Bolshoi's Sugar Plum Fairies (Split Screen): Nikulina - Kaptsova
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- Christmas is coming, and so do our Nutcracker videos! Here's the Bolshoi's Sugar Plum Fairy Variation (Split Screen) between Anna Nikulina and Nina Kaptsova. Technique, style and interpretation could be different between them, so, get inspired and enjoy!
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Nina literally looks like she's walking on and just showing us a bit of what she does, it's natural. Even her facial expression is just as free as can be. It's incredible how terrific she is. ❤ This is why i love watching ever role she does.
Kaptsova owns the character and the choreography. She has them both mastered.
Nikulina is still wrestling to get there.
Nikulina is beautiful, but nothing compares to Kapsova. She makes it look effortless, airy and playful. I doubt if this split screen would be favorable for anyone next to Nina. She just owns this dance.
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I love how clean precise and relaxed Nina was. Anna on the other hand looked terrified the entire dance and for some reason her posture always looks hunched and her neck looks strained in turns
Anna Nikulina’s performance is wonderful, and this comment thread has been distressing. The comments including personal abuse (“disgusting!”, “a fish thrown on shore”) must frighten young dancers who come here to learn something. They’ll wonder, “what will people write about me if one of my dances is posted?” For that matter, what audience of good taste and manners wants to spend a night at the ballet if it means being surrounded by this kind of scorn?
[UPDATE: the most abusive comments have now been pushed lower in the thread by the TH-cam algorithm or deleted. I appreciate that after this comment originally ran, some fans of both artists engaged to raise the tone of discourse.]
In art, as in debate, a person who throws a personal insult automatically forfeits. The group that rushed into this thread with invective did not come here to educate. They did not come here to build up ballet. They just came here to enjoy hurting a human being. Anyone who has been bullied recognizes the group dynamic of onlookers staying silent for fear of the mob turning their attack on them.
Anna Nikulina is not just a great dancer; she is a heroic dancer. Every movement and gesture she makes in this piece is an artistic choice. At the beginning, for example, she gently taps her toes as if testing the waters. It looks like maybe she’s making a mistake; we are expecting the traditional music-box Tinkerbell implied by the celesta. One commenter complains she lacks the traditional crispness. But she is going out of her way to be NOT crisp. She is signaling that in this Russian version she is not a wind-up doll in a child’s candy land. Rather, she is Marie, an aristocratic girl on the verge of womanhood exploring in dream what she will be like when older. Anna decides to play it regal and bold, not girly. As she dances in ever-widening concentric circles at a quickening pace she alters her character to match the different accent notes of the celesta and strings. Altering for artistic expression the “right way” to perform a technique is not a sign of defect; it is what elevates ballet to a fine art, above a decorative art or a sport.
To see another video of Nikulina performing at the edge of technical and artistic limits, search TH-cam for “Superb dancers nikulina”. Young dancers can learn much from her: she has been cast in over 50 solo and leading roles at the Bolshoi over the past 20 years. She has been cast and promoted by FOUR different artistic directors during that time, one of the steady workers through some epically tumultuous times. The choreographer of this very Nutcracker version - Yuri Grigorovich - is a supporter. And when a great choreographer trusts one of his defining works to a particular dancer, well, it’s time to ignore the comments and watch the show in awe.
(Thank you DanceLine Ballet for creating this excellent video.)
the best comment on this video thank you so much❤
Thank god for this comment. There is some truth and reason out there after all. People are bitching here. Ballet is not about bitchin. They should do that over American pop stars not ballerinas.
I personally haven't seen many, if any, insults to Nikulina in this video from the several top comments made here. Unless they're in Russian, then in which case I wouldn't know or understand. Technical preference or observations doesn't equate to hating or insulting someone. There's a difference between saying someone's dancing is "more stiff" or "more fluid" or "I prefer the personality that A gives to the dance compared to B" versus throwing out of pocket insults like "she has no talent" or "A is so much more beautiful than B" or "B doesn't know how to dance".
Most people here acknowledge that both women are talented ballerinas, it's just that they have a preference of one over the other. Which is perfectly okay. Especially when both dance quite differently when it comes to style, and technique.
If you want to see true toxicity, then open up a comment section on any American influencer or Kpop group. Because that will really give you an idea of how nasty fans can be.
