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I know this is about the dancing, but damn that violin solo was nuts!! Those octaves were perfect! I seriously hope I can play that well one day! Beautiful dancing too!
+Maggie Moo The best I could find out is that Peter Manning is the Concertmaster for the resident orchestra at the Royal Opera House so we can safely assume it was him playing the solo, though it is not a given.
The production and costume design is some of the most BEAUTIFUL and detailed I've ever seen! And all things Tchaikowski are just amazing. The man was a total genius. 💖
@Alexandru No, the music will always be great despite the lousiest production designs. Tchaikowsky doesn't need assistance in that regard- you can listen to this great score with your eyes closed, of course. But The Royal Ballet happens to have the most brilliant costume, set and lighting designers. No other production design anywhere in the world can touch them. Check out their Watteau- style costumes for Sleeping Beauty.
Forever wishing I had been put in dance at a young age.... this is my dream for a second life. I wish when I was 12 I would've realized that that wasn't too young to start. Edit: people keep replying to this and reminding me of my regrets lol but it’s been four years and I realized I made a MISTAKE! I meant **too old to start** not too young. When I was 12 I thought my time to do those things had passed as I was “older” than most kids who started as toddlers.
I was placed in summer ballet class at the age of 6. I wasnt feeling it. But i would be so happy if only my grandma forcefully made me continue. I wouldve loved performing ballet.
@@karas4009 Had your grandma forced you to continue to dance, you would have felt resentment towards the art *and* your grandma. And you'd quit either way. No one can force you to love something. If you want to dance and you're still young and fit, then pick it up again. You won't be at academy level, but you'll be able to perform with amateur dance troupes.
I did it from when I was 2 up until 8 and then stopped it because I broke my leg and by the time it had healed, I was placed in a lower class to all my friends because they had all moved up a grade so I quit because I had none of my friends 😅 wish I had kept doing it now....
Beautiful! Her facial expressions are so beguiling and perfect as Odile, and her dynamic, sharp gestures really bring out the character. Faultless, in my opinion!
Lovely! She looks so strong and healthy. It's sad to see so many ballerinas who are frighteningly underweight- their faces start to look sunken and they look frail in their movements. I wish there wasn't so much pressure on women to be skinny in the ballet world but I think Zenaida looks fabulous. Thank God my teachers growing up were supportive of all different body types and made sure we were eating!
what?? I mean of course there is pressure but I assumed they would be an emphasis on being fit since ballet would require strength , I guess, bit I guess im not too surprised either.
Yes, since ballet is an aesthetic art they look for certain body types and if you dance 8-10 hours a day professionally, you're naturally going to stay lean and fit. However, some ballet masters can be very harsh and call dancers out if they don't think they are thin enough or start to put on weight. They are especially strict in this way in certain serious ballet schools in Russia. It's actually really sad to hear the stories of some ballerinas who developed disordered eating habits or became obsessed with the way they looked because of what they were told in training.
honestly she looked pretty fucking skinny - just tall. They are incredibly strong though. I don't know how they can be that strong and so underweight. It's like they're made of nothing but muscle.
The costumes and set design are simply sublime here, and I love how Odile keeps returning to Rothbart for instruction - something you don't often see in an Odile Pas de Deux.
+Brid Mairead Aww, thanks. Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?!? I would sell my soul to see a "Rocky Horror" ballet. "There's a Light" adagio? Fouettes for the ending of "Hot Patootie"? Paging Matthew Bourne!!
Žanna Luvia ‘hold her leg up to the side” is that a new technical term? She’s a Prima Ballerina and you think the young students at the Vaganova are better? I think they produce lots of anorexic looking clones .
Danny Souza In order to be on the Olympics, it has to be a sport. In order to be a sport, it has to have an international, objective judging system. Ballet, as any other form of art, cannot be judged like that since there are many ways to interpret it.
Zenaida Yanowsky has such an amazing stage presence, she acts as she dances. Her as the red queen in Alice in wonderland was a master piece. I admire her so much and she was a great inspiration for my black swan this season
I’ve always believed the black swan wanted everyone to see that SHE was dancing WITH prince Siegfried , the white swan want the prince to see HER Odette is in her own world when she’s with him, a world just for the two of them But Odile’s world is just a show
Something to notice that I remember reading about was that Odile’s movements are almost identical to Odette’s obviously...except they’re sharper. The way she holds her arms and legs, even her hands.
