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Rubies excerpts - Balanchine - Villella, McBride - late 1960's
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- Short excerpts from Rubies (the first half of the pdd, the male solo, curtains and other short bits). A glimpse of the ballet back in the days when it was new :)
Loved the musicality and playfulness of these two.
I love villela's explosive energy and jumps and his ny homeboy vibes. I guess that's what Russian audiences liked too -- they gave him so many ovations that against Balanchine's instructions he gave them a Tarantella encore. But I do think that his freestyle style does clash with the refinement of his ballerinas.
McBride is so great ❤️
interesting to see the costumes from this time as well
Just as certain words in a language cannot be translated into any other language, certain costumes designed for a ballet are synonymous with that ballet. The original Karinska costumes for Balanchine's "Rubies," with their unique "accordion tutus," are no longer used at NYCB. Perhaps the expertise needed to make them no longer exists. The accordion tutus are off beat, luxurious, unique, fun!!!...Karinska was a genius too.
I try watching him, and I try appreciating him and putting him within the context of an era but I'm just not a Edward Villella fan. Even a piece like this which was very much crafted to his abilities and limitations, the sloppiness just bugs me. I feel as if I've seen Rubies done much better even by regional companies. McBride, as usual, is lovely. Anyway, thank you for posting this.
sincearly always l faund him an awful dancer l couldn't agree more .
awful awful and awful more l watch him more find him awful
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Thanks, Villella was a blunt dancer. no refinement. He was also a dancer who couldn't be bothered taking class with Balanchine. Also, don't like the way he " plays " to the audience and tries to milk the applause.
Miles Montemore He cannot be blamed for not taking class with Balanchine. It was too damaging for the body. Both Kirkland and Peter Martins said so.
he was good boxer l was told .l would probabily appreciate him as boxer because his dancing is frankly unwatchable
Who added the applause? I never heard the NYCB audience clap like they were at a sports event or circus.
for me is a mistery why he is considered a great dancer
Navarre Brixen imo is awful also in balanchine as also kabardinka told is awful in all line lol
Navarre Brixen despite his dreadful irritanting haircut imo d'amboise despite also not my cup of tea was better
Navarre Brixen anyway watching this silly jumping around of villella l undrestand better why when was in milan and saw the powerful italian dancer mario pistoni balanchine offered to him to be hired in NYCB
Navarre Brixen also andre prokovsky was a good dancer but was a little later probabily
Navarre Brixen mario pistoni was a phenomenal dancer whose tecnique was simply stunning infact balanchine offered him principal rank directly but mario never accepted because he wanted to live in milan.belive me mario could dance rings around villella and company