@@Lena-zn4re Thank you. The ad hominems mostly came in the first week, with suspicious commonality of language and timing. You have prompted me to add an update edit in my comment explaining that most bad comments have been pushed to the bottom or deleted.
Yes, many of the nasty comments were in Russian. The authors may not have realized that auto-translate is now used widely by viewers. Their in-group chatter is readily viewable in English or other languages.
Technical comments are great! Great, that is, if they include a technical explanation and are positive. “She looks sloppy” is just a sneaky and unanswerable put-down. (Where (timestamp)? In what way? Are you sure it is not a conscious artistic effect? A variant school of dance?) I would hope that ballet videos don't become reduced to floor exercises, with a chorus of points deductions in the comments. Or worse, voting on who is prettier. I would hope these videos allow us to point out transcendent elements of performances and create new fans.
@@russelldavis2248 Ahh I see. That’s good to know. I, fortunately, did not have the pleasure of reading those nasty comments. It’s great that TH-cam has implemented an auto translate feature, though I don’t believe it’s accessible for use on desktop, which is where I made my original comment. My bad.
And you’re very true, criticisms should be backed up by some kind of reasoning. It’s how people can improve. I don’t think any person would get the motivation to be better by being insulted. But I think it’s also important to note that not everyone watching these videos has the experience and/or knowledge of the craft to cohesively write out their thoughts and reasonings. For example, I randomly stumbled upon this video because it popped up on my recommended page. I have no technical knowledge beyond the basics to make an observation that provides something valuable. I can only view the two performances and state which one I liked more. For reasons I don’t quite fully know myself. And that’s what I saw from a lot of the English comments here. Most mainly noted factors like facial expressions or fluidity of movement from the dancers when making their preferences. And while it’s most likely intentional by both of the dancers as a result of different interpretations and style, to the untrained eye, it doesn’t necessarily come off that way.
Thank you, however, for being that person with that knowledge and explaining some things that us common folk most likely missed about the artistic and technical choices made by these two. Maybe people will view both performances in a new light after doing so.
От Капцовой глаз не оторвать. Точно как колокольчик в музыке. Каждый шажок - попадание. А какая легкость, какое изящество! Волшебно!
Kaptsova looks so comfortable and conveys such joy in her performance. I love it.
Капцова в разы лучше. Даже если не цепляться к технике, то: Никулиной огромные проблемы с мимикой она все время борется с танцем лицом, зажата шея и местами неудачные наклоны головы, не гнется корпус, китайские пальцы, футболит ногами и местами дерется еще и с музыкой. Капцова танцует абсолютно расслабленно. Она наслаждается танцем. Отличные певучие руки, абсолютно естественные. Живой корпус. Кокетливые наклоны головы. Танец яркий и эмоционально окрашенный. Смотреть одно удовольствие
Я не профессионал, но у Никулиной мне кажется неуклюжим тело, особенно ноги, нет такой собранности и изящества, как у Капцовой
@@grishiver5160 Я не слежу за артисткой поэтому могу только сказать - справа в разы лучше чем слева. Чтобы оценить не конкретную запись, а артиста нужен в разы больший объем информации. Чтобы судить о причинах надо быть преподавателем или точно знать как готовили номер и в какое время сделана запись. Всегда есть шанс что что-то доучили и дотренили и стало лучше чем в 1 раз или вот конкретно в этот день ретроградный меркурий, а в любой другой все было лучше.
Поэтому судить об артисте по записи одного номера так себе идея.
А мне эмоции Капцовой показались абсолютно неуместны партии, какое-то детское кривляние
Oh dear! Kaptsova in sublime in this role. Nikulina looks so nervous, like she's having a terrible time on stage. It brings to mind something a ballet teacher once told me. He said, you know dancers spend years working on their turnout, and extension, and the arch of their feet, and what does the audience look at... their face. So very true...
Hmm, as regular watcher of ballet (but not a dance myself), sure I look at the face to gage emotion, but mainly it’s the dancing. Also, when you’re sitting in a giant theatre, a lot of the time you can’t see the face that well.
Both are important of course, and great performers have both. But I think a dancer with spectacular technique and slightly wooden expressions is still better than a dancer with an amazing acting performance but sub par technique.
