Amazing Kirov Mariinsky Kitris Act 1 & 2 - Terekhova, Vishneva, Obraztsova, Skorik, Tereshkina, etc

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Please note, there will be a separate video showcasing Act 3 variation & fouettes. This video tribute features some of the Kirov Ballet's and Mariinsky Ballet's best interpreters of the role Kitri from Don Quixote including Kurgapkina, Terekhova, Chistyakova, Tarasova, Vishneva, Tkachenko, Novikova, Kolegova, Obraztsova, A. Matvienko, Shakirova, Osmolkina, Batoeva, Yevseyeva, Skorik, Somova, Martynyuk & Tereshkina. They perform Act 1 variation & Dulcinea variation. Thanks go to the uploaders of the following videos:
Kurgapkina:
• Don Quixote (1980) - N...
Terekhova:
• Don Quixote 5
• Don Quixote 9
Chistyakova:
• Чистякова И. Петров И....
Tarasova:
• Video
Vishneva:
• Diana Vishneva - Don Q...
• Diana Vishneva@Dulcinea
Somova:
• ALINA SOMOVA - DON QUI...
Tkachenko:
• Tatiana Tkachenko - Do...
• TATYANA TKACHENKO - DO...
Novikova:
• Don Quixote Act 1 Ki...
• Don Quixote - Dream Sc...
Kolegova:
• Don Quixote Kolegova M...
Obraztsova:
• Evgenia Obraztsova - D...
• Evgenia Obraztsova - D...
Matvienko:
• Don Quichotte VASILIEV...
Batoeva:
• 6апреля2019.Надежда Ба...
Yevseyeva:
• 6апреля2019 у ДОН КИХОТ
Skorik:
• Video
• Video
Martynyuk:
• Valeria Martynuk debut...
Tereshkina:
• Don Quixote. Viktoria ...
• QUEEN of DRYADS - Drea...
It was not possible to find footage of all the great dancers and I am sorry about omissions.
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[@BalletomaneM]

Ah Tereshkina...no one will come close to her! The best!

[@veronicasanchezlara7488]

A bu bu

[@veronicasanchezlara7488]

' pm

[@nikoll8558]

100%!!!!!

[@user-ms2ye9ex9d]

本当にそうですね。

[@jarmanka009]

Все примы-балерины прекрасны, а Виктория Терёшина - королева балета.

[@nicolehourcade]

My favorite stays Tereshkina because all of them have a very good technical level but she has something more, a special touch as Nunez in London🌷💐🌺🔥

[@roccodepalma9734]

Ho avuto il privilegio di vedere dal vivo diversi DQ. Sempre tuutti bravissimi.

[@akiratama2183]

Diana Vishneva and Renata Shakirova. 💙

[@user-hk2oy6eo3r]

Огромная благодарность за радость видеть прекрасных балерин Мариинского театра! Ведь телевидение, видимо, совсем забыло о его существовании. Как будто Мариинка на другой планете. А ведь его балет - эталон этого искусства!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba!

[@elenacool6611]

Почти все отлично стацевали все вариации.Это солисты оперных театров, а не кордебалет.Браво, за величайший труд!

[@ellest1485]

First, many-many thanks for such amazing selection and presentation. it is a real reseach work! Second, it is so pleasant to see the level of Kirov-Mariinsky ballet through years. In my opinion, Mariinsky has had to survive for decades due to permanent loss of the best dancers to the Bolshoi (Marina Semenova, Galina Ulanova, Nina Timofeeva, Lyudmila Semenyaka and so on, later, Svetlana Zakharova, Evgeniya Obraztsova) and now to the fact that a lot of great dancers dance abroad like Diana Vishneva (13 years in ABT). And.. Mariinsky is still alive and its prima ballerinas and soloists are showing very high level of performance. A lot of ballet companies in the world would be happy to have 2-3 such dancers at the same time when Mariinsky has a dozen of them. I know who are prima ballerinas and who are soloists in Mariinsky, and I must admit that I agree with the theater's recognition of their talents. The best performances here are from prima ballerinas Diana Vishneva, Evgeniya Obraztsova, Victoria Tereshkina. If we look at the generation of younger dancers in this role Olesya Novikova and Yelena Evseyeva are those who show the character along with amazing technique.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, Elle for your wonderful comments!

