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.
I was totally blown away by all the dancers in this video. Sylvie's presence throughout the whole production was just so charming. I couldn't keep my eyes off her at all. This is ballet at its finest. :)
What a goddess. What an absolute divine beauty. Surely she can't be human. That last développé has just slain me with its painfully pure perfection. The way she raised her leg, it was poetry. It was music. It seems I have me a new all-time favourite dancer.
even though I am a huge fan of Russian ballet dancers,I must admit Guillem is a great dancer and one of the best ever.The hight of her kick is just breath taking,wow AMAZING! Bravo,standing ovation.
Sylvie is wonderful. One of my five favourires dancers of all times 😍. She can dance any role and perfect, from Carmen to Giselle. Then is when I see that is a great artist. She has danced the best Raymonda, one of the most difficult roles in a ballet
Guillem is a force of nature, to be sure. Le Riche is on fire here as well (wish there was more of his dancing shown). And Letestu once again shows herself to be the perfect representation of the French school.
Woah, a minute into the video and I am already shocked at how good she is as Kitri! Her usage of the fan is unparalleled; sometimes I feel that more recent ballerinas don't use the fan to their advantage. It can be simply sensational when used without fear (of breaking, that is), as demonstrated here. Wonderful Sylvie who never disappoints...!
I have seen the same at La Scala. Me and my friend were cheering so loud from the stalls that people even complained about us. The atmosphere was like at a rock concert. She had so much temperament and beauty and class that everyone else on stage looked dowdy and meaningless. She upstaged everyone, and especially the poor Roberto Bolle who was simply not in his element as Basilio. Sylvie blew la Scala away that night. She has a heart full of passion. And I pity the ones who could not see that.
@@alainspiteri502 Sure. NOTHING else. We spoke so many times about it privately. We know each other since ever. You know everything about me and what I like. What I know. So why saying it here? (-:
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.
Sylvie interpretation of Dulcinea in PERFECT. She is supposed to be Quioxte's idea of the perfect woman and this is so clear with Sylvie. The role of Dulcinea is overlooked by many and usually danced with just a sweet smile, but Sylvie makes it look like she is actually in love with him. Bravo Sylvie, Bravo
bravoo sylvie,je pleure .....tu es magique,sublime,une nymphe,un belle etoile....je pleure et je pleure..je suis heureuse, quel bonheur! quelle extase! une danseuse etoile, mercii😍🤩🥰😘😇🌞🌞🌞🌟☀
OMG 6:55! Agree with Nakis, and I've seen a lot of Kitris! I notice here she has an exquisite economy of movement I'm not used to seeing because she dances with such panache. (Agnes looks pretty good, too!) Thx for posting!
The definitive Kitri of all times. When you see her you see fire, apssion but also elegance and greta beauty something that some of the "celebrated" Russian Kitris of our days tend to forget. The best of the best.
Ha, ha. Jamais je n'oserais citer quelqu'un de précis. Bon puisque tu insistes, c'est vrai que je pensais fortement, entre autres, à une certaine jeune danseuse russe, très en vogue aujourd'hui qui danse régulièrement aussi au Royal Ballet. Avec une technique trop évidente et sans finesse. Tandis que dans le cas de la Kitri de Sylvie tout y est. Le feu, la grâce, la finesse et l'élégance.
Oh to have some ballets starring Sylvie on DVD! There are few enough of Fonteyn and Ulanova because the technology wasn't around, but Sylvie simply wouldn't allow her work to be filmed (officially) so all we have are these rare precious snippets!!
Why should she be like a Russian ballerina? As good as the Russian school is, the Paris Opera ballet school has its own style. Sylvie has it all, the grace, the beauty, this apparently sublime effortless technique and to top it all this terrific musicality. Surely the best ballerina of this century.
Guillem is just beyond brilliant! She grabs the character of Katrina by the throat and shakes her up good, but her elegance and passion is all within the bounds of the infinite good taste expected of prima ballerinas! I love watching Letestu, but her characterizations seem to be always the same, I’ve never seen her dance with Guillem’s passion. I certainly can’t imagine her lifting her skirts for the monks, lol! Letestu’s technique and beauty are amazing, but she just never lets herself go.
Wonderful, really dream cast, especially Guillem as Kitri and Letestu as Dryad Queen. I enjoyed that so much that I would really like to see entire spectacle. Maybe one day you'll decide to share it with us?;) And by the way, Guillem in third act has extraordinary white tutu with a long sleeves, just fabulous, gorgeous!
Many of you may posess the language and knowledge regarding technique, but, for me, no other dance has moved me quite like Sylvie. I've relished her every move!
