Thanks, Marina, as always for your review. I saw Cornejo as Raskolnikov, and felt that his powerful performance lifted the choreography, giving it a fierceness it didn't have on its own. Actually, I was shocked when I learned that Trenary had danced the premiere and basically received all the reviews, as did Park and Shevchenko as members of the opening -night cast....My bete noire were the "contemporary" arms and the fact that nobody was ever still. Does anyone remember how Fonteyn and Ulanova would just stand still in R&J as they realized the seriousness of the events they had set in motion while the music swelled bigger and bigger around them? So simple, so theatrical, and so full of emotion.
Yes, and that constant wash of motion is also, I think, the result of using music that is essentially like a film score: continuous, essentially atmospheric, and lacking in shorter structures to support phrases of movement.
Thanks for these great reviews. I didn't see ABT this autumn. Your vivid review of Crime and Punishment reinforces my decision to skip this ballet, Other works in this season sound quite appealing.
Thanks, Marina, as always for your review. I saw Cornejo as Raskolnikov, and felt that his powerful performance lifted the choreography, giving it a fierceness it didn't have on its own. Actually, I was shocked when I learned that Trenary had danced the premiere and basically received all the reviews, as did Park and Shevchenko as members of the opening -night cast....My bete noire were the "contemporary" arms and the fact that nobody was ever still. Does anyone remember how Fonteyn and Ulanova would just stand still in R&J as they realized the seriousness of the events they had set in motion while the music swelled bigger and bigger around them? So simple, so theatrical, and so full of emotion.
Yes, and that constant wash of motion is also, I think, the result of using music that is essentially like a film score: continuous, essentially atmospheric, and lacking in shorter structures to support phrases of movement.
As always, thank you for putting into ballet words what I often fail to vocalize. What an ‘interesting’ fall season indeed!
thank you!
Thanks for these great reviews. I didn't see ABT this autumn. Your vivid review of Crime and Punishment reinforces my decision to skip this ballet, Other works in this season sound quite appealing.