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

That is not entirely true...in the last 30-40 years of the 20th century, the ballerinas of the Kirov were far superior to the ballerinas of the Bolshoi. During these years the ballerinas of the Bolshoi went through a seemingly never-ending era of sloppy technique and ports-de-bras and, well, what I can only describe as bizarre style in their dancing - the Bolshoi's 1989 film of "Sleeping Beauty" with Semizarova as Aurora, Fadeyechev as the Prince and Speranskaya as Lilac Fairy has all of this on full display, particularly Speranskaya's performance. Interesting that you should mention Semenyaka - if you watch film of her in her very early career she is technically splendid and impeccably schooled while still having her own style and personality...as soon as she went to the Bolshoi her dancing became sloppy, and eventually she fully embraced that odd style of dancing so many Bolshoi ballerinas exhibited in that era.

[@casteretpollux]

I want to say that Russian orchestras/conductors and audiences are wonderful too. The synchronicity between dancers and music is incomparably more sensitive than in other countries - tempo perfect for each dancer to embellish the mood and meaning. Audiences that appreciate difficulty and finesse and express delight audibly. Bravo! and thanks.❤❣

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your lovely comment. I agree! ❤

[@cecileguillemot7252]

Merci pour cette compilation! Bravo à Tatiana Tkachenko!!! Bravo à toutes

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Merci!

[@FK_loving]

I love Tereshkina of course, technically she is superb, she proves it even by her last movement. But Evseeva has something special in playing this part, I believe why Bazil chases her all the time.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Thank you for this amazing compilation!! Each "Kitri" has a special flair for the difficult role. They are are beautiful, talented and a pleasure to watch. ❤❤❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

My pleasure 😊 Thank you for your great comments!

[@tomcooper3286]

I love them all! 😍 They all have such energy, attack and dynamics whilst maintaining Mariinsky classical purity. Even though the quality was not good you can see how Tkachenko uses the music so well and plays with the timing whilst still being on the music. She's my favourite of the current Kitis I think (well now she just dances the Street Dancer, which she also is incredible in).

[@martinmeng100]

Terekhova: stylish, refined, extremely musical, expressive, artistic and aristocratic!!!

[@dulcineiasantos6348]

Amo toda a equipe Deus continue abençoando vocês aí!!!

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

13:49 - Terekhova's performance in this variation from the "dream scene" is without peer ... fortunately this performance was filmed, as it is the gold standard for this variation. It is also worth mentioning that the late great Maestro Viktor Fedotov is conducting Terekhova's performance perfectly. Interestingly, only the Mariinsky Orchestra performs this variation in Riccardo Drigo's original, beautiful orchestration.

[@phamkhanhthy2025]

Omg i love Vishneva

[@BALBIRSINGH-qf5ft]

🙏 Thank you so much.🙏

[@TheBunduBallerina]

You're most welcome

[@zinam5795]

Спасибо за подборку видео.... История Балета !

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba!

[@almiriawilhelm7015]

Amazing compilation thank you!!!

[@kristinmoreno9203]

AMAZING!! WOW!!💖🌷🌿🌷🌿💖

[@goodenough-qt1kz]

Сколько благородства и изящества в каждом движении Тереховой, а какие пропорции! Как бы они смотрелись с Годуновым!

[@nikkinik7202]

лучшая Китри из виденных мной в записи

[@michakj4994]

I love Kitri. That is all to say.

[@melusinewaterqueen5624]

Kitri)

[@dragon-acrocantho]

Forever ballet, that doesn't chang over time.

[@user-xe7lf5er6g]

Все прекрасны! Спасибо за великолепное видио!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba!

[@hk6970]

I forgot to comment on your kitri Mariinsky video but I was very impressed by Galina Mezentseva's Kitri too. Anyway great list thank you.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your great comments! I did look for footage of Mezentseva as Kitri but only found one very low-resolution video clip.

[@hk6970]

@@TheBunduBallerina I understand, thank you for your efforts ☺️

[@alexcher1893]

Elena Evseeva and Renata Shakirova! And Katya Osmolkina is such a rare Kitri, a chance to watch

[@irinakoshkarova1727]

Спасибо! Теперь мне очевидно, что сейчас у нас Рената очень напоминает Диану Вишневу, а Мария Хорева идёт по пути Ирины Колпаковой... Прежде чем ругать меня - посмотрите сами. Огромное спасибо за Нинэль Кургапкину

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Da. Spasiba! :)

[@SP-85]

So there's 2 different version of Dulcinea variation. Both are beautiful! It felt like leaping and pirouette one is shorter than hops on pointe one.

[@user-ec7ff2cx5d]

Все танцовщицы хороши, но Дианочка необыкновенная! Пальма первенства у неё!

