Bolshoi Theatre's prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, in her own words
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What does it take to become a prima ballerina? In this intimate film by director Michael Sugrue, we follow Olga Smirnova, a rising star at the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. It’s a story about perseverance. The grueling dedication and sacrifices a young ballerina makes to see her dreams come to fruition.
Capturing the St. Petersburg native over two days, take take you inside Smirnova’s world, consumed with rehearsals and little time to breathe. Running on all cylinders, you witness her unwavering work ethic - dancing from dusk until dawn - and the lonely existence she leads, as a result. But she doesn’t seem to mind. She’s living her dream.
In 2013, she won the International Ballet Dance Open Award in the category of “Miss Expressive” and the “Spirit of Dance” award (“Rising Star” nomination) from Ballet magazine, as well as the prize of the International Dance Association Benois de la Danse for her performances of Nikia in La Bayadère, Aspichchia in The Pharaoh’s Daughter, Anastasia in Ivan the Terrible and the principal role in Diamonds of the ballet Jewels.
Smirnova made her debut with American Ballet Theatre in 2014 dancing Nikiya in La Bayadère. Please leave a comment about Olga Smirnova and share her story!
Camera and edit: Michael Sugrue
Producer: Fyodor Mozgoyov / The Key Productions
Score: Patricio José Sanchez, Steve Nossiter
Sound recordist: Philipp Starenko
Sound design: Michael Sugrue, Philipp Starenko
Assistant camera: Dima Solovyov
B camera operator: Ivan Markarov
Gaffer: Ilya Maximov
Special thanks: Olga Smirnova, Marina Kondratieva, Katerina Novikova, Michail Yarush and the entire staff of the Bolshoi Theatre.
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I admire her even more after hearing that she had the courage to speak out about the war in Ukraine. An incredibly strong and brave woman.
It would be really brave if it were comming from a mere corps dancer ! She’s not going to suffer ANYTHING for speaking out with the world clamoring for her artistry.
Ольга уникальная балерина , бриллиант мировой величины, она не должна страдать из за действий властей, она рождена для красоты и балета, не для политических выступлений. Я очень страдаю, что не скоро увижу ее в России
You speak out too much or gets out to the wrong person or persons in Russia your career is finished. Ultimately you keep from being too 5:48 vocal. 4:48
Bravas Olga Smirnova--You are an exquisite dancer and an inspiration with your courage and love for peace. Keep moving forward and bringing light to this world.
That degree of passion and dedication is admirable.
the essence of beauty....and dedication...almost religious in its purity, ballet and ballerinas are set apart
I love how you described it
I admire ballerina strength passion and dedication it’s evident that she has all three. Perfectionism can destroy you hopefully she can live a life beyond Ballet because there’s so much more to life. She’s amazingly talented and hard working but she deserves to enjoy herself too!! God bless her
That’s the life she wants... I‘ve been following her for many years. She absolutely loves it, I don’t think she is doing ballet for anyone else
"There's so much more to life"...maybe, and as she said, she is not in the category of "mere mortals"...she is expressing something so exquisite, a higher calling, so I just hope she has enough simple pleasures to soften her life. Bless her for her courage.
Ballet is about pushing the human body to its limits, not about perfectionism.
Great teacher! Brilliant ballerina! Beautiful Olga!
Goodness she is so beautiful, so elegant and graceful.
Thank YOU for THIS!!! What an INCREDIBLE Soul she has!!!🙏🙌
She’s stunning, I love her even more after this documentary, gorgeous lady with a beautiful fierce and passion for her job, amazing 😻
She epitomizes the incredible hard work and passion one has to have to achieve their dream of being the best. She is a role model for all the world to marvel.
¡Bravas Olga Smirnova y su profesora Marina Kondrátieva con sus 88 años!!!!
She is incredible!!!
Ottima scelta quella di presentare il grande lavoro che sottende a quella mirabile impressione di leggerezza che poi apprezziamo nei balletti. BIGHIN GIULIO RENZO. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Wow, amazing. Absolutely superb. 👏👏👏😊
She is a jewel....jadore....
She is beautiful. Yet seems so sad. She rarely smiles 😔
To @ Olga Smirnova - - we absolutely admire you - - not.just for your being an extraordinary principal dancer - - but also - - for your great conscience - - for thinking sincerely - - for the plight of all the Ukraine people - - at this point in time. Thinking of you - - and all dancers - - and everyone!
Nice Turtle.
Nice Turtle.
Dee - - first of all thank you for - - doing a profile picture (turtle) for me - - anyway i had it removed.
Amazing 👏 🙀 😯 thank you for sharing...xxxxx
Thank You !💗❤️🌹🌹👐
Maravillosa Olga, ¡bravo!
Beautiful. 💟
Wonderful, divine!
Счастья Ольге!!!
Beautiful ❤️🌸
A delicate strength.
Чудо балет Баядерка с Ольгой Смирновой! Она лучшая! Я после спектакля пересмотрела несколько исполнительниц этой партии , и Ольга с ее тягучей манерой восточного танца, такая прекрасная!
