eu sou completamente apaixonada por pas de deux (traduzindo do ballenês: dança em dupla) e me vejo obcecada com um em específico. Mayerling, bedroom pas de deux com a Sarah Lamb e Steven McRae na Royal, é simplesmente intenso, sensual, incrível.
Hello Ale! It would be great if you did a post about your favourite roles of the ROH dancers as well as you did about the MT ♥️
Hello! Hope you enjoy my lighthearted list! I'll do the men another time, but wanted to get this list out!
Lauren Cuthbertson- a quintessential Aurora, her dancing is so classy and refined, perfectly Royal.
Francesca Hayward - CATS Love her the most in Ashton's work, Rhapsody is a fan favorite for a reason.
Fumi Kaneko- had a killer year of debuts last season that all received rave reviews. It's honestly a toss-up between her Juliet and her Swan Lake for me.
Sarah Lamb- quite honestly anything where she's dancing with a healthy Steven McRae, Manon and Rubies are particularly epic with her
Mayara Magri- her Black Swan is just so good. The attitude, the precision of her bourees, the lights out fouettes, the 'I know I'm good' energy is transfixing, the prince would be insane not to fall for her.
Laura Morera- Saw her dance Natalia Petrovna, touching and heartbreaking complete
Anna Rose O’Sullivan - Juliet, easy peasy. Doesn't even have to try to act, it's like she breathes that role.
Yasmine Naghdi- I just like watching her smile and enjoy being stage? So nothing too sad or dramatic, it's basic but just let me watch her dance Nutcrakcer pdd in peace.
Akane Takada-a shame she's been battling so many injuries, those videos of her in A Midsummer Night's Dream remain a highlight. Unfortunately, I've never seen her live.
and saving the two hardest for last...
Natalia Osipova- it feels wrong to put anything but Kitri here, that 2011 broadcast with her and Vasiliev, before they left BT, is unparalleled. But also her Giselle with Acosta when she first came to ROH, legendary/
Marianela Nunez- the entire classical repertoire, I honestly can't pick. I'll watch her do tendus at the barre for 3 hours. Every role I see her dance blows me away, how could I ever pick one. The TOP 3 could easily be SL, DQ, and SB but that feels too narrow because she just has too many wonderful roles. I refuse to answer this question, you've stumped me.
Why is Sarah Lamb the only RB dancer I’ve seen who gives a flower to her partner after the show? It’s the loveliest gesture that I wish was normalised at the company!
A compilation of the Royal Ballet’s (the UK one) videos on their Mayerling Production(s):
No, I don’t have these in chronological order. They did a production 9 years ago, one 4 years ago, and have an upcoming one. These come from all of those.
A look inside the rehearsal process for The Royal Ballet's Mayerling
Mayerling – Bedroom pas de deux (Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae; The Royal Ballet)
Why The Royal Ballet love performing Mayerling
Mayerling cinema trailer 2022 (The Royal Ballet)
Mayerling – Tavern scene (The Royal Ballet) - Mizzi appearance!
Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal - Mayerling
The Royal Ballet rehearse Mayerling
Mayerling Masterclass - The Royal Ballet
Edward Watson preparing for Mayerling (The Royal Ballet)
The art of the Pas de deux - Mayerling
Two add-ons:
Technically about Winter’s Tale, but this is the dancer who played Rudolf quite a bit and well ... I certainly think it is relevant. Edward Watson: dancing ballet's darkest roles (The Royal Ballet) Also he is the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (and is absolutely amazing in that role - see Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Mad Hatter's Tea Party (The Royal Ballet) - All hail the pink velvet jacket) and I’m very sad he retired.
Full ballet (Stanislavsky Ballet - Moscow State Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre): Sergei Polunin /Anna Ol // MAYERLING (Complete Ballet Performance) November 18, 2014
There is also a nearly complete recording from the same theatre with the same Rudolf from 2015.