The Rite of Spring in rehearsal (The Royal Ballet)

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  • @madeline2282
    @madeline2282 6 ปีที่แล้ว +776

    4:36 god even the page turn is impressive

  • @ddazuulada
    @ddazuulada 6 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    I wish there were more videos of Claudia's rehearsals or performances. I've only discovered her through her channel and I think she's just remarkable and a wonderful dancer!

  • @ginaferrara4230
    @ginaferrara4230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    It’s really nuts that Claudia wasn’t promoted after this performance. Especially since there are so many ranks in the Royal Ballet. I think she really did deserve it. Luckily she gets to dance every day teaching her students, has an amazing personality, and makes a ton of money doing it! Good for her.

    • @zixiong681
      @zixiong681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      wasnt she already a principal dancer here? you’d only really dance this if you were a principal, and she made a video on her channel saying that this was her first performance as a principal dancer

    • @ginaferrara4230
      @ginaferrara4230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@zixiong681 nah, she was just dancing a principal role. Some companies allow their corps members to do this if they feel they have potential. Unfortunately Claudia was not given the promotion she deserved!

    • @susannevollmer2347
      @susannevollmer2347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She dont became a solist after this? That is unbeleavable!

    • @scarletbailey6086
      @scarletbailey6086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zixiong681 at 0:37 it says Artist

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@susannevollmer2347 no, she was an artist, that’s the lowest rank in the corps de ballet 🩰

  • @lilysticha7564
    @lilysticha7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +827

    To those of you who don’t know what the story is about, let me tell you, The ballet choreography by Nijinsky and the piece that goes along with it by Igor Stravinsky takes place in ancient pagan Russia, during the coming of spring the people perform a ritual in order to honor the earth and in honor of spring the ballet begins with a series of dances each by a different group a people. The ballet then ends with the sacrificial dance which you see here where young girls perform this dance and the first one who falls is “the chosen one” she is then forced to dance herself to her death as a sacrifice to the earth and to their Gods in order to have a good spring. Both the music and dancing are meant to be intense and to make people feel a bit uncomfortable, in fact at the time it was written it actually caused riots because it was considered “unorthodox” and dramatically different from the orderly often religious music that was common at the time.

    • @David-pt8ge
      @David-pt8ge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This is choreography by Kenneth Macmillan.

    • @samanthapuleo7812
      @samanthapuleo7812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      In my opinion this is one of the best pieces in classical music both instrumentally and in performance I think it’s conceptually phenomenal

    • @David-pt8ge
      @David-pt8ge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@samanthapuleo7812 Of course, it has to be one of the greatest pieces of classical music from the last century.

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, I watched the Ted Ed video on it and it was pretty cool.

    • @sarahlane8214
      @sarahlane8214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@David-pt8ge yes, but the original ballet was choreographed back in 1913 by Nijinsky, this is new choreo with the same story. I think that's what OP meant

  • @arielburrow9433
    @arielburrow9433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    Those counts really be wildin

  • @elodiemoore7448
    @elodiemoore7448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Now knowing that this girl's cheography is about her dancing herself to death, I am seeing it in a different way and it's sending chills down my spine. I'm not sure why but I'm now finding it much scarier than something you would see in a horror movie maybe? But this is breathtaking! It's videos like these that inspire me to want to become the best I can at ballet as I am now grade 3. I applaud!

    • @nancyforbes6887
      @nancyforbes6887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Not her choreography. It belongs to the great Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, written and dances for Stravinsky’s 1913 « Rite of Spring ». That what makes genius.

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Nancy Forbes this is not the Nijinsky choreo, it’s Keith McMillan 😉

    • @yanatarkhaeva
      @yanatarkhaeva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky. Just if someone will be confused over this convo. But this one -- yes, that's Keith McMillan's work :3

  • @chelsearose86
    @chelsearose86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    I love the pride in Monicas face watching Claudia

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Chelsea Rose me too, and it’s so sad that Claudia didn’t get promoted 😢

    • @Angelaius
      @Angelaius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mathildewesendonck7225 this is why she left the company ?

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Lucia Ambrogio she has a video on her channel where she explains it. She is so humble and polite and professional, she doesn‘t say it, but she must have been really disappointed or frustrated. And maybe also homesick. 😢 It‘s hard to believe, she’s sooo good and talented, and Monica Mason seems to love her.

