Something Beautiful

[Stella_Omega]

Nureyev Dances L'Apres-Midi D'une Faune

This is a nearly exact reproduction of the Nijinsky original--- costumes, choreography, set. From what I can tell, Nijinsky was... possibly.. almost as erotic as Rudy.

 

[starrkers]

*swoon*

 

[Stella_Omega]

I should have bumped this much earlier...

 

[Huckleman2000]

Amazing piece!

It's brilliant the way the choreography gives the impression that his knees actually bend backwards, as a faun's would. Also how the other dancers help to evoke the images on ancient Greek pottery, moving almost in just two dimensions.

 

[christabelll]

That was beautiful Stella

I grew up with Gelsey Kirkland, Michael Barishnokov and Nureyev.....\

Amazing piece.... truly beautiful

Thankyou!

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Thank you Stella,

Next time someone asks why I have a crush on ballet dancers, I am pointing them to this thread.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Try this version--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFRUK2SVeQc the Faun isn't as beautiful as Nuryev, but you can see more of the choreography, more of the nymphs-- and he makes it pretty clear what he's doing with the veil at the end!

And that brought me to this page.

Nijinsky was probably a bit of a physical sport-- he did things that have never been duplicated. One of his ballets, Le Spectre De la Rose, has never been performed correctly since his death.
http://probablepossible.com/images/2102V.jpg
Look at the legs on that man! The link titled "Denby Essay" is worth reading...