Black Swan Pas de Deux (1957, Plisetskaya and Fadeyechev)

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  • Here is the complete Black Swan Pas de Deux from the rather badly edited 1957 Russian film of the Bolshoi Ballet. Unfortunately there are too many cut away shots to show the "happy Russian people" enjoying the ballet. Even so, this is a great document to show the 31 year old Maya Plisetskaya at the beginning of her international fame and legendary career. There are other later videos of this, one of her iconic portrayals, but I think this is the most authentic filmed version because it was a live performance when she was still relatively young. I saw her do this live several times 9 years later, and she was even better. I took 6 weeks of classes with her when I was allowed to attend all the Bolshoi Ballet's company classes and performances. She took an interest in me and gave me private corrections....which changed my life. Seeing her dance up close in class and on stage opened up the possibilities of dancing classical ballet I had not imagined before. Her version of the seductress, "Odile" brings out more of the humor and sexual heat than any others I've seen. Alicia Alonso's "Odile" was highly dramatic, but not quite so flirtatious I find. Nicolai Fadeyechev is her partner here, and even though he has the low demi-pointe (not so great feet) and below hip level extensions common for men of that day, he really floats in his jumps, (his sustained back cabrioles are incredible) and his softness of landings would be envied today. Dancers today have sleeker bodies, longer legs, better feet, and more tricks, but the musicality and passion of these two greats stands the test of time.
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Komentáře • 132

  • @powerofalto
    @powerofalto Před 3 lety +53

    My gosh Plisetskaya was extraordinary! What a thrilling performance!

    • @classicalaid1
      @classicalaid1 Před 3 měsíci +2

      She was a friend of the Moscow branch of my family. I have her autograph on a glossy photo in her Swan lake tutu. The signature across the tutu. Stalin had her mother, a movie star, murdered because she was Jewish.

  • @irinaasadullaeva6554
    @irinaasadullaeva6554 Před 3 lety +31

    Шедеврально!!! Каждая поза, жест, даже взгляд.Эти неповторимые руки.Можно смотреть бесконечно.И конечно достойнейший партнер.

  • @Marta44339
    @Marta44339 Před 3 lety +41

    Thank you for posting this wonderful clip. Plisetskaya is incomparable. Everything you and others have written here is so true: artistry, musicality, phrasing, expressivity, gorgeous arms, speed, daring, and her striking individuality. I appreciate very much the qualities in Fadeyechev's dancing especially his ballon and soft landings.

  • @claireschweizer4765
    @claireschweizer4765 Před 3 lety +12

    the way she agknoleges rothbart makes me want to cry she's so breathtaking I love her

  • @euridicesacramentomariani6953

    Wonderful Plisetskaya! Great ballerina and actress!

  • @user-hu1tr9jl6m
    @user-hu1tr9jl6m Před 5 měsíci +5

    Великолепная великая майя плисецкая! Нет ей равных! Вся в образе! Светлая память

  • @dcsari
    @dcsari Před 3 lety +11

    No wonder she’s a legend in Ballet 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @robertevans8010
    @robertevans8010 Před rokem +6

    A Very Beautiful and Great Lady.

  • @giuliorenzobighin8165
    @giuliorenzobighin8165 Před rokem +7

    Grande prova d'assoluta padronanza in positure figurali in incredibile successione da parte della ballerina e mirabile negli slanci trasversi il partner. Grande impressione di facillima fluidità e del continuum. MOLTO BRAVI.BIGHIN GIULIO RENZO

  • @philipkuttner7945
    @philipkuttner7945 Před 3 lety +40

    She's electrifying. Those arms--they seem to be 6 feet long! And I find what she does more exciting than most ballerinas are doing 32 fouettés.

  • @andrewvincenti2664
    @andrewvincenti2664 Před rokem +7

    I have this ballet with her - Plisetskaya is still the best in my view

  • @galinact-ya9166
    @galinact-ya9166 Před 3 lety +21

    Браво, МАЙЯ !!! Браво, НИКОЛАЙ !!! С Вами ушла целая эпоха ! Царствие, Вам, Небесное!!!

