3/5 Yulia Stepanova - Aegina from Spartacus III act

Fragment of III act of ballet Spartacus. Courtesan Aegina, favourite of Crassus', seduces young gladiator Harmodius.
Filming in most time of this video is bad, as if cameraman forgot about zoom button.
Cast:
Aegina - Yulia Stepanova
Harmodius - Alexander Sergeyev
Yulia Stepanova was 3rd cast Aegina in Spartacus premiere in July 2010. She danced it one year after her graduation and she's the youngest Aegina in Mariinsky. In one Russian review she was described as great surprise among all female leads, since she showed herself as strong technician and sensible actress and who gave Aegina modern touch. Video I show is Yulia's 3rd performance, recorded 16 of January 2011, which was dedicated to Askold Makarov, who performed the role of Spartacus in 1960s.
Music: Aram Khachaturian
Choreography: Leonid Yakobson

[@Bnesque]

Yulia shows us here she has not only one of the most fluid body in the business but also the strong beat of a great character dancer, and gives this orgy-like seduction a slightly comical touch. The way she walking at the end is triumphant and glamourous.She is very gorgeous in the style of Hollywood beauty of its golden era.

[@palubob]

So many fine Mariinsky performances were egregiously filmed; presumably by the :"official" Mariinsky camera-person. A total disgrace!! IMO such camera work falls in the same category as defacing the Mona Lisa.