Interviews with Ballet Legends
Interviews with Ballet Legends
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Ballet Legend Nina Ananiashvili
Bolshoi Ballet superstar and proud Georgian Nina Ananiashvili talks to critic and historian Dr Ismene Brown about how she became a ballerina and now artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia. Topics include childhood iceskating, adapting to fierce Bolshoi office politics and winning world fame, the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and new problems of nationality, art identity and ballet culture. The interview was filmed at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre for FORM Training, the study-abroad programme for university students in Tbilisi, Georgia, and its We Must Believe in Spring series of talks on the various legacies of Russia through the lens of the ongoing conflict, mig...
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Ballet Legend Tory Dobrin of the Trocks
Просмотров 1999 месяцев назад
Dance critic Ismene Brown interviews Trocks artistic director Tory Dobrin, about his 40 years with the legendary male ballerina comedy troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Topics include Tory's early years in LA, the Trocks' birth in the US Aids crisis, male pointe work, drag styles, 19th-century Russian ballet, diva legends, Japanese kabuki, the reluctance of choreographers to be par...
Dance Legend Adam Cooper
Просмотров 148 тыс.Год назад
Dance critic Ismene Brown interviews Adam Cooper, legendary as the Swan in Matthew Bourne’s world hit Swan Lake, about his high-achieving and wide-ranging career. Topics include years at the Royal Ballet partnering Darcey Bussell, Sylvie Guillem and wife Sarah Wildor, the move to Bourne’s Adventures in Motion Pictures to star in Swan Lake, Cinderella and The Red Shoes, on to Singin’ in the Rain...
Ballet Legend Sarah Wildor
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Dance critic Ismene Brown interviews ballerina Sarah Wildor, the exquisite, witty star of the Royal Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, and the Broadway hit show Contact about her life and career at the top of the dance world. Topics include the Royal Ballet School, Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan’s ballerina roles Titania and Manon, friendship with Anthony Dowell and marriage to Adam C...
Ballet Legend Matz Skoog
Просмотров 749Год назад
Dance critic Ismene Brown interviews ex-ENB chief Matz Skoog about his career as ballet performer, artistic director, and star of Christopher Bruce's iconic protest ballet Swansong. Topics include his training and quick rise in Royal Swedish Ballet, his dancing career in London Festival Ballet/English National Ballet, originating Swansong, the turbulent years of directorship at ENB, and experie...

Комментарии

  • @patriciamacias3786
    @patriciamacias3786 7 дней назад

    He's Billy Elliot to me. 😊

  • @edvigegerardini269
    @edvigegerardini269 22 дня назад

    Bello il film bravi tutti ma la scena finale è da vedere e rivedere

  • @stuartblack758
    @stuartblack758 22 дня назад

    I was lucky to see her dance Ondine, and she was just incredible. As was noted, she was incredibly musical, and in addition, she displayed such imagination. I wasn't that keen to see Ondine, and just went because the opportunity was there. My expectations were low. I came away thinking I had seen a dancer of genius in a very surprising work.

  • @janicehillman2485
    @janicehillman2485 23 дня назад

    Me too!

  • @iyeforever8343
    @iyeforever8343 24 дня назад

    Que hombre más hermoso

  • @debrarobey3749
    @debrarobey3749 26 дней назад

    Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Karen-us3ls
    @Karen-us3ls Месяц назад

    A Man with just enough ego to succeed and little enough ego to Be a wonderful Man. I recall Thomas Allan saying to us as new vocal recruits at RAM, that what we needed to succeed in the profession were about a dozen things, only one of which was talent. Adam is the perfect expression of that truth. Not the most technically great dancer perhaps, but easy to work with, adaptable, ambitious, reliable, courageous, generous, humble, kind and also incredibly handsome! ☺️

  • @showmoke
    @showmoke Месяц назад

    Now for something a bit controversial maybe? In my view, the actor who played Billy Elliott's father in the film should have won the BAFTA for Best Actor for that year and not Jamie Bell. As good as Jamie was, I thought that Gary Lewis played his part exceptionally well. I immediately thought the choice smacked of a political decision in as much as maybe the Academy were trying to encourage the younger generation into the acting world and by choosing Bell for the winner of the award, that would send a signal saying that you too can achieve this sort of goal in life. Those are my thoughts regarding this anyway.

