Nureyev was an extraordinary dancer, his onstage presence and grace have not been seen lately. He and Fonteyn deserve all the praise they received for the magic they created when they danced together.
I know but suppose its hard to admit your on a downward spiral and your days are limited. Look at pop stars even if they're well but old they can be embarrassing like mccartney and elton JOHN!
La pareja más bella del siglo XX, ambos perfectos. Total armonía y sincronización. Eran grandes actores pero su comunicación les salía del corazón y del alma. Eran un solo ser cuando bailaban juntos. Imposible olvidar su baile. Ahora ya no hay ese tipo de bailarines, sólo atletas sin sentimiento.
They always will be the best for me. They were above all dancers. There was something that emanated from them. Besides technique, they interpreted their role like actors. I never get tired of watching them dancing.
The amazing Margot Fonteyn: more performance perfection was demanded of her at 50 than most could deliver at 30 years of age - and, miraculously, she delivered!!! If ever there were a ballerina with a more tragic personal life, i surely do not yet know of her! Margot's autobiography was written with exceptionsl grace, but is a difficult read - because of the cutting tragedies and enduring loneliness. How she kept her mind completely on the roles she danced... amidst personal shocking disappoinments and professional jealousies of quite a few others - could not easily be duplicated by another performance artist (if ever). Margot's most mesmerizing legacy is her breath-taking heroism. Despite relentless heartaches, she offered, consistently, only ethereal beauty in her sensitive performances: why so many were compelled to love Margot. R.I.P., Gifted Ballerina - Beauty of Body and Soul.🙏🌹
Margot and Rudi were amazing personalities. I recommend the biography of Margot by Meredith Daneman which puts a lot of colour (and how!) into the public myth.
she was 40, not 50, when they started to dance together. I saw in a documentary. She said that heard of Nureyev and I was told that he wanted to dance with her. He was 20. But she recreated herself during the years they danced together. I am a huge fan of them together!!
What's missing from so many others that is quite evident here, is the intimacy and storytelling. Also, they "look very expensive" together! Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
Jamás nadie ha bailado el solo del príncipe Sigfrid como Rudy Nureyev!! Es demasiado, su suavidad, ligereza, musicalidad , sus pordesbras, la cabeza, la expresión.... se me llenan los ojos de lágrimas🥹🌹🌹🌹
Какая изумительная законченность. Начиная с кончиков пальцев ног и кончая необыкновенной красотой рук. У обоих. И всё это являет потрясающую чувственность и не поддельную любовь.
Великолепно! Такой чувственный дуэт.Гибкие и волшебные руки, Рудольфа Нуриева в мужском танце особо впечатляют. Танец Марго Фонтейн, с ее красивыми пропорциями для балерины,восхитила меня,нежностью исполнения! Спасибо за эту запись!
🇬🇧/🇫🇷 Beautiful. At a time when emotion and expressivity were very important. Perfect harmony, grace, poetry. This poignant Pas de Deux will be remembered forever. The audience made no mistake that night. Technique alone does not make a Ballet. It's knowing how to convey the soul that emanates from this duet to the audience that counts. «I want the audience coming out of a performance of "GISELLE" to be in tears. With the desire to see it again. Like in "Swan Lake". Dance is not acrobatics. It's an Art.» - Rudolf Nureyev 🇫🇷 Magnifique. À une époque où l'émotion et l'expressivité étaient très importantes. Harmonie parfaite, grâce, poésie. Ce poignant Pas de Deux restera à jamais gravé dans les mémoires. Le public ne s'est pas trompé ce soir-là. La technique seule ne fait pas un Ballet. C'est de savoir comment transmettre l'âme qui émane de ce duo au public qui compte. « Je veux que le public qui sort d'une représentation de "GISELLE" soit en larmes. Avec l'envie de la revoir. Comme dans "Le Lac des Cygnes". La Danse n'est pas de l'acrobatie. C'est un Art. » - Rudolf Nureyev
Petitsaule Petitsaule Good Morning Petitsaule. Totally in agreement with you. "Grace to your fingertips," that phrase was His leitmotif. He demanded fluidity, suppleness, every movement to the end, He refused to accept "short" gestures, the effort had to be there. Every muscle had to work, every character had to live, the Dancer is a Soul Artist. Expressiveness had to touch the heart of the spectator. There, I recognize a Dancer. A child of Terpsichore...?
