Bravooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Alicia la mas grande Giselle por siempre.
I'm only now finding these clips of her in her prime. There truly was no one like her. Here, I love her very firm "Nope" after she takes Albrecht to the safety of the cross on her grave and the way her obeisances to Myrth just flow into the next dance steps. I would say Romantic ballet was her strength but there's that tape of Black Swan where she twice gets off 5 perfect revolutions from a single pirouette preparation. That would raise the bar even today. Thanks for posting!
La mejor Giselle de todos los tiempos y un placer ver a Mirtha Pla en todo el explendor cde su belleza;Alicia penetraba tanto en su personaje que levitaba su bateria jamas ha sido igualada en el Metropolitan Opera House enloquecia al auditorium.
Will you please post the dance of the Willis? Margarita de Saa, beloved teacher, danced one of the two Willis who does the beautiful cabrioles. She passed away this year and it would be wonderful to see. Thank you very much.
Alguien ha visto la Giselle de Natalia Osipova e Ivan Vasielev? Se la recomiendo para que vean la evolución de un ballet por una bailarina excepcional y su partenaire.
To clarify some of the comments: this is actually a movie made by cuban film maker Enrique Pineda Barnet in 1965 (no idea where you can buy it nowadays, sorry for that). Madame Alonso was 45 at the time, way far from her prime. Although she is well known for her take in this ballet, I found her performance very detached and dull, almost with no personality in it, she only came alive in the entrechats which, to be totally fair, are probably the fastest I ever seeing even for today's standards. Also, to be fair too, I think it is a very old fashion choreography; you have to remember she was in her prime on the latest 40s and earlier 50s; and she was blind too. She learn this choreography from the great Alicia Markova and adapted to her personal taste for her Company in Cuba, where she ruled as an iron dictator. For today's audience, this version lack luster and virtuosity; but you have to remember that ballet training, popular taste and even ballet shoes have improved a lot since then, and you should not compare those Giselles with today's. By the way, Balanchine, under who she danced some of her best ballets (his ballet "Theme and Variations" was made for her and Igor Youskevitch), said that what we see in today's videos about her don't give her any justice. She was great, no question, but her Giselle is something of the past and we need to judge her on her time, not how we see ballet today. Unfortunately, the Cuban Ballet Company still is dragging this old choreography, which makes their dancers looks old fashion and dull; it needs an update, for sure, because this choreography has acted as a restrained belt for their potentials as dancers. I will add something that every Cuban knows: Madame Alonso acted within her Ballet Company like a Sargent in his personal trench: she didn't allow any creativity or luster who could shadow her; that's why so many dancers of the Cuban National Ballet left the Company, and even the country. Also it created a big problem for choreographers and ballerinas, and to her personal partenaires too. For instance, meanwhile she was still dancing "Carmen", she didn't allow to dance that role to any other ballerina until she was many years in her retirement. BTW, her "Carmen" is my favorite, she is mesmerizing in it. Said all that, she was a great Giselle.
I totally disagree about the choreography it’s not dull or old fashion and the story it’s more coherent than many others I’ve seen. And for the technical difficulty ask any other ballerina to dance the Cuban version and see if they can.
La vi bailarlo muchas veces. Irrepetible. Nadie Jamas lo han Bailado como ella. Y lo he visto por todas las grandes. Fue un genio como bailarina. Fue una dictadora, pero dejo in legado Imperecedero. Su arte inigualable y una escuela y generacion de bailarines alrededor del mundo Los cuales sin ella y sin su escuela No existirian. Political aparte esa es una realidad innegable.
