News from the ballet world today: Alessandra Ferri (age 50) returns to the stage after her retirement seven years ago. And it was announced that Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru will be leaving the Royal Ballet at the end of the season to ‘pursue other artistic challenges’.
this is what i had mentioned last night! FLIPPING OUT.
randombeautysls:wow. love ferri and hope to see her dance again. gutsy move-she joins the ranks of sylvie, margot, misha and other greats. will SO miss Cojocaru. Sigh.
Today’s the day! For 3 nights only, the rising stars of the San Francisco Ballet School are performing in our Student Showcase…
Yekaterina Kondaurova in Le Jeune et la Mort. Gene Schiavone.
Tall, beautiful and with aristocratic facial features and a noble performing style, she has brilliantly danced the variations in La Bayadère, Paquita and Don Quixote. The particular chic of her performance, the art of instant improvisation, the ability to “give of herself” – a queen of the demimonde, perhaps, but still a queen! – have made Kondaurova the darling of the public. — Russian Bazaar
Evgenia Obraztsova and Mathieu Ganio in Giselle with the Stanislavsky Ballet.
Photo by Evgenia Bolshakova.