@@elinat2414 Yes, really a great dancer needs both. But when the dancer is enjoying the stage, the audience enjoys it also. Renata Shakirova is a great example. She's gorgeous technically, but also has tremendous charisma on stage.
Also Nikulina looks a little sloppy at "rest" positions. I am not a dancer but Kapstova seems to really put together in slower and more restful positions instead of just letting her guard down like Nikulina does. At 1:44. It seams like Nikulina prepares for something that comes next with that "sloppy" woble at her sikrt but it's just a part of the dance for Kapstova who seems to just glide through the air.
I actually find Nikulina more composed and at ease. She is not rushing. She is serene. Grinning is not always a sign that the dancer is enjoying herself more. I personally love it when a dancer is more esoteric and uses musicality to express herself rather than extreme facial expressions. Less is more. I think its very unfair to judge her performance as nervous, there is no sign of it.
the one to our left is better
I vote for Nina. She is more fluid and has more charm. One of the best for this role.
Даже сравнивать невозможно! Нина Капцова - точна, музыкальна! Ни одного рваного движения, каждый жест, каждый взгляд соответствует музыке!
"Нина Капцова - точна, музыкальна!"
Верно! Nikulina просто не попадает в ноты, это очевидно.
@@nikewhite4471 или ролики расходятся на полсекунды.
@@Elena-54-04 что более вероятно, кстати))) особенно вначале заметно запаздывание. Если сдвинуть дорожки буквально на полсекунды - сразу феи сольются в движениях.
@@Tatjana_P. Не сольются, есть моменты, когда они на этом видео синхронны, а потом снова нет.
@@Elena-54-04 Там, скорее всего, оркестр взял разный темп, поэтому левее кажется, что она куда-то спешит. Но если там просто быстрее музыка - тогда очевидно, что она нам кажется не очень.
Team Kaptsova. Both dancers are very talented but, Kaptsova’s extra bit of personality gave her the edge.
Nina Kapsova has put the bar so damn high that other dancers can't even compare. Tbh , split screen just looks so cruel in comparison.
Like really?
@@francisheperi4180 really
Нина Капцова просто шикарна!!! Настолько изящные движения, легкость, просто профессионал! Браво!!!!
Kaptsova comes across as much sweeter and more youthful in her interpretation of the role. The little looks and the way she is always crisp with her movements make her seem to really inhabit the role. I'm sure the other ballerina is excellent but she looks a bit messy when compared to Kaptsova.
and slightly hurried to me... there were a few moments where I thought she (Nikulina) looked downright terrified, which is TOTALLY understandable lol.
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻
Interesting. The "messiness" is what I find so emotive and personable. I prefer her over Kaptsova.
I thought she played the character so well and had that slight “I’m better than all of you and I’ll prove it” attitude that I’ve always associated with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Lol. Her facial expressions were 🧑🍳 💋. Loved it!
It was the video of Kaptsova dancing this variation that revived my love for ballet, back in 2013. Every time I rewatch it I can’t help but thinking she woke up the day of this performance and thought: “today I’ll deliver something iconic”. She truly did! This remains my favorite choreography for this variation and Nina is still one of my favorite dancers ever.
мне тоже показалось, глядя на Капцову - а ведь не зря балет существует!
Движения Капцовой - линия и правильность движения ног( это сразу заметно на фоне Никулиной) - безупречно!
Капцова просто идеальна ) попадание в такт - сам ритм не только музыки и легкость - настоящая, это нЕчто. Сравение к сожалению для Никулиной не в ее пользу.
I know NOTHING about ballet. But the lady on the right looks like she could have done this in her sleep. Effortless beauty💯💯
Bravo ladies 🥳🥳
Kaptsova moves WITH the music. She accentuates the music through her movements. She is more fairy like and spritely in her movements. Interesting juxtaposition.
Kaptsova actually hears the music and dances to it. Wow. The difference is striking.
It's as if she's actually creating the music. She's such a part of it. It's the same with great opera singers. Their voices blend into the accompaniment. It doesn't sit on top as separate.
Kaptsova always... She s the best in nutcracker and most of ballet she did..she is so more spontaneous and true than zakharova.. The true best prima of Bolshoi.. Thanks to exist nina.. Close to her i cannot see no-one..