I love how flexible she is, and how strong she looks! It's hard to find a ballerina these days that doesn't look like a walking twig. She really does do an amazing job
can we talk about how beautiful literally everything in this is?? The sets, the costumes, the dancing, the music. Just everything is absolutely stunning
if i were the prince i would be damn suspicious about the girl who keeps running back to her father like lmao just continue the dance lolololololol edit: lmao some of yall cant take a joke chilleeeee
kitten cub actually have you seen the ballet that is not her dad that is the bad guy he was the one who turn the girl the white swan to a swan he is trying to get Odette the black swan to get the prince hand but that doesn’t happened he founds out in the end but I would goes see the ballet before you assume that is her dad because it is not
@@cierratyler8177 It doesn't matter if he's her dad or not. Stop trying to explain ballet to others as if we're uneducated fools. The point is the prince THINKS that Rothbart is Odille's father. Oh by the way, have you seen the ballet? The black swan is not Odette, she's Odile. It's even in the description.
@@cierratyler8177 he is her father that's odile not Odette. Odette is the white swan, he's tricking the prince into thinking it's Odette so he can marry his daughter instead
Cierra Tyler have you seen the ballet? The antagonist, Rothbart(?, unsure how exactly to spell his name) has a daughter named Odile. The prince, Siegfried, fell in love with Odette, but Rothbart wants his daughter to marry the prince, so he disguised her as Odette so that the prince can fall in love with her instead. I’m very unsure as to how you just got “bad guy” out of this.
Wow! This is the best representation of the story that I've seen. Rothbart's role was AMAZING in this. The way he whispers enchantments to Odile, so she can enslave the prince. Wonderful
Can we take a moment to appreciate the set in this? It looks so beautiful. Respect to whoever built it. Also, breathtaking music and graceful dancing. They make it look so easy when it really isn't. She looks lighter than a feather. Great job.
How beautiful is this performance to watch. This Pas De Deux c'est magnifique, such fluid movement between the beautiful ballerina who danced as the black swan, Odile and rothbart, the enchanter, simply magical and well performed. Fluid, excellent movement and beautiful poise and grace, great and perfect form, this is absolutely mesmerising to watch. Dance is such an underrated art form, and should be appreciated more.
is this a recent performance or a clip from a few years ago? I wish the royal valued Zenaida more, she's amazing and her height and statuesque bearing is beautiful to watch.
This is from the 2012 performance, sadly she retired in 2017! She was indeed amazing to watch in her time there, especially with her unparalleled theatricality!
I own some 10+ versions of Swan Lake. It has been my favorite since 1951. This version is at the top of my list by far. However, the one I got from the ROH as part of a collection of ballets, must be of a different performance. I was disappointed in this, as I think the Clip on RUclips is a superior offering for all three principals. This is the best Rothbart i’ve seen, performed by principal dancer Christopher Saunders. As for Siegfried being “duped” - isn’t that the point of the story ?? - Don’t forget that under the Soviet Union, politics overruled art. The rulers dictated that no Russian art work should have an unhappy ending- and thus you can find performances with a ‘happy’ resolution. Try them and see if they provide an aesthetic feeling of resolution. If it so happens, goody for you.
People just ignore how male ballet dancers have to be SO STRONG like he is lifting this beautiful lady and it seems so effortless with a SMILE and no marks of tension or fatigue on his face ! And they dare to call it *not masculine activity* that's so beautiful, charming and masculine
I remember this exact performance. It was the first ballet I saw as I admired Zenaida. This was all the way back in 2012 and I have been in total love since. The last performance I went to at the ROH was Don Quixote on the 29th when Marianela and Thiago had to take over Natalia and Matthew. They both owned their roles and the atmosphere the live orchestra creates with the beautiful music is priceless. I look forward to seeing many more fantastic productions!
The partner was so swift and so seamless when carrying her across the stage the transitions were sooooooo SMOOTHHHHHH it’s like you could put a teapot on her head and none of it would spill 😂
Everyone’s talking and Naida but can we also talk about Miah? He’s amazing here to, perfect I dare say. They were both meant for odile/odette and siegfried, meant for each other in this. Miah put in quite a lot into his expressions which was what made me think, “His expressions are worth dying over.”
