#Ekaterina Maximova

[balletmiu]

ekaterina maximova

#ekaterina maximova #ballet #ballerina

[dreamsensitive]

#Svetlana Lunkina #Ekaterina Maximova #ballet #intimacy #photography #classical dance

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Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev

#ballet #ekaterina maximova

[swanlake1998]

ekaterina maximova photographed performing as the title role in giselle by alexander orloff

#ekaterina maximova #ballet #ballerina #alexander orloff

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Ekaterina Maximova in Cinderella.

#ekaterina maximova #cinderella #bolshoi ballet #ballet history #prima ballerina #ballet #bolshoi gif #gif #my gif #ballet gif

[misspersonalitycrisis]

Svetlana Lunkina and her coach, Ekaterina Maximova.

[tikitania]

Thoughts on Khiteeva in DQ…

Thanks to the Anon who sent me this link! I've watched it a bunch and learned quite a bit about Don Q in the process — at least Kitri's part. I'm going to share it here because I have some thoughts. It's just some snippets and I would like to see more, but it's a very strong for her second DQ.

Act 1 - Good, but could use more attack, music seemed a bit slow. The toreador diagonal was quite good! The "Plisetskaya jump" could be more explosive.

Act 2 - Dulcinea Variation - Such a natural here. Looked a little nervous or shaky at the start but overcame that quickly. Those hops on points - Bravissima! (Do I see a future Giselle?) However, as I was watching and comparing to others, I learned that there is another version of the Dulcinea Variation called the "Dudinskaya Version" and only a handful of dancers have been given the blessing to dance this one, Shakirova and Lukina both dance Dudinskaya's version, Shakirova seen here:

Act 3 - Kitri wedding variation - this one sent me into an internet rabbit hole because it raised a lot of questions for me. First, the run at the start - so pretty! Her legs are very shimmery! But where is the fan? I know that at the Mariinksy, fans are optional, but really…you need the fan! Secondly, I wondered if she got tripped up in the passes and improvised on the spot, or if this little triple step was intentional. Because of this question, I started researching and realized that there are many different approaches to this part of the variation. Some hold the passe a beat (Skorik), others go from a fifth to a wide second on point, but Ekaterina Maximova's is the the one I liked the most. Crazy fast passes! For Kitri, you really have to go for broke. No holding back, so there's a lot of room for improvement for Khiteeva here. It needs to be needle sharp, very picante! And that drama & flirtiness should build over the series of passes. But overall, quite charming!

#ballet #mariinsky ballet #russian ballet #youtube #alexandra khiteyeva #don quixote #Kitri #Dulcinea #Learning about ballet #anon #anonymous

[balletretrospective]

Happy 100th Birthday to Ninel Petrova

Though I have never had the pleasure of meeting this heroine of classical ballet. I owe to her all the thanks in the world. For as a young, bright-eyed yet naive student, I was no stranger to discouraging remarks from some teachers. I was assured that I would never be capable of becoming a dancer. Until one day, when I was fortunate enough to be taken with some classmates on a tour of the Mariinsky Theatre. The guides were so lovely, and told us many stories of the history of dance, they showed us the massive undertaking of the skilled craftsmen, artists, and designers and how, with their precision, care, and expertise the ballet could come to life. But it was a single pair of pointe shoes that changed my life forever. The pointe shoes of ballerina Ninel Petrova.

"they are so small" I remarked. Our lovely guide smiled down at me, "yes, ballerinas in this era were short in stature, and grand in character.' A small video of her dancing played on repeat. I could not break my gaze, my feet glued to the floor. I was in awe. She was the most beautiful dancer I had ever seen. For me, she is the soul of dance. After this experience I was able to be enlightened to such talents as Alla Sizova, Ninella Kurgapkina, Ekaterina Maximova, who I furthered aimed to emulate. No longer did I fight to "hide my shortcomings" or work against my body. I was able to start an approach to dance, first from the soul, then from the technique. There are such a great many people I have to thank for my life in ballet. But nothing will ever touch my heart as deeply as Ninel Petrova in Chopiniana.

Thank you. My deepest gratitude and most wholehearted wishes on your birthday.

#russian ballet #ballet history #living legend #kirov ballet #mariinsky theatre #ninel petrova

[degasdyke]

lyrics from vampire empire by big thief // ballet.

ekaterina maximova and an unnamed teacher talking to each other during rehearsal / nardia boodoo sitting in an empty studio / george balanchine and suzanne farrell rehearsing swan lake / amandine albisson and audric bezard rehearsing renaissance by sebastien bertaud / nikisha fogo and natascha mair in ballet class / unnamed dancer photographed mid-pirouette by leon neal / christopher wheeldon and wendy whelan rehearsing together / natalia osipova resting during a rehearsal of romeo and juliet / virginia johnson in dance theater of harlem's creole giselle / fumi kaneko and william bracewell performing romeo and juliet

#ballet tag #saw that song go viral and honestly so many of the lyrics relate to the ballet experience imo #ballet #webweaving

[my-russia]

Ekaterina Maximova and Andris Liepa in Cinderella at the Kremlin Ballet, 1991

#Ekaterina Maximova #Andris Liepa #Cinderella #ballet #russian ballet

[kalkulus]

Ekaterina Maximova and Stanislav Blasov in the ballet Walpurgis Nights (1971)

The folklore of the Ancient Germans links the festival of the beginning of spring with a great witches’ Sabbath . This day – 1 May – coincides with the Catholic saint’s day of St. Walpurgis, whence it gets its name. Bacchus and Thyad are drunk on wine and lust. Four satyrs flirt with an intoxicated enchantress, trying to arouse erotic sensations in her. It is a scene of halcyon frolicking, ignorant of worldly sorrows. - from this site

#ballet gif #ballet #ballerina #pointe shoes #dance #ballet variation #bolshoi #dance gif #bolshoi theatre #dancer #ekaterina maximova #stanislav blasov #1971 #walpurgis night #faust #opera #witchblr #witch #witches

[melmothblog]

Rare colour photos of Galina Ulanova in rehearsal with Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev at the Bolshoi. 1961.

#Galina Ulanova #Ulanova #bolshoi #ballet #Ekaterina Maximova #Maximova #Vladimir Vasiliev #Vasiliev

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Ekaterina Maximova had to wear a special corset so that she could dance after injuring her spine. Her husband also created exercises for her so that she could get back into shape. Before her injury, she often danced “sweet” roles, but she turned to more serious roles afterwards.

[princesssarisa]

The next Cinderella adaptation on my chronological list: Sergei Prokofiev's 1945 ballet.

This performance is from the Mariinsky Ballet, 1994, starring the famous Russian ballerina Ekaterina Maximova, in a production choreographed by her husband Vladimir Vasiliev, who also appears in drag as the Stepmother.

#cinderella #ballet #sergei prokofiev #1945 #fairy tale #mariinsky ballet #ekaterina maximova #vladimir vasiliev #Youtube

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Did I just make this Tiktok of Soviet ballerinas to a song about missing a person and only thinking about them?  Yes.  Yes I...

#ekaterina maximova #natalia bessmertnova #ludmila semenyaka #maya plisetskaya #ballet #tiktok #bolshoi ballet #favorite ballerina

[dance-world]

Bolshoi dancers Ekaterina Maximova (1 February 1939 - 28 April 2009) and her husband Vladimir Vassiliev (born 18 April 1940) - photo by Serge Lido

#ekaterina maximova #vladimir vassiliev #bolshoi ballet #serge lido #ballerina #ballerino #dancer #danseur #bailarín