Portraits of a Lady
Martha Graham is the Georgia O’Keefe of dance. No matter what the source material, the primary subject of her works is womanhood.
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Vous les voyez, les étoiles dans la salle?” the woman next to me whispered as the lights dimmed. And indeed, the stalls glittered with former stars of the Paris Opéra Ballet—dancers I recognised, visibly moved and deep in conversation during the interval. Their presence made the evening feel all the more like a gala: a moment when the company came together to awaken its “Sleeping Beauty” after more than a decade of slumber.
Rudolf Nureyev’s “Sleeping Beauty” is one of the most remarkable gifts this legendary artist left us—a tangible mark of his enduring presence, still putting the entire company to the test, just as he did during his tenure as director of the Paris Opéra Ballet. The corps de ballet, the soloists, even the orchestra—all are pushed to their limits by Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic and marvellous score, beautifully conducted by Vello Pähn, and visually enriched by the splendour of Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino’s costumes and sets.
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Martha Graham is the Georgia O’Keefe of dance. No matter what the source material, the primary subject of her works is womanhood.
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