George Balanchine - Jewels (Ballett in three parts): Diamonds (3/3)

George Balanchine - Jewels (Ballett in three parts): Diamonds (3/3) | Mariinsky Ballet

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Live recorded from the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds
Ballet in three acts
Watch all 3 parts: • George Balanchine - Je...
Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 3 D-major
The Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky, Irina Golub, Andrian Fadeyev, Zhanna Ayupova
Choreography: George Balanchine
Performed in the Mariinksy Theatre, St. Petersburg
Artistic and General Director: Valery Gergiev
Ballet Director: Makhar Vaziev
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
The Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world’s greatest ballet company with an astonishing heritage. Before emigrating to the West, George Balanchine studied in St Petersburg and was a member of the Mariinsky. However, Jewels dates from late in his career, and was premiered in New York. Although it did not receive its first performance at the Mariinsky until 1999, it has since become a core part of the company’s repertoire . This performance was filmed at the Mariinsky Theatre and features many of the most well-known dancers including Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky and Andrian Fadeyev alongside conductor Tugan Sokhiev.

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@barbaralemere5183 6 жыл бұрын

Tchaikovsky's music is so beautiful. I love Diamonds. Ulyana is such a lovely dancer, her musicality is wonderful.

@classicalaid1 Жыл бұрын

Lopatkina is unique and number one on the planet. Underneath her loveliness is a steely resolve found only in the greatest dancers. She is the stuff of legends.

@harrietlyall1991 4 жыл бұрын

She has the precision of a diamond watch, combined with the organic softness of floating thistledown. 💖

@someday_will_be 5 жыл бұрын

I praise every ballet dancer. They all trained to practice so hard.

@discovermax1202 4 жыл бұрын

Lopatkina is divine. This is her official title. She is genious, special, outstading , breathtaking, legendary etc etc

@ajhartnell3925 8 жыл бұрын

She is soooooo beautiful. This is really the best recording of this section of the ballet.

@anav.m.6903 2 жыл бұрын

Mariinsky's corps is just absolutely amazing, such a bliss to watch, I can't even fathom what seeing the live would be like!!

@katiahirenko8268 4 жыл бұрын

She Is a Diamond!!

@susannevollmer2347 3 жыл бұрын

It is always an event to see Lopatkina dancing!

@agneshuang5927 5 жыл бұрын

Ulyana Lopatkina has such a radiant, sparkling smile & stage presence - what a star!

@andrearodrigues6729 8 жыл бұрын

Ulyana is just this amazing human being... what a godess!!!

@megahedgehog8649 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching her even in rehearsal. Have you seen the video where she practices at the barre while her small daughter looks on and tries to imitate? It's magical.

@108anagram 8 жыл бұрын

utterly extraordinary, beautiful--these are surely among the greatest dancers in the world

@claudiapinho-memorias 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!!! Coreografia belíssima com uma das mais fabulosas sinfonias de Tchaikovsky. Ulyana fantástica!!!!!! Браво 👏🏼

@noblesetsentimentales 7 жыл бұрын

But then again, what people often say about the Mariinsky corps is completely true: they are the stars in every performance.

@noblesetsentimentales 7 жыл бұрын

No, I agree. Even a ballet like "Diamonds" shouldn't just be danced like a modernised, semi-abstract version of the 19th century classics that inspired it; it should transcend past the Petipa quotations and, especially, the technique. Why do you ask?

@1psoas9 7 жыл бұрын

Lopatkina is a completely musical artist. i agree with you about Somova, but that does not apply here. Furthermore, I think the corps in the first movement dance the piece SO clearly you can see the counterpoint. And htey use their feet beautifully, so the action is really clean and the shifting accentsare visible -- it's subtle, and quiet, but it's faceted as cleanly as possible. I think Balanchine would have admired their art-concealing art. City ballet does not dance the ballet this well.

@alagandrugabka4006 7 жыл бұрын

Also, vastly inferior to Margaret Thatcher and Serena Williams in this particular role, I suppose. And you don't think Ulyana Lopatkina is musical? Honestly... are you Donald Trump?

@thabilegabuza6376 5 жыл бұрын

Lopatkina inferior?