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucia Ambrogio th-cam.com/video/xedMItsJpaM/w-d-xo.html

    • @Angelaius
      @Angelaius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mathildewesendonck7225 Than you I check out. I follow hear long ago. ☝️ but never was clear why she left. I think wasnt easy losing a mom and being far apart from family.

  • @GG-gw6zy
    @GG-gw6zy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    I love how this choreography includes the exhaustion. Well done!

  • @cynthiazhang
    @cynthiazhang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1258

    Who else came here after watching her react to this?

    • @leeminchew
      @leeminchew 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Meh

    • @victuuria8752
      @victuuria8752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cyncyn Z YESSS

    • @lucamolinas6691
      @lucamolinas6691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Meeeeeeeeeeeee😊

    • @samanthapuleo7812
      @samanthapuleo7812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      To be honest I’d prefer watching this then hearing her interrupt it 4000000000 times

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm here after the Ted Ed video

  • @dinkvjr
    @dinkvjr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    In 8 hours she learned and perfected that!! 8 hours! Respect! Sad that she doesn't dance any more but I'm sure she's already danced a lifetime in her time. Not to mention dancers normally put everything aside.. EVERYTHING. A new book for her to write. Good Luck Claudia! Thanks for the great videos!!! 😍

    • @eleanorgilroy2403
      @eleanorgilroy2403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Cristie Brewer it was actually less - 8 with the whole company on other section and simply 4 on this dance. Astounding!!

  • @heartsdeprived
    @heartsdeprived 11 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    As someone who has no ballet background and with only a love for dance, I found this movement very... odd. It was almost ugly how chaotic it was. But as I kept watching, it was almost as if she was casting a spell and I couldn't look away. I needed to see the end. I knew that technically this was a very difficult piece, but the way she made it look almost effortless was astounding. Simply magnificent how manic and enrapturing it was.

    • @pheart2381
      @pheart2381 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      heartsdeprived when rite of spring was first performed the audience rioted because they hated it. Now a classic!

    • @nocheg8137
      @nocheg8137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Can't tell if that was a compliment

    • @shhhh6174
      @shhhh6174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      The rite of spring is about a sacrificial virgin dancing herself to death. Literally. Its supposed to be frantic and wild.

    • @chroniclesofcarissa
      @chroniclesofcarissa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Coming from a dancer. It's very much a mixture of contemporary and just a hint of modern. I keep wanting more modern movements with this cause that's what it reminds me of. So I keep saying in my head, contract more and really go for the movement, don't be so rigid. I forget that she's mainly a ballet dancer so this type of movement is so much harder for her. It's very complex and that's what makes me love this choreography!!!

    • @miafitzhugh756
      @miafitzhugh756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chroniclesofcarissa yeah she actually made a video reacting to this a while ago and that's one of the main things she said-that she wished she had really gone for it. her video is really interesting, i recommend giving it a watch!

  • @bubblpopz
    @bubblpopz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    My friend actually told me (shes in my schools orchestra) that they were playing pieces from this ballet, and that it was a dark drama about a girl who basically danced to death against her will, maybe that explains the puppet actions and awkward movements but so amazing. :)

    • @rebeccamcelroy1000
      @rebeccamcelroy1000 11 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Your SCHOOL orchestra was playing the Rite Of Spring? Wow. It's known as one of the most difficult pieces in the orchestral repertoire.... your school must be really good for music.

    • @ckrause81
      @ckrause81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      That's exactly what she is doing in this piece. She is dying and then dies at the very end. It's an incredible piece to watch and extremley, extremely difficult to dance. Stunning!

    • @heyryanisonx3141
      @heyryanisonx3141 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds more like the Red Shoes

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @justgiules
      @justgiules ปีที่แล้ว

      The Rite of Spring ballet revolves around the return of spring and the renewal of the Earth through the sacrifice of a virgin chosen to dance herself to death so spring would return the next year.

  • @personalprivate7647
    @personalprivate7647 10 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Visceral is her rhythmic precision,..she lands and or jumps RIGHT fromthe middlfe ofthe beat. The pianists are awesome....i feel my stomach in delicious knots of life

  • @lizidizzy
    @lizidizzy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    It's such an extraordinary piece, I simply can't stop watching it.
    Kenneth Macmillan was a genius and Claudia Dean (the dancer here) is no less than a phenomenon. Bravo.

