Emergency Swan Lake Rehearsal - Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet Ep 1 - BBC Four
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Guest Choreographer Derek Deane calls an emergency rehearsal with dancers Daria Klimentova and Vadim Muntagirov at the Royal Albert Hall, two days before the opening night of Swan Lake.
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First I love Daria so much and she is such an exqusite dancer. She has so much experience and knows very well how to dance swan lake beautiful. Second Vadim is also dancing very delicate and improves everytime I see him. Third I just love seeing both dancing together, as they give each other so much. Conclusion: There is no need to treat them like stupid students. They know how to take constructive critisims as they are professional dancers. Insulting is not how to prepare a ballet.
Vadim is now dancing with the Royal Ballet - personally I reckon he's a lot happier there ;)
nothing daria did would have satisfied the ballet master, since his heart was set on polina! but watching this couple come together was the best part of the documentary
So different in atmosphere from the Royal Ballet, where gentle but firm and inspiring souls prevail, like Dame Monica Mason, Sir Anthony Dowell, Dame Antoinette Sibley and Lesley Collier.
Daria's comments at the end reallty did make me cry, whoever that ballet master is, he can choke
Dreadful director. I've been working in the theatre for forty years and cannot believe the way this man treats his artists.
Mary Cunningham totally agree. Really salty atmosphere during all classes and rehearsals... total opposite of the Royal Ballet. I am so happy that Vadim left, he was so young and I felt so bad for him in this documentary.
He’s a complete ass.
Honestly felt he wasn't professional at all in the way he was acting out because he didn't get the casting he wanted/preferred. If you've seen the entire episode, the way he addressed his issues with the Music Director also came off as someone throwing a tantrum instead of dealing with it like an adult/pro! I've seen them both dance this Swan Lake (totally unaware of the drama) and they were stunning! Daria had such depth in her dancing and Vadim just floated around that enormous space like it was nothing. I honestly held my breath at his grand jetes! Bravo to such a resilient duo and I hope Daria is enjoying her retirement!
@@crazygfish Couldn't agree more.
My blood was boiling listening to this ballet master. This is not the way to coach beautiful dancers like Daria and Vadim. They need encouragement and not humiliation. Bravo Daria and Vadim. By the way Vadim is with the Royal Ballet now and dancing with Marianela. And must feel much more respected now.
Can't believe he belittled the biggest ballet stars in the world, Daria and Vadim! They are astonishing dancers! :D I know he is just doing his job and thats the way the ballet world is but that was quite harsh!!!! I am an insecure dancer too and probably would have cried! lol :P
The Ballet Master's response is horrific especially given this is an emergency rehearsal. Supposing they are performing this soon?--two days? This is not the way to help a performer to calmly assimilate coaching. Not to mention performing in the round. 20 yrs. of a prof. career and I very rarely encountered this kind of abusive coaching. One last thing...The ballerina and her partner are exquisite, proven stars, I'm really astonished this BM would feel so comfortable berating them like students
If you want to destroy students' self esteem this is textbook stuff.
The man is a monster.
I loved the ballerina's little quote at the end! So inspiring!
Derek Deane: Please never come back!
Omg he is so bad to them :///
I don't know where in the world you are/were dancing, but when I used to dance in the UK I met ballet masters who behaved like this too. Verbal abuse every rehearsal, "waste of time and space", "I don't know why you were hired" and on and on... I don't know why they felt they needed to push us down into the floor like that. I never responded in a good way to that. I can take constructive criticism. Never happened in Sweden where I trained and first worked...
It took until now for me to see this youtube clip and I am horrified. As a dancer, a choreographer and a teacher it took me a while to understand this mans attitude was not the way to go. I watched similar ballet masters/mistresses over the years and determined that most were what we call 'wanna be' dancers or thought denigration/demoralization of the dancer was normal. It may work once but never twice. Tough is one thing but turning your back on a performer, or anyone is just insulting and achieves only hurt.
Its shocking. And I don't think speaking like this is acceptable. What the hell is wrong with people putting bullies in charge? I'm sure there are thousands of better choreographers than him anyway. Im glad it doesn't happen in Sweden
This ballet master took the "humanity" out of the ARTS without question.....he needs his ass fired, BUT not before he gets severely reprimanded.