I don't know these ladies' names, but the dancer on the right expresses her arms and neck beautifully. Her movements are so dainty.
Kaptsova's performance is just beautiful! When I teach the Nutcracker to my elementary music students, I only show her performance! It's just mesmerizing.
Yes, Kaptsova's dance is really beautiful! When she dances, she doesn't only "dance" - she actually lives the role.
Nina looks so comfortable in this role. It’s the dance that introduced me to her. Granted they are both sublime. It’s like choosing between 2 beautiful diamonds.
I am going to assume Nina is the one on the right. Please correct me if I am wrong. She seemed to flitter about just like I would imagine a fairy to do, and even her footwork was amazing. The other had fluidity, and I liked a lot of her upper body movements more, but the dancer on the right, which I am hoping as Nina, overall had the better performance.
@@rokelle_2012 yes she is. She often has that lovely girlish smile.
Both dancers are well trained and graceful with beautiful artistry.
However, Nina is The Sugar Plum Fairy.
Thanks for the video. 🍭❤💕💕❤🍭
Нина танцует каждую нотку. Изящно, чётко, классно.
Я не из балета, но есть подозрения что это совершенно ).
Kaptsova is just so captivating. Couldn't, just couldn't turn my eyes off her.
I think they both dance beautifully :) Kaptsovas movement is crisp and precise and Nikulina's is wonderfully fluid and she never stops moving. Brava to both :)
Kaptsova looks so much more confident and playful and I think her musicality is slightly better. Both are super light though she seems more bouncy imo
Definitely Nina!!! Very relaxed and enjoying her dancing 😘
Nina Kaptsova - no competition!!
I first saw Nina Kaptsova in Coppélia Swanilda Variation and since then I have admired ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ Kaptsova. She is quite graceful and has beautiful body lines. Of course I ❤️ love both these extraordinary dancers. But a tad more maybe - - I ❤️ am definitely showing preference for Kaptsova. Thanks much to @ DanceLine Ballet for sharing.
Kaptsova, one of the greatest artists of our time
I much preferred Nina Kaptsova.
Anna Nikulina for me.
By far Kaptsova!
1. This is one performance so you really can’t tell the better dancer. 2. The lighting might have been better on the left but technically the one on the right was better 😂. Her turns were sharper, her ankles were strong, her feet were pointed and fast, her hand placement never faltered. You can tell who never danced ballet by comments like this.
@@miarose2286 ❤z 🎉CT we a th 😊
@@jennygreat4846 most people never danced ballet. We can still form an opinion on which performance we preferred as the viewer.
Kaptsova 100%Sooo delicate and flawless,see,without music the difference is notable
*Nina Alexandrovna Kaptsova* embraces this role which suits her like a glove. She seems inhabited by this performance and really exudes all the magic, she is this fairy tale. Translation from French. What grace, precision, agility, pure beauty. An authentic presence Nina is very sure which also appeals to me. My time, I would not say the same for the performance of Nikuluna. Facial expressions, gestures, his whole body speaks to me, his whole being charms me. It is bewitching like a waltz of atoms magnetizing in symbiosis. I have a clear preference for this marvelous Prima Ballerina : )) Thank you very much for this sharing which becomes exhilarating enchantment or charming exhilaration, becoming totally bewitching. With gratefulness for sharing. From Switzerland
С ней репетировала Катя Максимова 😊
@@oxanayakhanova5990 Thank you very much for Katya Maksimova. But I don't know her and I find nothing about dance with her. Sorry. Katya Maksimova is a ruthless oligarch that yearns to restore her former 'glory days'-thriving within the upper echelons of the Russian aristocracy. Apart from a young girl on Instagram where I am not registered, which I communicate to you, I did not find anything on Katya Maksimova. // My grandfather taught French to the aristocracy from 1900 to 1918: )) I suspect that he knew Pierre Gilliard. Very good weekend to you. Thank you for your sunny and smiling emoji ❣🕉🩰 From Switzerland.
@@oxanayakhanova5990 Катя Максимова с Ниной Капцовой никогда не репетировала! Она была педагогом Анны Никулиной!
