Baryshnikov Tarantella

'Tarantella', choreography by George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1979 (WH)

[@leonardodavinchi6799]

Как они умцдряются танцевать такую насыщенную всевозможными движениями и такую быструю хореографию на такой маленькой сцене, да еще с висящей низко люстрой?! Это шедевр союза четврех: двух великих балетных танцоров, хореографа Баланчина и пианиста в музыкальном произведении! Хотя я здесь еще упустила композитора- и он тоже в это потрясающе гармоничном союзе! Браво!

[@leonardodavinchi6799]

Удивительно, какой жизненый балет в трактовке Баланчина! Браво Михаилу Барышникову! Браво !

[@toeknee1965]

we had a dancer in Boston ballet. Anamarie Sarazin, with a look like patty and the same energy and joy

[@VILJL]

Patricia McBride (born August 23, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet. McBride joined the New York City Ballet in 1959. She became a principal in 1961, becoming the company's youngest principal. She danced with the company for 30 years, including roles created for her by choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She is celebrated her 81st birthday on August 23, 2023.

[@jodifritz9456]

She is superlative. BRAVA PATRICIA MCBRIDE. JOYOUS BALLERINA❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@valmacclinchy]

Baryshnikov is a legend, an absolute joy to watch. He's one with the music, always. McBride is a delight, and the pianist is amazing, too.

[@toeknee1965]

THOSE OF US THAT GOT TO SEE PATTY DANCE LIVE ARE BLESSed. I ll never forget her at end of her career doing Liebeslieder Walrtzs. with the great Bart Cook. sublime.

[@photographedemode]

Incredible on a postage stamp size stage and that chandelier very close overhead !

[@richardcleveland8549]

LOVE this variation on the theme ! As always, Baryshnikov is MAGNIFICENT!

[@paulinegallagher1675]

He makes everything look so effortless, when in fact it is exhausting! Wonderful Misha.

[@richardcleveland8549]

@@paulinegallagher1675 Ballet is SOOOOOOO butch! Too bad homophobes and bullies can't see that these men are TRUE athletes!

[@user-mw8bk2rl8i]

Восторг!!!

[@arielespino151]

These are the most extraordinary 7 minutes of ballet ever recorded. Wonderful music, wonderful choreography, and 2 immortals of the art. I saw this the same year it happened. Unforgettable.

[@toeknee1965]

THOSE OF US THAT GOT TO SEE PATTY DANCE LIVE ARE BLESS. I ll never forget her at end of her career doing Liebeslieder Walrtzs. with the great Bart Cook. sublime.

[@garotadagavea]

This is an exhausting dance. The pace is unrelenting! A tour de force!

[@supika-virgo]

ミーシャはやっぱり桁違いのダンサーですよね。素晴らしい表現力‼️誰もかなわないのでは。

[@nataliyastrugacheva4321]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

[@roslynwilliams950]

Such joie de vivre, or should I say joie de danser!

[@moonset325]

Created on Patricia McBride and Edward Villella in 1964. So it is a treat to see McBride dance it again. If you can find the TV broadcast of McBride and Villella dancing Tarantella, you will see how crazy fast the original performances were.

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

there is a KZbin video with Villella but it is almost painful to see how demanding it is to him, there is a camera in the backstage and he seems to suffer a lot and almost slipped at the end of the ballet. However it is amazing to watch, and Mc Bride is so joyful ! I like this version with Baryshnikov ! he is fantastic.

[@josephlewis6181]

The only President to bring ballet to the White House! Thanks to the Carters,

[@toeknee1965]

I dont think that is true. Anamarie Sarazin, of Boston ballet .She once performed at the White House for President Lyndon B. Johnson.

[@nkiinsta]

I continue to applaud the contributions of some of the wonderful performances of ballet to the public viewing audience via KZbin. So many of these early performances of dancers in their prime would have gone unnoticed otherwise. This one was a first viewing for me; many thanks.

[@jorgejure7673]

Unique , fabulous. She so graceful and he as energetic although different from Villela’s. A jewel!

[@garotadagavea]

"Misha had the same energy as Eddie." Jacques D'Amboise Balanchine knew exactly what he was doing when he paired McBride with Misha and revived all Villela's roles with him. Villela danced as an Italian, Misha as a Russian, but same energy, yes.

