Hugo Marchand Paris Opera Ballet Etoile Greatest Moments

Subscribe: ‪@TheBunduBallerina‬ The marvellous Hugo Marchand of the Paris Opera Ballet has been one of their top-ranking Etoiles for 5 years. This video celebrates some of his greatest moments! Follow me on Facebook: / thebunduballerina Follow me on Instagram: / thebunduballerina
Thanks to the uploaders of the following videos:
Esmeralda: • Esmeralda Pas de deux,... ‪@simoballet‬
Bayadere: • La bayadère: Variatio... ‪@agnesu2641‬
Duo Concertant: • Duo Concertant - Hugo ... ‪@simoballet‬
Romeo & Juliet: • Hugo Marchand Dorothé... ‪@AllaboutBallet‬
Dances at a Gathering: • Dances at a Gathering ... ‪@simoballet‬
Grand Pas Classique: • Video ‪@worldwideballet6370‬
Swan Lake: • Hugo Marchand - Siegfr... ‪@ballodelgranduca3265‬

[@galinayepanchina6443]

Marchand's dancing reminds me of something George Balanchine said to his dancers: 'What are you waiting for? What are you saving for? Now is all there is.' He glides effortlessly across the stage, without a care in the world, except to his dancing. It's like nothing matters more than now, nothing matters more than dancing, and there is nothing to wait for, nothing to lose. Only now.

[@evelynkrebs6328]

he is great

[@philzmusic8098]

That's strange. He dances perfectly and effortlessly, but I don't feel that he is giving it his all. Perhaps the POB style is simply more restrained than the Royal Ballet or NYCB. In any case, he is to be admired.

[@isabellenelson6540]

@@philzmusic8098 look at Body and soul by Crystal Pite , just the trailer and you will see that he’s giving it all ..!!!

[@rmp7400]

​@@philzmusic8098 Different personalities give different stage vibes to different viewers... Can you recall how many mistook the late, great Erik Bruhn as cold, due to his perceived style of dance? And yet, Rudolph Nureyev quipped: "He (Bruhn) is so cold that when I touch him, he burns me."

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Aside from being charming, handsome and humble, Hugo immerses himself in each role and becomes the character as he executes very difficult choreography with such joy. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ducaticarrie2320]

Hugo is 1m92 for 85 kg. That makes his gravitational center much higher and therefore any mistake is extremly hard to correct. The Solor variation and the Grand Pas Classique were filmed during Covid so he hadn't trained as much as he usually would have. As for his personality, he is as beautiful as a human as he is as a Dancer. Thank you for posting!

[@elizzy8754]

Perfection, phenomenal. Marchand is only 28 and was made an Etoile at 23 years of age. This is a superb compilation: there are too many good moments to mention but I particularly liked Dream and Gathering. Loved the playful flourish at 0:36 in in Esmeralda!

[@eugenia870]

Hugo is a already a great dancer, and is still young with a lot of potential for getting even better!

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

un chef d'oeuvre de la nature et de la culture .....

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

I love the way he just floats in the air! So much elegance and power.

[@foropera]

For such a tall boy his general vivacity and legs work is incredibly precise and quicksilver.

[@SuddenUpdraft]

When he jumps it’s as though time stands still for a moment as he floats in the air.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

Fast, agile and very precise. Thank you for a good showcase of Marchand's talents, Bundu Ballerina.

[@lollylula6399]

Lovely. Nice lines, clean dancing, and very natural acting & presence. A well deserved position. Thanks for putting together such a compilation showing him in various roles and styles 🙏🏼💞✨

[@joannesimmons4586]

A truly magnificent classical dancer

[@ellenscuzzarello8020]

Braverrimo, a volte eternamente espressivo, a volte molto ridente. Grazie

[@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874]

He's nearly perfect. I'm not sure if he or Alu is the better, but he's one of the best. I wish I could see him live.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

Two wonderful dancers. Just enjoy them both and don't worry who is better.

[@classicalaid1]

@@DavidLeBlancI expect Alu is the more eccentric in real life and a subtle paradoxical quality pervades his exceptionally fine and riveting work. Marchand is dependable, virile, with a perfect physique, processing a strong technique and straight forward demeanor. They are both endearing and quite different from each other in temperament. They are both great. Admittedly I miss Farouk Ruzimatov, an artist both these contemporary gentlemen could learn from.

[@user-sj4ef8cm2g]

Great artistry and tecnique shows joy of the dance feels the music

[@kellyantoniadou8897]

Aww thank you! I wanted to see more of this fantastic dancer after your compilation of the Paris Opera male etoiles! I liked his musical phrasing in the Solor variation and the fact that he does not cheat on his en dehor in his grand jetes! Well, just to name a few about what is to like in this dancer

[@vladpolushkin3610]

Joy to watch! Thank you.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you too!