  • @movingpicutres99
    @movingpicutres99 Před 3 lety +7

    Real dancing. Legendary. How lucky we are to have this video. Thank you.

  • @mathildewesendonck7225
    @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 3 lety +14

    Wow, thank you so much!! These piqué manège turns look so exciting, and sheś perfectly with the music!! Wish we would see this version more often, better than 32 poorly executed fouéttes. I don‘t like it when the ballerinas struggle with the fouéttes and look nervous and concentrated, because the whole point of this variation is that Odile looks totally confident and in control.

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty52 Před 2 lety +9

    Ayyyyyy! Those LEGS! WHO dances like this today? So much personality and so much technique. A treasure.

  • @avasgranb1
    @avasgranb1 Před rokem +10

    My goodness, the Speed! And her shoes are so tiny! Not one exaggerated extension! She would dance any of today’s dancers into the ground.

  • @user-qz4il8ei1j
    @user-qz4il8ei1j Před 3 lety +14

    Чудесная пара! Танец завораживает! Настоящее искусство!

  • @l.alexandra5871
    @l.alexandra5871 Před 3 lety +32

    Thank you for posting this extraordinary and fully intact (the entire PDD). Plisetskaya was just something else. In a league of her own. Obviously in the west Margot Fonteyn was the epitome - the Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Their styles couldn’t be more different But I have to admit, no one was electrifying as Plisetskaya- her technique was astonishing for her time. Her extensions and feet! And her pirouette chênes combination, her speed, her artistry, her obvious delight, her musicality, her characterization are incomparable. (Just as was Fonteyn’s but as opposite as can be). Plisetskaya sparkled. It’s a true tragedy the Iron Curtain limited access and artistic exchange during the Cold War. What we all lost is incalculable. Also, in the west these performances were rarely recorded and was discouraged. Thank goodness there seems to be more relics left from Russia, the Soviet era - so we can enjoy them now - thank you again.

    • @zanuda5274
      @zanuda5274 Před 3 lety +5

      Do not forget Fadeyichev. He is just the best male dancer.

  • @user-qk2ig1gj1b
    @user-qk2ig1gj1b Před 3 lety +15

    Лёгкость Фадеечева изумительная!!!

  • @neyfonsecajunior
    @neyfonsecajunior Před 3 lety +11

    What a treat! Have always loved Plisetskaya and those legendary arms (saw her doing "Dying Swan" live in the late 70's and was haunted by it for years). Now, the headpiece here: hope the Trocs take notice :-)

  • @newyorkguy158
    @newyorkguy158 Před 3 lety +28

    Thank you for this video. It's an amazing performance and so satisfying in every way, technique, expression and character. A much higher level of artistry than exists today. I want to see more of Plisetskaya.

    • @user-ql1hy4uv2f
      @user-ql1hy4uv2f Před 3 lety +1

      Классная балерина. Но слишком помпезная. Особенно болеро. Вообще, не люблю, когда композиторы берут произведения других композиторов, кроят их по своему и пишутся потом через чёрточку. А жены танцуют под эту музыку.

  • @user-bb7zd5sk2x
    @user-bb7zd5sk2x Před 3 lety +26

    Смотрю, а в голове одно слово: "Царственная"! Каждый жест, каждый взгляд, изгибы рук - всё отточено, выверено, сто процентное попадание.

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 Před 3 lety +9

    Plisetskaya is like no other! She’s so athletic and so refined at the same time, great at ‘presto’ or ’adagio’ choreography, a quality that is extremely rare. And her acting was amazing, too! I’m so glad there is film from her time so we can enjoy her work!

  • @user-nm5im9wf2r
    @user-nm5im9wf2r Před 6 měsíci +6

    Коварная Одиллия ,гениальная Майя!