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.
She's one of a kind and an anomaly in her time. I've not seen any ballerina surpass her technically yet. One thing I noticed that I've seen her do a better version of the variation at 3:00 in this video. Not that I'm complaining about this one, but I do wish we had some better video footage of more of her performances. It's ashamed that more of her dances weren't filmed in HD. I seriously hope that they got her in HD in 2011 when she put on pointe shoes again.
Her “perfect technique” isn’t Russian at all….she’s pure French Opera Ballet! There are a great many people who don’t hold the Russians up as the best in the world anymore. The French had regained their prominence before Nureyev got there, or else he wouldn’t have been able to promote Guillem to Principal so soon after his arrival. The Royal Ballet has also attained huge status in the past 20 years, so now each style of dance is equal in quality to the others, but with technical differences. There are trends in each I’m not terribly excited about these days, but that purely subjective.
@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.
Bonsoir. Je suis désolée, je ne parle pas Italien mais j'ai quand même compris ce que vous vouliez dire et je suis d'accord avec vous : Sylvie Guillem a une technique parfaite mais son interprétation de Kitri est froide. Il lui manque un peu de sensualité et d'âme... Sylvie Guillem, en fait, est absolument parfaite en danse contemporaine (Béjart, Forsythe...) Buona notte.
Je suis d'accord/sono d'accordo/avec vous deux/con voi due: did you see Marianela Nunez in this role? She is joy, fire, passion, lightness and light, a little coquettish, a little mischievous.
Qui a vu Sylvie Guillem danser la reine des Dryades se souvient comme elle poussait l'orchestre à changer de tempo car elle s'arrêtait en pause à chaque équilibre. La série des fouettés à la fin était halucinante, comme dans un mouvement décomposé au ralenti, et la valse devenait planante et méconnaissable...Rien à voir avec ça!
Sylvie is my favorite dancer ever she is in a class of her own ..miss her very much🎉Bravo❤
La meilleure de toutes .. Avec elle il y a toujours quelque chose de très personnel en plus de la perfection .
❤❤❤
Волшебная балерина!С космическими данными!Браво!Стопа только чего "стоит"Глаз не оторвать!
Просто не могла отрваться от просмотра! И без навязчивой демонтстрации растяжки.
I was totally blown away by all the dancers in this video. Sylvie's presence throughout the whole production was just so charming. I couldn't keep my eyes off her at all. This is ballet at its finest. :)
What a goddess. What an absolute divine beauty. Surely she can't be human. That last développé has just slain me with its painfully pure perfection. The way she raised her leg, it was poetry. It was music. It seems I have me a new all-time favourite dancer.
Абсолютная чёткость, правильность, выверенность движений, красиво, превосходно, сочетание блестящей техники, артистичности, музыкальности, прекрасных пропорций тела.
Absolument!
She is crazy ❣️😂That is not normal how she danced💕 BEYOND INSANE
even though I am a huge fan of Russian ballet dancers,I must admit Guillem is a great dancer and one of the best ever.The hight of her kick is just breath taking,wow AMAZING! Bravo,standing ovation.
1998, I was there at that show that night. amazing!!!
Sylvie is wonderful. One of my five favourires dancers of all times 😍.
She can dance any role and perfect, from Carmen to Giselle. Then is when I see that is a great artist. She has danced the best Raymonda, one of the most difficult roles in a ballet
Guillem is a force of nature, to be sure. Le Riche is on fire here as well (wish there was more of his dancing shown). And Letestu once again shows herself to be the perfect representation of the French school.
Woah, a minute into the video and I am already shocked at how good she is as Kitri! Her usage of the fan is unparalleled; sometimes I feel that more recent ballerinas don't use the fan to their advantage. It can be simply sensational when used without fear (of breaking, that is), as demonstrated here. Wonderful Sylvie who never disappoints...!
I have seen the same at La Scala. Me and my friend were cheering so loud from the stalls that people even complained about us. The atmosphere was like at a rock concert. She had so much temperament and beauty and class that everyone else on stage looked dowdy and meaningless. She upstaged everyone, and especially the poor Roberto Bolle who was simply not in his element as Basilio. Sylvie blew la Scala away that night. She has a heart full of passion. And I pity the ones who could not see that.
F m j understand you known Guillem only nothing more
@@alainspiteri502 Sure. NOTHING else. We spoke so many times about it privately. We know each other since ever. You know everything about me and what I like. What I know. So why saying it here? (-:
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.
