#Leonid Sarafanov

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Olesya Novikova has given birth to a son! Wishing health and happiness to her, her husband Leonid Sarafanov and their family!

#ballet #ballet news #olesya novikova #leonid sarafanov

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Viktoria Tereshkina and Leonid Sarafanov in La Bayadere.

#viktoria tereshkina #leonid sarafanov #la bayadere #ballet #mariinsky ballet #everything about this is perfect #favorite ballerina #favorite ballet #prima ballerina #vika gif #gif #my gif #ballet gif

[lovelyballetandmore]

Xander Parish | Vadim Muntagirov | Andris Liepa | Leonid Sarafanov | Bakhtiyar Adamzhan

#xander parish #vadim muntagirov #andris liepa #leonid sarafanov #bakhtiyar adamzhan #white tights #ballet slippers #kilt

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Ekaterina Krysanova and Leonid Sarafanov in Cinderella (Mikhailovsky Ballet)

#ekaterina krysanova #Leonid Sarafanov #ekaterina krysanova and leonid sarafanov #cinderella #mikhailovsky ballet #cinderella ballet #gif #my gif

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Oksana Skorik and Leonid Sarafanov performing Grand Pas Classique (Mariinsky Ballet/Mikhailovsky Ballet, 2018)

#ballet #oksana skorik #leonid sarafanov #mariinsky ballet #mikhailovsky ballet #grand pas classique

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Suite en blanc © Yasuko Kageyama

Five different programmes make up Rome Opera Ballet’s new season, 2019-2020.

Benjamin Pech’s successful Swan Lake will be remounted to open the season. This will be followed by an evening dedicated to Jerome Robbins; a new work by José Carlos Martínez telling the tale of Lord Byron’s Il Corsaro (The Corsair); a triple bill featuring Suite en blanc, Serenade, and Pastor’s Bolero; Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris; and in the open-air for the summer of 2020 will be Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin.

Rome Opera Ballet’s  étoile Rebecca Bianchi, and principal dancers Susanna Salvi, Claudio Cocino and Alessio Rezza are joined by company director and Paris Opera Ballet étoile Eleonora Abbagnato together with Amandine Albisson, Germain Louvet, Anna Tsygankova, Daniel Camargo, Zachary Catazaro, Olesya Novikova, Leonid Sarafanov, Isaac Hernández, Friedemann Vogel and Adamzhan Bakhtiyar.

Swan Lake © Yasuko Kageyama with Susanna Salvi and Germain Louvet

31 December 2019 – 8 January 2020

Swan Lake

Choreography by Benjamin Pech

Sets – Aldo Butui Lighting – Vinicio Cheli Conductors – Nir Kabaretti and Carlo Donadio.

With Amandine Albisson and Germain Louvet (Paris Opera Ballet), Anna Tsygankova (Dutch National Ballet) and Daniel Camargo.

Glass Pieces © Yasuko Kageyama

The Concert © Yasuko Kageyama

30 January 2020 – 5 February

Serata Robbins

Choreography by Jerome Robbins

  Glass pieces (1983)

Sets – Robbins with Ronald Bates Costumes – Ben Benson Lighting – Jennifer Tipton

  In the Night (1970)

Costumes – Anthony Dowell Lighting – Jennifer Tipton

With Eleonora Abbagnato and Zachary Catazaro

  The Concert, The Perils of Everybody (1956)

Sets – Saul Steinberg and Edward Gorey Costumes – Irene Sharaff Lighting – Jennifer Tipton

Conductor – Carlo Donadio.

Il Corsaro, Rome Opera Archive 01

Il Corsaro, Rome Opera Archive

Preview 28 February; 1 – 8 March

Il Corsaro

Choreography by José Carlos Martínez (new creation)

Sets – Francesco Zito Lighting – Vinicio Cheli Conductor – Alexei Baklan

With Olesya Novikova (Mariinsky), Leonid Sarafanov (Michailovsky), Isaac Hernández (English National Ballet)

Suite en blanc with Eleonora Abbagnato © Yasuko Kageyama

Serenade © Yasuko Kageyama

Preview 5 May; 6 – 10 May

Triple Bill

Suite en blanc (1943)

Choreography by Serge Lifar

With Eleonora Abbagnato

  Serenade (1934)

Choreography by George Balanchine

Costumes – Barbara Karinska

  Bolero (2012)

Choreography by Krzysztof Pastor

Sets and costumes – Tatyana Van Walsum Lighting – Bert Dalhuysen

Conductor – Façal Karoui

With Eleonora Abbagnato and Friedemann Vogel (Stuttgart Ballet)

  Claudio Coviello as the Hunchback, Teatro alla Scala

Preview 23 September; 24 September – 1 October

Notre-Dame de Paris

Choreography by Roland Petit

Sets – René Allio Costumes – Yves Saint-Laurent Conductor – Louis Lohraseb

With Adamzhan Bakhtiyar (Astana Opera Ballet)

Queensland Ballet dancers Shane Weurthner and Lisa Edwards in a publicity still for Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin

