Makarova and Bujones dance "Don Quixote" PDD Pt. 2

Coda to Pas de Deux. Televised on May 17, 1978.

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Entertainment

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• ballet
• Makarova
• Bujones
• Petipa
• Don
• Quixote
• ABT

[qbendanny1]

Thanks for this post Marlo. I was there 30 yr.s ago and have not seen this till now. It brought so many memories and tears. R.I.P Danseur Noble your legacy will live forever. I recall they got a standing ovation. Two artists at their peak.

[yes4albert]

Thank you, thank you. This is just heavenly.

[avesraggiana]

I’m a Makarova-maniac but even I am disappointed that she didn’t take a crack at the fouettes here, since they’re as much a signature part of the choreography as they are in Swan Lake Act Three. There are at least three video recordings on youtube alone of Makarova doing fouettes, all of them as Odile, and ranging in quality from a little shaky, to indifferent, to pretty decent. Too bad she didn’t attempt them here in Don Q.

[juliuscano]

@taurusbs you're right. She never needed fouettes to shine though. A master!

[juliuscano]

@burreiro17 you're true. Ballet is not a circus For me it is elegance, interpretation, to get to everybody in the audience involved in what the dancer is performing and transmit a feeling. That kind of artist was Fernando Bujones who I was lucky enough to meet in Lima (Peru) and gave congrats after a presentation a lot of years ago. My sister, prima ballerina in Lima, had the chance to dance with him the Pas de Trois of the 1st act of Swan Lake. Rest in peace, master.

[vladimmir100]

Макарова так и не научилась крутить фуэтэ, это не главное,конечно. Я помню,когда она совсем молодая в Питере,крутила и крутила и укатила за сцену. Максимова один раз объехала всю сцену, но потом была просто мастером фуэтэ. Лучше всех это делала Тимофеева, но уж больно было похоже на спорт.

[skycastles79]

Bujones, absolutely the best of the 20th century!

[burreiro17]

for me, fernando bujones is the best male ballet dancer ever!!! who cares if you don't do 8 pirouettes like baryshnikov... he is sheer elegance in every step he performs and you can see how you can perfectly blend technique and artistry.. he is my true idol and inspiration for ballet.. Rest in Peace, Fernando!!!!

[lcaprio86]

I was there, too (new Your, 1978). Yes, simply electrifying! Thank you so much for letting me relive such a great performance.

[EightballRus]

@taurusbs and she had just come back from having a baby. I think less then a month afterwards here!

[BalinSilay]

Thank you, Taurusbs and egomi24, I did not know....but this video shows how elegant & awesome she is as a dancer that shines in anything she does on stage. Thank you.

[taurusbs]

Makarova and fouettes weren't enough friends.