Spartacus 2013-Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus (2015/2016) (2013)
http://www.forumcinemas.ee/eng/Event/300530/
SPARTACUS - Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema (Trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU8_bZpqIjY
Spartacus
http://www.forumcinemas.ee/eng/Event/300530/
Bolshoi Ballet
http://www.forumcinemas.ee/eng/Event/300530/
KATERINA NOVIKOVA
http://globedancer.com/katerina-novikova/
Head of Press Office, Bolshoi Theatre
I’ve dubbed her ‘Miss Bolshoi’, the PhD welding spokesperson of the Bolshoi Theater. Each time the Bolshoi is lobbed into the news, and that’s happened a lot lately, she sets the record straight, in Russian, English or French, and reaffirms the Bolshoi as one of the world’s top artistic institutions. She speaks concisely, in dialogue armed with literary quotes. In our chat, she was refreshingly direct and revealed much about the Bolshoi and the world around it. It seems she also has fondness for nature. In her WhatsApp profile photo, she smiles broadly cuddling a koala bear, bordered by emoticons of a dolphin, whale and swimmer.
She is very proud of Bolshoi’s heritage and its calibre of artistry. “There is no other company like it,” she insisted. “The Bolshoi is not just a couple of principals. You can see a pas de deux anytime at a gala. It is the full company, with the corps de ballet, the sets, the costumes.” After seeing the performance of Spartacus, I fully agreed.
On Bolshoi’s repertoire, Novikova said, “Bolshoi is firstly, classical repertoire and Yuri Grigorovich,” who defined Bolshoi’s identity with socialist-style ballets like Spartacus and Ivan the Terrible. “Secondly,” Novikova continued, “new choreographers like Balanchine and Ratmansky. But, Balanchine once said that two people on stage is a story. Not for the Bolshoi; the ballets must tell a narrative.” And, on the relevance of old ballets to our modern society, she explained, “Old classics will never be irrelevant, because it is about human emotion, characters.”
She distinguished Bolshoi’s style from the Vaganova technique that is associated with the equally revered Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg. “The Vaganova technique is more academic, more reserved. The Bolshoi is known for its emotion and socialist style ballets.” On Svetlana Zakharova, acclaimed principal dancer who joined the Bolshoi from the Mariinsky in 2003, Novikova insisted, “she was not such a good dancer when she first came to Bolshoi, but now, she has combined her strong Vaganova training with Bolshoi-style character.”
She has pragmatic advice for dancers. “Dancers need to be very strong people in this career. You need to look in the mirror and be true to yourself. Where is your best potential? If you are fat, you will never be a successful dancer and it will only be depressing to stay in such a career.” That’s useful advice for anyone in any career — find what you do best, and what you do better than everyone else. She added, “Dancers in the Bolshoi do not necessarily need to be Russian; they just need to be artists.”
I asked about the presence of corruption in the Bolshoi. “People gossip about corruption,” she responded, “they shouldn’t just talk about it; that is not constructive. If you see it, you should do something about it. I don’t see the corruption, I hope it does not exist.”
On the current challenges to the Bolshoi, she pointed to the Russian system and society. “Previously, the Soviet system of education was better. The current education system is not enough. If it continues this way, we will produce a society of — ” and she knocked on her wooden desk. She continued, “In Soviet times, there were only three television channels and they broadcasted ballet after ballet. So that is all that people knew. Before, artists like ballet dancers were revered. Now, ballet has lost its status to pop culture and must compete with pop celebrities.” But, she believed that ballet should not change to appease the masses. “High culture is not for everybody,” she insisted, “it should be preserved to maintain high standards.” Beyond the cultural environment, the economic environment also presented challenges. “The current Soviet social system gives only a small pension,” Novikova explained, “it is not enough for retired dancers. Paris does a better job of taking care of retired dancers. Our veterans of the Second World War were recently given an apartment each, but there is nothing comparable for dancers. There is a lot of money but it is unfairly distributed. It’s no more challenging today than in other times. But, today’s challenges are different; it’s about money.”