The grace and sheer artistry of these dancers surpasses anything that is being done today with the current emphasis on acrobatics rather than ballet. ❤️
I was so fortunate to see Margot Fonteyn live as a teenager in Christchurch NZ in the 60s .I thought it was definitely her destiny to find Nureve.They are wonder people and dancers.
Ballet perfection,,,especially Nureyev's body extentions, and body "holds" and "pauses" and his arms just "floated weightlessly" timed with the music,,,,,,,,he had incredible "feet"......most unusual flexibility in his feet for a man...Adored his body "stances" .(let alone his gorgeous face) .......similar with Margot....BUT it was more "arms" and "head" movements with her....unusual arm length......truly a mesmorizing duo
Technique is indispensable in Dance, but without expressivity, Art is incomplete. Rudolf Nureyev had that in Him, took the time to live His characters. Emotion is shared, thanks to what comes out of oneself. He had a unique grace, from head to toe. You have to know that this solo was created by Him. He had to fight to impose it. His gestures are slow, which makes the Dance very difficult, everything is supple, untied. The Prince is sad at this moment of the Ballet. He communicates this sadness. He often said to his pupils: «... Be graceful, right down to your fingertips.» He didn't care if a Dancer could raise his leg above his head. If there was no emotion, the performance was worthless to him. Dame Margot Fonteyn had the same point of view, which is why their duets were extraordinary. To take the time to do every gesture, with accuracy, feeling the music, was their way of being. Thank you, Master. These memories are priceless.
Petitsaule Good Morning Petitsaule. Totally in agreement with you. "Grace to your fingertips," that phrase was his leitmotif. He demanded fluidity, suppleness, every movement to the end, He refused to accept "short" gestures, the effort had to be there. Every muscle had to work, every character had to live, the Dancer is a Soul Artist. Expressiveness had to touch the heart of the spectator. There, I recognize a Dancer. A child of Terpsichore...?
No one will ever convince me that these 2 artists did not love each other..you can see it in every movement..every expression..every nuance..Superb and Lovely..🌹🌹🌹😘😘😘💝💝
Absolutely......they were crazy about each other......I'm sure he made her feel 20 years younger than what she was. . I don't care how much of a bastard he might of been.....I thought he was drop dead gorgeous....and he basically was a good soul.... And heck. He was a TATAR. Wasn't his personality rather typical ?
@@kaythomas8521 I do not remember stories of his being a bastard. This is a smear against a brilliant artist who can no longer defend himself although I suspect he rarely felt obliged to do so.
A wonderful film - whether it has been here before or not, it should be watched again and again by anyone who loves ballet or wants to love it. Their musicality is rare. Thank you!
@@susannabonke8552 j can you say that Noureev did'not for him the shame ; j saw Noureev in live on stage erea 1965-1985 j can write and more when he was Principal at Paris-opera some great ballerinas had not worked with hiim to dance in others Theaters he was very bad against several dancers and ballerinas ; of course great dancer 1965-1975 for me no after in Don-Quichotte Paris-Opera he was a calamity
I think.his gorgeousness mesmorized her into becoming a ballerina far beyond her own consciousness....lol. He hypnotized her.....he hypnotises me just watching him.....he's like a dream from a fairytale
Hope You dancing with Angels on the sky and the best Legends all the times near you ❤❤❤❤. Unsurpassed , Unusual , Genious gone too early !!! Missing much
Oh what a beautiful pair. Even if only on stage. What ability to dance so well together. Also I appreciate that Margot was a athletic toned woman who wasn’t trying to be a twig. She looks beautiful as does Rudi. Great job by both immense talents!
Watching them you uderstand what words like "divine" or "heavenly" mean. If only these two parts of one absolutely harmonious whole hadn't been born two decades apart!
