12/13 The Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet - "Ondine" - "Pas de l'ombre"

This clip contains Pierre Lacotte's revival of the famous "Pas de l'ombre" ("Shadow Dance") in which the Naiad Ondine becomes fascinated by her shadow in the moonlight - something she has never seen before.

The sensation caused by Carlotta Grisi's performance in the "Pas de l'ombre" in the original 1843 production of "Ondine, ou La Naïade" at Her Majesty's Theatre is one of the legendary events of the Romantic ballet. There are many famous lithographs of the great ballerina performing the pas. Cesare Pugni's music for the "Pas de l'ombre" was sold in piano reduction by the London music publisher Ollivier, and became very popular. His original music in heard here in its entirety.

12/13 of the premiere of Pierre Lacotte's revival of the choreographer Jules Perrot & composer Cesare Pugni's romantic masterwork "Ondine, ou La Naïade". March 16, 2006 at the VII International Ballet Festival at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.

**Cast for this clip:
--Ondine, a Naiad: Eugenia Obratsova
--Mattéo, and Italian fisherman: Leonid Sarafanov
--Giannina, Mattéo's betrothed: Ekaterina Osmolkina

--Enjoy!!

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• Lacotte
• Cesare
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• Romantic
• shadow
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• l'ombre

[stellaisadumbski]

Evgenia! :)

[susanharvey07]

I thought Fanny Cerrito was the original dancer?

[njg535]

I am a dancer too

Im only 11 my name is naya

Well i thought that was beautiful

[palubob]

Yes, one of the impossibly beautiful little gems.

[actor001]

beautiful

[HelgaMaq]

One of the all times classical ballet treasures!