This week has been a great discovery for us dancers at ABT. We have been working with Alexei Ratmansky for months on a new work called “On the Dnieper”, which premiered on June 1st. What was so great about working with him was being given the liberty to create something new. You can trust his ideas, so therefore you can allow yourself room to explore where the movement can go. I can tell you, from the first performance on June 1 to the second show, it felt MUCH more ‘in my body’. It always amazes me how many performances you have to go through before a role becomes your own. Or how you can finally play with the character after you get your initial nerves out and gather your bearings. Which is why I cannot imagine being on Broadway, doing some 400+ performances of the same show. Talk about liberties!
On one of my free nights, I caught a performance of Hair the musical. What an unbelievable cast! From the leads, to the ‘tribe’, as they call them, the singing was so AMAZING! It totally inspired me to ‘be free’ and ‘LET THE SUNSHINE IN’! They are nominated for 8 Tony awards, deservedly so. Good luck Hair!
QQ
So true, all your statements about liberty to create and growing a role in your body, and everything…
i can feel/see the radiant SUNSHINE from your post. great energy and confidence flowing… ;(:D (happy tears)
Love
Jun 05, 2009 @ 16:46
Judith
Dear David,
Saw your performance Wed mat and thought it wonderful–all of you–must be so exciting to dance–looking forward to seeing you in Giselle and La Sylphide both with N. Osipova. have you danced La Sylphide before?
Wish I could go again tonight
Judith
Jun 06, 2009 @ 13:30
Paul
David: I have recently seen you dance in NYC, and came home to Seattle with your beauty firmly set in my fantacies. How may I recceive an autographed photo?
Nov 25, 2009 @ 02:05