My feeling is unrequited love. Although they were 2 decades apart, they died within 2 years of each other. He said of her, “At the end of Swan Lake, when she left the stage in her great white tutu I would have followed her to the end of the world.”
Absolutely pure artistry. The English school at it's best then plus the Russian one integrated in one hair raising performance. No need to comment more but to thank you for posting this.
Un moto danzante attuato con un pathos ed un'expressio che da sola è l'anima e l'armonia della danza con figuralita ' mirabili ed una riconduzione dei passi all'euritmia melodica sorprendente. Rimarranno sempre come esempio dell'essenza del bello e dell' armonia.Bighin GIULIO RENZO
You know you are witnessing greatness when you start to cry! Such controlled perfection... And I thought I had lost interest in the ballet! - It was just the banal athleticism of modern dancers which had been subtly alienating me...
The reason I love my Ballet teacher is because she says "technique goes beyond stretching. Your flexibility comes later" shes so proud of me everytime I get a move right, even if my extensions are poor. These days everything is about going as high as you can, which I think can make a performance look mechanical and forced. These dancers may not reach the full 100%, but at least they are having FUN. And isn't that what dancing should be about?
Yes..I can remember being in ballet class at the studio in Santa Monica..and being aware..Hey..Im dancing..not just practicing..it was a very wonderful feeling..if being free and light..💝💝🌺🌻🌷😘🎈
I love the way she uses her neck so expressively to almost melt into Nureyev I like this choreography very much and having given up that gymnastics will ever be as graceful again as the Soviet gymnasts and choreographers in the 1980 have started looking at dance on the internet used to just get glimpses on TV. Even the Russian versions are disappointing as far as expression for Swan Lake -- need to go back in time and watch Maximova again.
Linda Right... Both were unbelievable. Today, I've seen good Dancers. Alessandra Ferri and Massimo Murru, Roberto Bolle,... Svetlana Zakharova, who is a very talented and sensitive artist, (very humble also) Mikhaïl Kryuchkov... Thank you for posting This, this is a real Treasure. Mariska Khametovich
The acrobatics of modern ballet dancers has conversely drained the artistry and expressiveness out of their work. And audiences clapping at the tricky bits as if they were at the circus.
@@giovaneitalia8312/: Royal Ballet dancer AVRIL BERGEN claims the world's former leading male and female dancers had a passionate sex life and were desperate to marry - but Fonteyn's devotion to her wheelchair-bound husband ROBERTO ARIAS forced them to shroud their romance in secrecy. Bergen makes the shocking claims in an interview for British TV programme THE SOUTH BANK SHOW, which will be broadcast on UK station ITV1 next month (AUG05). She explains, "Margot was a woman who really needed sex. She and Nureyev had sex together. Unfortunately she lost their baby." TONY PALMER, the director of the South Bank show, says, "I have no doubt that Nureyev was the love of her life and that both of them wanted children." Nureyev's former personal assistant, JOAN THRING adds, "Rudolf was in love with Margot and wanted to marry her." 17/07/2005 02:34 Contactmusic
@@carolinebrookboysen1945 ok, but what about he was gay? I can't understand. These people who speak about the life of 2 dead artists i can't understand too. May be they were well payed for these interviews, I don't believe them.
Nureyev und Fonteyn waren ein absolutes wunderschönes Traumtanzpaar🌺🌺
Nureyev was an extraordinary dancer, his onstage presence and grace have not been seen lately. He and Fonteyn deserve all the praise they received for the magic they created when they danced together.
Until he got sick, then not good at all and he should have stopped
I know but suppose its hard to admit your on a downward spiral and your days are limited. Look at pop stars even if they're well but old they can be embarrassing like mccartney and elton JOHN!
❤❤❤❤❤❤. Love him, increadble , unsurpassed . Missing much . Too early gone ... 😢
No puedes hablar así de Rudy y sobre todo referirte a su enfermedad con esa ligereza, es una falta de respeto.
