They really need to find the original tape for this and digitize it at max quality. This is a treasure for the ballet world and I've yet to see anyone surpass this performance.
Guillem wasn't good for EVERY role. "Giselle" was ill-suited to her gifts - I was never a fan of her rhythmic-gymnast-style in a character like Giselle. Her acting was never the best- in "Romeo and Juliet" or the already sappy "Manon", she was never good at dramatic roles - nevertheless, she gave it her all.
Absolute perfection. One of the great performances of our time. The artistry, the control, the magnetic presence and utter beauty of movement--remarkable. How anyone could find fault with this performance is beyond me.
Yes perfection for me too; the result of outstanding talent, extraordinary physical capacity and speed like very few have plus very hard work and a strong will. She isn't called Mademoiselle Non for nothing.
Une volonté de fer, une technique parfaite, une grande beauté et une grâce incomparable donnant l'impression que tout est facile, et quelles jambes! Une des plus grandes ballerina de notre siècle. Un véritable délice!
To me the what you call 'folk dancing' and I call 'fierce ethnic pride' is the thing that gives this variation (and indeed most of the ballet) its charm and interest. The claps, and the steps harkening to traditional Hungarian dances, were choreographed for a reason, not to be ignored to make the character more vanilla.
This sublime variation has been a favorite of ballerinas ever since Marius Petipa choreographed it for Pierina Legnani in 1898. Petipa revised some of the pas and variations of Raymonda in 1903 for Olga Preobrajenskaya's debut in the title role (she was the 2nd ballerina to dance Raymonda, and the 1st Russian ballerina to do so!) It was during these rehearsals that nearly all of the ballet was notated, which is now part of Harvard University's Sergeyev Collection. Petipa was most pleased with Preobrajenskaya's performances as Raymonda, writing in his journal that she "...danced extremely well", a compliment he never gave to anyone, even in his private journals!
The talent like this is incomparable. To whom one is going to compare her to? Apparently only to Sylvie Guillem herself, noone else. Period. One can talk ad infinitum about what she has and how she does it. And yet... Nothing explaines this magic she does on stage. She is this magic. So much is conveyed with every move - no need for words. That's an art of a kind being seen very rarely. Her body speaks with unprecedented physical eloquence and the thought behind it is always original and the outcome is always unexpected. Absolute honesty with herself. We are priviledged to be her contemporaries. Forever Guillem!
I wish there were more of her performances on YT. All of the videos are grainy and short. How can we not have more of her ballets? She is to ballet what Michael Jordon is to basketball.
sylvie guillem is a goddess. she is everything that i aspire to be as a dancer. her technique is flawless. but i can only ever wish to advance to a level of such high caliber, because i cannot imagine anyone, let alone myself, ever achieving the same greatness. i can simply watch in awe and that will have to be enough.
Just took my breath away. Everything about this is stunning and more especially the fabulous footwork that speaks absolutely of the Paris Opera training! Thank you so much for sharing!
and i totally agree with you. her dancing is so calm making the dance look really easy, and her bouree's are so elegant it looks like she's just drifting - soft yet strong and gentle yet so sharp.. sylvie guillem is a truly amazing ballerina.
I agree. The boredom comes from modern-day dancers, especially Russian ones, prefering to dance to some ridiculously slow tempi, which takes all the life out of any actual DANCING.
Esta es la mejor versión.!!! Es importante para la partitura el sonido de las palmas y ella lo hace. A ninguna otra le escuché. Apenas hacen el gesto. No le dan importancia. Y la perfección y elegancia con que baila son insuperables. yo no respiraba pensando que iban a cortar el final. Gracias. Una joya este video ❤❤❤❤❤😂
La gran escuela de la Opera de París pionera qué llégo y se enraizo en todos los paises del mundo lo maxímo Francia soberana absoluta ESENCIA DE LA DANZA CLÁSICA (BALLET)
she is just amazing in this video. energy like a tiger or a black panther on a hunt, moving graceful like a down feather in a warm summer breeze. but there is also something very lascivious about her. like sex for your eyes :) and nevertheless you still see her intelligence and brightness in her movement. GREAT!
