Maria Alexandrova est Kitri

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Maria Alexandrova a dansé Kitri au Bolchoï le 15 mai dernier. Si un jour, la direction de l'Opéra National de Paris avait la bonne idée de l'inviter...

La critique de Marc Haegeman sur DanceView Times

[Inga]

Marc Haegeman’s review is very correct. I also saw the performance and think Masha really is great Kitri.

Alexandrova performed Kitri last time three years ago, so now she bring in the role all the experience she gained in the time. Three years ago she was bright ballerina but not Kitri. Now she IS Kitri.
Alexandrova not only show her famous stage presence, her charm, her rare technical strength. For me the most fascinating was the contrast between Kitri as simple girl and Kitri-Dulcinea in Don Q’s dream. In the first act Masha looked like a real innkeeper’s daughter, simple, self-assured and merry. You can easily imagine her pouring a beer to the clients and laughing with them! Her love for Basilio was sincere, she pretend to be indifferent to him, but she cannot hide her feeling.
In Don Quixotte’s dream she was just another person. Playful girl is gone, Dulcinea is a crystal fairy with royal bearing. And how beautiful was her balances!
In the last act pas de deux she again was simple girl, but she was so happy and charming! Her variation became the peak of the performance. The audience responded with enthusiastic applause.

Also in May Alexandrova and Dmitry Gudanov danced the leads in Alexei Ratmansky’s Leah that was staged in the Bolshoi. I don’t saw the performance but she was liked by the critics.

[Michel]

This night of June 25, after the performance of "La Fille du Pharaon" the art-director of the Bolshoi Ballet Alexei Ratmansky appeared in front of the audience to announce the names of the new Bolshoi's principals (étoiles) - Maria Alexandrova and Dmitry Gudanov (Dmitry just made his debut in the role of Thaor). This is the first time someone has been publically promoted to a new position. I hope this will become a new tradition at the Bolshoi. Our congratulations to Maria and Dmitry.

It became also known that Maria Alexandrova and Serguei Filin will open the Bolshoi tour in London with Don Quixote.

[suzanne]

Bravo

[haydn]

Merci Mikhail pour ces bonnes nouvelles de Russie!

Pour nos lecteurs non-anglophones :

En cette soirée du 25 juin, à l'issue de la représentation de La Fille du Pharaon, le Directeur Artitstique du Ballet du Bolchoï est venu au devant du public pour annoncer les noms des nouveaux "danseurs principaux" ("étoiles)" : Maria Alexandrova et Dmitry Gudanov (Dmitry venait juste de faire ses débuts dans le rôle de Thaor). C'est la première fois qu'une telle nomination se fait en public, et j'espère que cela deviendra un tradition au Bolchoï. Nos félicitations à Maria et Dmitry.

Il a également été annoncé que Maria Alexandrova et Serguei Filin assureront le spectacle d'ouverture de la tournée du Bolchoï à Londres, avec Don Quichotte.

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Curieusement, la nomination de Maria Alexandrova n'est pas encore annoncée sur le site du Bolchoï.

Curiously, the promotion of Maria Aleksandrova as a Principal dancer has not yet been anounced on the Bolshoï website

http://www.bolshoi.ru/