Celosia…
La pareja más bella del siglo XX, ambos perfectos. Total armonía y sincronización. Eran grandes actores pero su comunicación les salía del corazón y del alma. Eran un solo ser cuando bailaban juntos. Imposible olvidar su baile. Ahora ya no hay ese tipo de bailarines, sólo atletas sin sentimiento.
They always will be the best for me. They were above all dancers. There was something that emanated from them. Besides technique, they interpreted their role like actors. I never get tired of watching them dancing.
Танцовщики
The amazing Margot Fonteyn:
more performance perfection was demanded of her at 50 than most could deliver at 30 years of age - and, miraculously, she delivered!!!
If ever there were a ballerina with a more tragic personal life, i surely do not yet know of her!
Margot's autobiography was written with exceptionsl grace, but is a difficult read - because of the cutting tragedies and enduring loneliness. How she kept her mind completely on the roles she danced... amidst personal shocking disappoinments and professional jealousies of quite a few others - could not easily be duplicated by another performance artist (if ever).
Margot's most mesmerizing legacy is her breath-taking heroism. Despite relentless heartaches, she offered, consistently, only ethereal beauty in her sensitive performances: why so many were compelled to love Margot.
R.I.P., Gifted Ballerina - Beauty of Body and Soul.🙏🌹
Margot and Rudi were amazing personalities. I recommend the biography of Margot by Meredith Daneman which puts a lot of colour (and how!) into the public myth.
@@rosemaryallen2128A great book about a most incredible ballerina.
she was 40, not 50, when they started to dance together. I saw in a documentary. She said that heard of Nureyev and I was told that he wanted to dance with her. He was 20. But she recreated herself during the years they danced together. I am a huge fan of them together!!
Браво, брависсимо нашему гению Рудику Нурееву.
Как же хорош, не отвести глаз
I kept coming back to enjoy. She is the real ballerina, unlike the “ballerinas” nowadays, who are just acrobatic jumpers.
What's missing from so many others that is quite evident here, is the intimacy and storytelling. Also, they "look very expensive" together! Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
Jamás nadie ha bailado el solo del príncipe Sigfrid como Rudy Nureyev!! Es demasiado, su suavidad, ligereza, musicalidad , sus pordesbras, la cabeza, la expresión.... se me llenan los ojos de lágrimas🥹🌹🌹🌹
Эталоны балета! Лучшие!
Непревзайденные!
Вечно молодые и влюбленные, как вечная весна! Как эта музыка!
Наслаждение созерцать гармонию счастья!
Ouiiiiii LE meilleur ! ❤
This masterpiece must remain forever in our memories and in our hearts.
She had a perfect body, not like some today who look like athletes
Наконец, вновь наслаждаюсь танцовщиком великим Р Нуреевым!
Not an ugly movement between them-all in perfect harmony. So very touchingly beautiful.
sedekiman r +
So well put. Two of the greatest theatrical artists of the twentieth century.
Wonderful performance of the greatest classic couple of all time!, many thanks markie polo for sharing it!
Какая изумительная законченность. Начиная с кончиков пальцев ног и кончая необыкновенной красотой рук. У обоих. И всё это являет потрясающую чувственность и не поддельную любовь.
Великолепно! Такой чувственный дуэт.Гибкие и волшебные руки, Рудольфа Нуриева в мужском танце особо впечатляют. Танец Марго Фонтейн, с ее красивыми пропорциями для балерины,восхитила меня,нежностью исполнения! Спасибо за эту запись!
У Рудольфа Нуреева необыкновенная музыкальность и артистичность!!!Так что не только руки
@@ИРИНАКИРИЧЕНКО-щ8б так что 10 копеек в минус моего мнения,рашка рулит
🇬🇧/🇫🇷 Beautiful. At a time when emotion and expressivity were very important. Perfect harmony, grace, poetry. This poignant Pas de Deux will be remembered forever. The audience made no mistake that night. Technique alone does not make a Ballet.
It's knowing how to convey the soul that emanates from this duet to the audience that counts.