  • @islandhorsetaker
    @islandhorsetaker 10 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Claudia Dean is amazing and she's very talented. It's sad that she's quitting ballet but of course it's her decision. Every one should do what makes them happy. Good luck to Claudia in the new chapter of her life :)

    • @SmittenKitten.
      @SmittenKitten. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I know you posted this 3 years ago, but Claudia Dean now does coaching, and she has her own TH-cam channel (which is a great source of information for young dancers). She seems to be happy and doing well!

    • @theabrasileno1921
      @theabrasileno1921 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      islandhorsetaker i've just seen this video today. May I ask, why she quit the company?

    • @vanessakim6890
      @vanessakim6890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thea Brasileno She has a video on it :)

    • @pheart2381
      @pheart2381 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vanessa Murnane she made a youtube video explaining this.

    • @islandhorsetaker
      @islandhorsetaker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I suggest you watch her video on it, it's quite emotional. I'm subscribed to her channel, she does amazing work there and seems to be happy, I love it!

  • @Glimdaya
    @Glimdaya 11 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Gosh she has to remember so many steps

  • @NicoleVanzo
    @NicoleVanzo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm absolutely mesmerized. At first the dance seemed so odd, but as it continues it's like I'm under a spell, just want to keep watching it over and over again! Watched 3 times in a row and it is forever on my favorites. Monica looks at Claudia with so much pride that fills my heart with warmth!! Claudia is a fabulous, spectacular ballerina. Wish I could have watched her live.

  • @deen48
    @deen48 11 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Absolutely breathtaking. I have seen the ballet several times and it's exhausting to watch, fascinating and beautiful. We had the beginning played at our wedding. My father, Reginald Barker, was principal percussion at the ROH for some 25 years (he died in 1987) and I watched him play it under Solti at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh. I guess I was probably about 16 at the time. Around 1960 I guess. Magical.

  • @SukLengWong
    @SukLengWong 11 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Monica looks so proud of Claudia Dean! She was absolutely AMAZING!

    • @Got2Bespoke
      @Got2Bespoke 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hwntwww can you elaborate on that? I don’t know the story.

    • @hwntwww
      @hwntwww 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Got2Bespoke mistake/deleted

    • @susancerezo401
      @susancerezo401 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can imagine!!!!!!!!!! I watched Monica Mason rehearse and perform that wonderful choreography several times. Quite extraordinary !Georg Solti conducting...memories of the dancers counting out the difficult rythms out loud. Had a glorious chance to work 6 months in Covent Garden, and working with the Australian artist Sidney Nolan, we painted those costumes.....!
      I well understand Monica Mason's pride.......
      Glorious memories !!!!!! Thank you !!!!!!!!❤❤❤🌹

  • @stephaniecruvant9130
    @stephaniecruvant9130 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Love it!! The moves are so intertwined with the music. The choreo is so incredibly physically demanding.. Unreal stamina!!

  • @gabooper
    @gabooper 11 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    If this looks weird to me now, I can only imagine how confused people must have been when this ballet first premiered..

    • @atuljha6128
      @atuljha6128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Well they did r i o t.

    • @josephrouleau9259
      @josephrouleau9259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      This is pretty odd in its own right, but the original Njinsky choreography that the rioting audience would have seen, looked like more like this: th-cam.com/video/4coES_ei4PU/w-d-xo.html

  • @lalou0001
    @lalou0001 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I bursted out in tears at the end. It feels so real and full of emotions ! Well done !

  • @heidibaltom8138
    @heidibaltom8138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The fact that when this was first choreographed audiences hated it and walked out and pretty much rioted makes this even more wonderful. I csnt imagine how the dancers felt back then as they were dancing this. And bless Claudia she makes it look effortless. Yes you can tell she was tired but holy moly its difficult anyone who dancea it would be dead after i even heard dancers would vomit after this piece its that difficult. And the timing ia all over the place. Its just such a wonderful piece.

    • @astute1001
      @astute1001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the choreography at that premier was very different

    • @amazingtoad7244
      @amazingtoad7244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The original choreography is far less ballet and far more gritty and impulsive and random

    • @aaliyahmichael8853
      @aaliyahmichael8853 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why did they walk out and riot ?