@@user-dt5bd3jg1m я с Лунькиной перепутала. Они для меня почему-то сливаются в одну…
Kaptsova feels the music and the rhythm better and moves more gracefully!🥰
They were both elite and sublime. Any insults hurled at the three performers are a prominent display of their ignorance. I favored Kaptsova's performance. I believe her long legs have an advantage in showcasing this role beautifully.
Капцова - это настоящая фея, отменившая всемирное тяготение, скользит как солнечный луч и порхает как пёрышко. Но какой это труд! Сколько боли, пота, бесконечных репетиций ради того, чтобы мы увидели эту красоту, это мастерство от улыбки до кончиков пальчиков
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Никулина, возможно, ещё дорастёт до подлинного мастерства.
Nikulina looks terrified, like she is not feeling it at all and can't wait for it to end. I suspect it's one of her very first performances as the Sugar Plum Fairy. I would like to see a more updated version that does her justice.
Both dancers are superb, and I can't choose between them. Each performs slightly differently, yet each is wonderfully light and precise. Bravo to them both!
I know absolutely nothing about dance but the one on the right was more enjoyable to watch for me, a complete layperson.
Что бросается в глаза это завершающие жесты, у Капцовой они отточенны, если рука вверху то она четко зафиксирована в жесте на 2сек., а не размазана по воздуху. Если нога касается пола то точно в фигуре. Да это титанический труд.
Я не из балетных, но тоже заметил, когда 2 видео идут параллельно, именно благодаря сравнению понемногу понимаешь что к чему даже не будучи специалистом). Спасибо за подсказки. )
Never having watched any of the two: Nikulina seemed completely terrified the whole performance. It actually made me feel nervous, she looked too much like she was in her own head, and you could see her flailing at points. Kaptsova, though, she just seemed so calm and poised! Very good!
Kaptsova ❤❤❤
Kaptsova is incredible
Poor Nikulina looks scared. Kaptsova seems to be dancing for her own enjoyment. More relaxation, epaulement and a great smile.
возможно, для Никулиной это одно из первых выступлений в этой роли: глаза все время опущены, как-будто вспоминает следующее движение.
Капцова всегда танцует для собственного удовольствия. Поэтому на нее всегда приятно смотреть.
в данном сравнении Капцова выглядит гораздо лучше. она прекрасно вживается в роль, чувствует музыку, каждое её движение всегда к месту. А Никулина то опаздывает, то торопится, движения какие-то рваные, будто ей наклоны даются с трудом
Definitely Kapsova. Softer, more delicate, does not accentuate movements exactly on the note, which gives fluidity, rather than stiffness on the left.
The dancer on the right is phantastic! 😍😍😍
couldnt stop watching Kaptsova but yeah both are great
but the tippy tappies at 2:20 i like Nikulina's, theyre glitterier? lol
Kaptsova looks like she really enjoy her performance. I love her arms movement.
Первая на все сто со всем усердием отрабатывает зарплату, вторая живет танцем, как дышит. Браво!
Is Anna filmed at the start of her season and Nina a little later when she has settled in the role more?
Anna appears to be “ticking boxes” doing each move, like she’s thinking. Nina is simply flowing like there is no distinction between each segment. Beautiful ❤
Good observation. Both talented!!!
Kaptsova❤ I just LOVE her that variation❤
Танцуют безупречно обе. Но Нина Капцова будто бы сама фея и есть.
У меня есть подозрения, что до конца жизни феи-драже лучше Капцовой я не увижу ))).
Капцова само изящество 💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨
The right was much more graceful and poised, her turns were really clean and her use of the arms was amazing
Aside the technique differences Kaptsova's performance is better because she interprets the role. She's giving to her performance enough space to "breath" and she doesn't dance with the metronome, always on beat something that makes dancing mechanical. Her dancing has fluidity.
Both are gorgeous but my heart goes out to the dancer on the left. The control was amazing.
Nina Kaptsova tem um algo a mais , além de graciosa, linda, musical, precisa, ágil, técnica perfeita, uma deusa bailarina de corpo e alma ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Нина Капцова делает всё очень воздушно, легко. Несмотря на то, что это тяжёлый труд, не возникает этого ощущения 👍👌
Еще возникло подозрение, что танец Капцовой можно сказать - эталон. )
As someone who grew up as a highland dancer, I can't get over the loose attachment between the coreography and the music. With highland, every single movement lands exactly on the beat.