[@neyfonsecajunior]

Theirs is also my favorite Tchaikovsky pas de deux, which is also available on KZbin.

[@roslynwilliams950]

Kudos to the pianist too!

[@TraciMann]

that was frantically spectacular

[@squalter.kaufmann]

Utterly terrifying 😂

[@mds7474]

spectacular 😂😂really But dance is awful

[@halbearbruin]

Thank you so very much for preserving this performance at the Whitehouse , in 1979, of Baryshinikov's Brillant Performance of the Tarantella Ballet!!! i don't believe you can see this anywhere else.

[@giovannasperni1209]

Am absolute masterpiece just what you would expect by Misha

[@briciola.bixiofabrizio5935]

Leggendari 🇮🇹🇮🇹❤️❤️🥀🥀🥀🥀

[@angele810]

Wow! Love her timing and he is a man possessed by the dancing spirit

[@user-ey9ez8yg6x]

素敵。 美しいものを見せてもらえて幸せです。

[@user-oz2lt7wi5j]

Очень характерное, подчёркнутое исполнение Тарантелла и дружочик Тамбурин 🎉

[@52worship]

Brilliant!!!

[@katalinx4617]

Minden pillanatban valami meglepő, nagyon érdekes lépés, nagyon nagyon tetszett.

[@monicagalvao3500]

Spectacular

[@marineljenkings553]

Pure exuberance and joy from both of them. A pleasure to watch,

[@simaraft7373]

Can't really do this on such a tiny stage. Thanks for posting.

[@user-xk7ts2li2y]

Just sorry for my mistakes in English. Some days ago I saw Baryshnikov vs Polunin. I wrote then: may be Polunin could be better among/with stage decorations?! No decorations, and Mikhail... the great!

[@paulinegallagher1675]

To me, Misha is The Best. Far better than Polunin. Misha is a miracle!

[@freddiemercury4evr]

Such a quick pace and so whimsical. I did have my concerns about that chandelier though, with Baryshnikov's leaps ; ) He and McBride are a joy to watch. Thank you for this footage.

[@roslynwilliams950]

Such a joy to watch!

[@judithmason4149]

Dancing to perfection -- and enjoying every minute of it. Lots of fun. Thanks for yet another delightful post featuring Misha.

[@innerlight617]

Grateful for uploading! Oh Misha!

[@arepo]

Great performance despite stage size, thanks for posting. I used to like the McBride-Villella Tarantella a lot (still do), but I like this one better, the movement quality is superior IMO.

[@Marta44339]

Thanks for posting. I have watched this countless times. Agree wholeheartedly that it's a great performance and Tarantella doesn't get any better than this! It's fabulous, love them both and McBride is a master class in Balanchine. Villella is very good , but doesn't have the beauty of line and finish that Baryshnikov brings to every role.

[@yankee2666]

It has nothing to do with superiority. Villella is being decidedly Italian-esque in his approach to this piece; which takes away from some of the litheness, and perhaps confuses some viewers.

[@igordubbphoto]

На этом видео, лишённом деталей, очень хорошо видно насколько Барышников точнее в движениях, чем его партнёрша.

[@avesraggiana]

Oh, Jesus. Give it a rest.

[@tinapeters5725]

Thank you for posting this, outstanding perfermance, dancing the Tarantella from the heart, Joyous as it should be :) :) Thank you

[@cybellelinard]

thank you very much for this!!

[@jws1948ja]

What joy.

[@pediatrapaola]

wow never saw him in this thank you really

[@ivelinapancheva3681]

they make a great couple, both have this ease, lightness, speed, musicality.

[@lauriemiller6305]

watch Eddie villella.

[@AndrewRudin]

I love Barysknikov, but.... Eddie Vilella is just unbeatable in this. And Bravo the fabulous arrangement by Hershey Kay!

[@yankee2666]

Yes - Villella understood the Italian influence that this piece needs.

[@slaypaul]

The McBride/Vallela video is 7:00 and this is about 7:30, so they danced it about 7% faster. Notwithstanding, I get dizzy watching both.

[@user-uu3nn8or1h]

Patricia❤

[@michelledillman6381]

Wow! Haven’t seen this video before ….. why in black and white ? I was honored to see him preform in his “wiser” years ….. still amazing !