  • @kristinmoreno9203
    @kristinmoreno9203 Před 3 lety +4

    Plisetskaya is LEGENDARY! 💖💛 Thank you for sharing this Original!

  • @leonardodavinchi6799
    @leonardodavinchi6799 Před 3 lety +8

    Какая красота!)😍😍😍😍😍 Спасибо большое за возможпость любоваться этой великой балериной двадцатого века!) Bravo !!!!! )

  • @lazarocedeno5270
    @lazarocedeno5270 Před měsícem +2

    Thanks for posting this. The good old days. When artistically, technical proficiency was not the only issue. I remember when the dancer moved your soul. I admire the ability of today artists. Their mechanical perfection is a great accomplishment. It’s great to see. But, how about the spiritual aspect of the individual performer. When I go to experience the art from of dance. Classical ballet, for example. I think, part of the disappointment I feel is, my soul is not moved. Please, I don’t mean any disrespect. I don’t mean all dancers.❤Love and respect dancers. I just would like to see more artists connect with their audience

  • @NanciesArt11
    @NanciesArt11 Před 3 lety +9

    Thanks for posting this wonderful rendition.

  • @ahones2255
    @ahones2255 Před rokem +3

    Maravillosa Maya. ¡Bravo!

  • @UYTRELLO
    @UYTRELLO Před 3 lety +5

    The best of the year so far!
    A million thanks dear Clifford!

  • @nan2kaye
    @nan2kaye Před 3 lety +7

    As always, thank you, John, for posting this amazing video ... filmed over 50 years ago. Enchanting!

  • @francescafalconio79
    @francescafalconio79 Před rokem +5

    Balla Maya e io piango...una Dea

  • @clauditamel
    @clauditamel Před 20 dny

    My Mom's favorite ballerina. Now I see why. Thank you.

  • @calmandrelaxingchannel6737

    the one and only maya😍😍

  • @donnaross5105
    @donnaross5105 Před 5 měsíci +2

    A great, great artist and a great beauty! She’s like our Gelsey Kirkland but with more psychological stability.

  • @margheritadiana9143
    @margheritadiana9143 Před měsícem +1

    Le giovani ballerine hanno ancora molto da imparare da questa icona della danza...meravigliosa

  • @user-js8sd6cj9o
    @user-js8sd6cj9o Před 3 lety +7

    Гениальная Плисецкая в расцвете своего таланта,какая красота, какое чудо!!

  • @Misty_Lake
    @Misty_Lake Před 3 lety +6

    I commented about "today's" ballerinas the other day, telling my all-time Top 3 favorites (Guillem, Lopatkina & Osipova) ..and forgot to mention that Maya of course is the Ultimate Number One..it's just since she's not from this world and she is a Goddess i never mention her among "mortal ballerinas". HaHa!

  • @mauriziopaggio6970
    @mauriziopaggio6970 Před rokem +8

    Questa é la vera danza ! Anche se tecnicamente non erano così flessibili e atletici come oggi la storia vissuta del lago dei cigni con tutta la massima espressività mi trasmette molto di più degli attuali ! Bravissimi ! Che emozione ….

  • @elizabethhill702
    @elizabethhill702 Před 11 měsíci +2

    He has always been my favourite dancer ever 5:22

  • @claireschweizer4765
    @claireschweizer4765 Před 3 lety +3

    she's so fierce my god!

  • @balletgirl56
    @balletgirl56 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for posting!!! Fabulous!!!!

  • @tamarariga6039
    @tamarariga6039 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Уланова-Фадеичев на все времена. ❤❤❤

  • @zanuda5274
    @zanuda5274 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you so much!!

  • @user-vq3gx5dp4n
    @user-vq3gx5dp4n Před 10 dny

    Плисецкая живет в Танце!Мощная энергетика.Талант и Артистизм!Ангел наяву!

