We all have different tastes. I'm not a big Balanchine fan. But I find a lot of Rudy's works like Manfred or even his Don Q to be packed with steps like empty calories, and for me, they don't illuminate the music.
I also get the sense that he is showing classroom steps....which means that our daily class needs to be expanded to include all these kinds of steps. He must go through half the academic rep in this 9 minutes! Instructors, pay attention! Are you ripping your students off? From what I have experienced in America, I would guess that we are not getting 'fed' our ballet properly... Vagonava Acad students must save us! One generation AND IT COULD ALL BE GONE!
This is how ballet should be DYNAMIC, in motion moving showing the music through the bodies. RN was also a great choreographer (assuming this was his?) Very expressive of the power of all the classical rep of steps - today's dancers: pay attention to this man's approach! See what simple pose can do? Note the stillness of his arabesques. He shows the power of the pose!
@USABEAT I agree about the dynamic part, but Rudy tried to pack too many steps into a lot of his choreography and suffered for it. While he was at his peak (early 60s-mid 70s) he could do it and it would shine... but when he was older and when others tried to dance it, too often it just looked fussy and frantic.
@kabardinka1 His choreography was this way because it better illustrates the music itself and that includes momentum. Once we start a body in motion the heart and lungs are all functioning to a rhythm, RN flowed with and used that momentum. I find his steps to be the best, the most interesting, intelligent and engaging of attention. Also fully honest and heartfelt. The importance of rhythm is completely overlooked in today's dancing (especially in training) few seem to comprehend its power.
We all have different tastes. I'm not a big Balanchine fan. But I find a lot of Rudy's works like Manfred or even his Don Q to be packed with steps like empty calories, and for me, they don't illuminate the music.
kabardinka1 1 year ago
I also get the sense that he is showing classroom steps....which means that our daily class needs to be expanded to include all these kinds of steps. He must go through half the academic rep in this 9 minutes! Instructors, pay attention! Are you ripping your students off? From what I have experienced in America, I would guess that we are not getting 'fed' our ballet properly... Vagonava Acad students must save us! One generation AND IT COULD ALL BE GONE!
USABEAT 2 years ago 2
This is how ballet should be DYNAMIC, in motion moving showing the music through the bodies. RN was also a great choreographer (assuming this was his?) Very expressive of the power of all the classical rep of steps - today's dancers: pay attention to this man's approach! See what simple pose can do? Note the stillness of his arabesques. He shows the power of the pose!
USABEAT 2 years ago 2
@USABEAT I agree about the dynamic part, but Rudy tried to pack too many steps into a lot of his choreography and suffered for it. While he was at his peak (early 60s-mid 70s) he could do it and it would shine... but when he was older and when others tried to dance it, too often it just looked fussy and frantic.
kabardinka1 1 year ago
@kabardinka1 His choreography was this way because it better illustrates the music itself and that includes momentum. Once we start a body in motion the heart and lungs are all functioning to a rhythm, RN flowed with and used that momentum. I find his steps to be the best, the most interesting, intelligent and engaging of attention. Also fully honest and heartfelt. The importance of rhythm is completely overlooked in today's dancing (especially in training) few seem to comprehend its power.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@kabardinka1 imo as choreographer he was really a calamity,off course is one opinion.
pediatrapaola 1 year ago
who the girl ? and boys?
etoiledelkirov 2 years ago
they were soloists with the vienna state opera in 1966, i'm not sure of the names
doublecabriole 2 years ago