"Amour En Fleur" Sergei Polunin & Svetlana Zakharova
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Love In Bloom
This ballet is from "Marguerite and Armand" choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. It was originally set to Franz Liszt's B Minor Piano Sonata.
Marguerite Gautier, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed, gravely ill with tuberculosis. In her delirium she recalls her love affair with a young man named Armand, which the ballet portrays using many dreamlike flashback sequences.
In the first flashback, Marguerite, wearing a red dress, is surrounded by admirers and suitors. She lets them flirt with her, but feels no real emotions. Armand enters and falls for Marguerite immediately, and she returns his feelings. At the end of this sequence, Marguerite tests Armand's love by throwing a white flower to the ground as her wealthy protector leads her away. Another suitor goes to pick up the flower, but when Armand moves to take it, the other man lets him. This symbolizes Marguerite and Armand as a couple.
Marguerite, now increasingly ill, deserts her wealthy protector to live in the countryside with Armand. However, Armand's father asks her to quit her lover; she agrees, but will not tell Armand why she must leave him. A despairing Marguerite is about to leave the country house when Armand enters, and becomes distressed upon seeing her so distraught. A passionate sequence follows, portraying the characters' love, Marguerite's sacrifice and Armand's confusion.
Armand, angered by Marguerite's lack of an explanation, publicly humiliates her by tearing the necklace given to her by her wealthy protector from her neck and throwing it to the floor, and throwing money in her face.
In the final scenes, sad and alone, Marguerite waits for her inevitable end. However, Armand's father has revealed the truth to him and Armand makes it back to the apartment to hold Marguerite one last time. She dies in his arms.
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Alternative Music: "Gentle As She Goes" by Gavin Luke
Performance Notes: Svetlana Zakharova's Benefit Gala, Bolshoi Theater, Moscow April 2013
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Born in Kherson, Ukraine in 1989, Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин is a Russian ballet dancer. Famous for his “once every hundred years” talent, he has incredulous elevation and impeccable technique. From an early age, he displayed glorious dramatic range. Home videos of him as a small boy improvising to Pavarotti are very foretelling. At age 19, he became the youngest ever male principal dancer with London's Royal Ballet company.
Ballet gained an unprecedented new awareness when he danced in Hozier’s viral video ”Take Me To Church.” People who would never have paid any attention to ballet began to watch the tattooed phenom. He is generally attributed with bringing ballet to the modern common man. Classical, yet cutting edge, Sergei starred in Diesel’s “Make Love Not Walls” campaign and has put his mark on many other promotions.
Sergei is a much sought after model and actor. Fashion designers love his breathtaking physique and brooding good looks. He has garnered only positive reviews for his acting. His appearances include Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of the Orient Express, the biographical documentary Dancer, The White Crow, and Red Sparrow.
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Смотрела бы и смотрела. ЛЮБОВЬ - поэзия и чувственность
When they were dancing frequently together they were perfect! Both have a strength that is never clumsy, mostly hidden. That strength is necessary for their grace to be unmarred. Together, they never look like they are in a jumping and weight lifting contest, instead their graceful movements tell a story, every emotion, every nuance is clear.
Удивительная пара Полунин такой трогательный внимательный к партнерша очень трогает мастерство этой пары восхищает и кажеться что уже лучше не бывает спасибо .и браво
Добро пожаловать и спасибо. Любите, что вы любите это. Они потрясающая пара, могли бы наблюдать за ними вечно.
Pure delight, dreamy....thanks for posting!!
Воплощенная красота. 2 замечательных артистов обожаемого балета и оба замечательные люди - граждани России. Люблю вас. Браво Сергей и Светлана!!!!
I am a huge Sergei fan but in this presentation ..I Must give this beautiful female dancer the prize. She has a way about her that entranced me. Such grace and delicacy makes her seem more angelic than human! Combine with the natural talent that Sergei possesses..these two seem to be sharing the same heartbeat. Such passion and perfection..he made her the center of attention for us as viewers AND knows how beautifully she projects...what a lovely number
Thank you for writing. You do have a keen eye, Crystal. Svetlana is indeed special! Here is a bit of info from her personal website's bio:
"People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the Russian state prize, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, étoile of La Scala, Svetlana Zakharova was born in Lutsk (Ukraine). At the age of 10 she entered the Kiev Choreography School. Having spend six years in the class of Valeria Sulegina, she took part in the international young dancers contest “Vaganova Prix” in Saint Petersburg, where she was the youngest ballet dancer. Then at the age of 15 Svetlana won the second prize.
After the contest she accepted the invitation to go to the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. She skipped the second class and went straight to the graduating class which was the only case in the whole history of this educational institution.
Zakharova immediately drew attention to herself and six months later, she took invitation to perform a solo part in the ballet “Don Quixote” in the Mariinsky Theatre. The graduate from the class by Elena Evteeva perfectly managed to perform one of the most complicated classical roles - the Queen of the Dryads. This is how the young star of the Russian ballet was rising. When she was seventeen, Svetlana Zakharova graduated from the Vaganova Academy and in nearly no time she was accepted into the legendary ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Svetlana was noticed by the outstanding teacher of the Mariinsky Theatre and a famous ballet dancer the People’s artist of Russia Olga Moiseeva. Under her guidance, Zakharova debuted as Maria in “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”. Then she danced Gulnara in “Le Corsaire” and performed “The 7th Waltz and Mazurka” in “Chopiniana”.
But the most tremendous success was brought to her by the role of Giselle in the ballet of the same name. Both the audiences and the ballet critics were full with excitement about Zakharova’s performance and demonstrated incredible interest in her. Shortly after the premiere Zakharova received an offer from Vladimir Vasiliev to join the company of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
Svetlana received her official ‘prima’ status at the age of 18."
Crystal Driscoll
You said it as beautifully as they dance.
Как Нежно ! Как Красиво !
A wonderful partenaire here...and her beauty and grace...👌👏
Incredibly beautiful.
We love Cergei! All love Cergei!
Heavenly, and beautiful beyond anything else in this world. Polunin is wonderful, but Zakharova almost steals the performance. I never saw anything so perfect. Superb.
Просто Восхищение! Такое красивое исполнение! Браво!
Oh, so beautiful!
Just perfect! The more I see him dancing, the more I admire him.
I feel the same way, Antonio. Can never get enough of watching him in these classical ballets!
How've you been, Pam?
Nice to hear from you.
Busier than I'd like to be, however, I am well Antonio. Thanks for asking. Hope you and yours are too.
Beautiful and sweet...
She is beautiful, perfect for the part.
Perfect.
😍😍👏👏💕💐💐
😍😍😍
I am swept away, it’s as if you dance telepathathically, inside an ethereal world you co created.
Nureyev have you found your Fontaine.?
Обожаю Захарову.Хоть между ними и нет особой "химии",но какя же она умная женщина!
Да, она изысканная!
Да, химии нет но дуэтности это не мешает, как ни странно..
По - моему, всё есть : и химия, и физика , и лирика. Всё просто восхитительно!!!!!!!!
Os dois são perfeitos. Eu prefiro Sergei dançando solo. Mas ela supera qualquer um, ela parece que vai se quebear de tão pele osso, mas ela se entrega ao personagem, é insuperável.. Será que ela já dançou com cesar Corrales?
Serguei in crisis de romanticismo
bel hombre magnifico bailarin
lis aduladores
no le hacen ver ciertas realidades
¿Que sera crisis de romanticismo ?¿y los aduladores que no le hacen ver ciertas realidades ?, Gladys
Lady in red.
Much, much, much better than Nureyev and Fontaine. Better music, too.