Totally agree

And thank you, Natalia, for making the leap in 1970!

I am glad you enjoyed this Linda

What a beautifu pairing ...both technically, artistically, & musically perfect...rare performances too .Thank you so much :-)

да...неужели такое исполнение может нравится?(

не лучшее исполнение этой хореографии.

@@lorakarlash248 да боже ж мой - дайте уже ссылку на видео, которое кажется Вам лучшим

You are correct. They don't make or teach them like this anymore. The use a "method" which is technique based only and has nothing to do with actual dancing. Unlike you, the general public now thinks the tricks the younger ones do make them great dancers but they are entirely wrong.

In comparison with the aristocratic and sophisticated style of A.Godunov, the performance of Mikhail evokes a smile)

I saw this too!!!! A million thanks for posting its a fantastic memory.

My favorite ballet. I've seen many clips but never the entire piece. Now my favorite ballet. B & M are perfect partners. Thanks for this treasured post.

dcfroyogrl i

So gentle and graceful--what a perfect match of dancers choreography and music.

I WAS there....from first rehearsals to performance. And, it was magic...pure magic...all three (and the pianist) were perfection. I look back in amazement at it all, and i was there. A blessing

@@rhodagrauer706 A blessing indeed - how treasured those memories must be! I hope you wrote them down.

So joyful ! Feels spontaneous .

thomas condenzio

This is one of the few Baryshnikov performances where I watch the ballerina more than Misha. Two Imperial schoolers...the best of some of the last?

Yes, so true. I've never been able to see either Tiler Peck & De Luz at NYCB, or Lane & Cornejo at ABT. Reviews have been favorable but I don't expect others to approach the greatness of this Misha/Natasha performance.

Makarova is lovely, not to take anything away from Baryshnikov but I sometimes felt bad that his fame overwhelmed a prima ballerina assoluta like her

Incredible. Timeless. Perfect dance and dancers. Haunting music. Makes me wish that I had lived my entire life in these moments. I don't know who reposted this after 5 years, but thank you so much. I just love it.

Je suis d’accord!

Entièrement d’accord

a chi lo dici!

No los han superado todavía

+ballet janie Couldn't agree more. This ballet was tailor-made for them. Everything flows organically, naturally, like they're just making it up on the spot. Other dancers, especially the ballerinas seem more calculated in their effects, and definitely more earthbound.

Thanks. I've watched this a gazillion times. It's so splendid. Both dancers are so wonderful, so attuned to each other. It is a beautiful evocative piece.

@@Marta44339 Me too...am I crazy or is he treating her with extra gentleness?

Indeed! I read somewhere that she was fearless in lifts, especially in the last PdD here. Other ballerinas apparently weren't so cool about those lifts.

Marta “Fearless.” What a wonderful word to describe Makarova’s dancing.

She looks like a feather, her weight perfectly distributed in Misha's arms.

Aves Raggiana x&

fearless, yes, and also she trusts her partner

קופליה

eal ls

Arc Angels are not bound by laws of gravity. Didn't you know?? ;-)

This ballet affects me more than Giselle. No one could express Chopin’s music in dance like Baryshnikov and Makarova. Including your favorite Vasiliev and Soloviev. Awesome couple. На меня этот балет воздействует сильнее, чем "Жизель". Никто так не мог выразить музыку Шопена в танце, как Барышников и Макарова. В том числе и любимые Вами Васильев и Соловьев. Потрясающая пара.

@@user-jc5ci8mp4u Васильев и Соловьев танцевали Шопена? если есть ссылка на видео, было бы здорово взглянуть ))

Dane Youssef dane she was good ,but misha was better and yuri soloviev far better

Dane Youssef Roberto Bolle is Italian

В сравнение с аристократическим и изысканным стилем А.ГОдунова, исполнение Михаила - вызывает улыбку)In comparison with the aristocratic and sophisticated style of A.Godunov, the performance of Mikhail evokes a smile)

​@@lorakarlash248Интересно, кто вам платит за эти, так сказать, комментарии? Вроде у бедолаги нет потомства и бабули, поклонницы должны быть в мире ином😢

Baryshnikov & Kirkland 🤗

I am going to do an in-depth step by step analysis of a Nureyev solo fairly soon. It will break down what is impossible to understand even for the biggest fan of ballet. Nureyev did his movements in an extremely strict manner that is no longer taught. Unless you are forced to do this for years it is unnatural and incredibly difficult. It will show why he was so superior to a student or even another principal dancer (present day included). It will also show why he had such a long career. There are levels far beyond what you could possibly imagine. The great Baryshnikov knew these principles but abandoned them. He paid for this with a huge amount of injuries. He became extraordinary by concentrating on his upper body in a life long search for beauty instead of being known as an acrobat.

@@shvartze thank you, David, it will be very interesting and informative, although I am only a spectator and discovered ballet relatively recently ))

I would tend to think that a great many would not want to dance with him as a partner. Of course he was truly one of the greatest dancers ever. To be a great partner you have to completely submit yourself, even to the detriment of your own dancing. This is not a Misha thing. You come to the theatre to watch his astounding solo work. The pas de deux is not something you write home about with him. Watch Ivan Nagy and Makarova together and you will see the vast difference. They operate on the same wavelength and spent countless hours perfecting this connection. You will never see a finger out of place much less even the most minor adjustment of a foot. This type of detail in an adagio is incredibly difficult, in fact many levels harder that doing acrobatic variations.