Guillem owns this variation! I have fallen in love with her again and again and again! I can't find though the name of Glazunov music for this part. Can anyone help me with this? 🙏🏻
This Raymonda is so different from the one by Irina Kolpakova. This is so sharp and strong while the other is so tender and graceful. How come it is so different? (at first I thought this was not Raymonda at all!?!)
tout à fait un rôle pour elle ! les claquements de main, le déhanché, l'attitude, tout est parfait ! j'adore aussi les gros plans sur son visage à la fin et cette expression triomphante, le sourire et le regard juste à la fin ! on peut voir la vidéo en entier : th-cam.com/video/Eh__Td8-k3I/w-d-xo.html
J'm erea of Guillem , j saw her very young in sleeping- Beauty at Palais des Congrès-Paris in Guest with Kirov , also in " Romeo and Juliette " at 19 Y old ( palais des congrès 1985' ) mvt-ryhmes-etudes of Bejart ( 1985 ) Cendrillon-Noureev ( 1985 ) famous ballerina very young but after 25 Y old nothing . The last time j saw her it's was in Gisèle at Paris-Chatelet she was 35 ( ? ) a desaster , famous on Y T with TH-camrs Who don't known Danse except on Y T not on stages
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They really need to find the original tape for this and digitize it at max quality. This is a treasure for the ballet world and I've yet to see anyone surpass this performance.
your comment is pure GENIUS
George Ou Natalia Bessmertnova hands down.
Francesca Corkle. performed Raymonda at PBT (early 80's). Her dancing of this variation would/could be considered of equal value.
I haven't seen anybody surpassing anything she has ever done..
There's one video of this same performance in better quality here: th-cam.com/video/6giEqgyiQUo/w-d-xo.html
It's 2017 and no ballerines never performance so beautifully of this dance as Sylvie Guillem.Just perfection !
It's 2019 now and still nobody has performed anything the way she has done it..
It's 2020 and Natalia Osipova has come close but Sylvie still has the crown as raymonda. Though both dancers are queens
Natalia Osipova 😊
Spectacular. And when she claps her hands, she MEANS it!
its not just her body its her whole persona that really makes this incredible!!
The bow at the end of the variation is legend. As well as the fluttering of the eyelashes.
she's a killer.
There was no and there is no better ballerina in this role, Sylvie Guillem is perfection.
Or in any role..
Guillem wasn't good for EVERY role. "Giselle" was ill-suited to her gifts - I was never a fan of her rhythmic-gymnast-style in a character like Giselle. Her acting was never the best- in "Romeo and Juliet" or the already sappy "Manon", she was never good at dramatic roles - nevertheless, she gave it her all.
Absolute perfection. One of the great performances of our time. The artistry, the control, the magnetic presence and utter beauty of movement--remarkable. How anyone could find fault with this performance is beyond me.
Yes perfection for me too; the result of outstanding talent, extraordinary physical capacity and speed like very few have plus very hard work and a strong will. She isn't called Mademoiselle Non for nothing.
Voilà!
Magnificent, beyond comparison.
One of the best performances ever, skill, technique, interpretation. None other like it.
She is totally in character. The facial expressions, the aggressive clapping-fantastic.
Never seen a better interpretation. Sublime!!
Une volonté de fer, une technique parfaite, une grande beauté et une grâce incomparable donnant l'impression que tout est facile, et quelles jambes! Une des plus grandes ballerina de notre siècle. Un véritable délice!
To me the what you call 'folk dancing' and I call 'fierce ethnic pride' is the thing that gives this variation (and indeed most of the ballet) its charm and interest. The claps, and the steps harkening to traditional Hungarian dances, were choreographed for a reason, not to be ignored to make the character more vanilla.
Shelly Callahan Amen.
This sublime variation has been a favorite of ballerinas ever since Marius Petipa choreographed it for Pierina Legnani in 1898. Petipa revised some of the pas and variations of Raymonda in 1903 for Olga Preobrajenskaya's debut in the title role (she was the 2nd ballerina to dance Raymonda, and the 1st Russian ballerina to do so!) It was during these rehearsals that nearly all of the ballet was notated, which is now part of Harvard University's Sergeyev Collection. Petipa was most pleased with Preobrajenskaya's performances as Raymonda, writing in his journal that she "...danced extremely well", a compliment he never gave to anyone, even in his private journals!
