Maya Plisetskaya about dance (with English translation)

Maya Plisetskaya about dance (Russian) - an interview.

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From my experience. All audiences are good if you perform well.
I feel it when I am taking the audience, and I take them by giving them something. Sometimes I can not understand, what it is specifically. But I feel, that something is coming from me. I force the audience to be attentive, then to hold their breath, then I have great success.
This means I have performed well. And this concerns any audience, because all people are the same. People perceive both life and art equally: it either touches the soul or not. And nothing else!
That's why I don't like to dance 'about nothing'. Just 'dance about nothing'. Then it is 'about nothing' in your soul as well. And what all this is for?..

Recently some people very often show us: look, this is - ' modern dance ', you probably don't understand. A person thinks - probably I am stupid, because I don't understand. They don't believe themselves. This is wrong! Believe yourself, believe, if something makes an impression on you - that means it is good. If it makes no impression - it is NOT good.

It happened to me once in India when I danced The Dying Swan by Saint-Saens, and nobody asked me what this dance was about. Then I danced pas de deux from 'Don Quichote' - with tricks, with fuettes. All Indians were asking me: what was this all about? I don't know either. About 32 fuettes. And this doesn't touch you. One can make 100 fuettes - and it won't touch your soul. Ah-oh, tricks - how great! In this case you need to go to the circus - they do tricks 100 times better. Or gymnastics - a free routine. They would do anything - tie themselves into a bungle. How difficult it is to perform on a balance beam, it is frightful to watch. We see great SKILL, but not art.

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[zaichishku]

RoughDance, would you be so kind to put in the description of the video the date it was filmed, or Maya's age? Thank you so much for adding these details!...

[RoughDancer]

It was shot most probably on December 18, 2005. The program was devoted to Maya Plisetskaya's 80th anniversary.

[donaperola]

aorry, but I can't get a translation

[RoughDancer]

Click on link 'more' below the title 'About this video' to expand the description. Or read the comment by shebrushka - another version of translation.

[berlina88]

какая же она красавица! И годы ее не тронули. Браво, Майя!

[toeknee1965]

my cousin is 89 and u would never ever guess it. an ex fisherman on the island of ischia. haveing a young mind is the trick

[beautifulgymnastics]

I don't agree with what this lady said about gymnastics. Gymnastics on balance beam can be beautiful and art. I love gymnastics, especially Russian gymnastics.

[svetranathesecond]

I understand what she said in this post via English translation. Thank you.

Skill in ballet should be a form with which one's emotion can be tangible.

Full of skill, but less emotion makes a ballet dull!

[fairlytaleofnewyork]

Thank you! for giving us an opportunity to see this interview. It is great that you put English translation. I would have love to see the next part of interview. Is there any way you can upload it?

Many thanks

[sam0xin]

RoughDancer ! Thanks for video so much,

but not complete..is there any chance to see full version ? Thank you.

[DreamsontheWater]

Perhaps this is just me... - isn't there something about her that reminds you of Audrey Hepburn? I don't know, it's her general manner, or her expression sometimes... I first noticed this in the video about her celebrating her 50th wedding aniversary.

:) :) Anyway, i think she is lovely, and in my opinion, she is especially good the the spanish roles, like Don Quixote and Carmen.

[danscze]

she's a fascinating woman! I'm always captivated by her wonderfully strong look! and I totally agree with odile77 about the skills and the art. it's good to have people who can remind us what art is! thanks for sharing AND for translating! I think I'm going to start learning Russian soon! :D

[RusskiSuperPower]

Как она красиво говорит по-русски, со МХАТовским произношением: "верте", "танцавать"!

[Frideric]

Вот то, что Майя Михайловна говорит о танце-модерн, относится ко всему современному искусству.

[jamsmen]

Thank you for translating.