Altynai Asylmuratova - Nikiya's Death (La Bayadere)

[@celesteaida48]

What a fantastic ballerina and actress!

[@darlingsweetheart8146]

I love how she delivered emotion through her expression and move

[@888titania]

She is simply the most expressive ballerina I've ever seen, a truly artist. I wish all these gimnastics ballerinas nowdays, which are anyway very good, would have her intensity...

[@Boringkip]

888titania First Nikya that made me cry

[@А-у1ъ2я]

Значит, Вы мало видели настоящих балерин. Превосходными исполнительницами партии Никии у нас в Мариинском театре до сих пор считаются Габриэла Комлева и Галина Мезенцева. Никто их не превзошёл. Люди плакали, когда они танцевали Никию...

[@iskander21024]

@@А-у1ъ2я Ну, во-первых, не в Мариинском, а в Кировском. А, во-вторых, уверяю Вас, и на Асылмуратовой плакали. А уж её выход в первом акте с её фантастической красотой и пластикой - вызывал невероятную бурю восторга.

[@a.phillips6892]

I love Altynai. She’s my favorite ballerina for so many years.💓

[@stephaniesticks6672]

Ballet used to be about beauty and emotion not how high your leg can get up. Sure flexibility is a good thing to have but it's not what you should focus on when you are dancing. This video is a perfect proof of that. Altynai is one of my favorites. She is the best Nikiya I have ever seen.

[@mademoisellelinda]

Stephanie Sticks you are so right! When I started dancing, we were judged on our expressions, "port de tête", arms and musicality, not how high we could rise our legs! In fact, it was never mentioned (French school). Now, they want to turn ballet into a sport...

[@super77ish]

I agree.

[@zajchyk1]

Боже как красиво! Какая восточная гибкость, утончённость, глубокая эмоциональность и вместе с тем выразительность, графичность, скульптурность каждого движения. Не движения а душой танцует. Пожалуй лучшая!

[@liadainsperanza]

simply one of the most beautiful ballerinas ever. my favorite.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Asylmurtova stuns in this solo-and throughout the ballet, of course-but I have to say that she unifies acting and dancing with a believability I’ve not seen in other ballerinas, all in 7 minutes! This is especially true, for me, when she has the outburst of joyful dancing when she thinks the flowers are from Solor. It’s amazing that 20 ballerinas can dance this role, bringing everything they have to it, but (in my opinion) only 1 or 2 makes me believe the truth of what they’re trying to portray….Asylmurtova is at the top of the heap, for my money!

[@sussuromeu]

the most emotional nikiya and the best ever! That´s why I love her performances! love altynai!!!

[@MasterpieceDanceCA]

A former ballet star at the height of her success, technique and artistry. No wonder the Russian Ministry selected her for her assignment as Artistic Director of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg.

[@Pearlaceous]

The sublime Altynai - my favourite Nikiya!

[@arcana-silvae8263]

Altynai the best Nikiya, the music of "La Bayadere" has sublime melodies.

[@paulineiv878]

Emotional and Mesmerizing!!💝This act is so beautiful and Altynai just breathes it like Nikiya would that brings tears to my eyes every time I see it!!😊💞

[@annesfavourites1037]

she was absolutely perfect in this role

[@elmirabay4453]

Браво! Брава! Вы вызвали слезы, вы заставили опять подумать, как несовершенен мир, где самые прекрасные женщины гибнут из-за мужчин. Это было прекрасно.

[@gtastat]

Gorgeous and still one of my favorites.

[@JVSDance]

There are perhaps more flexible dancers than her, but they are gymnasts. She is a true artist. a dancer. The best.

[@chimalmadanza8548]

No one like her! She's graceful and talented, not only an athelete.

[@justusundjuno6786]

You are right. She IS Nikiya! She does not only dance the role of Nikiya....she IS Nikiya with all her heart!

[@super77ish]

She is amazing in this role.

[@leilalivingston1159]

How much more flexible do you want her back to be!?

[@mihonaito4345]

Thank you 🙏 🙏 thank you 🤍It’s very beautiful inspirational Performance is in the height of Art !! Thank you Natasha, and Royal Ballet 🩰 Collaborator s🤍

[@palubob]

The mosy beautiful Nikiya ever, and perhaps the best. The wonderful Gerd Larsen was the most effective scene-stealer in 20th century ballet.

[@stephaniesticks6672]

Altynai is beautiful!

[@MsTortille]

Самая психологически точная интеопретация каждого жеста и великолепный по пластике и красоте чувств танец!

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

So emotional and so beautifully danced!! C❤❤

[@laleahmedova6251]

The best Nikiya ever

[@ДаниилГорунов]

Лучшее исполнение Никии в исполнении Алтынай Асылмуратовой..

[@ТатьянаГаврилова-и5й]

Её исполнение эталон!

[@kamunurkamunur3468]

The best Nikiya ever!!!

[@Tania2008-qh1xh]

Настоящая восточная красавица

[@feiluo109]

The best!

[@MrSaraBest]

The best Nikiya! Also, Altynai is the best Carmen!

[@doraszelenyi3623]

The reason why I love ballet

[@julietaguzmangonzalez7974]

Amo esta variacion

[@Yelena756]

She's the best Nikiya I know

[@ursulaaustin8842]

Best Nikiya ever!!!

[@ГалинаФедораева]

Какая она молодчина! Полное восхищение!

[@SamsungGalaxy-rn7tt]

Обожаю Баядерку.

[@677layla]

Sublime!

[@fredericbadyine7823]

Inoubliable.

[@simonesantosmelo1194]

Maravilhosa! ❤️

[@kargabham]

she's so pretty

[@gianPI7381]

far better than Zacharova, honestly.

[@kanawkina]

Хороша!!!!

[@user-yf6cu6xx6h]

очень круто

[@dblueroom]

Altynai is beautiful! and love her expressions. certainly she has the intensity for this role. choreography wise not my favorite.

[@avesraggiana]

@Leonnidik No, not Ninette De Valois. That was Gerd Larsen, a long time and long serving character dancer with the RB. In the vintage RB Swan Lake recording with Dowell and Makarova, she plays the Queen Mother.

[@simaraft7373]

I wish we could see asylmuratova in a Russian bayadere

[@Boringkip]

Кто ещё плачет??

[@pediatrapaola]

unfortunatly l saw on internet that she was removed today or so ,

[@avesraggiana]

Yes, in favour of Putin's friend and big pansy, Madame Nikolai Tsiskaridze. I know he's done some wonderful things to the training programme at Vaganova, especially for the men's training, but I still can't stand him.

[@eduardasartorio8932]

Kirov?

[@sarafagerlund1884]

Eduarda Sartorio This is Natalia Makarovas adaption of La Bayadere at the Royal Ballet.

[@А-у1ъ2я]

London

[@Pearlaceous]

@Solange513 Mine too! :-)

[@Pearlaceous]

@Leonnidik Ninette *was* the snake ...

[@pediatrapaola]

l saw larsen playing madge in sylph .you know that poor leo is no longer among us l guess?

[@ЛарисаГриценко-г9в]

Прекрасна спору нет ,но Волочкова неподражаема во всем драматична технична артистична прима!!!!!