The Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor - MCB of LA

Media City Ballet - Te Ballet Russe Legacy Continues!
The Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Staged by Natasha Middleton

Also nominated for the Lester Horton Awards in the following categories:
Performance Company
Media City Ballet
The Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Choreography by Michel Fokine
Restaged by Natasha Middleton
Media City Ballet
Alex Theater
March 2008

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Ballet
• Polovtsian
• Dances
• Prince
• Igor
• mediacityaballet
• men
• dance
• jumps
• leaps
• turns
• balletrusse
• ballet russes

[ensoniq57]

Слов нет - это круто поставлен танец Половчанок в опере Бородина на сцене оперы в Лос Анджелесе! Хотя московские постановки времен СССР были не хуже уж точно!

[Geostrum2]

The whip needs more snap to it!

[WilliamJeffWallace]

@HotSo0P But you have to understand that it's a ballet. It's supposed to be smooth, graceful, and controlled. But I do understand your point of view.

[HotSo0P]

To controlled in some spots... some moves are meant to be reckless and unbalanced, instead of smooth and controlled.

[kralik2002sg]

I do see a decent LA production in this with some inspired strutting and twirling, but I'm afraid the real, 'Asian' spirit of the Caucasus, the proud border region of fiercely independend peoples is missing.

To see how it's done, watch the movie 'Anna Pavlova', or aternatively look up a Russian rendition by Bolshoy or Mariinsky ballets.

[1401JSC]

Are all your dancers Caucasian?

[margotdarby]

Didn't Fokine lead the Ballet Russe after Diaghilev?

[konchakovna]

Awesome! One of my very favorite ballets! Wonderful job in maintaining the authenticity of the original. Thank you for bringing your Russian repertoire to new audiences