@@shvartze I actually think Makarova and Sir Anthony Dowell were an even better match than Makarova and Nagy. Of course the only thing I have to go by in making that judgement are two full length Swan Lake recordings that Makarova did with ABT (1976), and The Royal Ballet (1980), respectively.

By the accounts of ballerinas who had danced with him, Mikhail Baryshnikov was an indifferent partner. Not bad, but he didn't have a natural knack for it like Ivan Nagy or Sir Anthony Dowell, or today's Vadim Muntagirov. Baryshnikov's performing strength was always in his solo work.

@@avesraggiana We are talking elite dancers beyond what exists today but you are describing an entirely different level of performance and compatibility. There is a documentary and performance with with Makarova and Nagy with the White Swan that is almost impossibly perfect both technically and stylistically. She says she never had a partner remotely close to Nagy. He did not adjust a sixteenth of an inch when partnering and I can tell you from much personal experience that this is unreal. Dowell was fabulous but much more as a soloist. Forgive me for saying but he simply did not have enough of a masculine quality to be a truly great match for her. This has nothing to do with any personal preference of his. Nureyev was smoking macho when he was on stage. He left everything else at the door. When I have time I will post the Nagy/Makarova pas. I believe there are two documentary series with her doing this if you can find them. One is the Male Dancer with Peter Schaufauss and the other is Ballerina with Makarova as the host. Thank you for watching.

Если у Наташи "грязное соло", то у кого же оно "чистое"? Я бы сказала, что они здесь танцуют, как будто для них вообще нет пределов в танце. Самые музыкальные и выразительные танцовщики по сегодняшний день.

Thank you for your comments. Both are extraordinary, great dancers. Godonov was very dynamic, tall, and had macho sex appeal to go along with a fabulous technique which is great for a partner in major classical ballets. This not different from Vladimirov in his role as Ivan the Terrible. Baryshnikov had a tremendous thirst to keep growing in all aspects of dance, even more than did Vasiliev. He acquired very beautiful arms which takes many, many years. Even though he learned new ways of moving, he kept his exceedingly clean technique and his flair for Russian style. This is what made him so spectacular and extended his career despite injuries. All of them had extreme ‘style and personality’ which is something you rarely or never see any more.

Найдите хотя бы одну пару, которая сделала бы поддержки в коде с такой легкостью, как это делает Барышников с Макаровой, Потом уже пишите о поддержках. Из того, что я видела на записи, у них, и только у них партнерша выглядит в этих поддержках так, как будто не имеет веса. И найдите танцовщика с такой музыкальностью и артистизмом, как Михаил. Хватит Вам на каждом форуме беспредметно рассуждать.

@@user-jk2ci3yq5c 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏 действительно, везде оставляет одну и ту же маленькую кучку после себя.

Весь мир состоит из идиотов, одна lora karlash умная. На каждом форуме пишите одно и то же, хоть бы новое что-то придумали. Если Вы не видите ничего, кроме техники, это Ваши проблемы, я, глядя на Годунова, не вижу ничего, кроме подставки для балерины. Приняла решение не отвечать Вам, но здесь не сдержусь. Годунов мизинца Барышникова не стоит, и для балета мирового ничего не значит. Пишите на форумах, посвященных Годунову, и хвалите его там, сколько хотите, а не портите настроение другим.

@@user-jk2ci3yq5c Please do not waste time on this Karlash who is a moron. She probably has sexual fantasies of Godunov. He took class and coached in a studio I built for my friend Tania Lichine. He was a good dancer but an alcoholic. Whether he was miserable from his actress girlfriend or any other number of things he let his life to to waste by drinking himself to death. Karlash who has no real knowledge of ballet has some special hate for Baryshnikov. She is a new level of stupid. It is impossible to say that he is not one of the greatest dancers. There is no one alive today that could do this 'Russian character style' of Chopin. Nureyev might jest "Why do they watch this Baryshnikov? He is just an acrobat. Next to me he is only the second best dancer"

@@shvartze Thank You

@@user-jk2ci3yq5c, это Барышникову до Годунова - как до Луны пешком, уж извините...

You can try ebay or Amazon. Not easy to find though!

yes

A group of Chopin mazurkas, with mazurka style captured here & there in the choreography.

I believe it was in 1976

Actually, I believe the ballet premiered in 1976, but this performance was from a PBS Great Performances telecast from around 1982. The programme was called “Two Duets” and it aired on PBS stations all across the country. The other duet presented was Peter Martins’ “Calcium Light Night. Starring Heather Watts and a partner I can’t remember, it was completely forgettable.

The performance was in 1980 on PBS Dance in America. Strangely, it is not listed on IMDB.

Although impressive, this is a rather simple step. It is a variation of an Assemblé. He thrusts one leg up followed by the next and lands on both in fifth position. The only difference is that beats his feet (touches toes) together one time in midair. It is not the rare Gargouillade which is a pas de chat where each leg does a small ronde de jamb. Not all steps have a name. A truly difficult step is the one that Valery Panov does in his coda of Harlequinade. You need to naturally possess a crazy big jump ability combined with speed to do this. We used to simply call it the “Panov Jump.” I can break it down for you if you go to that video. Of course, Misha does this step absolutely beautiful with large leg movements and extraordinary control. He does not take ‘a break’ from actual dancing to concentrate on performing this step correctly. It is also shot at a fabulous angle of maybe a couple feet above the stage to waist high at most which makes you look like you are flying when you jump.

@@shvartze Thank you. Baryshnikov makes everything look effortless. I'll take another look at Panov in Harlequinade. I read his book decades ago and then reread it more recently while searching clips of him on YT.

He does two variations and both are Chopin mazurkas