0.49 Vadim was so good, right with the music... yet not one nice word from Sir Derek 😞😢
Sir Derek indeed. Who gave him the title of sir? He's behaving like an entitled spoilt brat screaming at his mummy. Awful human
1:05 "Vaden, Vaden" "Vadim"
I loved this programme so much. It made me want to be a part of it all (never, ever going to happen) But it was just so amazing. The arts need to stay alive. They must. xx
Maina you look amazing!
Sooo what's the ballet master's house address? ahahhaa no reason....
Daria ♥️
Maina Gielgud should have been in charge of the rehearsal. This guy is a bully unfit for the post of ballet master.
Sounds kind of like my director when we're preparing for an upcoming performance! lol, but it definitely works and she compliments us in the end! I wouldn't have it any other way!
Amazing stage! ...and very inspiring, I'm an insecure dancer too :(
Err where was the building up he spoke of? He bullied the dancers throughout that rehearsal
Where can i watch the other episodes?
You're reply speaks volumes.
To be clear--and I will indulge your baiting comments--there is simply no offense taken because of someone's greater experience. If that were true, I'd spend a lot of time being offended. My comments are directly related to the video clips rude behavior. I don't know Derek Deane other than he's a famous director. Clearly, he's done many things well.This is an example of bad behavior. Also, for clarity: "...and that's a fact"--how is it "fact" that degrading people improves their performance?
brutal ! but nobody said it was easy
That is because the Swedes and other Scandinavians are just a grown up and more mature people in general than us in the UK.
well, that's a childish statement to make, as all generalizations are...
Who'd be a ballet dancer?
vadim muntagirov
Various moments tell the difference between my country, the US, and the UK, and between American and British culture. When Polina Semionova, the Russian artist they are depending on, doesn't get her visa, the Director of Operations accepts it with disappointment. An American would find out if the visa control person in Berlin is German or Russian. If German, he would find out what the problem is with the Russian dancer's visa, what is holding it up. He would look into it, identify the problem and figure out if it can be solved and how to solve it.
Why is the company so in thrall to the government for funding? Yes, that's the way it is and has always been. An American would ask why they don't have a lobbyist in Westminster to challenge the system. We Americans fought a revolution for our independence. The UK should not be forced to go along with so unjust a system. Hire a lobbyist to push for arts funding. Is there such a person? Who is he or she? Contact the lobbyist and push for more funding for the ballet. What's to lose? How about a public campaign to make the public aware of how the ballet is being harmed by this system.
Two comments I wrote advocate pushback when you get a bad result. We in America do push back. Look how we are demolishing DEI in several states. And our state system means individual states have their own policies, no one size fits all as in England. Also, we don't mind speaking up. I sense the British are reluctant to do so, that their voices are well modulated and quiet.
Textbook example of a bitter entitled old queen. Long after he's gone and forgotten, people will still be admiring Daria and Vadim. Hopefully he never took any credit for their achievements.
@rachatlu Yes, I cringe to hear him speak to them like that but I understand that people are more resilient than we imagine and where there seems little hope will pull something out of the bag just to avoid the criticism. It's not the perfect way to get a result but sometimes the only way I think.
One would hope that a director of a major company would have a greater experience than a former dancer. Regardless of resume, bad behavior remains bad behavior. Perhaps it's' even more unbecoming on someone that has attained status. Furthermore, you're opening sentence, "...and that's a fact"--to whom? Subjective statements prove nothing of fact.
What a creep is that ballet master, verbally abusive and soul destroying. Nobody needs to put up with that sort of critical, bad attitude towards dancers. Who does he think he is?
Modern slavery. Well, english people iinvented slavery, after all.
The English can be credited for starting many things, but historic or modern slavery is not one of them. We did however, stop the vile practice with the Abolition Act of 1833 and the compensation debt that the Government incurred was finally paid off in 2015.
The ballet master is hamming it up for the camera. He’s probably been coached to do so. The way this rehearsal is being conducted is so far removed from reality, and from the way ballet rehearsals are really run, that it’s laughable. Don’t believe any of this.
Aves Raggiana no no no, you are wrong. Read the book of Daria Klimentova. That was real life, and she wrote that it was actually far worse when the cameras were not there.