  • @sandyg.3454
    @sandyg.3454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow!!!
    Bravo to this young dancer, Claudia Dean!
    This ballet makes dancers use their whole body in usual ways and is truly physically demanding!🌺🌺👏🏽👏🏽

  • @anonymouslyanonymous5987
    @anonymouslyanonymous5987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Accompanist is the most under-appreciated occupation ever. The accompanists are also very incredible.

    • @virginiaviola5097
      @virginiaviola5097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you, thank you! I just got my head bitten off by a bunch of young dancers for asking them to show some appreciation for the piano player too, in the comments section of a dance solo from some new tv show..and how important they were to rehearsals, as much a part of the whole, and also pretty mental and physical work....it was Schumann’s Arabesque. And they tore me down. Accompanists are so relied upon to just come in, do their job...but they themselves have put in years of training to get to that level, and also started very young, just like the dancers. It’s so nice to see them get a shoutout.

  • @sylviahalo
    @sylviahalo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She’s amazing in this role. Her jumps are so powerful and long and full, even in fast sections with unusual musical accents. Her musicality and athleticism fill the counts perfectly.

  • @isaacfiedler668
    @isaacfiedler668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am a musician, and I love how much dissonance there is in the song which complements her moves sooooo well. 😊

  • @esarfmij
    @esarfmij 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    breathtaking. Cold chills and pure wonder filled me as I watched Ms. Mason perform . . . I look forward to seeing the whole production

  • @JordanJSparks
    @JordanJSparks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    OMG I JUST REALIZED I KNEW AND WATCHED CLAUDIA DANCE BEFORE HER TH-cam CHANNEL!!!! I didn't realize this was her!

  • @robertodilizio6225
    @robertodilizio6225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    2:53 Tried to jump like her. Lost ten years of my life.
    Awesome Claudia! :)

  • @empathandy__5722
    @empathandy__5722 7 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    No biggie, I’m pretty sure I can master the move @ 5:49

    • @nummysmom
      @nummysmom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hahahahahaha

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I can even perform 7.05 h

    • @karensantos5421
      @karensantos5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Empath Andrina That’s my favorite part! Hahaha!! 😂

    • @tornelysian
      @tornelysian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That got a good chuckle out of me! 😂💜

    • @dinkvjr
      @dinkvjr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 😂 😂

  • @robinavalyn9513
    @robinavalyn9513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic! Very well done with exquisite & evocative choreography.
    Thanx for sharing this.

  • @minissa2009
    @minissa2009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been wanting to see Sir Ken's version of this since I noticed its description (and Monica's photos) in a program from the company's tour to the US in maybe 1964 and I thought all the ballets listed in the program were all the ballets in the entire world! Thx so much for letting me see at least this much with Monica coaching.

  • @suanne_lily
    @suanne_lily 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Rob Clark and Philip Cornfield are so theatrically brilliant and expressive on the piano!

  • @Ana_DFM
    @Ana_DFM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I saw this video was around but never really watched it and a few days ago I decided to do it and I can't stop... Claudia Dean was amazing and even Monica Mason. I didn't need to know about this ballet to know what this dance was about

  • @kimhaas7586
    @kimhaas7586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never get tired of watching Claudia dance this piece. It’s so percussive and she’s so quick. It’s a shame that she felt she had no future at the Royal Ballet because she sure had the stamina for principal roles after this.

  • @suanne_lily
    @suanne_lily 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Liking this video because of the superb piano playing ;)

  • @rnhtube
    @rnhtube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow this is my favorite choreography for the danse sacrale I've ever seen. I wish I could see the whole performance

  • @kaffraraffin3574
    @kaffraraffin3574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have seen this production and I can only say, everyone should see it!

  • @zebmiller510
    @zebmiller510 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “we’ll go straight from bum bum
    bum bum bum bum” kills me EVERY TIME

  • @arnoldpenuel8857
    @arnoldpenuel8857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was so well done, so perfect, so interesting!

  • @jabrown1978
    @jabrown1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Rite of Spring is one of my all time musical pieces. I even named my dog Stravinsky lol, we call him Strav for short.

  • @jeanienguyen1543
    @jeanienguyen1543 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    omg and now she is a coach and even has her own youtube channel!!