This choreography is actually much better than the other versions (Grigorovich).
I don’t know either of these ballerinas, but I could not take my eyes off the one on the right. Her performance was magnetic! The other one was dull by comparison, though technically quite fine.
They were both fantastic. But, I do have a favorite between the two. Assuming it's Nikulina on the left and Kaptsova on the right, I preferred Kaptsova. These are not different interpretations, the choreography is meant to be the same between these two performances. That said, Kaptsova, I feel, was more accurate and precise. Her movements flowed smoother to the music, more on-que. Every move was sharp and accurate, with the speed to match the music while going across the stage. Nikulina was beautiful in her dance too, but she was slower in many parts, needed to improvise slightly in a couple areas, and seemed to struggle a bit in comparison. Also, Kaptsova's tutu looked better maintained.
Красавицы!
Но справа девушка очень музыкальна. Легко танцует, играючи )
Я не знакома не с той ни с другой танцовщицей, но пересмотрев видео несколько раз выбрала ту, что от нас справа. Изящна, легка, грациозна, вместе с тем технична, создаётся впечатление, что девушка не играет, не исполняет, не выполняет очередность па, а просто это идёт из души из самого её естества, так органична и непосредственна она в этом образе. Точно, кажется, что фея просто вселилась в тело балерины и мы видим дущу облачённую а танец. Девочка, что слева от нас, разумеется, очень технична, более ни чего сказать не могу. Но кто я такая, немогущая запомнить даже последовательности их движений чтобы судить.
Я тоже выделила танцовщицу справа! Так наглядно, когда параллельно исполняли, мне даже показалось, что левая не попадала в такт музыки, то спешила, то отставала.
я абсолютно с Вами согласна! Вы прямо описали мои мысли
Мне тоже больше понравилась та, которая справа. У нее движения плавные органичные. У той которая слева движения деревянные какие то
Это как сравнивать мастеров спорта с мастерами спорта международного класса и заслуженными мастерами спорта ))), там годы а иногда 10+ лет труда... И иногда многим кажется, что они тоже смогут также или даже лучше... (бывает и такое).
@@gelios1970 Вы о чём, я кого-то обидела? Танцоры танцуют для зрителей, хлеб отрабатывают( счастье, если им нравится, что они делают), и мы, как зрители смотрим и решаем любо или нет за свои кровные. Ни кто соперничать с балеринами не собирается, Вы мой отзыв почитали, или, как? Лишь бы негатив излить?
NINA KAPTSOVA🌹🌹🌹
Obie są piękne.....KAPTSOVA ,GRACJA,ELEGANCJA....
Изумительно, как два разных исполнения могут быть так синхронно совмещены и показаны рядом. Огромное удовольствие посмотреть сразу двоих балерин, потому что они такие разные. Спасибо автору редакции.
Wonderful Dancing!
Thank you for this video,
Jeff
Kaptsova,bravo!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The audience always claps when the dancer does quick turns as if that was her hardest move
Amazing discrepancies are apparent when viewed side by side. Thank you.
I don't know which is which, but I really liked the one on the right. Very fluid.
Kaptsova, of course.
Слева принцесса, справа королева❤ Нина Капцова так точно попадает в мелодию, что живу даёшься
Excenlecy in both dancers... but Nina is just magic in this role... she looks enjoying and confident in every movement...
Yeah. I knew it. I knew Nina would put this poor girl to shame, and she did. Nothing against the other girl, but as you can see, Nina was just flawless. A VVS Diamond, with all its beauty, isn’t the same as a flawless Diamond. I think it’s unfair to do a side by side comparison to Nina’s sugarplum fairy. She was just perfection.
Nikulina doesn't strike me as somebody who should be a principal. I've watched other performances and she has issues with her arch and turnout. this performance she looks very tight and nervous too
Nina Kaptsova is so captivating.
У Капцовой и танец безупречен и артистизм, и сказочный образ создан на высшем уровне, а у Никулиной просто техническое исполнение и "работа"....
Даже в мимике видно что Анна иногда "напрягается" а у Нины все так легко... как будто сама фея-драже так и должна выглядеть )).