«I want the audience coming out of a performance of "GISELLE" to be in tears. With the desire to see it again. Like in "Swan Lake". Dance is not acrobatics. It's an Art.» - Rudolf Nureyev
🇫🇷 Magnifique. À une époque où l'émotion et l'expressivité étaient très importantes. Harmonie parfaite, grâce, poésie. Ce poignant Pas de Deux restera à jamais gravé dans les mémoires. Le public ne s'est pas trompé ce soir-là. La technique seule ne fait pas un Ballet.
C'est de savoir comment transmettre l'âme qui émane de ce duo au public qui compte.
« Je veux que le public qui sort d'une représentation de "GISELLE" soit en larmes. Avec l'envie de la revoir. Comme dans "Le Lac des Cygnes". La Danse n'est pas de l'acrobatie. C'est un Art. » - Rudolf Nureyev
Petitsaule Petitsaule
Good Morning Petitsaule. Totally in agreement with you.
"Grace to your fingertips," that phrase was His leitmotif. He demanded fluidity, suppleness, every movement to the end, He refused to accept "short" gestures, the effort had to be there. Every muscle had to work, every character had to live, the Dancer is a Soul Artist. Expressiveness had to touch the heart of the spectator. There, I recognize a Dancer. A child of Terpsichore...?
Андрей Андреевич
Good afternoon Andrei.
You're right. I'm a child of Terpsichore forever...
C'est correct, absolutement.
They knew the art of the dance then and they danced it! Two of the greatest!!
Нуреев это наша гордость,это чудо,это невероятный труженник,таких больше нет,он жил,дышал творчеством,его будут помнить и подражать ему...❤❤❤❤❤
The grace and sheer artistry of these dancers surpasses anything that is being done today with the current emphasis on acrobatics rather than ballet. ❤️
I love how she completes her arm movements with her hands. Such glorious port de bras.
Que maravilla de pareja, es magia pura, verlos bailar
Bravissimi!!!! Watching them brings tears to my eyes... they were such exquisite artists
Margot Fonteyn natürlich, sie darf man nicht vergessen. Sonderklasse der Ballerinas....
My god!!!! This couple was so special!!!
Exquisite timing and style - the two together harmonise so beautifully, you can feel how fond they were of each other and in tune.
Caroline Brook Boysen соловьев в полметки не годится нурееву
@@НурсияПавловна Sorry, I don't undertstand, don't speak Russian!
Где она позицую теряет?
У вас в голове, наверное
Они едины и ненаглядно лучшие!
Was ever man more beautiful? And Margot.. nearly twice his age!
What a pair! Matchless! MW
Oh my, look at that line! And what a relief to see a ballerina with healthy, beautiful legs and not a pair of sticks!
Yes, pre-Balanchine. When women were allowed to have curves and breasts and still be dancers.
Such delicateness and grace from these two. Fonteyn floats like a dandelion.
I was so fortunate to see Margot Fonteyn live as a teenager in Christchurch NZ in the 60s .I thought it was definitely her destiny to find Nureve.They are wonder people and dancers.
Удивительное, прекрасное, идеальное и завораживающее исполнение
Ballet perfection,,,especially Nureyev's body extentions, and body "holds" and "pauses" and his arms just "floated weightlessly" timed with the music,,,,,,,,he had incredible "feet"......most unusual flexibility in his feet for a man...Adored his body "stances" .(let alone his gorgeous face) .......similar with Margot....BUT it was more "arms" and "head" movements with her....unusual arm length......truly a mesmorizing duo
No words needed... Feeling is enough... Thank You, Madam Fonteyn, Thank You, Mister Nureyev... 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌟
Thank u
Spasibo.
Technique is indispensable in Dance, but without expressivity, Art is incomplete. Rudolf Nureyev had that in Him, took the time to live His characters. Emotion is shared, thanks to what comes out of oneself. He had a unique grace, from head to toe. You have to know that this solo was created by Him. He had to fight to impose it. His gestures are slow, which makes the Dance very difficult, everything is supple, untied. The Prince is sad at this moment of the Ballet. He communicates this sadness. He often said to his pupils: «... Be graceful, right down to your fingertips.» He didn't care if a Dancer could raise his leg above his head. If there was no emotion, the performance was worthless to him. Dame Margot Fonteyn had the same point of view, which is why their duets were extraordinary.