  • @redlantern3371
    @redlantern3371 Před 3 lety +14

    I agree with Stephanie. It's almost as if in today's world our eyes have been stripped to see the now commonplace perfection as the only ideal. As if we cannot help but be critical of any tiny imperfection. It's maddening actually. Very dehumanizing imo. Don't get me wrong, it can be thrilling to see something out of the ordinary, but when it becomes the focus of the ENTIRE performance, that's when I feel we, as an audience, lose something. I really enjoy these films highlighting the charm, personality, and acting abilities of the past generations of dancers. (And I don't mean to say that there are not dancers like this around today, because there are) I suppose it's just evolution to a higher technique and different physical standards.

    • @dan-iy5rs
      @dan-iy5rs Před 3 lety +4

      your last 2 words- physical standards: M Plisetskaya is not so skiny like today ballerinas.

  • @simonaperez1475
    @simonaperez1475 Před 3 lety +6

    Музыкально, артистично легко, как дыхание! Музыка как и должна быть! То есть в два раза быстрее. Сейчас медленно и спортивно

  • @dan-iy5rs
    @dan-iy5rs Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you,

  • @user-wx9mo5dg5k
    @user-wx9mo5dg5k Před 3 lety +3

    Майя ! Молодая ,красивая ,грациозная !

  • @magdacarbone9004
    @magdacarbone9004 Před 3 lety +1

    Vedo sempre molto volentieri questi magnifici artisti

  • @ginabataille1796
    @ginabataille1796 Před 3 lety +2

    Bravo!

  • @bunnygirl8208
    @bunnygirl8208 Před 3 lety +1

    Mesmerising. Thank you for sharing this

  • @sandramonteiro6479
    @sandramonteiro6479 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Imagine if she would dance with baryshnikov. It'd be amazing!!

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Don’t think it would have worked. Maybe Nureyev.

  • @user-bt3im1jr4i
    @user-bt3im1jr4i Před 3 lety +2

    Плисецкая СУПЕР!!! Техника ФИЛИГРАННАЯ!!!

  • @estheladiaz8442
    @estheladiaz8442 Před 3 lety +1

    Gracias por compartir son excelentes todos producción vestuario gracias por tanto talento

  • @irinasalauyeva8614
    @irinasalauyeva8614 Před 3 lety +2

    Goddess.. Maya..The only One!!..

  • @user-vo2pe8sr6v
    @user-vo2pe8sr6v Před 3 lety +2

    Замечательно! Браво!!! 👍👍👍

  • @user-js6qi1rr9u
    @user-js6qi1rr9u Před 6 měsíci +1

    Плисецкая - эталон балетного искусства , лучше не было , нет и не будет !

    • @chanellshahin151
      @chanellshahin151 Před měsícem +1

      She was great for her time. No turn out, all her turns in 6th position, and her hands with big finger sticking out! Nobody dance like that anymore. She definitely had lots of energy and charm though. in my opinion Lopatkina, Zaharova and Smirnova are way better!

  • @user-vy1lo1hh2v
    @user-vy1lo1hh2v Před 6 měsíci +1

    Плисецкая-шедевр балетного искусства. Начиная от кончиков пальцев рук,, взгляда, заканчивая кончиком пальцев ног.

  • @user-of1pk9no7r
    @user-of1pk9no7r Před 3 lety +8

    Фантастика.... Особенно учитывая, что после войны прошло всего 12 лет! Трудно поверить...

  • @user-rd2px6yc3f
    @user-rd2px6yc3f Před 3 lety +9

    Как шикарно ! Прекрасная Майя !

    • @user-ki6iz3uw8e
      @user-ki6iz3uw8e Před 3 lety +2

      Неужели вы не видите, что Плисецкая совсем не грациозна?
      У неё одни позы, а также техника, но нет грации.

  • @LauraP1962
    @LauraP1962 Před 3 lety +15

    Wow, thank you so much for this! The adagio is like watching a great silent film star, a Garbo or Swanson, oozing seduction at her helpless prey (!) I wish the cameraman hadn't cut away to the audience during Plisetskaya's variation, though--what was he thinking?