Bravo Mademoiselle No, vous restez la plus grande de ces dernières décennies! Un vrai régale!
Wonderful Sylvie Guillem , always.
The talent like this is incomparable. To whom one is going to compare her to? Apparently only to Sylvie Guillem herself, noone else. Period. One can talk ad infinitum about what she has and how she does it. And yet... Nothing explaines this magic she does on stage. She is this magic. So much is conveyed with every move - no need for words. That's an art of a kind being seen very rarely. Her body speaks with unprecedented physical eloquence and the thought behind it is always original and the outcome is always unexpected. Absolute honesty with herself. We are priviledged to be her contemporaries. Forever Guillem!
I wish there were more of her performances on YT. All of the videos are grainy and short. How can we not have more of her ballets? She is to ballet what Michael Jordon is to basketball.
you could have not nailed it better!
She is amazing! Just perfection.
My favorite ballerina of all time, she has just the most gorgeous legs!
This performance is absolutely gorgeous. I fell in love.
I know this trailer of Raymonda since the 90s and this is absolute perfection to me ! Even the clapping is part of the whole mesmerising Beauty!
This dance is just a work of art from top to bottom. Everything about it is magnificent.
sylvie guillem is a goddess. she is everything that i aspire to be as a dancer. her technique is flawless. but i can only ever wish to advance to a level of such high caliber, because i cannot imagine anyone, let alone myself, ever achieving the same greatness. i can simply watch in awe and that will have to be enough.
Just took my breath away. Everything about this is stunning and more especially the fabulous footwork that speaks absolutely of the Paris Opera training! Thank you so much for sharing!
and i totally agree with you. her dancing is so calm making the dance look really easy, and her bouree's are so elegant it looks like she's just drifting - soft yet strong and gentle yet so sharp.. sylvie guillem is a truly amazing ballerina.
This variation can be boring if a ballerina can't do this pas de bourees with attack. And Guillem is the greatest example of such attack!
I agree. The boredom comes from modern-day dancers, especially Russian ones, prefering to dance to some ridiculously slow tempi, which takes all the life out of any actual DANCING.
Brutal! Para mí, la mejor Raymonda 👏👏👏❤
c'est merveilleux, simplement merveilleux....
Anyone involved in any art form would benefit from watching this performance. Luminous.
Nor have I, and I'm not a ballerina! Her dancing reaches the very depths of my soul!
That was beyond perfection! Brava!
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Esta es la mejor versión.!!! Es importante para la partitura el sonido de las palmas y ella lo hace. A ninguna otra le escuché. Apenas hacen el gesto. No le dan importancia. Y la perfección y elegancia con que baila son insuperables. yo no respiraba pensando que iban a cortar el final. Gracias. Una joya este video ❤❤❤❤❤😂
nothing more beautiful than that...
She's mesmerizing!
magnifique ! cet extrait est tiré d'un vieux reportage FR3 que j'aurais aimé retrouvé
She is amazing.
She's so great that there's an aura around her!
Sublime...
Not a dancer myself, but the more ballerinas I watch, the more I think Guillem is to ballet what Callas is to opera.
I agree whole heartedly! OMG. No one does Raymonda better than Sylvie! Look at her facial expressions at the end. OMG. Look at her legs and feet!
I totally agree! Anytime a non-dancer can feel the depth of her movements, now that is artistry indeed!
@@vitareid wow I am so glad you noticed the very end! The beauty and glamour when she flatters the eyelashes before going off....SUBLIME
Then who's the Lucia Popp of ballet ? ;)
And I think ballet Callas was Plisetskaya.
Absolutely perfect!’
Probably the very best the 20e century has produced!
the best and most beautiful balerina this days...
Makes me cry beautiful tears every time.
I love the flutter with the foot and leading with the hip at 1:15. Sassy!
How cagey of you to pick that thing!!! I bow to your taste!
i still cannot believe that she actually did that. sylvie......i love thee
The best Raymonda ever❤️
This is very old , but still beautiful ....