@discovermax1202 4 жыл бұрын

@maseratic boychik what to compare different ? Complain about Lopatkina ..o my God. Kolpakova she is from so old school where are they more actresses. Totally different. What fro to put ALLL together and write it here? before it was..of course i was a child and my soviet childhood was extremely happy but Lopatkina is Lopatkina

@viviennesong7586 Жыл бұрын

0:15 0:28 - Corps Dance 6:30 - Pas de Deux 16:56 - 4 Ballerinas Dance (1) 18:56 - Diamond Danseur Variation (1) 19:23 - 4 Ballerinas & 4 Danseurs and Diamond Danseur Dance 20:32 - Diamond Ballerina Variation (1) 21:55 - 4 Ballerinas Dance (2) 22:28 - Diamond Danseur Variation (2) 22:52 - Diamond Ballerina Variation (2) 23:15 - Polonaise Finale 31:57

@nursepls4110 6 жыл бұрын

I am not a dancer so I cannot say the technical terms for it, but when she does that stepping thing into the leg arch at *9:13* ugh it sends shivers down my spine everytime

@satiocal5434 2 жыл бұрын

Replying to you 4 years later haha. I think it’s called a penché.

@nursepls4110 2 жыл бұрын

@@satiocal5434 Thank you! Better late than never. 😌

@user-by6ko5fr1x 4 ай бұрын

Ночь, а я не могу отлипнуть от экрана) Меня парализовало просто. Я не большая поклонница бессюжетных балетов, но это божественно! Баланчин - гений!

@DG-hk9ki 6 жыл бұрын

Balanchine would have loved to see this! Thanx God, it is filmed.

@laureen713 4 жыл бұрын

Exquisite ballet performance and the music suited each jewel perfectly!!! Faure painted an Emerald dew over a morning meadow, Stravinsky sparked the fire within Rubies and Tchaikovsky sprinkled icy snowflakes Diamonds everywhere :)

@polskapianist 7 жыл бұрын

I love u tube to think that have brought so mu beauty to the world.thank you from the bottom of mine coeur

@andrecliquot489 7 жыл бұрын

Beyond words!

@theyvanmcgregor 7 жыл бұрын

Réveil sans limitation (BRAVO)

@barbaralemere5183 6 жыл бұрын

I think they are incredible.

@user-jh7pm7wi9n 2 жыл бұрын

Вот это кордебалет у Мариинского!!!! Великолепие!!! И конечно же моя любимая Ульяна! Её так не хватает...

@galina7012 Жыл бұрын

Замечательный балет - прекрасная музыка, хореография, исполнение! И достойная операторская работа!

@LouisDefaux 6 жыл бұрын

The best balletts ever seen.

@grapeball20 2 жыл бұрын

You guys have put the wrong thumbnail, you switched the thumbnail on Rubies and Diamonds. Love the performance though

@speteydog2260 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Russian have the best ballet

@AristosOrtega 8 жыл бұрын

Una pareja suave y llena de armonía

@NinaaBallet 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! :)

@juliapolikarpova4057 8 жыл бұрын

Красиво! Похоже на русскую зиму)

@nopalrk6352 2 жыл бұрын

QUEEN OZON ,DIAMOND STONE.TRANSFARANT AT HER BEAUTY COLOUR .

@halauhulaonawahine 8 жыл бұрын

He is very very very good

@bebea4375 6 жыл бұрын

The composer Alexi Machavariani (from the old noble Georgian family) was the Georgian composer, who was born and died in Georgia (Republic of). He was often invited to the Russian Opera, the Russian Soviet Music events and on. One of his famous ballet compositions was Otello and it was perfomanced in in Bolshoi Theater in times of USSR. It was a masterpiece and also the ballet dancer who performed Otello, was a legendary Georgian ballet dancer Vakhtang Chabukiani (you can click in You-tube his name and will enjoy of his incomparable Otello in the ballet world). The dancer created such a great speed of otello that neither Russian Soviet nor European dancers could run over this master class performance. So after his death none could take the step in such dance speed, and because of it Otello, composed by the great Georgian composer Alexi MACHAVARIANI is not is on ballet list anymore. Anotheryoung great Georgian ballet dancer Nika(Nikolai) Tsiskaridze which also was invited to dance in Moscow Bolshoi Theater, approached to this Otello, but in some circumstances it didn’t work… Also George Balanchine, the well-known Master and Choreographer of AMERICAN BALLET was the Georgian origin too, from the old Georgian noble family) who immigrated to US after Russian revolution. He had very warm relations with Stravinsky, composer of Fire Bird and Petrushka, which Balanchine created for the American ballet. He was the son of famous Georgian composer Meliton Balanchivadze and brother of famous composer Andrea Balanchivadze, who was on very friendly terms with Shostakovich.. There is another Georgian great ballet dancer who performed in Bolshoi Theater, Nika (Nikolai) Tsiskaridze too.