@@delvallemontilla2340Pues es muy creible, al menos en cuba,el Arte,asi como el deporte,era muy accessible, el mejor asiento del teatro costaba 2 pesos cubanos (y muchas cosas gratis,se regalaban entradas en las escuelas y los centros de trabajo y habian muchas otras maneras de "Conseguirlas",palabra muy cubana) y ella no murio de sobredosis a Los 27 anos, tuvo una carrera muy larga lo cual ofrece muchas mas posibilades de haberla visto.ademas ,no es mi caso,pero casi seguro quien busca y ve esto en you tube es porq esta y ha estado siempre envuelto en el ballet y no se perderia de verla. Te digo mas,hasta yo la vi, mi vecino tenia una hermana q era maestra en el Vedado,un barrio de elite de la Habana, donde vivian artistas, militares de alto rango,y lo q se pudiera considerar " gente importante" con alto standard de vida acorde al standard de Cuba.buano Esa maestra recibio unas entradas de un alumno,un Padre o algo asi y las entradas rodaron y rodaron hasta q cayeron en mis manos, y fui,mas q nada,por eso mismo,porq no me parecia digamos,politicamente correcto.lol q siendo cubano nunca viera bailar a Alicia Alonso. Como nota aparte, sali del teatro satisfecho porq nadie me lo conto y hoy puedo decir q la vi ,pero cuando sali comente.. _Nunca vi bailar a Alicia Alonso,pues Alicia era 50 anos mayor q yo,o sea, cuando la vi ella pasaba los 70 y definitivamente ya no era esa bailarina q medio mundo disfruto y aplaudio.
I have to say her mannerisms and over done affectation spoil the whole interpretation for me-less is more. Loipa should have been the prima in my opinion. Politics again wins out.
This performance was conducted by my father Benjamin Steinberg, who was director of the Ballet de Cuba from 1959 - 1963.
Saw this on Encarta as a kid. Haunted me ever since. Beautiful performance
Just like me!
@@norapayan1820 An Me 😀
Encarta kids nostalgia ,glad I found the full video❤️😫🥹
Un genio de la danza, es un placer poder ver como se desliza por el espacio esta genial bailarina, Cuba tiene estos genios.
Beautiful Giselle! She was born to dance Giselle and thank goodness she was able to pass on her rendition to the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Lovely.
Bravooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Alicia la mas grande Giselle por siempre.
Alicia you are the spirit of "Giselle".......Bravo!
You are right Jose, she IS "Giselle". La Prima!!!!!!
Dear Jose, very different but the same "Giselle" spirit you can see in the videos from Evelyn Hart and Ruzimatov: breathtaking!
I'm only now finding these clips of her in her prime. There truly was no one like her. Here, I love her very firm "Nope" after she takes Albrecht to the safety of the cross on her grave and the way her obeisances to Myrth just flow into the next dance steps. I would say Romantic ballet was her strength but there's that tape of Black Swan where she twice gets off 5 perfect revolutions from a single pirouette preparation. That would raise the bar even today. Thanks for posting!
What a glorious interpretation. She puts all the cliche Giselles of today to shame.
Her interpretation is natural and effortless. There is no comparison she is Giselle!!!!!
Did anyone else witness that dab formation? Loved every second!
Interpretación magistral. .. musicalmente perfecta..
Чудесная Алисия Алонсо!!!
She was Giselle as she was defined by Anton Dolin ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Alicia RIP 🌸🌺♥️
La mejor Giselle de todos los tiempos y un placer ver a Mirtha Pla en todo el explendor cde su belleza;Alicia penetraba tanto en su personaje que levitaba su bateria jamas ha sido igualada en el Metropolitan Opera House enloquecia al auditorium.
Will you please post the dance of the Willis? Margarita de Saa, beloved teacher, danced one of the two Willis who does the beautiful cabrioles. She passed away this year and it would be wonderful to see. Thank you very much.
Is anyone taking to consideration the fact that she was 43 years old in this video?
Maravillosa Alicia.....
Alguien ha visto la Giselle de Natalia Osipova e Ivan Vasielev? Se la recomiendo para que vean la evolución de un ballet por una bailarina excepcional y su partenaire.
" Genial ...
To clarify some of the comments: this is actually a movie made by cuban film maker Enrique Pineda Barnet in 1965 (no idea where you can buy it nowadays, sorry for that). Madame Alonso was 45 at the time, way far from her prime. Although she is well known for her take in this ballet, I found her performance very detached and dull, almost with no personality in it, she only came alive in the entrechats which, to be totally fair, are probably the fastest I ever seeing even for today's standards.
Also, to be fair too, I think it is a very old fashion choreography; you have to remember she was in her prime on the latest 40s and earlier 50s; and she was blind too. She learn this choreography from the great Alicia Markova and adapted to her personal taste for her Company in Cuba, where she ruled as an iron dictator. For today's audience, this version lack luster and virtuosity; but you have to remember that ballet training, popular taste and even ballet shoes have improved a lot since then, and you should not compare those Giselles with today's.