As beautiful as this section of the ballet is, I always want to HIT Siegfried for being gullible enough to fall for Rothbart's trick. Yes, I know that Rothbart has enchanted Odile so that she LOOKS like Odette...but does she ACT anything like Odette??? NO -- she doesn't. I mean, honestly -- you'd think that might have clued the boy in! Really, one is almost inclined to think that perhaps the kingdom might actually be better off in the long run with Siegfried removed from the line of succession if he's as easily deceived as that...
That's actually a whole point in favor of Zenaida's acting in my opinion. Dancers who play up the whole 'evil bad girl' aspect are missing the point. She is supposed to be acting very similarly to Odette, but that is hard to do while still acting in a Black Swan way.
This is probably going to sound like a poor excuse, but if Rothbart has the power to transform Odette into a swan and enchant Odile to look like Odette, he probably has the power to exert some kind of mind control on Siegfried. Or at least use his magic to distract him in some way.
If you notice at some moments she does some "sweet" and "romantic" movements. But its very subtle. We know that she is in fact mocking the way Odette moves. But the prince thinks that she IS Odette ;) I dont know if the prima in this production does those movements but I remember an old production with Zakharova in La Scala who did some similar moves like she was mocking Odette in a way.
does any one feel embarrassed when other people comment on some move because they dance or are familiar with dance and you're there just trying to look smart but are oblivious to the name of the step . no one just me .....ok but under stand I'm not a dancer I just love dance .I'm done embarrassing myself now.
sasha rigby No need to feel embarrassed. I do ballet, and most of the time I don’t recognize moves written out because French is... weird. I know that’s not your problem, but I wouldn’t worry about it
Ballet at it's finest. Every detail is witnessed in performance, costume, dancers, set, choreography, lighting, music and I can feel the entire production as one.
THAT's what looked "off" to me! I didn't want to be negative, but I kept looking at her and tilting my head and saying, "She's stunning... but something is 'off'". I'm happy to see a broader range of body types and colors, too.
Really? I was always under the impression that it was the petite girls had the problems because there can't be too much of a height difference between partners. If she's too much shorter, they don't "fit" together right.
The performance was magical. The girl did a great job in execution every move with so much grace. But it really were her expressions which touched my heart. I loved it so much.
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All of the characterizations and costuming are beautiful, of course, and the dancing is phenomenal, but seriously, that Von Rothbart is fascinating to me! it's an unconventional design for him, but it works well!
Watching happily...then realises, It’s Zenaida! *Finds a bigger screen, nose almost touching, just to watch her more closely! I’ve adored her since seeing The Winter’s Tale, and her fabulously comical portrayal of the Red Queen in ‘Alice’.
I think this is such a beautful version of swan lake. The dancers have amazing dancing and have so much emotion and dance amazingly, and the set design is also amazing as well as the music
The pad de feud is beautiful, her acting as odile/black swan is rlly spontaneous, she acts so youthful around the queen and guests, and she leaves the prince wanting more as they dance.
I absolutely love how Gary Avis “controlled” Odile in this version and their sinister little glances. I missed this in the new Liam Scarlett version. It’s the only thing that I do miss.
Just watched several different performances of this pas de deux - I must say that whilst all the dancers I've seen (zakharova, lamb & mcrae, osipova & golding) are great, of course, there is something so special about the pairing of Zenaida & Nehemiah - the chemistry, their artistic expression and the way they move together..it just blows me away every time! Zenaida is such a wonderful Odile - so expressive, seductive, cunning and perfectly poised, and it's incredible how she separates the two characters! I adore how she interacts with both Nehemiah's Siegfried & Rothbart - her acting skills are incredible! Nehemiah as well, his adoring attitude, the way he worships her with his posture - yet never quite as soft and gentle as he is with Odette... Such a contrast to the soft & loving scenes of Odette/Siegfried, in the best way possible.
Gosh, i love Zenaida. I've seen her at the ROH Countless times but I missed this performance of her in Swan Lake. She has Great stage presence. An elegant and dynamic dancer. Wonderful! Thank you for posting.
I was going to make a joke about how Natalie Portman died for this, but goddammit, her momevents were so precise yet free! As if there was no coreography to follow, as if she was dancing unbound and happened to move magnificenr every single time!
