penelopesimpson Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I would much appreciate some advice. I can afford two visits so have decided on Swan Lake and Bayadere, mainly because I've seen Anna Karenina and don't enjoy DQ. I know it is hard to be exact about casting, but any recommendations as to whom I should look out for? I like my ballet lyrical, Cojocaru and Asylmuratova being my absolute favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm holding out for Ekaterina Kondaurova. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 You could maybe watch out for Xander Parish, after all he is one of ours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 You could maybe watch out for Xander Parish, after all he is one of ours. Any other ladies - I know so little about the Marinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMM1 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Viktoria Tereshkina? I have not seen her but she seems to have less negative reviews than some of the others, except Kondaurova. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamk Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 To my mind the dancer who most fits your lyrical requirement is first soloist Oleysa Novikova - she's just wonderful and it's impossible to understand why she isn't a principal. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to tour much/at all. Of the current Mariinsky women principals and first soloists I would be very happy to see Kondaurova, Tereshkina, Vishneva, and Matvienko. I guess Vishneva is the most lyrical ? Lower down the ranks but up and coming are Batoeva and Shakirova. As far as the men are concerned my picks would be Kim (although he's been injured for ages so who knows whether he'll come) Shklyarov, Sergeyev, Steppin, Yermakov Of course these are generalisations - so much depends on the specific role and partner. If Shklyarov/Tereshkina dance Bayadere it would be top of my list. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'd be more than happy to see Osmolkina and Kolegova too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 If Shklyarov/Tereshkina dance Bayadere it would be top of my list. And mine....the absolute 'dream team' in this ballet, not just at the Mariinsky, but anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 To my mind the dancer who most fits your lyrical requirement is first soloist Oleysa Novikova - she's just wonderful and it's impossible to understand why she isn't a principal. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to tour much/at all. Also agree about Shklyarov, Tereshkina, Osmolkina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Novikova has a young family hence probably seldom tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOSS Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Do other people who have bought tickets for the Mariinsky's London visit feel as if they have bought tickets in a lottery and that they now have to wait patiently until the winning numbers, or, in this case the casting, is announced ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Yes- and no. It is always a pleasure and a thrill to see them in this country as I don't pop over to St Petersburg that often... or in fact ever, and they don't do live screenings...and is it likely they will field poor quality Principal dancers? Don't answer that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thank you so much everyone. The only one I know is Vishneva whom I saw in AK which I enjoyed and thought she was incredible. Will definitely go for the Bayadere 'dream team.' Have tickets gone on sale yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Looking at the Seating Plan, does anyone know what a Super Seat is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 On sale for Friends. super seats are not different seats I think they include a programme and champagne- I believe--? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewCo Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I would much appreciate some advice. I can afford two visits so have decided on Swan Lake and Bayadere, mainly because I've seen Anna Karenina and don't enjoy DQ. I know it is hard to be exact about casting, but any recommendations as to whom I should look out for? I like my ballet lyrical, Cojocaru and Asylmuratova being my absolute favourites. Many of today's most admired and loved Mariinsky dancers--and ones likely to be cast in Swan Lake and Bayadere on tour--do not strike me as particularly lyrical though they are very fine ballerinas. Skorik, one of their more controversial ballerinas. can be rather lyrical even having a rather melting, boneless quality in adagio. (I am perhaps an outlier among Mariinsky fans in having very much enjoyed her dancing when I saw her live. But my impression from the range of reactions she provokes even from people who don't dislike her dancing is that she blows hot and cold. She also has the extreme extensions that not everyone likes.) I also would love to see Novikova and Osmolkina were I in London but would be more than a little surprized if they were dancing Nikiya on tour, barring unexpected injuries to others etc. But who knows? The Mariinsky can be unpredictable. I have to say--whatever the casts--I am very envious of all of you who will be getting to see them this summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I've bought tickets for all the Bayaderes, so guaranteed to see Tereshkina. Perhaps the photos on the Hochhauser website provide a clue to who we'll be seeing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Comments above make me think I should really have booked for Bayadere as well as SL and DQ... - is that right? Ballet forum is an expensive habit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Comments above make me think I should really have booked for Bayadere as well as SL and DQ... - is that right? Ballet forum is an expensive habit! You can say that again! But a rather wonderful one.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Do other people who have bought tickets for the Mariinsky's London visit feel as if they have bought tickets in a lottery and that they now have to wait patiently until the winning numbers, or, in this case the casting, is announced ? Yes, very much so, but will we believe the advance casting anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Do other people who have bought tickets for the Mariinsky's London visit feel as if they have bought tickets in a lottery and that they now have to wait patiently until the winning numbers, or, in this case the casting, is announced ? I've got a ticket for a performance that I can go to. I wish I could go to more but circumstances (dog kennel issues) dictate that I cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Swan Lake and Bayadere ... any recommendations as to whom I should look out for? I saw Anastasia and Denis Matvienko in Swan Lake at Mariinsky Theatre a few years ago. As you can imagine, their dance chemistry was amazing! At times I felt as though I was intruding on an intimate moment. I would like to see them again. Denis Matvienko is a great Solor in La Bayadère. I'm holding out for Ekaterina Kondaurova. I'll watch "Big Red" in any ballet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assoluta Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I'd be more than happy to see Osmolkina and Kolegova too. While talking about the ladies, Svetlana Ivanova (unassailable Number One on my list), then Osmolkina, then Novikova. Anastasia Lukina among the younger ones. I don't care much for the principals (Vishneva is anything but 'lyrical', by the way). Under Mr. Fateev, Mariinsky became the greatest corps de ballet company, no doubt about it, all the talent buried and languishing there for years. Seeing how they can do Classics is more important than who is dancing the principal parts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Xander Parish advised after Russian Icons that he will dance Swan Lake on 27th July and 1st August. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwellings Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks for that, DQF! I enjoyed his Giselle with ENB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I guess the usual caveat about casts can change applies though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Today's Sunday Times in its interview with Vishneva says she'll be doing Anna Karenina and Carmen Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Don't know if this has always been the case & I've simply missed it, but there are names showing on the ROH website for Don Q, Swan Lake & Anna Karenina (only the 2 leads mentioned). Nothing for La Bayadere & the contrasts mixed bill though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Definitely new, I've been checking frequently! Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Advice please: now they've announced casting which Swan Lake should I go for, assuming I can only get to one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Kondaurova, Osmolkina (who has danced the role with RB) and Tereshkina are outstanding. I haven't seen Matvienko in the role but imagine she would be good. As for princes Tereshkina dances with the very popular Shklyarov, Osmolkina with the interesting Ernest Latypov and reliable Stepin, lovely Katya Kondaurova is lumbered with dull stick Ivanchenko. Matvienko dances with Askerov, much improved since his last visit to London and for those keen to see Englishman Xander Parish I suggest Chebykina (a newcomer to major roles in London I believe) rather than six o'clock extensions merchant Skorik. Kimin Kim also dances with Skorik, he is a dance phenomenon but not my idea of prince material. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Bayadere's up now - I've managed to get the same Nikiya twice Wish they'd put this up before mailing-list booking started this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Bayadere's up now - I've managed to get the same Nikiya twice Wish they'd put this up before mailing-list booking started this morning! ROH is generally pretty good about returns and only take a £2 fee as long as they re-sell your ticket, which I don't expect will be a problem for the Mariinsky season. Or are there special conditions attached to Mariinsky performances? Also: in my experience, as long as they haven't dispatched your ticket they can be pretty flexible about things if you phone them. Edited March 20, 2017 by Lizbie1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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