To take the time to do every gesture, with accuracy, feeling the music, was their way of being. Thank you, Master. These memories are priceless.
Petitsaule
Good Morning Petitsaule. Totally in agreement with you.
"Grace to your fingertips," that phrase was his leitmotif. He demanded fluidity, suppleness, every movement to the end, He refused to accept "short" gestures, the effort had to be there. Every muscle had to work, every character had to live, the Dancer is a Soul Artist. Expressiveness had to touch the heart of the spectator. There, I recognize a Dancer. A child of Terpsichore...?
Андрей Андреевич
Yes...for Eternity.
No one will ever convince me that these 2 artists did not love each other..you can see it in every movement..every expression..every nuance..Superb and Lovely..🌹🌹🌹😘😘😘💝💝
Absolutely......they were crazy about each other......I'm sure he made her feel 20 years younger than what she was. . I don't care how much of a bastard he might of been.....I thought he was drop dead gorgeous....and he basically was a good soul.... And heck. He was a TATAR. Wasn't his personality rather typical ?
It never was love, it was friendship. They were best friends ever, until Margot died (but God knows how much Rudolf tried to help her).
@@kaythomas8521 Of course, he had many liaisons but only one true love, Erik.
@@lindildeev5721 Of course they loved each other - sex does not equal love in a friendship.
@@kaythomas8521 I do not remember stories of his being a bastard. This is a smear against a brilliant artist who can no longer defend himself although I suspect he rarely felt obliged to do so.
Nureyev magnífico y bellísimo ,ninguno como el
He was hot 🔥 sexy and gorgeous
It is amazing how in sync they were with one another. And Margot was going through hell at this period in her life. Rudy really was her rebirth.
I have seen many wonderful Odettes. But no one ever danced Sigfried like Rudolph. And no couple ever danced Swan Lake like Fonteyn and Nureyev.
Great, especially, Nureyev was superb here. Great work from the cameraman, something rarely seen today👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A wonderful film - whether it has been here before or not, it should be watched again and again by anyone who loves ballet or wants to love it. Their musicality is rare. Thank you!
+oldoperafan a still handsome and good rudy
What is musicality? Isnt that what all dancers should have? Isnt that what it's all about?
@@kathymyers7279 yes it is but unfortunately not many do
Как они прекрасны ))) каждое движение можно воять в скульптуре , каждая позиция фотоэтюд ...спасибо интернету )) спасибо ютюб.
No other male dancer had so much passion and love for ballet like Nureyev... he is sublime.
Everybody seems to forgive how difficult to work with he was... So Genius is an excuse for bad behavior? Of course I admired him as a child...
@@susannabonke8552 you are insulting a legend you should be ashamed of yourself.
@@tikitorchgamin1842🤔🙄😄
@@susannabonke8552 😁😁😁🖕🖕🖕🖕😘
@@susannabonke8552 j can you say that Noureev did'not for him the shame ; j saw Noureev in live on stage erea 1965-1985 j can write and more when he was Principal at Paris-opera some great ballerinas had not worked with hiim to dance in others Theaters he was very bad against several dancers and ballerinas ; of course great dancer 1965-1975 for me no after in Don-Quichotte Paris-Opera he was a calamity
So fluid, tender and beautiful! One can see the chemistry and caring between them. I am so grateful to be able to see this on film. Thank you!
I think.his gorgeousness mesmorized her into becoming a ballerina far beyond her own consciousness....lol. He hypnotized her.....he hypnotises me just watching him.....he's like a dream from a fairytale
This 13 minutes changed my life.
Lin Hiril ! Искусство балета меняет наши жизни. Это правда!
Hope You dancing with Angels on the sky and the best Legends all the times near you ❤❤❤❤. Unsurpassed , Unusual , Genious gone too early !!! Missing much
We are blessed this is preserved on film. What could surpass the magnificence of this performance?