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I know this is about the dancing, but damn that violin solo was nuts!! Those octaves were perfect! I seriously hope I can play that well one day! Beautiful dancing too!
+gallopracerfan absolutely outstanding solo violin! really deserves the special praise!
+gallopracerfan love it! do you know who played it?
Maggie Moo No but I wish I did! I'll try to find out!
+Maggie Moo The best I could find out is that Peter Manning is the Concertmaster for the resident orchestra at the Royal Opera House so we can safely assume it was him playing the solo, though it is not a given.
thanks
the dancing is great but those costumes and that music is amazing
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The production and costume design is some of the most BEAUTIFUL and detailed I've ever seen!
And all things Tchaikowski are just amazing. The man was a total genius. 💖
Thank you the guy in the black is snatch music litter that my wings
@Alexandru No, the music will always be great despite the lousiest production designs. Tchaikowsky doesn't need assistance in that regard- you can listen to this great score with your eyes closed, of course. But The Royal Ballet happens to have the most brilliant costume, set and lighting designers. No other production design anywhere in the world can touch them. Check out their Watteau- style costumes for Sleeping Beauty.
Forever wishing I had been put in dance at a young age.... this is my dream for a second life. I wish when I was 12 I would've realized that that wasn't too young to start.
Edit: people keep replying to this and reminding me of my regrets lol but it’s been four years and I realized I made a MISTAKE! I meant **too old to start** not too young. When I was 12 I thought my time to do those things had passed as I was “older” than most kids who started as toddlers.
I was placed in summer ballet class at the age of 6. I wasnt feeling it. But i would be so happy if only my grandma forcefully made me continue. I wouldve loved performing ballet.
@@karas4009
Had your grandma forced you to continue to dance, you would have felt resentment towards the art *and* your grandma.
And you'd quit either way. No one can force you to love something. If you want to dance and you're still young and fit, then pick it up again. You won't be at academy level, but you'll be able to perform with amateur dance troupes.
@@lunayen im so far from being fit haha.
YES ME TOO i dropped out of ballet when i was 7 and now i'm binge watching ballet videos, regretting my life choices
I did it from when I was 2 up until 8 and then stopped it because I broke my leg and by the time it had healed, I was placed in a lower class to all my friends because they had all moved up a grade so I quit because I had none of my friends 😅 wish I had kept doing it now....
Beautiful! Her facial expressions are so beguiling and perfect as Odile, and her dynamic, sharp gestures really bring out the character. Faultless, in my opinion!
Same, thought the casting was brilliant for the black swan.
Lovely! She looks so strong and healthy. It's sad to see so many ballerinas who are frighteningly underweight- their faces start to look sunken and they look frail in their movements. I wish there wasn't so much pressure on women to be skinny in the ballet world but I think Zenaida looks fabulous. Thank God my teachers growing up were supportive of all different body types and made sure we were eating!
what?? I mean of course there is pressure but I assumed they would be an emphasis on being fit since ballet would require strength , I guess, bit I guess im not too surprised either.
Yes, since ballet is an aesthetic art they look for certain body types and if you dance 8-10 hours a day professionally, you're naturally going to stay lean and fit. However, some ballet masters can be very harsh and call dancers out if they don't think they are thin enough or start to put on weight. They are especially strict in this way in certain serious ballet schools in Russia. It's actually really sad to hear the stories of some ballerinas who developed disordered eating habits or became obsessed with the way they looked because of what they were told in training.
+Tina Spence thanks for the information though, i think its necessary to awknowledge the good and the dark sides of any art form.
I agree :)
honestly she looked pretty fucking skinny - just tall. They are incredibly strong though. I don't know how they can be that strong and so underweight. It's like they're made of nothing but muscle.
The costumes and set design are simply sublime here, and I love how Odile keeps returning to Rothbart for instruction - something you don't often see in an Odile Pas de Deux.
Very beautiful performance staging is Stunning
Please tell me someone else mistook the guy playing Prince Siegfried for Nicholas Cage
Brid Mairead I don't know about Siegfried, but Rothbart looks a little like Richard O'brien
Black Swan 2
+joseph rouleau So true! **It's just a sissone to the left, it's just a tendu to the riiiiiiiiight**
Judy N that is one of the most brilliant things i have ever heard thank you
+Brid Mairead Aww, thanks. Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?!? I would sell my soul to see a "Rocky Horror" ballet. "There's a Light" adagio? Fouettes for the ending of "Hot Patootie"? Paging Matthew Bourne!!