No one has Sylvie extension and steel like control
I saw her in 1999 in palais garnier, with nicolas le riche. what a fantastic performance¡¡¡
She was lovely in her white tutu¡¡¡ LOVELY :-)
Абсолют во всём!!! Феноменально!!!
Dear UA-cam: There's a button that reads "I don't like" in Sylvie Guillem's videos. Please, correct the mistake. Thank you.
Спасибо за видео! Гиллем - восторг! Брависсимо!
Spettacolare Sylvie!
Quelle élégance !!! et quelle technique, mais on ne sent aucun effort, cela parait si facile, si évident, et elle en a encore sous le chausson !!!!
rare perfection.. they don't come this way anymore.
I must admit I changed my mind about Sylvie as Kitri after watching this a second time:D I find her fabulous now! What charm and what elegance!
the greatest of all ! Guillem the best dancer in the world
Sylvie is magnifique !!
mediocre at best
La perfection
Sylvie interpretation of Dulcinea in PERFECT. She is supposed to be Quioxte's idea of the perfect woman and this is so clear with Sylvie. The role of Dulcinea is overlooked by many and usually danced with just a sweet smile, but Sylvie makes it look like she is actually in love with him. Bravo Sylvie, Bravo
I agree. Letestu was really living that role and her fouettes were soooooo pretty.
bravoo sylvie,je pleure .....tu es magique,sublime,une nymphe,un belle etoile....je pleure et je pleure..je suis heureuse, quel bonheur! quelle extase! une danseuse etoile, mercii😍🤩🥰😘😇🌞🌞🌞🌟☀
OMG 6:55! Agree with Nakis, and I've seen a lot of Kitris! I notice here she has an exquisite economy of movement I'm not used to seeing because she dances with such panache. (Agnes looks pretty good, too!) Thx for posting!
The definitive Kitri of all times. When you see her you see fire, apssion but also elegance and greta beauty something that some of the "celebrated" Russian Kitris of our days tend to forget. The best of the best.
Ha, ha. Jamais je n'oserais citer quelqu'un de précis. Bon puisque tu insistes, c'est vrai que je pensais fortement, entre autres, à une certaine jeune danseuse russe, très en vogue aujourd'hui qui danse régulièrement aussi au Royal Ballet. Avec une technique trop évidente et sans finesse. Tandis que dans le cas de la Kitri de Sylvie tout y est. Le feu, la grâce, la finesse et l'élégance.
Nakis Ioannides and
ouais ... je préfère Sylvie aussi
No,no,no, Ekaterina Maximova, Maya Plisetskaya, Nina Anashiniva, and Diana Vishneva are also the best of the bests.
Nakis Ioannides 3e
i love her in this role! she's so energetic and cute!!
such power! definitely one of the best kitri
totally luv it
Le plus beau sourire éclatant sur scène est, incontestablement, celui de Sylvie: il éclabousse tout le monde par sa générosité et sa fraîcheur.
maravilloso!! lleno de belleza!! la armonía del movimiento!! agradezco mucho estas reproduccione
The golden age of Paris Opera Ballet...
I agree.
Best ballerina I've ever seen.
I love her.
fantastique; beaucoup de force
Oh to have some ballets starring Sylvie on DVD! There are few enough of Fonteyn and Ulanova because the technology wasn't around, but Sylvie simply wouldn't allow her work to be filmed (officially) so all we have are these rare precious snippets!!
Великолепная Китри !!!
Spectacular!
Почти как русская балерина! Легкость абсолютная в танце, как будто и не устала , и конечно же красиво!
Лучше чем русская
Why should she be like a Russian ballerina? As good as the Russian school is, the Paris Opera ballet school has its own style. Sylvie has it all, the grace, the beauty, this apparently sublime effortless technique and to top it all this terrific musicality. Surely the best ballerina of this century.
Это русские почти как Гиллем
Это русские почти как Гиллем.
Bravoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
seamless combination of beauty and dynamics !!!
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best Kitri ever!
LOVE Agnes Letestu:) that was perfect
Guillem is just beyond brilliant! She grabs the character of Katrina by the throat and shakes her up good, but her elegance and passion is all within the bounds of the infinite good taste expected of prima ballerinas! I love watching Letestu, but her characterizations seem to be always the same, I’ve never seen her dance with Guillem’s passion. I certainly can’t imagine her lifting her skirts for the monks, lol! Letestu’s technique and beauty are amazing, but she just never lets herself go.
Letestu perhaps is very reserved and academic.