  • @elha1562
    @elha1562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is amazing. I love seeing younger dancers have some spotlight

  • @Tuntee
    @Tuntee 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these videos, thank you.

  • @Jolanda27
    @Jolanda27 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! And the coach is so lovely too!

  • @pheart2381
    @pheart2381 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    CLAUDIA!!!

  • @GabrielH-W
    @GabrielH-W 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this ballet! It’s so intriguing and scary, but in a good way. 🙂

  • @NolwennPIANO
    @NolwennPIANO 11 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wonderful Monica Mason...

    • @istankpop3876
      @istankpop3876 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nolwenn Collet
      This is Claudia Dean...

    • @TurboBinch
      @TurboBinch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      istankpop Monica is coaching

  • @AnnapurnaMoffatt
    @AnnapurnaMoffatt 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched a video of the whole ballet a few months ago, and I, too, found the choreography weird: it's a ballet, yet it doesn't feel like one. Even a hundred years after "The Rite of Spring" premiered, it's still miles ahead of it's time.

  • @susannevollmer2347
    @susannevollmer2347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Claudia Dean is outstanding! Such a talent!

  • @Pureheart2heart
    @Pureheart2heart 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    that was just amazing....!

    • @PowderSpirit3
      @PowderSpirit3 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is going to be awesome I can feel it while the Teacher speaks. WoW !! I need to go to YT and save it! Goodness how good and what did they say, she learned this in 8hrs? Doesnt matter how long she has TALENT!!! Thx for sharing
      *****

  • @louiseparker1915
    @louiseparker1915 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This dancer is absolutely amazing!!

  • @vaslav030547
    @vaslav030547 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is a very unique piece created by genius.

  • @emilynelson9174
    @emilynelson9174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Starting at 5:48; I like how this may follow in the narrative of the ballet...taking a rest before the chosen one's final wind

  • @zixiong681
    @zixiong681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the storyline of this is absolutely breathtaking and also somewhat terrifying. This is basically a girl dancing to her death- I find this much more entertaining and thrilling than regular movies.

  • @GoldenDanceShoes
    @GoldenDanceShoes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Magnificent!! ♥️

  • @Endonia-ym3sl
    @Endonia-ym3sl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact. The first performance of this ballet was apparently so shocking that it caused a riot within the audience.

  • @porcelaindollscene
    @porcelaindollscene 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow ~ so beautiful & intense.

  • @BallerinaBadass
    @BallerinaBadass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Do you have footage of Monica Mason doing this part? I get the feeling she is magnificent in the role. Also, is it meant to be performed with or without feeling/emotion?

    • @RoyalBalletAndOpera
      @RoyalBalletAndOpera  9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Ballerina Badass I don't believe her performances were filmed, but there are some stills of her in the role e.g. nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4463950 and www.kennethmacmillan.com/ballets/all-works/1960-1966/the-rite-of-spring.html

    • @BallerinaBadass
      @BallerinaBadass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Royal Opera House Thank you! I also found the interviews with Monica - I'll watch to see what she says about how to approach the role emotionally - she is amazing!!!

    • @BallerinaBadass
      @BallerinaBadass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Royal Opera House that review/historical essay link you sent me is excellent - it seems like, from watching Monica Mason in your videos, she has an innate sense of style and impeccable timing - it is so much fun to observe her in rehearsals! Thank you for sending this info. I have a new role to add to my wishlist of ballets to perform :)

    • @kimpoirier236
      @kimpoirier236 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Very, very late response, but Nijinsky himself actually requested his dancers not act/not dramatize their roles. He assured them they simply didn't have to, since the story was all in the choreography.

    • @TurboBinch
      @TurboBinch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ballerina Badass late response, but a video of an interview with Monica (on this channel) does have video of her dancing the role

  • @gilldocherty3802
    @gilldocherty3802 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow totally incredible

  • @brendonhansford
    @brendonhansford 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really love what you are doing….. 😁

  • @helenmclennan667
    @helenmclennan667 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic!

  • @venusharuna4187
    @venusharuna4187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Me: I could do that
    also me: **somehow falls while sitting in a chair**

  • @RONIDC1979
    @RONIDC1979 11 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    been watchin this girl since prix de lausanne. lover her face very striking just like madame mason. would love to see her cupid in don q or balenchines who cares (the jumping girl) the white cat in sleeping beauty etc..