  • @annetaylor-wx5dk
    @annetaylor-wx5dk Месяц назад

    He's just an amazing man, saw him at the Theatre Royal Newcastle.. and Billy Elliot was the classic cry moment..

  • @nogisweb
    @nogisweb Месяц назад

    Adam was amazing in Singin' in the rain. Great musical!

  • @CarolineStevenson-gi8wc
    @CarolineStevenson-gi8wc Месяц назад

    What an amazingly, intuitive interviewer, she really gets into the jist of the man, beautiful.

  • @kelsogirl562
    @kelsogirl562 Месяц назад

    I saw Swan Lake in London with Adam Cooper back in the day and the whole thing was the most marvellous magical thing I'd ever seen before or since. Everything about the production was absolutely superb - the set, the costumes, the choreography, the dancers and, of course, the music. Those who didn't see it missed a treat of a lifetime.

  • @annetheyssier5087
    @annetheyssier5087 Месяц назад

    I wish we have more

  • @bethbrody9174
    @bethbrody9174 Месяц назад

    Excellent interview. Thank you!!

  • @mary-annebarnett654
    @mary-annebarnett654 Месяц назад

    Magical dancer.

  • @guillerminaacalderon238
    @guillerminaacalderon238 Месяц назад

    He has been the biggest figure in classical history I can watch him over and over and over and my feelings and emotions always grow higher every time

  • @elfa9191
    @elfa9191 3 месяца назад

  • @madskier50
    @madskier50 3 месяца назад

    58.20 where the interviewer talks about the effect of lock-down on the performing arts community is just chilling. One of my children was a singer in the same position and had to look around and think "what now?" also with a family to support. He's now working in IT and has not gone back to opera. Just how many freelancers had to step away from their chosen profession for which they had trained hard for so many years?

    • @balletlegendsinterviewed
      @balletlegendsinterviewed 3 месяца назад

      Yes, chilling. And then today’s hostility to performing arts careers. I hope young dance and music performers of talent will barge through these discouraging times, bringing audiences with them, possibly in new ways.

    • @Karen-us3ls
      @Karen-us3ls Месяц назад

      That really has affected me. I was a Singer myself. I gave up because it wasn’t the life for me and I needed a family. To think of being in a position where I was forced to give it up against my will because of lock down…utterly heartbreaking..

  • @robertwilkins8357
    @robertwilkins8357 4 месяца назад

    Was such a great scene..he was such a pretty man.

  • @jennifernorth359
    @jennifernorth359 6 месяцев назад

    Loved it ❤❤

  • @elianastewart2854
    @elianastewart2854 7 месяцев назад

    I love the time we used to talk every night...I'm in Spain and he in England...we need to stop our love because was impossible...this was about 3 years ago...but was incredible romantic...he used to sing for me about our impossible love...😢

  • @claudinerechidi3070
    @claudinerechidi3070 7 месяцев назад

    Das Ende der Szene ist auch meine Lieblingsszene,ich spüre alle Gefühle in jeder Pore,durch jede Ader und habe überall ein Schauer durch meinen Körper. Einfach, Magic! Dankeschön für diesen Film und aller Mitwirkenden,ihr habt eure Rolle perfekt dargestellt. Die Emotionen des Vaters wurden exzellent gespielt. Dafür gebührt euch eine Auszeichnung 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

  • @Challenger540i
    @Challenger540i 7 месяцев назад

    Absolute legend.....Black Swan solo will NEVER be forgotten.....beyond words.

  • @galenstone9097
    @galenstone9097 9 месяцев назад

    I hate your wife, Adam. That lucky biatch.

  • @RileySavage6
    @RileySavage6 9 месяцев назад

    u mADE englis

  • @yolita51espinioza65
    @yolita51espinioza65 10 месяцев назад

    Best part ever 😢

  • @blue3381
    @blue3381 10 месяцев назад

    He's GORGEOUS!

  • @misskitty1235
    @misskitty1235 11 месяцев назад

    Billy said when he’s dancing, he’s like a bird, he’s flying. And he did.