Wow, she is taller and has longer arms than regular ballerinas, cool.
It looks beautiful on stage, doesn’t it? The lines are just so perfect
for somehow it looks more beautiful maybe that's just what i think
"Regular" ballerinas?😂 That's just adorable.
All ballerinas should be like that. But her hands are not so good. She can't hold her leg up to the side like vaganova's students.
Žanna Luvia ‘hold her leg up to the side” is that a new technical term? She’s a Prima Ballerina and you think the young students at the Vaganova are better? I think they produce lots of anorexic looking clones .
ballet should be on the olympics
Danny Souza no
ballet is greater than olympics
Danny Souza In order to be on the Olympics, it has to be a sport. In order to be a sport, it has to have an international, objective judging system. Ballet, as any other form of art, cannot be judged like that since there are many ways to interpret it.
Well, there ARE international ballet competitions all over the world. So one would think there's a standardized judging system for that.
How can figure skating be judged then?
Zenaida Yanowsky has such an amazing stage presence, she acts as she dances. Her as the red queen in Alice in wonderland was a master piece. I admire her so much and she was a great inspiration for my black swan this season
I’ve always believed the black swan wanted everyone to see that SHE was dancing WITH prince Siegfried , the white swan want the prince to see HER
Odette is in her own world when she’s with him, a world just for the two of them
But Odile’s world is just a show
I love this perspective & I agree!
the dancing was superb of course but I have to admit I was a bit distracted by von rothbart's cheekbones... that contour though
Kim Kardashian who? The latest beauty trend: turning humans into swans by form of ballet and magic.
So sharp he could slice a bitch
Noice.
at 2:39 I DIIIIEEEEE THIS IS SO GORGEOUS I CANT
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Love you ❤️🤗 j
3:54 the white swan is at the window of the ballroom
Barbie
@@nathaly7775?? what?
@@nathaly7775 I know right? XD
Still the best, most faithful Swan Lake movie adaptation to date, somehow.
@@wandanemer2630 There's an anime adaptation from the 70s thats pretty good too. You can watch it for free on RUclips.
@@Tea_Noire Awesome! Thank you!
Something to notice that I remember reading about was that Odile’s movements are almost identical to Odette’s obviously...except they’re sharper. The way she holds her arms and legs, even her hands.
also the total lack of connection with the prince. She barely looks at him, except to seduce.
From what I understood Odile's movements were always meant to look seductive. As in contrast to Odette who was much more innocent.
The smile she gives every time she gets back to the prince is so sinister. I love it.
everyone: commenting about how beautiful the music and costumes are and how hard ballet is
me: thinking abt that one barbie movie👁👅👁
@@flower_5369 yass or barbie of swan lake
@_MidnightFlower_ MHMMMMM i love it so so much🥰
Omg that was my frikin childhood that made me want to start dancing ballet but my overweight self says no
@@Meijibby LMAOAOAO SAME ;-; IF ONLY I DIDNT SAY NO WHEN MY PARENTS ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO TAKE BALLET
Same
I love how flexible she is, and how strong she looks! It's hard to find a ballerina these days that doesn't look like a walking twig. She really does do an amazing job
can we talk about how beautiful literally everything in this is?? The sets, the costumes, the dancing, the music. Just everything is absolutely stunning
if i were the prince i would be damn suspicious about the girl who keeps running back to her father like lmao just continue the dance lolololololol
edit: lmao some of yall cant take a joke chilleeeee
It's sooo annoying
kitten cub actually have you seen the ballet that is not her dad that is the bad guy he was the one who turn the girl the white swan to a swan he is trying to get Odette the black swan to get the prince hand but that doesn’t happened he founds out in the end but I would goes see the ballet before you assume that is her dad because it is not
@@cierratyler8177 It doesn't matter if he's her dad or not. Stop trying to explain ballet to others as if we're uneducated fools. The point is the prince THINKS that Rothbart is Odille's father. Oh by the way, have you seen the ballet? The black swan is not Odette, she's Odile. It's even in the description.
@@cierratyler8177 he is her father that's odile not Odette.