[@nancyinthehollow]

Okay, I’m just going to be honest here. I would give anything to have Misha circa 1979 grab me and kiss me on the neck! Also, I wish he had worn the head scarf some of the other guys wear for this dance. It looks so adorable and Italian, and goes so well with the enchanting little headdress PM wears. (Here endeth the totally shallow comments!)

[@Elisa-im6ll]

So do I 😉

[@rogerpropes7129]

A snood.

[@suzannederringer1607]

Thanks for this!

[@TheBallet1]

it would be nice to mention McBride!

[@lauriemiller6305]

agree, rude person

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I love her feet when she dances.

[@ukrainianballet_unofficial1344]

Great to see it! Thanks for uploading.

[@josephinestabel9647]

👣👣👣👣 Amazing Dancer. 💌.

[@susanpaul4752]

PS - The 1964 original tempo was quicker, I believe. This version with Baryshnikov has been slowed down somewhat. Also, this tiny TV stage does it no favor compared to the much bigger NYState Theater stage, which McBride and Villella covered in record time...same choreography, minor differences in the male variations.

[@hatanakahiromi4154]

目がくぎ付けになりました

[@alger3041]

It's absolutely great. Why can't the Paulli Tanratella from "Napoli" be done straight like this?

[@Snewton12]

Patricia McBride !!!!

[@GIOBODAN]

Là dove artisti come Balanchine hanno dato vita al balletto altri come YAPG lo stanno distruggendo.

[@lucyfoster4082]

It’s Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s Tarantella!

[@RelaxWithDog]

Chandelier -> The reason it looks alarming is that there is an optical illusion - they are so much bigger than your brain initially assumes they would be - along with the poor image quality it perspective is lost, and it becomes difficult to judge the depth/height or the chandelier compared to the dancer. The dancers were very far from the chandeliers!

[@Manuela6947]

Me encanta la version de Vilella y Mc Bryde. No asi la de Barischnikof en este caso concreto. Me parece muy sobreactuado. Es una opinión

[@pheebsbee1280]

Who choreographed this?

[@natalies9233]

George Balanchine

[@karenkaren3189]

why such a tiny stage????

[@natalies9233]

This is not a concert hall, is the White House

[@clarefeinson5427]

Why is the guy sitting directly behind Jimmy Carter not applauding? Who is he -- the Russian ambassador? Secret Service? a disgruntiled critic? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@radiantonion8615]

tiny stage.

[@BF-rv9yz]

Please, where is the music from?

[@robertrussellbennett]

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, "Grand Tarentelle"

[@Duncan456]

McBride was still super in this ballet. Baryshinikov is enjoyable, but brings none of the sensual energy of a Villella to the role.

[@joelhc85]

Your irrelevant opinion is not sexy either... Just saying...

[@freddiemercury4evr]

mk w have you eyes?

[@susanpaul4752]

Misha is great but Eddie Villella was GREATER in this, always danced with Patricia McBride, both from NYCBallet. I saw them do it for years at the NYState Theater, Lincoln Center, Manhattan.

[@dirgesinthedark5637]

Misha no spirit with the tambo at all

[@lauriemiller6305]

agree

[@arepo]

I don't

[@anniemihn]

Misha is too stiff for this.

[@yankee2666]

Not stiff - not Italian enough.

[@garotadagavea]

He is dancing as a Russian would. It is just different. But I like it very much. Eddie Villela does as an Italian. Also very enjoyable. Just different interpretations. But, as Jacques D’Amboise himself observed, Misha was the dancer who was closest to Eddie’s dancing personality. I figured that is why Mr. B. paired him with McBride in dances created on her and Eddie. He saw the best fit.

[@doris6526]

Divino Misha!! Como siempre! Una lástima que de vea muy lejos!

[@user-tt9kb1oz6l]

I'm late to the party but I agree with you. Villela had a loose, street Italianesque swagger which I think is part of the choreography and not just an individual interpretation. That spirit is completely absent in this version.

[@MariaMaria-fq5mh]

а меня не впечатлило. Что вы все носитесь с этим Барышниковым? Маленкьий рост короткие ножки

[@momiamok-v4y]

Техника, музыкальность, обаяние

[@user-ov1yj9fz8q]

Eddy Valella did it much better