Wonderful, really dream cast, especially Guillem as Kitri and Letestu as Dryad Queen. I enjoyed that so much that I would really like to see entire spectacle. Maybe one day you'll decide to share it with us?;)
And by the way, Guillem in third act has extraordinary white tutu with a long sleeves, just fabulous, gorgeous!
Exquisite! ❤
Maravilhoso.!
She has it all, A fine role model for aspiring ballerinas!
they all are amazing. this is the best i've seen from Agnes.
上品なキトリですね。優雅でうっとりします。
GUILLEM FOR EVER ❤️
She is another one of my Ballet Role Models/Heroes. Truly amazing, just wow :)
i haven't cried in a good while. thanks for posting! made my month!
Charming, beautiful, and artistic!
Excelentes !!! Vídeos para el Alma , , ,
divine guillem!!!
¡ con qué facilidad, gracia y elegancia baila esta grande del ballet
i love her as kitri!!!
the best Kitri ever
Yes , The best ever !!
Many of you may posess the language and knowledge regarding technique, but, for me, no other dance has moved me quite like Sylvie. I've relished her every move!
the best of all....the goddesssss of all dance
the greatest
Sylvie is the best,ever!!
Great and such bravura!
Maravillosa S. Guillem
omg she is amazing
superb!
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.
Totally agree …part of her genius🎉
She's one of a kind and an anomaly in her time. I've not seen any ballerina surpass her technically yet.
One thing I noticed that I've seen her do a better version of the variation at 3:00 in this video. Not that I'm complaining about this one, but I do wish we had some better video footage of more of her performances. It's ashamed that more of her dances weren't filmed in HD. I seriously hope that they got her in HD in 2011 when she put on pointe shoes again.
She's something else
Je ne pensais pas que ce soit possible de danser DQ comme ça..... Wahou.....
Those legs! And what an exquisite moves...she is the best
can you tell us where to buy this video?
Sylvie Guillem is the best ballerina i have ever seen.
Sylvie Guillem es una bailarina perfecta. Combina la técnica perfecta de la escuela Rusa con la gracia y expresividad latina.
Her “perfect technique” isn’t Russian at all….she’s pure French Opera Ballet! There are a great many people who don’t hold the Russians up as the best in the world anymore. The French had regained their prominence before Nureyev got there, or else he wouldn’t have been able to promote Guillem to Principal so soon after his arrival. The Royal Ballet has also attained huge status in the past 20 years, so now each style of dance is equal in quality to the others, but with technical differences. There are trends in each I’m not terribly excited about these days, but that purely subjective.
ESPLENDIDO
jamais égalée...hors du commun comme d'habitude c'est la danseuse du XXe siècle
gourgeous Guillem
Letestu, oh my god.
Is that all you have to say of this video?!?!?!? ahaahhahaah (-:
This is the best I've ever since of Letestu. She's magnificent!!!! Not so much in other clips.
Annabella Escobar Agreed.
Agnes Letetsu is fantastic in la dame aux camélias
Eblouissant!
Woooooooooooooooow! This is a TREAT!!
Insane
WOW
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Wow..........
jun-seok lee gracias!!
Correct at 3:00 it's Agnès Letestu!
magnifiques solistes, mais d'où sort cet orchestre détestable? Que faisaient les musiciens?
la musica de la entrada de Kitri tiene arreglos musicales diferentes a la partitura original de Minkus??????
Красиво...
No one has better feet than Sylvie Guillem.
@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.
When did this performance take place?
Sulle doti fisiche e sulla tecnica di Sylvie non discuto,è magnifica. Tropppo fredda nell'interpretazione di Kitri.
Bonsoir. Je suis désolée, je ne parle pas Italien mais j'ai quand même compris ce que vous vouliez dire et je suis d'accord avec vous : Sylvie Guillem a une technique parfaite mais son interprétation de Kitri est froide. Il lui manque un peu de sensualité et d'âme... Sylvie Guillem, en fait, est absolument parfaite en danse contemporaine (Béjart, Forsythe...) Buona notte.
Je suis d'accord/sono d'accordo/avec vous deux/con voi due: did you see Marianela Nunez in this role? She is joy, fire, passion, lightness and light, a little coquettish, a little mischievous.
Qui a vu Sylvie Guillem danser la reine des Dryades se souvient comme elle poussait l'orchestre à changer de tempo car elle s'arrêtait en pause à chaque équilibre. La série des fouettés à la fin était halucinante, comme dans un mouvement décomposé au ralenti, et la valse devenait planante et méconnaissable...Rien à voir avec ça!
@Briavel1 When was the last time you saw or heard Sylvie Guillem do one of the classics? Years ago. She's moved on.
she's stronger than any male dancer