  • @nataliaivanescu4690
    @nataliaivanescu4690 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amaezing work verry musical nice choré .i liked

  • @ARC.Agiromek
    @ARC.Agiromek 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    bravo, evryone should see that

  • @cierraevans144
    @cierraevans144 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dancer is Claudia Dean. She has a channel if you're interested.

  • @alma_najem
    @alma_najem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The fact that it takes two people one one piano

  • @noeliagarrigos9550
    @noeliagarrigos9550 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    congrats claudia! amazing!!

  • @tillie_brn
    @tillie_brn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The fact that she's my age is... baffling... like... what even

  • @suanne_lily
    @suanne_lily 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Macmillan's choreography brilliant too, but I still prefer Nijinsky's original ~ absolutely chilling and eerie.
    Revolutionary till this day, although it's been over a century since its 1913 premiere.

  • @ciprianramirez
    @ciprianramirez 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sorprendente,extraordinaria.unica.

  • @littleoldlady6526
    @littleoldlady6526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Is anybody else listening to those counts?

  • @hatred9427
    @hatred9427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that is the piece that got me into ballet, and this is scary knowing what it's about.

  • @devilmaycry1337
    @devilmaycry1337 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful! :)

  • @skytheterrible5087
    @skytheterrible5087 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not my favorite contemporary piece, but I will give her props for finishing this 5 minute solo!

  • @Rowenagander
    @Rowenagander 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing

  • @winniecantonese
    @winniecantonese 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that is such a long dancing with so many different steps and combinations ....I would like to know any tips for memorizing the sequence of all the steps....for me, I am so bad in remember the combination 😣

  • @sylviekarow3828
    @sylviekarow3828 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing claudia dean!

  • @dominiquepeytraud406
    @dominiquepeytraud406 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brava Claudia!amazing

  • @nia_nah
    @nia_nah 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spellbinding!!

  • @prezdabeast6264
    @prezdabeast6264 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i really get the sense more from this than from the nijinsky choreo that this is a woman dancing herself TO DEATH, bravo bravo bravo

  • @rebahsol
    @rebahsol 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ballet actually premiered in 1913, I believe.

  • @thebabymomo2709
    @thebabymomo2709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time I saw a video of rite of spring I was so scared and petrified. I think I was around 15 lmao

  • @matinasmith1973
    @matinasmith1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was expecting the Joffrey Ballet choreography, but I do like this choreography too.

  • @PeaceLvNCookies
    @PeaceLvNCookies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not a fan of this choreography but the dancer is astounding

  • @DieFlabbergast
    @DieFlabbergast 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Debussy apparently sight-read this score and played it with Stravinsky. That gives you some idea of what a fantastic pianist he was.

  • @commonvegetable
    @commonvegetable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    me: finds video by chance
    ...
    OBSYAAMJQGWBWJDJ
    ITS CLAUDIA

  • @marticosta
    @marticosta 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    prefer Nijinski's choreography but brava!

    • @Rocco.rocket
      @Rocco.rocket 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this still too classic/ Neo Classic. Nijinski, Graham and Pina's are the best

  • @nancyforbes6887
    @nancyforbes6887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Creative, but if you study her movements, it is true to the original spirit of Nijinsky. Choppy, angular, disturbing, and in the end, the movements of a woman who possessed, and is dancing herself to death.

  • @anastasiabananastasia
    @anastasiabananastasia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Claudia !!!!

  • @bycris9754
    @bycris9754 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cute little Claudia

  • @eiclan
    @eiclan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo Bravo

  • @bondfool
    @bondfool 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This looks like the video for Start Me Up.

  • @tamaraventer4207
    @tamaraventer4207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it just me or does she look like Claudia’s little sister rather than actually her? I watch her videos now, and she looks so different!

    • @Simplenotion
      @Simplenotion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      she doesn't keep it a secret that she has had some work done ;-)

  • @lalalalala9451
    @lalalalala9451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    after knowing the story of what’s happening in this dance it scares the shit out of me😭

  • @fnuppyfnup
    @fnuppyfnup 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check the Joffrey ballet.

  • @serbanescusimona
    @serbanescusimona 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A-ma-zing!