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety +12

      Agreed. Great acting and how it should be. This was a Russian “propaganda” film so I’m sure they wanted to show the “happy and attractive” Russian people enjoying a night out at “their” ballet. Odd thing is Plisetskaya is a Jewish and held back for some years because of it. Her extreme talent broke through that barrier.

    • @philipkuttner7945
      @philipkuttner7945 Před 3 lety +5

      @@jcliff26 Not only that, her father was executed and her mother imprisoned for years. An amazing woman as well as dancer. Thank you for posting.

  • @julijasokolskaja6444
    @julijasokolskaja6444 Před 3 lety +1

    О эти руки!!!!!!! Ave Maya!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @mariacristinasoledaddiazag836

    Excelente bailarina

  • @anavaldesayesta4708
    @anavaldesayesta4708 Před 3 lety +1

    Que maravillosos brazos los de Plitseskaya!....

  • @AnyaV
    @AnyaV Před 3 lety +1

    Interesting. Thanks

  • @user-uu3nn8or1h
    @user-uu3nn8or1h Před 3 lety +5

    Богиня)

  • @aliciaelcirapierri9338
    @aliciaelcirapierri9338 Před 3 lety +1

    MARAVILLOSA,, UNICA!!! También cabe destacar el excelente solo de violin. ❤️

  • @user-bx8ev5rt9r
    @user-bx8ev5rt9r Před 3 lety +6

    really appreciate the footage left for plisetskaya's performance but the camerawork :(, but given it was from the 50s, oh well.

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety +4

      Because it’s a Russian propaganda film from 1957. Let’s at least appreciate what we can see.

    • @user-bx8ev5rt9r
      @user-bx8ev5rt9r Před 3 lety +1

      @@jcliff26 i understand. i didn't mean to criticize you(uploader) just that it was upsetting to miss parts of her performance . but of course, given that it is from 1950s. i'll edit my original comment.

  • @xxxyyy1678
    @xxxyyy1678 Před rokem +7

    Может Плисецкая и темперамента в танце тут не поспоришь, но гением танца я лично бы её не назвала. Да руки хорошие, артистизм, но многое недоработанно. Может живьём в театре этого так не видно ибо личное восприятие совсем другое, но в фильме видно все грехи и недоработки.

  • @ele923
    @ele923 Před 3 lety +7

    Да, кто видел по тв концерт , посвящённый памяти Плисецкой,, пришлось выключать. Когда очень большая, "лошадиная"девушка пыталась изображать балет.....

  • @mey5207
    @mey5207 Před 2 měsíci

    ❤❤❤

  • @user-ob9jv1lm4x
    @user-ob9jv1lm4x Před 5 měsíci +2

    ❤ из России, 29 января 2024 года.

  • @theliterarylamb3
    @theliterarylamb3 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Perfect deception

  • @user-qk2ig1gj1b
    @user-qk2ig1gj1b Před 3 lety +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤

  • @anaicotrim9557
    @anaicotrim9557 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The ultimate proof that the the drama of flexibility and athleticism are not the point in ballet. I miss the old artists with no drama with high legs and 32 fouéttés.

  • @philipkuttner7945
    @philipkuttner7945 Před 3 lety +3

    I've never heard the male variation with solo violinist. Very different effect.

    • @UYTRELLO
      @UYTRELLO Před 3 lety +4

      And that was how Tchaikovsky really wrote that part of the pas de deux music.

  • @martinazdimalova1335
    @martinazdimalova1335 Před 3 lety +1

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @juanderosaduarte6705
    @juanderosaduarte6705 Před 17 dny

    maia siempre maia

  • @simonaperez1475
    @simonaperez1475 Před 3 lety +5

    А какова Плисецкая в Дон Кихоте??? До сих пор мурашки !!! Никто так и не перетанцевал Майю. Разве что Натали Осипова!!!

  • @wampochka
    @wampochka Před 3 lety +4

    Надо же, молодая Плисецкая сама на себя не похожа в возрасте... неужели пластику делала? Совершенно другое лицо. Вообще.