[@user-my6gn8gh6n]

Большое спасибо за видео чудесных балерин Кировского-Мариинского театра в образе Китри. Очень жаль, что в этом замечательном "плейлисте" отсутствует задорная и искрометная и очень техничная Китри в исполнении М.Куллик. Э.Тарасова, В.Терёшкина и Р.Шакирова в Царстве дриад танцуют вариацию Н.Дудинской. Виктория ее еще и усложнила позициями рук. Браво!

[@user-jw9cp3ew8l]

👏👏👏❤🌸🌸🌸🙌🤗

[@nalatthawongsawad6234]

I really enjoyed watching this,so amazing video and so inspirational I wish I could dance like that too.❤️❤️🩰

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you so much!

[@nalatthawongsawad6234]

@@TheBunduBallerina 🩰❤️

[@neatodude3339]

8:18 Renata Shakirova 🥰🥰

[@eto-prosto-ja]

7:02 - а так должно было быть, что все тореодоры повернули красные тряпки белой стороной?

[@vladpolushkin3610]

Only one person noticed the Vishneva was the only who did it right.

[@borisburiev4774]

Tereshkina Best !

[@user-gk5ky5pk3p]

Нинель Кургапкина ногу выше головы не задирает, в кольцо не сворачивается, но какой запредельный темп спокойно с улыбкой выдерживает. Ещё Терехова держит, а у остальных всё потише и потише скорость

[@roccodepalma9734]

Ovviamente parlavo del Marinsky

[@v.britton4445]

I always wonder if Minkus might be reorchestrated

[@user-gw1qw1nj3z]

Как в 1990 году Диана Вишнева могла исполнять партию Китри на сцене Мариинского театра,если на тот момент ей было всего 14 лет 🙄

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba.

[@isabs8616]

All are gorgeous, I prefer Osipova 💖

[@chengzhao9334]

She didn’t dance Kitri. She was Kitri.

[@melusinewaterqueen5624]

Was Ninel Kurgapkina a teacher of Ulyuana Lopatkina? Amazing to see that dancers of 20th and 21st centuries have quite different dance style in both Bolshoy and Mariinsky. But Shakirova, Batoyeva and Tereshkina seem not bad.

[@user-mf3td9iw6f]

Лопаткина училась у Дудинской.

[@user-gw1qw1nj3z]

@@user-mf3td9iw6f,а в Мариинском театре Ирина Чистякова была репетитором Ульяны Лопаткиной

[@nikkinik7202]

по-моему, Терехова недосягаема.

[@user-es2ti2my7y]

У Матвиенко такие огромные стопы,наверное 43 размер!

[@user-es2ti2my7y]

Внешность кургапкиной соответствует ее фамилии!

[@melusinewaterqueen5624]

Ирина, это ещё что за глупость? Она выдающаяся советская балерина.

[@user-my6gn8gh6n]

Н. Кургапкиной на этом видео 51 год ! Пусть другие балерины станцуют так , как она. Замечательная, темпераментная и очень техничная балерина Кировского театра.

[@user-es2ti2my7y]

@@user-my6gn8gh6n надо вовремя заканчивать танцевать!

[@mariainesandradealcantara9979]

Sorry. ...but VIENGSAY Valdez is The BEST KITRI ALL TIME! !!!!!!!

[@dancingbluecrane2813]

Many would disagree as she is like a bull in a china porcelain shop very often, but she does have flare and was certainly a great Cuban Kitri. The Mariinsky is renowned for its refine- ment.

[@ellest1485]

It is not about who is the best of all time. it is about who is the best in Mariinsky. if to talk about "ALL TIME" you probably just did not see Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev. in Don Quixote. 50 years later nobody came close. Highly recommend . Their video is on KZbin.

[@voronion]

@@ellest1485 To be the best in Mariinsky means being the world's best. Mariinsky is the standard in classical ballet. BTW never admired Maximova. Apart from her husband.

[@ellest1485]

@@voronion Yes, it means to be the world's best, but does not always work that way. That's why the best of Mariinsky dancers leave Mariinsky and dance in the Bolshoi or abroad. Uliana Lopatkina is a very rare exception. Happy for you that you are such fan of the Mariinsky ballet, but you need to read more about Mariinsky ballet and its history. It has been surviving for many years since the second part of the 20th century. After Lopatkina retired and Vishneva and Kondaurova are close to retirement there are a few left who are on the world's level at the moment compared to the Bolshoi dancers. Mariinsky corps de ballet has always been one of best in the world. At least, this is what Bejart said. Mariinsky has several talented promising dancers at the moment, but it does not mean that they are world stars. First, young generation should perform Kitri's variation much faster the way ballerinas in 1960-1980 could do. Maximova is a great example for that.