#natalia osipova

[dozydawn]

“The Bolshoi Ballet's Natalia Osipova, 19, is schooled by Marina Kondratieva at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.”

Photographed by Fiona Hanson, 2006.

#natalia osipova #marina kondratieva #mentor & pupil #fiona hanson #2006 #ballet

[besos-rouge]

The dying swan 🦢

#ballet #dance #pointe shoes #coquette #balletcore #classical dance #royal ballet #natalia osipova #the swan lake #the swan princess #the dying swan

[balletroyale]

The Royal Ballet celebrates Natalia Osipova’s 10 years with the company, complete with a rare ROH flower throw!

17 November 2023

#I was terrified it was a surprise retirement performance at first #royal ballet #Natalia Osipova #Don Quixote

[ballet-symphonie]

Hi!!! I'm totally new to ballet and I know nothing about it, so I have a genuine question. I saw a video on YouTube that had Marianela Nunez, Natalia Osipova and Svetlana Zakharova as the best ballerinas in the world. Can you please explain to me what makes them so incredible? (I know nothing about technique so they all look out of this world for me) I would love to read a more in depth analysis from you❤

These three are perhaps the most popular ballerinas of the 2010s but the three couldn't be more different.

Osipova's strengths, especially as a young pro, were her outstanding virtuosity and endless, soulful energy. Look at old videos of her dancing Don Quixote at the Bolshoi or Mikhailovksy, her jumps seem to float with effortless rebound and the speed at which she can accelerate is also unique. She's fearless on stage and her risk-taking both technically and emotionally is always reinvigorating.

Zakhraova first gained acclaim for her natural facility and flexibility, her long hyperextended legs, arched insets, and tremendous mobility left audiences spellbound. Her turnout and cleanliness are often regarded as nearly textbook. Her lyricism and adagio prowess shine in roles like Odette/Odile from Swan Lake. She just has this regal, imposing aura that takes over the stage.

Nunez is a slightly different case. While she was certainly a prodigy, she wasn't a world star until later in her career and had a slower development compared to the two Russians. She's remarkable because she's showing the magic of what possible with pure technique and placement. Her balance and suspended quality of movement are inimitable. It's so hard to be that precise, and even more remarkably she's a better dancer now in her late 30s/early 40s than she was as a teen wizard. She just exudes a genuine love for the art form with every step- you see her smile and you fall in love too.

#natalia osipova #svetlana zakharova #marianela nunez #ballet #ballet ask #royal ballet #bolshoi theatre #royal opera house #ballerina

[c-g-t]

Natalia Osipova as Juliet and Reece Clarke in Romeo and Juliet. The Royal Ballet, 2022

#natalia osipova #ballet #romeo and juliet #lovers #love #romance #royal ballet #the royal ballet

[sallyhardety]

#natalia osipova #ballet #giselle #ballerina #ballet core #coquette #marianela nunez #black swan #natalie portman #nina sayers #aesthetic #core #swan lake #don quixote #evgenia obraztsova #bolshoi #royal ballet #russian ballet

[claer]

natalia osipova

#sourced #ballet #natalia osipova #giselle

[lovelyballetandmore]

Natalia Osipova | Reece Clarke | The Royal Ballet | Photo by Andre Uspenski | @dancersdiary

#natalia osipova #reece clarke #the royal ballet #white tights #balletphotography #ballet slippers #tutu #ballerina

[4chambersofmystery]

Natalia Osipova

#Natalia Osipova #gene schiavone #principal dancer #the royal ballet #i hope you dance #ballet #ballerina

[amatres]

swanhilda's angry little emboîtés my beloved

#video post #youtube video #coppelia #ballet #natalia osipova #cn: agria

[hewalksinstarlight]

Silmarillion AU: The Ballet

Aredhel would not be constrained by the walls of her brother’s city and rode forth often beyond the borders of his realm. One day she was seen by Eöl, who wove enchantments about her until she was utterly lost. Then he showed himself to her, and loved her. A child they had of their union, Maeglin, to whom Aredhel spoke of her longing to return home, until they escaped together. Eöl followed them in anger and threw a spear at his son, but Aredhel stepped between and was wounded by the weapon, and died. 

Natalia Osipova as Aredhel, Reece Clarke as Eöl, Matthew Ball as Maeglin

#silmedit #silmarillion #ballet au #aredhel #eöl #maeglin #natalia osipova #reece clarke #matthew ball #mine

[dance-world]

Natalia Osipova and José Manuel Carreño in ABT’s Don Quixote

#natalia osipova #jose manuel carreño #abt #american ballet theatre #don quixote #dance #ballet #ballerina #ballerino #bailarín #dancer #danseur #cuban ballet dancers #josé manuel carreño

[goldnymph]

(The Dying Swan performed by Natalia Osipova)

[balletroyale]

I have never heard the ROH as loud as after Osipova did the Kitri Act I variation. Wow.