Odette is the white swan, he's tricking the prince into thinking it's Odette so he can marry his daughter instead
Cierra Tyler have you seen the ballet? The antagonist, Rothbart(?, unsure how exactly to spell his name) has a daughter named Odile. The prince, Siegfried, fell in love with Odette, but Rothbart wants his daughter to marry the prince, so he disguised her as Odette so that the prince can fall in love with her instead. I’m very unsure as to how you just got “bad guy” out of this.
I really like how involved Rothbart is in this version. I feel like that can easily be overlooked.
Wow! This is the best representation of the story that I've seen. Rothbart's role was AMAZING in this. The way he whispers enchantments to Odile, so she can enslave the prince. Wonderful
He lifted her up like she weighed less than a paperweight! (Then again, she probably does)
I doubt she weighs so little, look at her legs and muscles
+OutdoorWarrior Really? Wow, that's so interesting!
Autym Dymarczyk WOW
I thought she was a male
She has to weight at least 150 pounds she is an adult woman
Can we take a moment to appreciate the set in this? It looks so beautiful. Respect to whoever built it. Also, breathtaking music and graceful dancing. They make it look so easy when it really isn't. She looks lighter than a feather. Great job.
This is so aesthetically pleasing
Costumes, Hairdos, stage set up.......... AMAZING! I would die to see this live
How beautiful is this performance to watch. This Pas De Deux c'est magnifique, such fluid movement between the beautiful ballerina who danced as the black swan, Odile and rothbart, the enchanter, simply magical and well performed. Fluid, excellent movement and beautiful poise and grace, great and perfect form, this is absolutely mesmerising to watch. Dance is such an underrated art form, and should be appreciated more.
The dance, the ambiance, the people, the costumes... 😍
You in 2024
It’s crazy how clearly this tells a story, with no words but just gestures small facial expressions and dance
is this a recent performance or a clip from a few years ago? I wish the royal valued Zenaida more, she's amazing and her height and statuesque bearing is beautiful to watch.
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This is from the 2012 performance, sadly she retired in 2017! She was indeed amazing to watch in her time there, especially with her unparalleled theatricality!
I own some 10+ versions of Swan Lake. It has been my favorite since 1951. This version is at the top of my list by far. However, the one I got from the ROH as part of a collection of ballets, must be of a different performance. I was disappointed in this, as I think the Clip on RUclips is a superior offering for all three principals. This is the best Rothbart i’ve seen, performed by principal dancer Christopher Saunders. As for Siegfried being “duped” - isn’t that the point of the story ?? - Don’t forget that under the Soviet Union, politics overruled art. The rulers dictated that no Russian art work should have an unhappy ending- and thus you can find performances with a ‘happy’ resolution. Try them and see if they provide an aesthetic feeling of resolution. If it so happens, goody for you.
They valued her hugely!
I've watched this so many times. And I still wholeheartedly believe this is such a beautiful performance.
People just ignore how male ballet dancers have to be SO STRONG like he is lifting this beautiful lady and it seems so effortless with a SMILE and no marks of tension or fatigue on his face ! And they dare to call it *not masculine activity* that's so beautiful, charming and masculine
she makes it look effortless 🥺
Black swan dance is one of my favourite dance of ballet. The music is wonderful👏🏼👏🏼✨👏🏼👏🏼
Beautiful, just beautiful , ballet dance, down to costumes to backdrop. Love it.
I remember this exact performance. It was the first ballet I saw as I admired Zenaida. This was all the way back in 2012 and I have been in total love since. The last performance I went to at the ROH was Don Quixote on the 29th when Marianela and Thiago had to take over Natalia and Matthew. They both owned their roles and the atmosphere the live orchestra creates with the beautiful music is priceless. I look forward to seeing many more fantastic productions!
I ALWAYS hold my breath in anticipation for this act! Odile makes or breaks the ballet for me
The partner was so swift and so seamless when carrying her across the stage the transitions were sooooooo SMOOTHHHHHH it’s like you could put a teapot on her head and none of it would spill 😂
1:59 is my favourite part. There’s just something about the violin there that invokes so much nostalgia to me.
the section of the pas @ 3:15 w/ violin and bassoon obbligato gives me chills every time.......
so absolutely shrouded in night and profound.....
I really enjoy this interpretation, I like the expression on their faces, just like true actors :)
Only Tchaikovsky could write music so beautifully romantic and brings this dance to life. Beautifully executed by the soloist and orchestra as well.