[@margaretnoble4805]

Lucky, lucky Paris.

[@markbeck8384]

Who couldn't love him.? I mean really. This is just beautiful stuff, and he's a happy guy. This pleasure in movement is just so pure and inescapable.

[@hadas447]

what a dancer.

[@user-dl4my8ms5i]

Очень красивый танец, завораживает. У кого он учился? Такие "певучие" руки. Музыкален и умеет получать удовольствие от исполнения. Его манера так и просится в душу. Хорош!

[@nadiawrede6277]

Совершенство во всех аспектах танца,пластики,техники,выразительности.Лёгкий,блистательный танцовщик ❤

[@markbeck8384]

There is something about him. The dancing is beautiful, but i think it is maybe his face: there is such great intelligence/personality/presence there. You want to watch him. You want to know what the character is feeling. He makes it feel like there are depths beneath the surface.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Well-said!

[@margaretbinnie6600]

M. Marchand is a joy to see.

[@user-us9ld8wm1o]

Прекрасный танцор и потрясающий "породистый" красавец. Удовольствие смотреть. 👏

[@gyorgytibrea4076]

Nagyszerű balettmüvész . Gratulálok! Tisztelettel, György Tibrea. Nagyon ügyes. Sok-sok sikert kívánok a továbbiakban.

[@voraciousreader3341]

It’s amazing how vitally important live music is to ballet, at least to me. During the “Esmeralda” solo-to recorded music-Marchand’s dancing, while beautiful, seems impersonal to me, as though he’s going through the motions. All I could do was admire his graceful athleticism. Even if it’s a clunky, tinny sounding, out of tune rehearsal piano, you can see how important the immediacy of the music is in ballet.

[@isabellenelson6540]

Il manque juste à ce best off, sa prestation magistrale dans Body and soul de Crystal Pite.. une merveille d’une puissance émotionnelle et artistique de toute beauté ❤

[@Sandrah326]

Lindo!🙏❤️💐👏👏👏🇧🇷🖖

[@ivelinapancheva3681]

French I think are more elegant. They have steely legs and balance.

[@ioioioioio265]

I must admit that french are precise, always on music, and pretty. But I don't know why, I prefer russian.

[@kellyantoniadou8897]

Well yeah, when Russians can get over their fixations with the high extensions and the super slow tempos where they just shift from pose to pose, then they are better, I agree with you.

[@galinayepanchina6443]

@IOIO IOIOIO The French also focus more on legs, whereas Russians focus more on arms.

[@ioioioioio265]

@@galinayepanchina6443 Interesting.

[@ioioioioio265]

@@kellyantoniadou8897 I wrote something not so clear, I can'speak english well. Maybe you 're right, but I think russian put in dance something more of soul, and even their study of estensione has this end. French are like nice robots.

[@foropera]

Rissian guys especially from Bolchoi are trained like Circus athletes and the goal is to be spectacular even if it is no more Royal court tradition and often with a loss of turn out. French dancers follow Cechetti's school with an emphasis on the "bas de jambe" work, and no stretched arms (forbiden). If we could mixt a little of both schools...

[@lucywithflowers5824]

UFO

[@karennoble1076]

Dear Bundu Ballerina, truly great dancer, video and Balanchine comment! Pls check out this unique, so creative, spectacular G-20 Gala Excerpt from Swan Lake, from China. Amazing how the orientals choreographed the most famous occidental ballet!

[@user-or7hb7fv4v]

Мне больше понравилась работа рук.

[@elenochka1762]

Мелкая техника - да, а прыжки слабые, да и верчение среднее.

[@lydiapnevmaticou3857]

Jumping is always more difficult for very tall dancers, like Hugo. But it is certain that he will improve, as he works very hard. He once said he realized that to dance is his only choice in life; so he has no choice but to improve.

[@nadiawrede6277]

Я с вами не согласна,выучен до совершенства,не к чему придраться,смотришь и наслаждаешься.Давно не было таких аристократов на сцене

[@user-nv2ov1wj7u]

Кто из русских артистов балета лучше на данный момент по вашему?

[@user-kz8zo7qi6w]

На счёт прыжков я согласна, но остальное прекрасно. Потом он такой высокий! Мне лично нравится Денис Родькин, но у него такие кошачьи манеры, Hugo более аристократичен и у него в танце все доказано. У Дениса есть такая романтическая недосказанность загадка. Но оба прекрасны.

[@user-kz8zo7qi6w]

Досказано.