By the way, Balanchine, under who she danced some of her best ballets (his ballet "Theme and Variations" was made for her and Igor Youskevitch), said that what we see in today's videos about her don't give her any justice. She was great, no question, but her Giselle is something of the past and we need to judge her on her time, not how we see ballet today.
Unfortunately, the Cuban Ballet Company still is dragging this old choreography, which makes their dancers looks old fashion and dull; it needs an update, for sure, because this choreography has acted as a restrained belt for their potentials as dancers.
I will add something that every Cuban knows: Madame Alonso acted within her Ballet Company like a Sargent in his personal trench: she didn't allow any creativity or luster who could shadow her; that's why so many dancers of the Cuban National Ballet left the Company, and even the country. Also it created a big problem for choreographers and ballerinas, and to her personal partenaires too. For instance, meanwhile she was still dancing "Carmen", she didn't allow to dance that role to any other ballerina until she was many years in her retirement. BTW, her "Carmen" is my favorite, she is mesmerizing in it.
Said all that, she was a great Giselle.
I totally disagree about the choreography it’s not dull or old fashion and the story it’s more coherent than many others I’ve seen. And for the technical difficulty ask any other ballerina to dance the Cuban version and see if they can.
Прекрасная балерина , великолепно.
The fastest entrechats ..diva..
Très ,très treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees beau ,extra
La vi bailarlo muchas veces.
Irrepetible. Nadie Jamas lo han
Bailado como ella. Y lo he visto por todas las grandes. Fue un genio como bailarina. Fue una dictadora, pero dejo in legado
Imperecedero. Su arte inigualable y una escuela y generacion de bailarines alrededor del mundo
Los cuales sin ella y sin su escuela
No existirian. Political aparte esa es una realidad innegable.
Por lo visto todo el mundo la vio bailar en persona. No no me lo creoooooo
@@delvallemontilla2340Pues es muy creible, al menos en cuba,el Arte,asi como el deporte,era muy accessible, el mejor asiento del teatro costaba 2 pesos cubanos (y muchas cosas gratis,se regalaban entradas en las escuelas y los centros de trabajo y habian muchas otras maneras de "Conseguirlas",palabra muy cubana) y ella no murio de sobredosis a Los 27 anos, tuvo una carrera muy larga lo cual ofrece muchas mas posibilades de haberla visto.ademas ,no es mi caso,pero casi seguro quien busca y ve esto en you tube es porq esta y ha estado siempre envuelto en el ballet y no se perderia de verla.
Te digo mas,hasta yo la vi, mi vecino tenia una hermana q era maestra en el Vedado,un barrio de elite de la Habana, donde vivian artistas, militares de alto rango,y lo q se pudiera considerar " gente importante" con alto standard de vida acorde al standard de Cuba.buano Esa maestra recibio unas entradas de un alumno,un Padre o algo asi y las entradas rodaron y rodaron hasta q cayeron en mis manos, y fui,mas q nada,por eso mismo,porq no me parecia digamos,politicamente correcto.lol q siendo cubano nunca viera bailar a Alicia Alonso.
Como nota aparte, sali del teatro satisfecho porq nadie me lo conto y hoy puedo decir q la vi ,pero cuando sali comente..
_Nunca vi bailar a Alicia Alonso,pues Alicia era 50 anos mayor q yo,o sea, cuando la vi ella pasaba los 70 y definitivamente ya no era esa bailarina q medio mundo disfruto y aplaudio.
Lindo de mais
Charme inigualável
The epitome of 'ballet'.
ALICIA tu eres GISELLE
alicia alonzo over the years dancing giselle
Her legacy has been marred by her inability to know when to quit and let others flourish.
Totally agree, her dancing became predictable. She was thinking about transcending and not dancing.
Well done
Pensar que yo lo vi “live”
please azari's solo
Se ha ido... Y el mundo y la danza han perdido un referente legendario.
No baila; se eleva, flota.
I have to say her mannerisms and over done affectation spoil the whole interpretation for me-less is more. Loipa should have been the prima in my opinion. Politics again wins out.
It's a romantic ballet. You need this manner. Nowadays we have more simplicity but still the great ballets must keep their classical flavor :)