragalla l a dansee. Quelqu un le sait il ?

[Ellenweig]

De l'Art. Impossible de comparer avec Sylvie Guillem, qui n'a ni le même style, ni la même approche. Personnellement, c'est à Lopatkina que j'attribuerais l'adjectif "divine"...

[balletbrat10]

i've learned this variation before. Its quite hard.

It takes memorization

[stebast]

bien en dessous de la divine sylvie guillem.

[janeeyre78]

et Plisetskaya bien au dessUS de guillem

[sweetaliena]

Très d'accord, elle est au-dessus de toutes!!

[puck00]

Elle danse cette variation dans l'esprit où elle a été écrite: aristocratique, altière. Sylvie Guillem danse sur la chorégraphie de Noureev, moins de tenue... N'oublions pas qu'il s'agit d'une Princesse...

[sweetaliena]

et guillem n'est pas aussi divine!