Les Noces (Mariinsky Ballet) 2/2

Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska
Design: Natalia Gontcharova
Bride: Anna Sysoeva
Bridegroom: Sergei Popov
danced by the Mariinsky Theater Ballet
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theater
Director: Valery Gergiev
from the White Night Festival 2008

[@cousinjk]

This ballet is Stravinsky at the height of his powers. In this as in Le Sacre, he creates theater never heard before--or since.

[@М.С-ж2б]

pleased to chare our fascinating culture with all of you, ladies and gentlemen

[@GeorgeWolff36]

Метафизика Существует It is fascinating. Thank you. Sometimes puzzling.

[@madeleinebaer105]

Nijinska is brilliant

[@dancertm]

My ballet teacher was a student of Nijinska.

[@torbjrnengan3689]

Superb music.

[@thomastereszkiewicz2241]

The Netherlands Dance Theater production I would say was more vibrant and imaginative but this is quite good for sure.

[@kendanziger8072]

Not as clean as we're used to in the West but, musically, what a performance. Thanks for posting.

[@lindarichter1068]

These are peasant dances which have a freedom to it; it is not a dance of balletic poses. I am not certain critiquing the Marinsky ballet makes much sense. American ballet came from Russian ballet. This ballet is more like modern dance in the feeling of it. I was captivated.

[@danal81]

@@lindarichter1068sounds like a cope to me

[@danal81]

@@lindarichter1068the ballet should be wilder and more superficially chaotic to really follow the nature of this music. I

[@sospeakthefreak6269]

0:40 Vulva and 0:49 Vulva with spread Labia ! Funny Idea from Nizinskaja !

[@radfemmyy7113]

how do you know this

[@andresarbelaez7676]

Creo que es el ballet más difícil de contar de los que bailé

[@AndrewGriffiths]

Agreed. Who decided this choreography is best seen from above as well?

[@user-ly9yd6tm3e]

2:50

[@Fonseca429]

A folk dance mixed with classical ballet?

[@christianhertzog9211]

Why not? The score draws heavily from folk music

[@rupertchristiansen5826]

The Royal Ballet dances this with much more attack and precision and enthusiasm. A very disappointing performance

[@ritawing1064]

It certainly seems a rather spiritless performance, not helped by school uniform costumes and odd addition of pointe work which seems out of place somehow.

[@lindarichter1068]

I would love to see that. Is there a video or were you at a live performance?

[@Fonseca429]

This is not classical ballet.

[@ajhartnell3925]

+Fonseca429 Not classical but necessary!

[@Fonseca429]

+Aj Hartnell Maybe

[@christinebrady6611]

I don't think it is meant to be classical.

[@Fonseca429]

@@christinebrady6611 I know.

[@jorgeaburtogonzalez918]

You re right, it is better