How brilliant they were together.
Margot Fonteyn, sheer talent and brilliance,
Imagine the excitement when this pair came to dance in... Darlington Civic Theatre in about 1973 !
WOW.
Beautifully filmed and danced. Thank you for uploading.
Just watching them dance you can see and feel their passion and love for each other.
Sure. 10.41 She kisses him. Or tries to.
No they were great actors.
And the way she takes his hand at the very end!
@@nataliedelagrandiere4022 Sorry..they arent acting..
Oh what a beautiful pair. Even if only on stage. What ability to dance so well together. Also I appreciate that Margot was a athletic toned woman who wasn’t trying to be a twig. She looks beautiful as does Rudi. Great job by both immense talents!
Every, and I mean every student of classical ballet should watch this!
The fact is that Rudolf and Margot are a real couple on stage: the one enhances the artristy of the other with every single gesture. Thanks!
気品と優雅さを湛えたバレエはこのお二人以外考えられません💕あるバレエ教師が脚を高く上げるのは下品と言ったことがわかります。ﾏｰｺﾞのﾊﾞﾚｴを見るとつくづくそう思います😊
Breathtaking beauty.
Прелесть дуэт ! Браво.
Oh so beautiful, the symmetry and lines sublime. Thank you for sharing x
unbelievable...brought tears to my eyes...
Прелестно!браво!!!
Given that Margot was on the verge of retirement when Nureyev defected from the USSR their partnership was absolutely divine.
The meaning of ballet: Nureyev-Fonteyn. Such a love, such an artistic partnership is unrepeatable.
Watching them you uderstand what words like "divine" or "heavenly" mean. If only these two parts of one absolutely harmonious whole hadn't been born two decades apart!
My feeling is unrequited love. Although they were 2 decades apart, they died within 2 years of each other.
He said of her, “At the end of Swan Lake, when she left the stage in her great white tutu I would have followed her to the end of the world.”
They dance divine together.
Absolutely pure artistry. The English school at it's best then plus the Russian one integrated in one hair raising performance. No need to comment more but to thank you for posting this.
This was an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 16, 1965. Fonteyn is exquisite.
Yes. And Nureyev is sublime.
Can I watch the whole of Swan Lake please ?
Beautiful, i cant stop watching again and again.
Nor I. And still weep each time, especially her solo, when she feels the air on her skin and becomes a woman for the first time.
Какие руки пробежки,голова лицо у Нуреева!!!💖💖💖Фонтейн чудо как индивидуальна,чудо балерина такой больше нет!💖💖💖
And what a Body, too. He was very sexy at this, age.......drool
Un moto danzante attuato con un pathos ed un'expressio che da sola è l'anima e l'armonia della danza con figuralita ' mirabili ed una riconduzione dei passi all'euritmia melodica sorprendente. Rimarranno sempre come esempio dell'essenza del bello e dell' armonia.Bighin GIULIO RENZO
So happy to see again....last time was in the 70’s..I think...the heart swells
Браво!❤❤❤❤❤
Fenomenale!
Nureyev is a poet.
Classic Beauty and Romance..🌹🌹💐💐🌺🌺🌻🌻🌷🌷🌸🌸💝
Magnificent! as Ed Sullivan said.
Just brilliant!
Absolute magnificence! Love you Rudolpho for ever!
Magnifique et tellement émouvant !!
Merci.
Божественно!!!
You know you are witnessing greatness when you start to cry! Such controlled perfection... And I thought I had lost interest in the ballet! - It was just the banal athleticism of modern dancers which had been subtly alienating me...
Divine. Sublime.
Она дала ему ИМЯ .он продлил ее молодость в балете
Ніжно, м'яко, граційно!
The reason I love my Ballet teacher is because she says "technique goes beyond stretching. Your flexibility comes later" shes so proud of me everytime I get a move right, even if my extensions are poor. These days everything is about going as high as you can, which I think can make a performance look mechanical and forced. These dancers may not reach the full 100%, but at least they are having FUN. And isn't that what dancing should be about?