@Marcel_Audubon 5 жыл бұрын

Since you're building list of great Georgians, don't forget our beloved Nina Ananiashvili! We miss you in New York, Nina!!

@eduardo8586 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the demi soloists!

@andersons76 5 жыл бұрын

I DO love U.Lopatkina

@avitamir3787 8 жыл бұрын

נפלא לשמוע ולראות את המיטב של YOU TUBE !

@ngananh9728 Жыл бұрын

genius work

@cristinacavalli97 2 жыл бұрын

20:33 diamond variation female solo

@yybb7821 6 жыл бұрын

8:58 !!!

@gzucc 2 жыл бұрын

Igor Zelensky is such a babe!

@jorgelopez-tg2ds 6 жыл бұрын

Start watching from 8:28 to 10:53

@regp2008 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Part, Emeralds is blocked. Is is possible for you to send it to me?

@joana7497 7 жыл бұрын

Can anyone recognise any of the dancers?

@samuraisama6457 8 ай бұрын

1:38:44

@alinapuig188 6 жыл бұрын

any other dancers out here trying to figure out what shoe she wears?

@fabiesque 5 жыл бұрын

not so sure about HIS hairstyle....but anyway..a great great performance!

@MartaMarras 7 жыл бұрын

ruote incontenibili

@yvonneleslie7681 5 жыл бұрын

Ulyana is stunning, but the wardrobe department goofed on her tutu. The skirt should be the shorter, powder puff style. The bodice should have boning. In this ballet, the ballerina's tutu is not supposed to look the same as the corps de ballet girls. It should be shorter.

@unsatura 8 жыл бұрын

gee... the russians have come a long way dancing balanchine... now they actually look like they know the music... balanchine once spoke a word, 'gisellitis', i think it was, which he meant by a popular disease in dance everyone one stage is affected by... for the americans, there is usually only one girl who is allowed to be dreamy in these later ballets... now the opening waltz is finally on beat but still, the kirov managed to dance it like a dream scene and take the edge off balanchine steps... i used to worry everytime the american girls do their funny allemande left, fearing they would crash becasue of the briskiness, the kirov does them so languidly, no thrills, safe and pretty... when the opening waltz is like with edges all smoothed out, the principle has no place to go, so she starts caring about the man, thus, role destroyed... still much better from the days when they all look like they are gonna break their ankles, and always a beat too late.

@sopranosd 7 жыл бұрын

loretta applebee "break their ankles"? From what? The speed? I am not being facetious. I agree that, while exquisite, these dancers are all softening the edges of the steps. Russian style is so fluid and beautiful so some of the work lacks specificity.

@annettegilbert3715 Жыл бұрын

The Paris opera ballet do this well.. especially diamonds ‼️

@normamimosa5991 Жыл бұрын

The Russians have always been much better than the NYCB performing Balanchine's choreography. It's their impeccable training. Their technique so precise, their upper bodies so expressive, that they are able to master his choreography - fast or slow - with smooth fluidity, something the Americans have never been able to do. NYCB dancers are tense, tight, rigid, jerky, sloppy, complete with unattractive grimaces, as they tackle the difficult choreography without the impeccable training that produces automatic ease of movement. Balanchine would have been delighted if he had been able to see the Russians perform his works. Their flow, lines and bodies formed the picture for his on-going quest in the West. Not surprising that dancers from his two alma maters create his vision the best. If he had seen Uliana Lopatkina in Diamonds, he would have thought he had reached heaven.

