Marvellous to be able to see into the past via this video. Very interesting too to be able to witness what the legendary Ulanova was like. Turnout and high extensions etc. were not so important then, but excitement and drama was more the focus in those days. Thank you for sharing this.
She does something with her acting that no other dancer has made me ever feel, which is genuinely scared because of how fragile and vulnerable Odette seems. Such talent.
It’s just no one like her. Every gesture, every movement tells the story. It’s not about over extensions that modern dancers seem to be obsessed with. It’s about telling a story through dancing.
This is when ballet was about artistry rather than athletics. It's so difficult to choose which I prefer. I suppose they each bring different things. Galina Ulanova and Svetlana Zakharova are like chalk and cheese - so different.
She really is Odette. I can see it, even if I don't know much about ballet. Other more recent performances the ballerinas are just using the role as an excuse to showcase their skills, but this is the real thing, because everything should be done for a reason and not for the sake of showing off.
То, что Галина Уланова играет Одетту в "Лебедином озере", удивительно. Обычно она ассоциируется с ролями в "Жизели" и "Ромео и Джульетте". Эти два произведения я узнал благодаря книге.
у современных балерин спина-руки-ноги гнутся на 360 градусов, но так как Уланова, лебедя они изобразить не в состоянии. они изображают гнущуюся женщину, Уланова - именно птицу. у нее какое-то фантастическое животное чувство лебедя, смешного нервного создания. причем тут пишут что это больше пантомима, чем танец. в том-то и дело, что у Улановой это и танец тоже, и именно то, чем он отличается от гимнастики.
Like Maya Plisetskaya's performance in this very scene, note that the emphasis here is on acting skills, not technical excellence in "en pointe" dancing like we see today. This is because both Ulanova and Plisetskaya became ballerinas during the 1930's and 1940's, when new Russian ballets emphasized more acting skills than dancing skills.
The Dance Division of the NY Public Library has an entry for a film of White Swan pas de deux with Sergeyev, included on a tape with other clips, dated c 1940. They also give her birth year as 1910, which would have, if that is this film, made her about 30 years old here.
@Sacto1654 Yes, Galina had a very hight qualitty acting skills. In her book, wich name in spanish is "Escuella de una ballerina" she talks all the time about the importance of getting involved in the character. She cites Stanislavski and "The Sistem" as a leading way into the character. She cared a lot about her dancing to, but it seemed to me, as reading her book, that the highlight in her career was the acting.
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Marvellous to be able to see into the past via this video. Very interesting too to be able to witness what the legendary Ulanova was like. Turnout and high extensions etc. were not so important then, but excitement and drama was more the focus in those days. Thank you for sharing this.
I love these old films. You can really see the connection to old silent films. It would be great to see it restored - and the speed corrected.
Can you elaborate on what you mean be “speed corrected”
Лучшая на все времена. Вот это и есть- балет.
She does something with her acting that no other dancer has made me ever feel, which is genuinely scared because of how fragile and vulnerable Odette seems. Such talent.
It’s just no one like her. Every gesture, every movement tells the story. It’s not about over extensions that modern dancers seem to be obsessed with. It’s about telling a story through dancing.
Yes every part of the body alive
This is when ballet was about artistry rather than athletics. It's so difficult to choose which I prefer. I suppose they each bring different things. Galina Ulanova and Svetlana Zakharova are like chalk and cheese - so different.
Мурашки по коже - до чего прекрасно!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Нет никого прекрасней Улановой Живая пластика Любимейшая
She really is Odette. I can see it, even if I don't know much about ballet. Other more recent performances the ballerinas are just using the role as an excuse to showcase their skills, but this is the real thing, because everything should be done for a reason and not for the sake of showing off.
Это чувства выражение в танце, а не голая техника! И ногу не забирают демонстрируя растяжку((( а пачка какая пышная, а не эти современные блины.
Every move just aches with emotion, and her dance seems as effortless as breathing. Wish I could have seen her dance.
HorrorFrogPrincess me having asthma😂 jkjk
Mme. Ulanova was noted for her grace and acting ability as shown in this clip.
То, что Галина Уланова играет Одетту в "Лебедином озере", удивительно. Обычно она ассоциируется с ролями в "Жизели" и "Ромео и Джульетте". Эти два произведения я узнал благодаря книге.
she is the best
у современных балерин спина-руки-ноги гнутся на 360 градусов, но так как Уланова, лебедя они изобразить не в состоянии. они изображают гнущуюся женщину, Уланова - именно птицу. у нее какое-то фантастическое животное чувство лебедя, смешного нервного создания. причем тут пишут что это больше пантомима, чем танец. в том-то и дело, что у Улановой это и танец тоже, и именно то, чем он отличается от гимнастики.
Дарья Костычева вы абсолютно правы.
Like Maya Plisetskaya's performance in this very scene, note that the emphasis here is on acting skills, not technical excellence in "en pointe" dancing like we see today. This is because both Ulanova and Plisetskaya became ballerinas during the 1930's and 1940's, when new Russian ballets emphasized more acting skills than dancing skills.
i love this version
She is Odette, i can see
Sergeyev. Fadeyechev is Plisetskaya's partner in Swan Lake.
The Dance Division of the NY Public Library has an entry for a film of White Swan pas de deux with Sergeyev, included on a tape with other clips, dated c 1940. They also give her birth year as 1910, which would have, if that is this film, made her about 30 years old here.
yes, it's Sergeyev.
just great
@Sacto1654 Yes, Galina had a very hight qualitty acting skills. In her book, wich name in spanish is "Escuella de una ballerina" she talks all the time about the importance of getting involved in the character. She cites Stanislavski and "The Sistem" as a leading way into the character. She cared a lot about her dancing to, but it seemed to me, as reading her book, that the highlight in her career was the acting.
@iluvmyfriendsxoxo
i know it just amazing :O
they used to be a little bit less skinny
and the technique is so different!
I have it on DVD, Odile is Dudinskaya and Siegfried Dudinskaya's husband Sergeev
It's Sergeyev, not Fadeyechev.. I have it on DVD
Since then ballet has evolved so much and become much more sophisticated in comparison.
Sergeyev I think
1:27 sheldon cooper? XD
So this is the woman who was the affair of Prince Philip? Poor Isabel Queen II
It was a rumor. She was married. But Philipp was in love with her, just like the rest of the world.