  • @user-xt5gr3xp9y
    @user-xt5gr3xp9y 11 месяцев назад

    The end of Billy Elliot the leap that Adam Cooper performs takes my breath away what an amazing dancer one of my favourite movie moments of all time 3:58

  • @jas1049
    @jas1049 11 месяцев назад

    One of the very best movie closes of all time. Always brings a tear to the eye.

  • @An_Gold
    @An_Gold Год назад

    Thank you, creator of this channel, for uploading this video and also for a very good work (timeline, good quality of video). Please continue.

  • @An_Gold
    @An_Gold Год назад

    So this is who was in the last scene (one of my favorite) in "Billy Elliot" movie. Very interesting interview, thank you for uploading. And I like the interviewer, she did it very well.

  • @IAmSarahMiles
    @IAmSarahMiles Год назад

    His performance is SL is one I’ll never forget. I literally couldn’t speak for about half an hour. It was the most stunning theatre/ballet I’ve ever seen.

  • @ollieharrrison
    @ollieharrrison Год назад

    He's my friend's dad :-:

    • @blue3381
      @blue3381 10 месяцев назад

      Is he this handsome in person?

    • @ollieharrrison
      @ollieharrrison 10 месяцев назад

      yeah i guess@@blue3381

  • @kstoffet8877
    @kstoffet8877 Год назад

    This movie is phenomenal. Superb.

  • @pcalger1163
    @pcalger1163 Год назад

    Wonderful dancer. Interesting person. So happy I saw him do the Swan.

  • @charlesprice925
    @charlesprice925 Год назад

    I have a granddaughter that entered live performances. At a tiny 4 feet 8 in. tall, she had more zill and passion than energy to support it. She would walk off stage at the end of a perveance, in perfect grace, just out of sight, and collapse. She would have to be physically revived. If anything in the performance had been off by seconds she wouldn't have made the curtain. She showed me what these performers endure to make it look easy.

  • @kahlodiego5299
    @kahlodiego5299 Год назад

    The end of the movie "Billy Elliot" always makes me cry.

  • @marshall62020
    @marshall62020 Год назад

    MUY EMOCINANTE!!!!!!!

  • @aliceputt3133
    @aliceputt3133 Год назад

    The 1911 looks like a Isadora Duncan influence. She did go to Russia and taught for awhile.

  • @aliceputt3133
    @aliceputt3133 Год назад

    I love that the Trocadero actually does the real choreography of the Ballets. I’ll never forget seeing Spring Waters and the 6’ ballerina ran across the stage to jump into the arms of a 5’4” partner and he took one look at her and ran for it. This is a great interview.

  • @dad675
    @dad675 Год назад

    What a lovely man inside and out. So humble, erudite, complimentary and appreciative of those who encourage and criticised him along his life's path. Hats off to Ismene Brown who knew when to let the man talk and not put words into his mouth. Most enjoyable. (Armchair You Tuber 73 in South Africa)

  • @elianastewart2854
    @elianastewart2854 Год назад

    He is very handsome, a real man, a sexy man, and I love him so much...

  • @philanthe5592
    @philanthe5592 Год назад

    N'étant pas un angliciste chevronné, j'eusse aimé que cet entretien fût au moins sous-titré. Merci quand même.

    • @balletlegendsinterviewed
      @balletlegendsinterviewed Год назад

      Vous pouvez activer les paramètres de surtitre dans la fenêtre de visualisation RUclips et je suppose qu'ils seront par défaut dans votre langue maternelle.

    • @philanthe5592
      @philanthe5592 Год назад

      @@balletlegendsinterviewed Merci, je l'ignorais, c'est très aimable.

  • @perlavivianalazo3851
    @perlavivianalazo3851 Год назад

    Beautiful, beautiful Adam 🎼🎶

  • @judithhopes151
    @judithhopes151 Год назад

    Did not realise that these interviews were so new.

  • @judithhopes151
    @judithhopes151 Год назад

    She is such a good interviewer.

  • @judithhopes151
    @judithhopes151 Год назад

    Such informative and fascinating interviews

  • @jaykauffman4775
    @jaykauffman4775 Год назад

    I saw Adam many times in the theater and met him a few times. A nicer,sweeter man you will never meet

  • @carlfrano6384
    @carlfrano6384 Год назад

    A fascinating and compelling interview.