Everyone’s talking and Naida but can we also talk about Miah? He’s amazing here to, perfect I dare say. They were both meant for odile/odette and siegfried, meant for each other in this. Miah put in quite a lot into his expressions which was what made me think, “His expressions are worth dying over.”
You are right: this was a magnificent partnership - Zenaida Yanowsky and Nehemiah Kish.
@@elizzy8754 Miah is too underrated, i can find almost nothing on him
I love how noticeable her confidence is. Just look at that smile!
Amazing performance! It was breathtaking! The acting was on point
*en pointe 😂😂😂
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As beautiful as this section of the ballet is, I always want to HIT Siegfried for being gullible enough to fall for Rothbart's trick. Yes, I know that Rothbart has enchanted Odile so that she LOOKS like Odette...but does she ACT anything like Odette??? NO -- she doesn't. I mean, honestly -- you'd think that might have clued the boy in! Really, one is almost inclined to think that perhaps the kingdom might actually be better off in the long run with Siegfried removed from the line of succession if he's as easily deceived as that...
OreadNYC LOL u so funny, but the story line for centuries, lol😂😆
We probably can assume there was a degree of mind control in the magic.
That's actually a whole point in favor of Zenaida's acting in my opinion. Dancers who play up the whole 'evil bad girl' aspect are missing the point. She is supposed to be acting very similarly to Odette, but that is hard to do while still acting in a Black Swan way.
This is probably going to sound like a poor excuse, but if Rothbart has the power to transform Odette into a swan and enchant Odile to look like Odette, he probably has the power to exert some kind of mind control on Siegfried. Or at least use his magic to distract him in some way.
If you notice at some moments she does some "sweet" and "romantic" movements. But its very subtle. We know that she is in fact mocking the way Odette moves. But the prince thinks that she IS Odette ;) I dont know if the prima in this production does those movements but I remember an old production with Zakharova in La Scala who did some similar moves like she was mocking Odette in a way.
I wish they had put this version of Swan Lake with Zenaida and Nehemiah on DVD because I just love their performance so much!
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It's so pretty... And she's so amazing ❤
does any one feel embarrassed when other people comment on some move because they dance or are familiar with dance and you're there just trying to look smart but are oblivious to the name of the step . no one just me .....ok but under stand I'm not a dancer I just love dance .I'm done embarrassing myself now.
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Me too 😂
same 😂
sasha rigby No need to feel embarrassed. I do ballet, and most of the time I don’t recognize moves written out because French is... weird. I know that’s not your problem, but I wouldn’t worry about it
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Ballet at it's finest. Every detail is witnessed in performance, costume, dancers, set, choreography, lighting, music and I can feel the entire production as one.
they are finally excepting taller women into dance academies , I might actually have a chance by the time I'm old enough
THAT's what looked "off" to me! I didn't want to be negative, but I kept looking at her and tilting my head and saying, "She's stunning... but something is 'off'". I'm happy to see a broader range of body types and colors, too.
1000 miles Start young.
Really? I was always under the impression that it was the petite girls had the problems because there can't be too much of a height difference between partners. If she's too much shorter, they don't "fit" together right.
1000 miles ?? They have always preferred tall longer legged girls.
Um no. They always prefered tall women. As a ballerina I wish i was taller because in ballet being tall is beautiful.
I adore this act so much! Even the Black Swan is so beautiful!
The performance was magical. The girl did a great job in execution every move with so much grace. But it really were her expressions which touched my heart. I loved it so much.
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One of my favorite things about the royal ballet is the set design. Always absolutely gorgeous!
All of the characterizations and costuming are beautiful, of course, and the dancing is phenomenal, but seriously, that Von Rothbart is fascinating to me! it's an unconventional design for him, but it works well!
Extraordinaria ejecución! Me falto la entrada mágica!
la mejor escenografía que he visto del cisne negro, vestuarios hermosos y trabajo perfecto de los bailarines. Hermoso. de las mejores versiones
so beautiful, they make it all look so effortless
This one reminds me of that one scene from 'Barbie Pink Shoes' and it was a movie about ballet
I never get bored to watch this. Her dancing is truly beautiful and I love the song.
It is NOT a song !!!!
