Manon - Act 1 bedroom pas de deux - Sylvie Guillem & Massimo Murru 2011

[@cescman47]

This is why I believe that Sylvie Guillem has to be one of the world’s greatest dancer no one could extend and show so much emotion through her body. She is incomparable.

[@pam0626]

You are correct. The extension she gets on her pointed leg is extraordinary. I’ve never seen it on another ballerina, regardless of height.

[@mikiohirata9627]

Absolutely beautiful ❣❣❣❣ I love McMillan repertoires ❣❣❣❣

[@tjp2109]

Lord, have mercy. Bravo, indeed. What a conversation between two artists.

[@pointemeout]

I love that she comes back after all these years and still brings just as many tears to my eyes. LOvely sylvie...never will your flame fade.

[@kenavo2103]

Beyond her exceptional physical abilities, she has this "je ne sais quoi" which puts her in a league of her own. Mademoiselle Non is certainly the greatest ballerina of our century....

[@antonellapavone3879]

Bellissimo! Grande interpretazione!

[@rogerdodger8349]

Guillem is always breathtaking!

[@soldaliberdade13]

Ahhhhh! effortless and beautiful!

[@irenfolie]

She's absolutely incredible! A great role btw

[@v_g_5964]

amazing... the end is incredible... can't stop crying ...

[@davidsands789]

I saw this at La Scala. It was an unforgettable evening. Amazing.

[@MrsTabamon]

Got goosebumps watching that! it must have been amazing live, thank you for filming it!!

[@sallyjdawg]

i love you forever Sylvie

[@berkanmehmedov948]

I don't who the conductor is, but he gave me some goosebumps. Great performance from the orchestra, definitely helped the dancers!

[@susanbaskerville5239]

Sir Kenneth MacMillan Knew how to get the best from dancers pure human emotion in every step and movement you get so drawn in !!!!!

[@judithbooth4855]

Not to get off the topic of the divine Sylvie but there were two other dancers on stage with her (at least two) one of who was Massimo Murre.. Since Sylvie was marvelous Murru had a large part in helping her accomplish that, which Sylvie would probably be the first to admit. He is a wonder -- one of the best dancing actors alive today .. beyond compare .. and who danced Lescault?? Sylvie deserves all the praise we can give her .. but she was not out there alone.

[@nakis74]

This is very true and I am glad you have mentionned this. Sylvie was always very selective about her partnership with other dancers and she is right about that. Can anyone imagine Romeo and Juliet or Manon without a convincing duo of dancers who know how to communicate and share this communication with the audience? Massimo is an extraordinary artist, complete, noble, intelligent and deserves all the praise possible. They recently danced together ''Marguerite et Armand'' in Athens and it was breathtaking.

[@judithbooth4855]

Nakis Ioannides How I envy you being able to see them live .. There is a a video with Murru and Guillem doing Marguerite and Armand and of course the one with Le Riche and Sylvie -- unfortunately Le Riche retired in July and Murru will retire in October -- great for them, not so great for us -- and Sylvie will be sensible enough not to dance beyond her time. What a loss .. and who is around to .. not replace because that probably cannnot be done but .. who do we look to now?

[@nakis74]

judith booth I learned that the occasions to see these extraordinary artists now are rare, so if it is possible one has to take advantage of the opportunity. When Sylvie danced her incomparable Manon at La Scala with Massimo, I knew that I just had to go and see them. Some friends of mine thought at the time that this could be repeated and that they would be invited at the Paris Opera (whci reprised Manon the same year) to dance the ballet. But they were not. The same with Marguerite et Armand. And they were extraordinary and so utterly beautiful, I mean they radiate beauty on stage. True, Nicolas Le Riche is retiring in July, then Massimo and Sylvie has indicated in interviews even when she was in Greece that she would retire in around two years. The end of an era of artists in the truest and noblest and most beautiful sense of the word.

[@giannide47]

ho avuto la fortuna di essere presente ed è un ricordo che non mi lascerà mai...

[@pilouetmissiou]

gianni de martini fortunato Gianni...peccato che nessuno abbia messo l'integrale su youtube o che non esista il DVD !!!!! ballerine così non appaiono spesso anche se ce ne sono altre di bravissime...ma qui è come quando si guarda Margot Fonteyn...qualcosa emana che ti cambia per sempre il modo di guardare alla danza. ll finale è una cosa di altissima potenza emotiva..

[@marshall62020]

BRAVOOOOOOOO

[@claudiadepaulabarbosapaula8766]

Eu gosto mais da versão do Royal Ópera House. Mas essa também é bem bonita

[@TheAuraluce]

This woman will be dancing till she's 80!

[@juncospollack6080]

Beautiful❣️the best Manon♥️🪷🪷🪷🪷

[@estrellamarrone]

Il bacio che sj danno alla fine quando tipo chiacchieriano per terra, lei lo bacia e lui fa per trattenerla a sé, la dolcezza, l'unione, la meraviglia indescrivibile

[@ИринаКругловаМарозова]

Массимо Мурру всегда современен и превосходен Особенно его шикарный и fashion stile Потрясающий

[@ИринаКругловаМарозова]

Как украшает роль характер героя готовность артиста передать его возможность наполнить образ своим содержанием А танец безупречен

[@leoninsf]

I would love to dance Eugene Onegin with Ms. Guillem, but I guess I'd be too young for her. I saw her in class when SFB was touring in London, and I fell in love ...with the intelligence of her dancing.

[@EuroForUkraine]

I'm still trying to find the words to describe this video...

[@crittersofearth9914]

1997 with Johnathan cope 🤗

[@nakis74]

She is light, coquettish, a young girl in love who will soon be torn between her feelings for De Grieux (marvellous Massimo Murru) and her need for luxury (the other two extracts from Manon at the party scene and her death scene complement her portrayal admirably). This is Sylvie Guillem revealing the very soul of MacMillans ballet. Lets hope that more theaters in Europe will follow La Scala"s example and the audience will have another chance to witness the genius of the Divine Sylvie as Manon.

[@ИринаКириченко-в1т]

Красиво,но люблю классику!

[@migiyoga6926]

I think the second to the last lift was unsuccessful. Great recovery though.

[@yetiXDD]

You're totally right!! They completely improvised, amazing.

[@timmuller9587]

Whats that song?

[@daffo595]

Ah.. so that's the infamous slide that injured many a dancer

[@karenkaren3189]

I saw one video where the male dancer just kind of threw her on the ground at the end, instead of sliding her, and she landed, thunk-thunk. She was game though and popped right up to throw her arms around him.

[@rebeccap6878]

@@karenkaren3189 Was that the one with Alessandra, haha?

[@observer2172]

Beautiful as this is, try the same MacMillan choreography with Polina Semionova and Igor Zelenski. Top.

[@adj5767]

Were they tired?

[@hectorbirdb]

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