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CATHY GODEGHESI |
It’s winter vacation here in Brazil right now. It’s just a month long, but it was about time - I needed some rest.
This year has been really busy - hence my lack of posts - and it looks like it’ll get even busier!
Joana getting her make up done by one of our teachers, Flavia
But anyway, in my last post I said I was going to have some performances.
We performed Waltz of the Flowers again in the two first ones, and then we had an event in the place our studio is and I danced Kitri’s variation. It wasn’t that good, needs to be rehearsed a LOT more, it’s not clean either. Plus I was a little bit nervous! But it happens. Now it’s all about rehearsing and rehearsing.
Stella saying hi to the winger!
Yesterday night I went to the theater to see the Royal Danish Ballet. They come here almost every year, but I had only seen them once. It’s cool because they always bring some Balanchine pieces.
They danced lots of things and they had some special guests: Nikolaj Hübbe, Johan Kobborg and Roberta Marquez.
The night started with Apollo danced by Nikolaj Hubbe and the girls were from the company. He basically stole the show, he is amazing. He is so powerful! The girls I found a little bit immature yet, I didn’t feel that they were safe. This choreography is so difficult!
I had seen a video of Apollo (but with Baryshnikov) so it was cool to see it live.
Right after Apollo, Roberta Marquez and Johan Kobborg (both principals from the Royal Ballet - and she is brazilian!) danced Don Quixote pas de deux. I was completely speechless! I had never seen her dancing although she is brazilian, but always been curious since well she was invited to be a principal at the Royal Ballet. Her lines are perfect, and she shines. Wow. Kobborg was just as nice! They drove the audience crazy 
Then the dancers from the company did this short and interesting ballet, Yesterday, by John Neumeier with Beatles songs. Very nice, cute choreography and good choice of songs.
Hübbe then entered the stage again to dance Zakouski, by Peter Martins and he stole the show once again. I was quite happy to see him because I had never seen any NYCB dancer before!
Marquez and Kobborg came back with a short piece from Manon, nicely executed. She is expressive and her presence is pretty good.
Then the Danish dancers closed the night with Napoli (3rd act), a Bournonville ballet. The girls showed themselves a lot better in this piece than in Apollo. It’s such a nice ballet to watch, it looks so much like a party in the streets or something!
After the performances I got to talk a bit with some of the Danish dancers, but the pictures came out VERY blurry. They were so nice!
I guess for now that’s it. In a few weeks Mr. Baryshnikov will bring his company here and I can’t miss it!
Bye!
