Don Quixote-S. Guillem; N. Leriche; A. Letestu

A dream cast of this Nureyev's Don Quixote! Highlights by the Paris Opera Ballet : Kitri : Sylvie Guillem; Basilio : Nicolas Leriche; Dryad Queen : Agnes Letestu.

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• don
• quixote
• guillem
• leriche
• letestu
• nureyev
• petipa
• minkus
• paris
• opera
• ballet

[udanse]

Sylvie is just sensational !

I love how she re-invents each step, the third act's variation was just woaaaa !

I just wanted to underline Letestu's BEAUTIFUL performance as Queen of Dryads. Her extensions are near Guillem's and her legwork is sooo pure ! Her fouettés were so strong ! Even Guillem's are not that strong.

[kurichka]

Dear YouTube: There's a button that reads "I don't like" in Sylvie Guillem's videos. Please, correct the mistake. Thank you.

[veronicamanrique]

I love her wedding tutu. It´s so elegant, so spanish.

[Briavel1]

@tedsler Yeah, I know. That's what I was saying.

[tedsler]

@Briavel1 When was the last time you saw or heard Sylvie Guillem do one of the classics? Years ago. She's moved on.

[PourMiisUpsa]

Elle n'as pas la technique 'parfite' de zakharova, Mais Kitri elle s'en fous de la technique, kitri est aimable, charmante et espiègle, regardez le sourire bête de sylvie comme un enfant regarde un bonbon, ragerdez le sourire forcé de svetlana et vous comprendrez !

[maikabright]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tutus4life]

@sangfroidjen Which makes it just makes it that more incredible to watch, physically I mean but she puts so much actual artistry into it. That sky high efface develope in her variation, if anyone else would have done that, it would have been criticized as untasteful and vulgar but not her, and it is very easy to make Kitri look like that.

[sangfroidjen]

@tutus4life Very true. Sylvie's extensions are organic i.e. from within, she never did it just to do it like most ballerinas today who are emulating Sylvie. Plus Sylvie usually keeps her torso upright instead of tilted, unlike ballerinas now who try for Sylvie extensions but has to break classical line and tilt their torsos in order to hike their working legs up. So even though they "may" have higher extensions than Sylvie, they cheat by not having torsos straight like Sylvie.

[Briavel1]

It's like Sylvie is too smart for the classics now, she needs something serious to challenge her master technique and fierce persona.

[tutus4life]

@thach0x0 I am a Russian ballet fan too, but, most Russian dancers aspire to be Guillem

[tutus4life]

I have never found Sylvie's extensions vulgar, in anything she has done. There is a time and place for extension yes but there is never any feeling behind it with other ballerinas, Sylvie is the only exception.