#there is something spectacular about seeing someone do their signature role #Natalia Osipova #royal ballet #ballet musings #don quixote

[ballet-symphonie]

Do you think Osipova is against the war?

She did say that she is Russian and how it’s hard for her to speak up about it, because her family is still there. She also raised money for Ukraine at a show I attended in NYC back in January, and hired a young Ukrainian dancer and a Ukrainian pianist for it. When the war began, she did things for Ukraine at Royals. She also has said that “I don’t want to go back to Russia until it’s safe,” she follows foreign agents on Instagram who’ve been punished by Russia by speaking out against it, and she hasn’t spoken to her ex, Polunin, who’s a prominent Putin supporter, in years. (Vasiliev too, he signed the “Crimea is Russia” declaration in 2014 along with Zakharova)

The one thing that really stood out to me was that she said something like “There are people in Ukraine who are without food and water, and we have to do something” that was so poignant, but brave for her to speak up. If she was in Russia, saying that would cost her career. I’m glad she’s safe in London and I think she can say things like that now because she married an American (he’s very liberal-he follows Biden and Harris!)

I personally think that she’s against the war, but I think she’s afraid to admit that she’s a Russian who’s against the war.

Wouldn’t be surprised if she and Smirnova became foreign agents by the Duma.

I think she's adamantly against it. I think people have to have reasonable expectations for public figures denouncing the war. She's not about to condemn Putin, there are too many unforeseen consequences even for someone who is outside Russia, but she's come pretty darn close by acknowledging that what's happening in Ukraine is terrible. I look at her actions, such as dancing in Ukrainian relief galas, dedicating proceeds from the Force of Nature performance at NYCC to the Ukrainian Relief Effort, and featuring a Ukrainian ballet student/pianist. All of those are choices, she certainly doesn't have to be doing them and she's doing quite a bit more than some other Russian expats. This Times article makes her position plenty clear. I obviously don't know her status with her exes, but she has been publically distant if nothing else.

She's also in a position where she can do these things. She has an American husband and is working in a liberal country. If someone working in a Russian theater did or said similar things, they'd be ruining their career AT BEST- it's worth repeating that all major Russian theatres are directly funded by the Ministry of Culture.

Now people also ask why aren't there more people like Olga Smirnova. Allow me to make another comparison. Some members of MT corps de ballet have left, thinking of MT's Oleg Ignatev, Murat Ushanov, Vsevolod Mayevskyi. The latter is Ukrainian but the first two aren't. None have attracted major attention for leaving simply because they're not huge stars. Mayevskyi talks about leaving Russia with only a few hundred dollars and no credit cards - a terrifying transition. Yet he's the only one of the three still dancing in a company, largely because he is Ukrainian and YAGP made a massive effort to network for them.

I'm certainly not trying to make false equivalencies here, but a Russian dancer speaking out would cost them their job at a minimum, and not all of them have the connections or Smirnova-equivalent star power to convince another company to take a chance on them. Not all of them have the money to just drop everything and leave if their safety was threatened- something that Smirnova certainly didn't have to worry about given who she's married to. They also likely don't have the money to get their family out safely if things turn sour - corps members are making a pittance. It's much easier and safer to just leave without making a public statement if you are willing to take that risk or even just keep your mouth shut and stay- especially when you have colleagues and bosses who do support the war. Of course, the regime and government are horrible, but I find it hard to condemn individuals who are simply trying to protect themselves and their families. It's not as simple as just pressuring people to speak up.

I don't know how many fellow tennis fans follow me, but I'm finding parallels between criticism directed at Osipova and at Daniil Medvedev, the current world #3. He hasn't been quite as direct as some of his contemporaries, Andrey Rublev and Daria Kasatkina, but has repeatedly said that he is for peace, wishes the war would stop and his wife has been pictured during matches in his box wearing a blouse with a blue and yellow collar.

There are higher consequences for public figures speaking out, Duma agents have visited Kasatkina's house (she was not home) and is apparently going to be classified as a 'foreign agent' for her actions. She likely will never return to her home country, she's incredibly brave and this is getting renowned praise as it should. That being said, it's a tremendous sacrifice to make and one that you can't expect everyone to replicate. This NYT article is about Ukrainian and Russian tennis in this turbulent time, but a great read for the intersection of sports and politics, much of which would apply to arts as well.

#ballet #russian ballet #tennis #ballet ask #ukraine #russian invasion #natalia osipova

[c-g-t]

didn’t see world ballet day today, only clips so far but Osipova looks so good in bangs (fringes)! And of course her Kitri was amazing, that role is made for her.

#ballet #world ballet day #natalia osipova #royal ballet