  • @MikeBanks2003
    @MikeBanks2003 Před 10 měsíci +1

    The "like" button is missing--so people have mistakenly disliked it. Please fix it.

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 10 měsíci

      Seems to work for others as it’s gotten a lot of thumbs up.

  • @ioioioioio265
    @ioioioioio265 Před 2 lety +3

    She is extraordinary, but all was better then now, the make up too, faces of the public were beautiful, nowaday too much stylization, so all looks like industrial products, all the same. And more, no dinamic, just poses.

    • @tamarariga6039
      @tamarariga6039 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Всю косметику для прим привозили из Франции, специально выделяли валюту.

  • @marujaaparicio1009
    @marujaaparicio1009 Před 3 lety +1

    ¿ Todavìa las bailarinas no hacìan las 32 fouetes ?

  • @redlantern3371
    @redlantern3371 Před 3 lety +4

    Not so sure about that tutu though. I think things have improved on that front. :)

  • @pininfarinarossa8112
    @pininfarinarossa8112 Před 3 lety +3

    Plisetskaya isnt doing the 32 fouettes here😭

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety +12

      No she chose not to because they’re not in the original choreography. She does do them in Don Quixote and The Little Humpbacked Horse; which was a ballet made for her.

    • @monongahelacats
      @monongahelacats Před 3 lety +9

      All the better. IMHO, the 32 fouettes are completely overrated.

    • @milanatrubnykova14
      @milanatrubnykova14 Před 3 lety +1

      One night she does. After similarly critic's publication. Confirming her aptitude.

  • @user-by8xg5up4m
    @user-by8xg5up4m Před 3 lety +4

    Дух не захватывает как от Надежды Павловой.

    • @simonaperez1475
      @simonaperez1475 Před 3 lety +1

      При чем здесь Павлова? Даже видео ее в Одиллии не найти

  • @zadighamroune
    @zadighamroune Před 2 měsíci

    Outdated of course.
    Technique is nowadays Impressive but dance is an art…

  • @argeodelaguardia2304
    @argeodelaguardia2304 Před rokem

    Los pendientes que llevaba en esta actuación fueron un regalo de la reina Elizabeth II. Nunca le permitieron que los sacara de la Unión Soviética. Había una ley que lo prohibía a los judíos y ella lo era

  • @sedekiman
    @sedekiman Před 3 lety +3

    Lovely to see! Plisetskaya great technician but too butch for my taste. But good to see some flesh and not a dancing stick.

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety +4

      “Butch?” Really? I see old school voluptuousness a la Sophia Loren. She lost a lot of that weight when she started dancing more in the west in the 60’s and 70’s. This is from 1957.

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety

      @@liudmylaharmash5661 Please do not post personal insults on my page. Thank you.

    • @jcliff26
      @jcliff26  Před 3 lety +1

      @@liudmylaharmash5661 It is not good to insult anyone, and saying “you have no taste” is just your opinion and an insult.

  • @user-jw7ml4fe4y
    @user-jw7ml4fe4y Před měsícem

    Все же,сейчас так донести образ не умеют

  • @user-vk5iv2lp3o
    @user-vk5iv2lp3o Před rokem +4

    Кокетка Плисецкая не балерина а вертушка

  • @--hi--4163
    @--hi--4163 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Она гигантская! Что за бёдра, коротконогая, тяжеловоз! Эти руки, как щупальца ужасно. Старается играть лицом, отвлекающие маневры…..

  • @ImogenC-rt3fm
    @ImogenC-rt3fm Před 2 měsíci

    Brilliant actress. Shite dancer. Pains me to say it.

    • @ImogenC-rt3fm
      @ImogenC-rt3fm Před 2 měsíci

      How many and WHICH ballets were made on her?

  • @fjdyyh2542
    @fjdyyh2542 Před 3 lety +1

    I see nothing extraordinary in this. The hands of course are liquid as hell but I expected more from the artistry