The other day at rehearsal, THE Ana Laguna walked into the ABT studios and watched for about three hours. Ana is Mats Eks wife and ‘muse’ (for lack of a better word). She has danced in many of his ballets and you can see a lot of them on DVD. She also performed at the Fall for Dance Festival last season, dancing a duet with Mats titled ‘Memory’. It brought the house down and was the highlight for me of that festival.
Describing her, a friend of mine put it best… ‘She is that rare artist who is able to focus on her
art at a very high level but yet very aware and sensitive to those around
her. It brings everything to another place….that intensity.’
She is here to dance a pas de deux choreographed by Mats for her and Baryshnikov. It is the Baryshnikov Arts Center’s annual spring gala and I snagged some tickets for the performance. I cannot wait..
Here she is dancing Mats Ek’s Carmen, you will be able to see her around 3 min 45 sec.
Jim Clyne
i love her, and i love mats (mats’s father was an actor who appeared in a lot of ingmar bergman flicks, and his mother was birgit cullberg, founder of the cullberg ballet)
i believe that baryshnikov recently danced with ana, in a ballet choreographed by ek
May 17, 2008 @ 20:17
Jim Clyne
If anyone is interested in Mats Ek’s work, I recommend a piece he directed and choreographed for Swedish television, entitled “St George and the Dragon. Ek danced the lead, and he was amazing.
May 17, 2008 @ 23:05
QQ
interesting … O~O
Happy Birthday David !! Here’s something for your Bday laughs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZpx6q3QQ0
… and, wish you a Great and Smooth Mat spring season ‘08
have lots of fun too!!
May 18, 2008 @ 04:17
Barbara
omg, QQ that video was hilarious! I’m sure it gave David a good laugh on his birthday.
Happy Birthday, David!!!
May 18, 2008 @ 13:58
Sophie B.
Happy birthday, David!
May 19, 2008 @ 12:29
Gwenny
I love this version of “Carmen”. I saw it some years ago and never forgot it. Thanks for the clip!
May 19, 2008 @ 19:33
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