So beautiful, one of my favourite variations and this performance is really something special😍❤️
Te adoro Sylvie.
Otra maravilla de Silvie Guillem! La mejor bailarina clásica q jamás ha existido 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I want to see her in the full production so bad!
gorgeous... I love her!
Обожаю эту вариацию, шикарно!!!
=O ! THE SPEED OF THE FEET MOVEMENT!
21 people envious of the godess. :)
best ballerina of all time
Perfection!
Magnífica!
Queen
Greatness in two minutes.
My Goodness, how beautiful she was...
She is a virtuoso. Above all other variations of Raymonda!
Sylvie no me canso de verte. Eres tan hermosa ,tan perfecta!!
Spectacular!!!
percetion of Sylvie!!
Exquisite!
Merveilleuse
ES UNA DIOSA!!!!
WONDERFUL!
I'm not a SG fan, but she's gorgeous in this variation.
Sylvie guillem in Raymonda ,Sleepig beauty,Paquita è Insuperabile..
What an intrance
The standard to which I judge everyone else.
very right. Ant that is a problem for me frankly. Because after her I like many dancers but no one has what Sylvie had....
La gran escuela de la Opera de París pionera qué llégo y se enraizo en todos los paises del mundo lo maxímo Francia soberana absoluta ESENCIA DE LA DANZA CLÁSICA (BALLET)
Meravigliosa
Perfect! ❤️
And her feet are absolutely beautiful
she is just amazing in this video. energy like a tiger or a black panther on a hunt, moving graceful like a down feather in a warm summer breeze. but there is also something very lascivious about her. like sex for your eyes :) and nevertheless you still see her intelligence and brightness in her movement.
GREAT!
Gran bailarina de Ópera de París bailando una antigua danza húngara de escuela húngara de ballet.
Marvellous
On dirait un perso animé tellement c'est parfait et irréel
Because this is the Nureyev version.
Guillem owns this variation! I have fallen in love with her again and again and again! I can't find though the name of Glazunov music for this part. Can anyone help me with this? 🙏🏻
A great prima
сердце захватывает
2019?😂
Браво
No one can touch her!
This Raymonda is so different from the one by Irina Kolpakova. This is so sharp and strong while the other is so tender and graceful. How come it is so different? (at first I thought this was not Raymonda at all!?!)
@zakales I believe this from the ballet Raymonda
tout à fait un rôle pour elle ! les claquements de main, le déhanché, l'attitude, tout est parfait ! j'adore aussi les gros plans sur son visage à la fin et cette expression triomphante, le sourire et le regard juste à la fin !
on peut voir la vidéo en entier : th-cam.com/video/Eh__Td8-k3I/w-d-xo.html
Прекрасная!
still fierce... old video :)
Buy Raymonda, Act three:Variation IV
Moscow symphony orchestra & alexander anissimov
Glazunov: Roamonda (complete ballet)
.. off itunes
@VivaLaBeauty22 and if it is I am going to scream if this gets taken off because I can't get enough of this video
Yo the fucking claps
very nice Esmeralda!
No way can it be a princess!
🌹🌹🌹🙌👏👏👏💫
💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🙌🤗
Really there are just no words for this. Guillem = divine.
The recent Osipova iteration here on YT is very good, but not like this...
In the perfection of this solo there are Nathalia Bessmetnova and also Noella Pontois , danse-Stars of 20th century ( videos on Y T )
J'm erea of Guillem , j saw her very young in sleeping- Beauty at Palais des Congrès-Paris in Guest with Kirov , also in " Romeo and Juliette " at 19 Y old ( palais des congrès 1985' ) mvt-ryhmes-etudes of Bejart ( 1985 ) Cendrillon-Noureev ( 1985 ) famous ballerina very young but after 25 Y old nothing . The last time j saw her it's was in Gisèle at Paris-Chatelet she was 35 ( ? ) a desaster , famous on Y T with TH-camrs Who don't known Danse except on Y T not on stages
@VivaLaBeauty22 why would it be illegal? it's not the balanchine version, there is go gestapo :)
👏👏👏🙌