@grapeball20 2 жыл бұрын

I love Ulyana but the outfit made her torso shorter than it should be

@vanessavalda8938 2 жыл бұрын

No está mal. Pero ¿por qué siempre Mr. B. hace aparecer a las mujeres como niñas tontas o arañas patonas y a los hombres como torpes sin remedio?

@classicalaid1 Жыл бұрын

I just looked up Igor Zelensky on Wikipedia. I learned he is married to Putin's daughter and has a child with her. I wonder what will happen to his international career now. I saw him perform live with Lopatkina years ago and he was unforgettable....and she was sheer magic....a dance genius. I suppose they can still have big careers in Russia...just not in the West. It is sad what tears us all apart. Let us see what the future brings.

@nopalrk6352 2 жыл бұрын

LENA ,MILK BLUE FRINT WHITE COLOUR FOR MY OWN QUEEN ATHENA UNIFORM TO WEAR.

@alinapuig188 6 жыл бұрын

also, the technique of the dancers, especially the principals, is really quite mediocre. when the main female diamond does her pirouettes, her knee is just noticeably turned in. and when the main male diamond was doing his jete alonces, his foot was hardly pointing, to the point where it look flexed. not the best performance of this great piece, which is warranted but still a little disappointing

@shego_8933 5 жыл бұрын

Alina Puig as if they’re reading this

@fakelars 3 жыл бұрын

i'd like to see you do better !

@alinapuig188 3 жыл бұрын

@@fakelars i definitely can’t, but it’s just my critique! i have mad respect for all the dancers, don’t get me wrong :D it’s very likely the performance was just off

@fakelars 3 жыл бұрын

@@alinapuig188 yeah, it wasn’t the best i’ve seen of Lopatkina.. sorry for being kinda rude....

@normamimosa5991 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You are talking about Uliana Lopatkina, probably the most talented and lyrical ballerina of our time, actually admired throughout Europe for performing Diamonds better than any other dancer.

@annicarbone6643 5 ай бұрын

Tecnica fluida, musicale e impeccabile...l'interpretazione molto meno....un po' feddi c'è poca connessione tra Lopatkina e Zelensky. Anche se Lopatkina resta una grande artista. Il corpo di ballo è la coreografia sono fantastici.

@karennoble1168 5 жыл бұрын

The Diamonds are the best of the 3, Emeralds are nothing special, Rubíes Is like a musical or gymnastics, not a classical ballet, could not Even watch the whole thing, AND no melodious music. The Diamonds have Tchaikovski AND it Is Still a real Classical ballet. Love Igor Zelensky, Lopatkina Is very good too. The ending of Diamonds Is spectacular.

@fakelars 5 жыл бұрын

I agree "The Diamonds" are the superior out of the three pieces, but no need to hate on Igor's Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, it's a very playful and nice piece.

@karennoble1168 5 жыл бұрын

@@fakelars i have No hate for the music, Lars, it Is just not the kind of music i enjoy. We all have our preferences, in everything. That's all.

@fakelars 5 жыл бұрын

Karen Noble i understand, thanks for elaborating :)

@MurasakiMonogatari 5 жыл бұрын

I don't see why you're so hung up on it neatly fitting into the box of classical ballet. Enjoy it for what it is or don't, but don't disingenuously judge a piece by a standard it obviously doesn't hold itself to.

@fakelars 5 жыл бұрын

@@MurasakiMonogatari Well said!

@heberthriascos 6 жыл бұрын

Mi humilde opinión, no me gusto. A parte de algunos problemitas técnicos que sólo lo sabemos nosotros, Ulyana L. en el Pas de deux tiene muy poca conexión con Igor Z. Súper fríos, muy clásicos para mi gusto. Se están preocupado mucho por la técnica y no están bailando, no se, no sentí nada :( . El cuerpo de baile poco ataque, fuera de música, poca libertad de movimiento. Lo mismo, preocupados por la técnica. Cabe destacar que El Mariinsky B es una de las mas importantes compañías del mundo y unas de mis preferida.

@annafranca4678 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you.

@unsatura 8 жыл бұрын

right ! the russians have no speed...