The Talisman pas de deux 2/2 - Students of the Vaganova Academy

Special thanks to K. for this film & kind permission to upload it.


2/2 of a performance of "Le Talisman" pas de deux by Anastasia Nikitina & Masahiro Nakaya. Taken from the 2008 graduation performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg.


The variations are not from Drigo's score for Petipa's "Le Talisman" - the male solo is taken from Cesare Pugni's score for Petipa's "The Pharaoh's Daughter". The pizzicati female solo is taken from Drigo's score for Petipa's "La Perle", a ballet originally produced for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. Another piece taken from "La Perle" is the -so-called "Ocean & the Pearls" pas de trois.

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[BalletBabyBoy]

The boys' variation that is. 

[BalletBabyBoy]

Isn't this music from Laurentia? sp?

[Dawn8022]

Who is the male dancer? he is Absolutely amazing

[palubob]

@mariinskyfan. I fully share your opinion. She is an impressive young dancer, and so mature.

[mariinskyfan]

I love Nikitina but she was too thin back then. She is a perfect weight right now. She is one of my favs for sure. She is one of the few ballerinas who could dance almost any role. For instance, I could see her as Aurora or Lilac, Nikiya or Gamzatti, etc. Same for smaller roles. I could see her dancing all three of the shade soloist variations, etc. I would cast her as Odette/Odile for her first major principal role. She would be able to showcase her rare versatility.

[palubob]

Thank you for the most informative notes on the music. Concerning Masahiro Nakaya, did he return to Japan or join a Russian company after graduation?

[ecj177]

Beautiful performance!!!! Thank you for posting.