Kaptsova seems to have more precision in small movements and is much more connected with the music. Nikulina, although softer and more silky, next to Kaptsova look little bit sloppy.
There are gazillion performances of the Sugar Plum Fairy... Kaptsova's is one for the ages... She throws in triple pirouettes on point like it is nothing all throughout this solo.... Incredible.... Unbelievable displays of technique that look simply effortless... A true Russian Prima Ballerina......There is simply no comparison with the other dancer at all...(I even wondered if Nikulina was one of the infamous dancers of the Bolshoi that progressed through the ranks by sleeping with the director!) Every aspect of Kaptova's performance is an absolute display of mastery of the classical technique...
I think they are both wonderful. I have always love Bolshoi choreography.
Both are beautiful! Art is in the eye of the beholder and people will all have their preferences. Most of us couldn't do this to save our lives
It's fun to consider that the Sugar Plum Fairy is actually not existing in the Russian versions and that it's Clara actually interpreting this variation (; (edit: In Russia, she's mostly called Masha - the Russian version of the original name "Marie"in E.T:A. Hoffmann's tale. Clara is the name originally used in the ballet version and kept for the movie adaptions as well as in the English and American ballet productions).
It’s Masha, not Clara
@@kalamaki77 Oups, you're right!Of course, the Russian version. I will change that at once. Thank you for correcting me (;
@@felicity1877 thank you for your attention to the details! I’ve seen a lot of Nutcrackers here in Russia, and none of them has Sugar Plum Fairy or Clara. It’s always Masha 😊 yet, fun fact: if this variation is performed solo (in a contest etc) it is still called Sugar Plum Fairy variation, which sounds funny for a spectator who has never seen this character in a real production. Of course we all know that it is this specific variation, but still 😊
@@kalamaki77 It's simply so iconic (; One of Tchaikovsky's best known pieces. La Fee Dragee. Though, it could also been known as Nutcracker Pas de deus Variation II. But nevertheless, it's a kind of tradition. Just like Black Swan Pas de deus was simply only a pas de deux in Act 1 (;
@@kalamaki77 I've actually seen a Russian production with the original Petipa's choreography and Clara instead of Masha. And the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was actually performed by the Sugar Plum Fairy! But that's very unusual)
Nina more elegant definitely is the best for me ❤
Капцова настоящая фея, кокетливая, улыбчивая, легкая! Никулина как будто аршин проглотила, а на лице гримаса, а не улыбка.
Никулина -- хороша была бы кордебалете. Стояла бы себе и стояля, без проблем.
This choreography is diabolical. I can't imagine someone dancing and enjoying it
It seems to me that the side by side split does no favor for each dancer's artistic expression. They are both amazingly skilled and have honed their craft to perfection! Bravo!
Enjoyed them both. Beautiful dancers.
They are both lovely, but Kaptsova is my preference in this comparison. I notice tension in Nikulina's neck, and the upper body leans forward in some turns leading to a slight imbalance. Maybe she had a leg/foot problem that day. Something appears to be holding her back from the beautiful performance we know she usually delivers.
Their timing is different.Can it be that the orchestra played in a different tempo in each performance? Although in the video we hear one orchestra.
Technically the dancer on the right is cleaner and stronger imho. Watch the pique turns & emboités and watch the feet. Also on the developé relevé battement/attitude ..... Stronger more solid and into the pirouette en dedans, the dancer on the right does a triple and the other does a double. She's just stronger technically from my perspective. But fun to watch them both.
Both dancers are phenomenal,yet Nikulina seems to be more “stiff technical” .Kaptsova is full of grace and is fully in the dance.❤️
I think they are both equally wonderful. No comparison.
Вспомнился фильм про Золушку 1947 г. Той, что слева, туфелька очень жмет и вот-вот слетит, после чего наступит облегчение. Ты вместе с балериной ждешь, когда же закончится мучение. Той, что справа, туфелька впору и она порхает.
I like Kaptsova better - more graceful, more expressive, more delicate, more attention to detail, better turns & timing to music.
As someone who is just a spectator, I find both danced absolutely beautiful - I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, they're both magnificent.
Niki Lima is good but Kaptsova is masterful in her perfection