Summer season at Caracalla Baths

Strictly Gershwin

Choreography by Derek Deane

Conductor – Gareth Valentine

Rome Opera Ballet announces 2019-2020 season Five different programmes make up Rome Opera Ballet’s new season, 2019-2020. Benjamin Pech’s successful Swan Lake…

#Alessio Rezza #Anthony Dowell #Claudio Cocino #Derek Deane #Eleonora Abbagnato #Friedemann Vogel #Jerome Robbins #Leonid Sarafanov #Notre-Dame de Paris #Olesya Novikova #Rebecca Bianchi #Roland Petit #Rome Opera Ballet #Serge Lifar #Suite en Blanc #Susanna Salvi

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Leonid Sarafanov in Le Corsaire - Photo by Stas Lavshin

#leonid sarafanov #le corsaire #stas levshin #ballet

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ROMEO E GIULIETTA (Scena del Balcone) Coreografia: Leonid Lavrovsky Musica: Serghei Prokofiev Danzano: Olesya Novikova & Leonid Sarafanov Les Etoiles a cura di: Daniele Cipriani Entertainment © PH: Cositore Photographer 

#romeo e giulietta #romeo and juliet #dance #danza #teatro #arte #danse #baile #dancers #balletto #ballet #ballerina #daniele cipriani #les etoiles #olesya novikova #leonid sarafanov #cositore photographer #auditorium parco della musica #roma

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I was so sad to see the news of Igor Petrov’s passing - he seemed a wonderful teacher and mentor. Do you know what happened, I hadn’t even realised he had been ill?

Apologies that this ask got buried. The news of his passing is very tragic indeed, lots of his colleagues and students expressed warm sentiments online and shared fond memories. I thought Xander Parish had an especially well-written post. I don't believe the cause of death has been made public, so I won't be speculating on it.

However, I will share two videos of him teaching in hopes that it will serve as a small tribute to an extremely dedicated and loyal man who gave his all to art and teaching.

Class at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, during the MT's tour to California. Notable dancers in class include Viktoria Tereshkina, Oksana Skorik, Ekaterina Kondaurova, Vladimir Shklyarov, Timur Askerov, Xander Parish, and Kimin Kim who whips out some seriously impressive consecutive tours.

And an older class on stage from 2008. Dancers include Diana Vishneva, Alina Somova, Viktoria Tereshkina, Leonid Sarafanov (who is absolutely fabulous here) Daniil Fadeyev, Irma Nioradze, Anton Korsakov and even young Yana Selina

#Igor Petrov #tribute #ballet #mariinsky ballet #xander parish #bailarines #ballet dancer #ballerina #ballet ask

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Vaganova Ballet Academy student Anna Shishanova in Leonid Sarafanov’s class at Diana Vishneva’s newly opened St Petersburg dance studio Context Pro.

#Vaganova Ballet Academy #vaganova #ballet #ballerina #diana vishneva #Leonid Sarafanov #Anna Shishanova #context pro #vishneva #shishanova #sarafanov #vaganova students

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Natalia Osipova and Leonid Sarafanov in Giselle, Mikhailovsky Ballet, November 2014. © Paul Kolnik.

Osipova’s vitality is astonishing: the minute she stepped onstage, it’s as if the whole world became a few shades brighter. In fact, her main challenge, particularly in a ballet like Giselle, is finding a way to channel that physical exuberance and keep it within the bounds of the story.

#photograph #ballet #Natalia Osipova #Leonid Sarafanov #Giselle #Mikhailovsky Ballet #Paul Kolnik

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Ukrainian Dancers in Russia:

Anastasia Matvienko (Mariinsky)

Denis Matvienko (Mariinsky)

Nadezhda Gonchar (Mariinsky)

Ekaterina Chebykina (Mariinsky)

Oksana Skorik (Mariinsky)

Artem Ovcharenko (Bolshoi)

Svetlana Zakharova (Bolshoi)

Anastasia Soboleva (Mikhailovsky)

Leonid Sarafanov (Mikhailovsky)

Svetlana Bednenko (Mikhailovsky)

There’s probably more, but I can’t think of them.  I wonder how they’re doing...

#ballet text post #anastasia matvienko #denis matvienko #nadezhda gonchar #ekaterina chebykina #oksana skorik #artem ovcharenko #svetlana zakharova #anastasia soboleva #leonid sarafanov #svetlana bednenko #ballet #ukraine #russia

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Leonid Sarafanov

Photo by Stas Levshin

#leonid sarafanov

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Wow I didn’t even know this production existed and I have no idea why Krysanova is at the Mikhailovsky but this is a beautiful rendition of this waltz

#mikhailovsky ballet #ekaterina krysanova #Leonid Sarafanov #ekaterina krysanova and leonid sarafanov #cinderella #ballet

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Oksana Skorik and Leonid Sarafanov performing Grand Pas Classique (Mariinsky Ballet/Mikhailovsky Ballet, 2018)

#ballet #oksana skorik #leonid sarafanov #mariinsky ballet #mikhailovsky ballet #grand pas classique