Yes, well said.
Yes..I can remember being in ballet class at the studio in Santa Monica..and being aware..Hey..Im dancing..not just practicing..it was a very wonderful feeling..if being free and light..💝💝🌺🌻🌷😘🎈
This is a jewel for the posterity.The best ballet dancer couple of the last 50 years.All extraordinary!
And you have Seen Fonteyn-Noureev in 1950 ? How old are you ? People like and don't saw her on stage , it's very funny
@@alainspiteri502 What is wrong with you? Can you not read?
@@Caridad420 of course : M Damian did not see Fonteyn in live on stage because since 1965' she was a " Princesse Aurore " calamity !
@@Caridad420 Fonteyn in live on stage j repeat was a calamity !
@@alainspiteri502 How do you know and who cares? She said they were the best in 50 years. She was completing them.
Being a great dancer does not imply Human greatness. Dancing on this level
means working, just physically working
They were wonderful together
When I was young, I thought all actors really love each other at the love scenes.
I love the way she uses her neck so expressively to almost melt into Nureyev I like this choreography very much and having given up that gymnastics will ever be as graceful again as the Soviet gymnasts and choreographers in the 1980 have started looking at dance on the internet used to just get glimpses on TV. Even the Russian versions are disappointing as far as expression for Swan Lake -- need to go back in time and watch Maximova again.
Yes, the neck gesture, so touching.
Linda Right... Both were unbelievable.
Today, I've seen good Dancers.
Alessandra Ferri and Massimo Murru, Roberto Bolle,... Svetlana Zakharova, who is a very talented and sensitive artist, (very humble also) Mikhaïl Kryuchkov... Thank you for posting This, this is a real Treasure.
Mariska Khametovich
@@Petitsaule Alysia Novikova.
The acrobatics of modern ballet dancers has conversely drained the artistry and expressiveness out of their work. And audiences clapping at the tricky bits as if they were at the circus.
Absolutely beautiful! As ballet should be danced.
So true! This is how ballet should be, unlike today’s acrobatic jumps
Нуреев и Фонтей великолепны!!!
Her performance still breath taking
she slays....and together they have some sort of magic
They were in love - around this time she was about to divorce Tito and Nureyev had asked Margot to marry him!
@@carolinebrookboysen1945 how you can you say this? He was gay and She also 19 years older than him. They were very good actors.
@@giovaneitalia8312 You obviously don't know the story! See below:
@@giovaneitalia8312/: Royal Ballet dancer AVRIL BERGEN claims the world's former leading male and female dancers had a passionate sex life and were desperate to marry - but Fonteyn's devotion to her wheelchair-bound husband ROBERTO ARIAS forced them to shroud their romance in secrecy.
Bergen makes the shocking claims in an interview for British TV programme THE SOUTH BANK SHOW, which will be broadcast on UK station ITV1 next month (AUG05).
She explains, "Margot was a woman who really needed sex. She and Nureyev had sex together. Unfortunately she lost their baby."
TONY PALMER, the director of the South Bank show, says, "I have no doubt that Nureyev was the love of her life and that both of them wanted children."
Nureyev's former personal assistant, JOAN THRING adds, "Rudolf was in love with Margot and wanted to marry her."
17/07/2005 02:34
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@@carolinebrookboysen1945 ok, but what about he was gay? I can't understand. These people who speak about the life of 2 dead artists i can't understand too. May be they were well payed for these interviews, I don't believe them.
Saw her in London in 1976, she was crippled with arthritis but still so elegant.
always elegant in Society ok but people mixed always Society with ballet , they are two differents worlds
@@alainspiteri502 What do you mean, exactly? Care to voice an opinion?
Margot..the Beautiful Butterfly...Rudolph..her Handsome..Lithe Swain..💝💝🎼🎵🎶🎻🎻🎁🎁😘😘🌺🌻
Ma che meraviglia!😍❤
Fantastic !!!
Qué preciosidad. ¡Bravo!
Always sublime.
OMG!! No words ♥
Absolutely divine....!