Ahhh!! I love the way she move!! ❤️❤️❤️
Watching happily...then realises, It’s Zenaida! *Finds a bigger screen, nose almost touching, just to watch her more closely! I’ve adored her since seeing The Winter’s Tale, and her fabulously comical portrayal of the Red Queen in ‘Alice’.
Ah yes! I didn't recognise her as the queen! her characterisation is so different! What an amazing dancer
It's so beautiful and the dancers are amazing !!!
This was so perfect!! I always love and enjoy watching Royal Ballet videos.
I think this is such a beautful version of swan lake. The dancers have amazing dancing and have so much emotion and dance amazingly, and the set design is also amazing as well as the music
Round of applause for the spectacular stage setup, costumes, and music! Good lord. :D
The pad de feud is beautiful, her acting as odile/black swan is rlly spontaneous, she acts so youthful around the queen and guests, and she leaves the prince wanting more as they dance.
i love how the black swan grabs onto rothbart. it kinda reminds me of a bird perching on someone's arm.
The music ❤️ the dancer ❤️ the costumes ❤️ Everything
Simply a choreographic masterpiece. someday I hope to create a ballet like this.
I don't understand so much about ballet but I'm really enthralled by her dance moves.
I absolutely love how Gary Avis “controlled” Odile in this version and their sinister little glances. I missed this in the new Liam Scarlett version. It’s the only thing that I do miss.
The costumes and the dancing, and the music is spectacular...
0:43 - 0:53 is so beautiful!!! I absolutely love her tutu!! In fact, the whole costume design and set is amazing in Swan Lake :)
Ik this is about the dancing and all (and it was on point) but OMG THAT MUSIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Wow, this is breathtaking!
She looks fabulous makes it seem so effortless
When I watch this I remember why I fell in love with ballet.
I love "Swan Lake" so much! It was - is - and will be my favourite Ballet ever!
Just watched several different performances of this pas de deux - I must say that whilst all the dancers I've seen (zakharova, lamb & mcrae, osipova & golding) are great, of course, there is something so special about the pairing of Zenaida & Nehemiah - the chemistry, their artistic expression and the way they move together..it just blows me away every time! Zenaida is such a wonderful Odile - so expressive, seductive, cunning and perfectly poised, and it's incredible how she separates the two characters! I adore how she interacts with both Nehemiah's Siegfried & Rothbart - her acting skills are incredible! Nehemiah as well, his adoring attitude, the way he worships her with his posture - yet never quite as soft and gentle as he is with Odette...
Such a contrast to the soft & loving scenes of Odette/Siegfried, in the best way possible.
This is not easy as we watch! All your labour speaks out how much you have worked!
I love the part at about 3:50ish where she sort of falls and the music changes. I love it so much.
I’m sorry but I love those costumes! Especially the black swan’s it seems so magical and I especially love the head piece
came here because of jikooks performance and i just wanna say that this performance is lovely as well 🥰💗
Honestly this ballet dance is actually my favourite of them all😘😍😘😊😊
Watching ballet really makes me wish I stuck with it. Silly 7 year old me and the chronic stage fright...
ME TOO
I never expected to watch a ballet performance at 2am and be fascinated with it.. but here i am lol.
This sounds so much like the one from Barbie of Swan lakeeee THE MEMORIESSSSSS
YESSS THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL
Gosh, i love Zenaida. I've seen her at the ROH Countless times but I missed this performance of her in Swan Lake. She has Great stage presence. An elegant and dynamic dancer. Wonderful! Thank you for posting.
i dont even do ballet but this is amazing
The setting and the costumes are incredible, yet the dance!
Saut de basque goals 😍😍😍
Yeah, they're wonderful!
Breathtaking. Really, the plot is so nicely done and the execution is on point! The black swan seems as light as a paper when she dances! ❤️
I was going to make a joke about how Natalie Portman died for this, but goddammit, her momevents were so precise yet free! As if there was no coreography to follow, as if she was dancing unbound and happened to move magnificenr every single time!
Zenaida just makes a perfect Odile.... Miss her so so so much 💜💜 truly a legend 👏👏👏
Lindo! Magnífico
I'm going to miss this production, the scenarios and costumes are stunning
Still my favourite ballet.
What a gorgeous stage! Magnificent dancing. Very touching.
Que perfeição 😭 eu lembro dos jikook em Black Swan