A word of caution though: This over 3 hour ballet is not for people who think ballet should be a thirty minute plotless 'pure dance' affair, or have been conditioned into thinking that it is allowed to cut and alter bits and pieces to fabricate a classic into something that suits the 'present day taste' (Compare: A true opera fan -or professional- would not dream of slicing words out of, or cut music from a Wagner or Mozart opera).
For those who are willing to let themselves be enchanted by the genius of Petipa, like Raymonda is prepared to follow the White Lady to her destiny you will be rewarded like the knight Jean de Brienne, receiving the Palm of Victory during the Dream Adagio, while the sounds of trumpeteers revealed in the apotheose will send shivers down your spine.
This Raymonda is the genuine article! (Vikharev's work on) Petipa's masterpiece answers all the questions raised by, and adresses all the inconsistencies of well-known versions.
I was very impressed by the choreography of the Grand adagio, especially the part of Raymonda's dance with the sword and the palm - it's so beautiful and poetic. And Novikova danced her variation divinely. Also, this is the first time I found the meeting between Raymonda and Jean moving (I love her jump into his arms). As for the costumes, I think they are fine, but I like the tutu of the six coryphées and especially Raymonda's tutu the most.
Well, maybe it's exactly how it was designed in Petipa times, but for me costumes are awful, especially pink, and tutus looks heavy. Altogether it doesn't look like a dream, but more like a country fair. I much more prefer so criticised 'soviet' costumes in Sergeyev and Grigorovich versions, which make stage look really out of this world. Sometimes less is more.
@looovecats - Personally I see nothing wrong with adapting the old designs to suit the modern tastes, like the mariinsky did for Sleeping beauty or Bayadere reconstruction. But a country fair?!? Are you SERIOUS?
@looovecats & sometimes less is just that: less. The Sergeyev/Grigorovich versions may have costumes that are more simple, but they stand for absolutely nothing. Petipa's staging features costumes that mean something, as each group represents a character or group that is part of the story. The Tutu certainly could've been adapted (like the Bolshoi did with Corsaire). Furthermore, the Soviet choreography is pretentious, theme-less & merely dancing for dancing's sake @ the expense of the story.
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A word of caution though: This over 3 hour ballet is not for people who think ballet should be a thirty minute plotless 'pure dance' affair, or have been conditioned into thinking that it is allowed to cut and alter bits and pieces to fabricate a classic into something that suits the 'present day taste' (Compare: A true opera fan -or professional- would not dream of slicing words out of, or cut music from a Wagner or Mozart opera).
faun070 4 months ago
For those who are willing to let themselves be enchanted by the genius of Petipa, like Raymonda is prepared to follow the White Lady to her destiny you will be rewarded like the knight Jean de Brienne, receiving the Palm of Victory during the Dream Adagio, while the sounds of trumpeteers revealed in the apotheose will send shivers down your spine.
faun070 4 months ago
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faun070 4 months ago
This Raymonda is the genuine article! (Vikharev's work on) Petipa's masterpiece answers all the questions raised by, and adresses all the inconsistencies of well-known versions.
faun070 4 months ago
Merci pour l'orchestre!
muckychat 4 months ago
Typical Petipa dream/vision scene - I love it!
I was very impressed by the choreography of the Grand adagio, especially the part of Raymonda's dance with the sword and the palm - it's so beautiful and poetic. And Novikova danced her variation divinely. Also, this is the first time I found the meeting between Raymonda and Jean moving (I love her jump into his arms). As for the costumes, I think they are fine, but I like the tutu of the six coryphées and especially Raymonda's tutu the most.
theamazingsoter 4 months ago 6
Well, maybe it's exactly how it was designed in Petipa times, but for me costumes are awful, especially pink, and tutus looks heavy. Altogether it doesn't look like a dream, but more like a country fair. I much more prefer so criticised 'soviet' costumes in Sergeyev and Grigorovich versions, which make stage look really out of this world. Sometimes less is more.
looovecats 4 months ago
@looovecats - Personally I see nothing wrong with adapting the old designs to suit the modern tastes, like the mariinsky did for Sleeping beauty or Bayadere reconstruction. But a country fair?!? Are you SERIOUS?
mrlopez2681 4 months ago
@looovecats & sometimes less is just that: less. The Sergeyev/Grigorovich versions may have costumes that are more simple, but they stand for absolutely nothing. Petipa's staging features costumes that mean something, as each group represents a character or group that is part of the story. The Tutu certainly could've been adapted (like the Bolshoi did with Corsaire). Furthermore, the Soviet choreography is pretentious, theme-less & merely dancing for dancing's sake @ the expense of the story.
JosephineBakerTube 3 months ago 6