I asked her which era the Bolshoi at its best. She replied, “each era of the Bolshoi is special. I would love to have been in the company in the ’60s, when Grigorovich created Spartacus. But now is also a special time, dancers are no longer restricted to the Vaganova technique. They have freedom to do contemporary work and to work with different choreographers.” She asserted proudly and optimistically, “This new generation of Bolshoi artists are well trained, vivid, and artistic.”
Press Office
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/about/press/contacts/
http://www.geneschiavone.com/testimonials/katerina-novikova-bolshoi-ballet/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/europe/russia-detains-suspect-in-bolshoi-ballet-acid-attack.html?_r=0
Katerina Novikova,photos
https://www.google.hr/search?q=Katerina+Novikova&client=opera&hs=Urj&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd-s307MvNAhWBlBQKHcKwAg0QsAQIIg&biw=1745&bih=856
Spartacus – Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema
MIkhail Lobukhin,Spartak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Lobukhin
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/630/
http://www.danceopen.com/en/82-eng/participants/soloists/1269-mikhail-lobukhin-en
photos
https://www.google.hr/search?q=mikhail+lobukhin+ballet+dancer&client=opera&hs=o0Y&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8fnVgcbNAhUE2RoKHaGaBDwQsAQINQ&biw=1745&bih=856
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS04HvG7Vo
Mikhail Lobukhin of the Bolshoi Ballet in Spartacus. Bilet v Bolshoi December 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOwdZ-tWiGI
Spartacus - Mikhail Lobukhin et Anna Nikulina - Ballet du Bolshoi - 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kx0SNBfKg
Bolshoi Ballet – Spartacus – New York
http://dancetabs.com/2014/07/bolshoi-ballet-spartacus-new-york/
The Bolshoi’s ‘Spartacus’ at the Lincoln Center Festival
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/arts/dance/the-bolshois-spartacus-at-the-lincoln-center-festival.html?_r=0
Vladislav Lantratov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladislav_Lantratov
Vladislav Lantratov - Bolshoi Ballet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRvcF0cCYhY
Olga Smirnova and Vladislav Lantratov - Last Tango
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLBYLitCHE
Anna Nikulina
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/889/
photos
https://www.google.hr/search?q=Anna+Nikulina&client=opera&hs=BiE&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPvpz0hsbNAhWG1hoKHYuwCWAQsAQIGw&biw=1745&bih=856
Anna Nikulina - The Nutcracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9muCwBRCoc
Svetlana Zakharova
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Zakharova_(dancer )
Svetlana Zakharova - Aurora's Variation - Bolshoi Ballet 24.5.2015 !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiLakOuzEUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_P_s9wRB6k
Denis Savin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Savin_ (dancer)
photos
https://www.google.hr/search?q=Denis+Savin&client=opera&hs=lpE&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK2sTUiMbNAhWGnRoKHQd6ArwQsAQIGw&biw=1745&bih=856
Denis Savin - Bolshoi Ballet - Feature March 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMoyAypB13U
Love, Lust and Power
http://www.danceviewtimes.com/2014/07/love-lust-and-power.html
Borodin. Polovtsian dances from Prince Igor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIQFb9PRbmk
Mikhail Lobukhin - Ivan the Terrible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUHJa-JfxA
Denis Rodkin / Mikhail Lobukhin - Ivan the Terrible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfyInAyq5ec
Anna Nikulina / Mikhail Lobukhin - Ivan the Terrible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaL12BWIUxk
El Talisman - Maria Alexandrova - Mikhail Lobukhin (2011).avi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRt4W3GXEiw
Alexandrova & Lobukhin - Talisman Variations & Coda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpUhzx_Ts8
Maria Alexandrova & Mikhail Lobukhin perform the variations and coda from Talisman Pas de Deux. Bolshoi Ballet
http://www.for-ballet-lovers-only.com/specials2.html