Ух, надо посмотреть!)
@@katyabo1461 обязательно посмотрите увидите идеальную никию.сама видела
Powerful transformations can occur when least expected amigo.
I hope she is Happy. Yet life is more than happiness.
Молодец, Олечка! Где бы ты не танцевала, мы любим тебя!
Elegance
Dallo stralcio emerge una ballerina con doti di facilità esecutiva d'acchito e di indubbia levità fatta tensione motile ed elanista.E' solo da immaginare il grande lavoro che sottende a questa impressione di naturalezza
MOLTO BRAVA
BIGHIN GIULIO RENZO
What is the song that's playing around 5:16? It's so beautiful!
🔥
Моя любимица! Настоящая Прима!
"She works from Dawn to Dusk!".... So 3hrs days in Feb.
Haha nice one
👍👍👍
She's clearly dedicated, hard working, beautiful, and a superb dancer. So, why does she look so bloody miserable most of the time?
♥️♥️♥️♥️
Ì`m rather sure, she will like Amsterdamm and wish her the very best.✌💐
Был на спящей красавице, статная, потрясающая школа, техника, а главное был танец, а не механическое исполнение тех или иных элементов, наверное поэтому она балерина с большой буквы и достойная замена Захаровой в Большом...
Если вы посмотрите спектакль Смирновой после спектакля Захаровой, то поймете, что Смирнова и рядом не стояла....
Согласна )) танец прозрачный, почти идеальный !! Я больше всего люблю эту партию у неё ))
A beautiful film of a dedicated talented lady and ballerina, but no one ,absolutely no one can hold a candle to Svetlana Zakharova in her prime, those long legs exquisite feet and arches arms AND a stunning beauty to boot,she has it all , she spoils you for any other dancer be it Osipova or Smirnova. There will never ever be another Svetlana Z. She was the whole package, so blessed
Aren’t there thousands of videos about Sveta where you can go and praise her? Why even bother looking at a documentary about another ballerina?
Maybe you watch some videos of Olga dancing contemporary works, like Maillot, Neumeyer etc., and you will change your mind. Olga and Svetlana are sooo different, but they are both Vaganova trained and technically and artistically 1st class. The rest is personal preference. If you like to choose first place and second place and so on, you should rather watch sports and not ballet. I find it disrespectful if people can‘t respect that artists are all individuals, and that there are many ways to interprete a role.
and this video has nothing to do with Svetlana. both are amazing dancers, but they are different from each other, and u can’t compare them, especially when this has nothing to do with Svetlana
You were born to dance and now we know you were born--are called also-- to bear witness to Putin's outrageous atrocity against the Ukranian people and millions of protesting Russians. Bless you and thank you from America!
Tuesday's child.
Exactly!
Meaning?
@@mackiceicukice Monday's Child: (children's' rhyme)
"Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay."
@@ricocottrell3017 omg, thank you so much!! I was born on a Tuesday, and this makes me happy now!! ☺️
Great Russian ballet school...
Марина Кондратьева ее любит. Это видно
She just left Russia and joined the Dutch ballet because of the war in Ukraine?
She may have been the one who just quit to protest the decimation of Ukraine.
✊🏿
Ольге есть что сказать со сцены. Дерзайте, Ольга!🙏
This is Olga Smirnova.
A Russian ballerina.
About her the BBC writes.
Because Olga finally had enlightenment, and she declared that she was "against the war with all the fibers of her soul."
Then she left Russia to join the Dutch National Ballet.
Who received her immediately and with warm embraces.
Now she will dance beautifully in Europe.
And this is Artem Datsyshyn.
A Ballet dancer of the National Opera of Ukraine and winner of international competitions.
He will never dance again.
He died at the hands of the Russian occupiers.
That's all you need to know about culture outside of politics.
On the prospects of unity under the auspices of culture.
And about the price of war. Which we pay.
And which they (Russians) use.
She seems to be able to maintain her autonomy. Well she is a ballerina. Not a typical Russian woman groveling under man’ yoke.
細木数子さんとみなさんかんちがいしてるにや😻にせもんなら占いがイイねにいしやん😻😻😻でも顔が見えるだけに！カリスマ性がとわれるにや〜みつお
Все говорильня, а где танец?? Боятся выкладывать? Клакеры?No dance, only bunkum. Claqueurs?
I wonder if something bad happened to her and thats why she wantd to transfer to Bolshoi.
Yes she is a brilliant dancer but rather arrogant .and i don't like how she says were mere mortals.no we are not were just people with different talents and strenths.we are valued for what we do. She needs to be humble and not think she is avove everyone else.i meant above a slight mistake in typing there.
In Soviet-Russia you are bestest prima ballerina or we send you to gymnastics
Arrogance keeps one from having many friends.
А зачем их много?
Shame on you Olga S., !!!
🤓
She left Russia once the war started and publically proclaimed that she was against it.
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Bolshoi no more!!
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