Uliana Lopatkina - Dying swan

X International Ballet Festival Mariinsky - Gala in Mariinsky Concert hall

[@cattitta0087]

The movement of her arms, my goodness... I know nothing about ballet, but this really touched me. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...

[@giuliaqueirolo2010]

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[@josepantonibanezparra9140]

Anna

[@claraenout9484]

Mademoiselle Ivy ma ni fic

[@aylathorp4627]

Swan arms are especially difficult to master

[@ingrid.mbeauty]

musique

[@theL81Again]

Swans WISH they were this graceful.

[@krinoa100]

Well, watching Plisetskaya's performance, at the age of 61, you could actually think it's a bird, with wings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqbdZppjmdSUaZY

[@LorenzoKiki]

I wish I would die like this... you cannot beat it with any sort of living. 💕

[@sheulinath7451]

They are !! We humans can only follow them.. And this wonderful artist beat us all in following them

[@cutiecandy6665]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@austindenotter19]

WE wish you were more intelligent.

[@laurenjcoates]

What I love about this piece is that there aren't any big flashy moves, turns, etc. it's not about showing off, it's about exquisite technique, making sure every detail is perfect, and above all else expressing the character. In my eyes, this is possibly the greatest piece in all of ballet

[@february3199]

so well said. agreed

[@mellymel3292]

She dances as if she was born for this. So ethereally natural and magical

[@ujextari216]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpyphHWhoZ6go9E&ab_channel=Amy

[@skitzochik]

She actually becomes a swan, by the end I had forgotten she was a ballerina and really felt as though I watched a beautiful elegant swan die, then I grabbed tissue to wipe my eyes (I'm a dork)

[@wendyshell8679]

You’re no dork. That was a very touching performance. It was meant to bring tears. ❤️😢

[@liciabladelli4258]

I think exactly the same. She actually WAS the dying swan

[@vrrefiner]

the most beautiful interpretation i have ever seen

[@jem5252]

Peter Davies - I wholeheartedly agree. Stunning performance!

[@hughman55]

Agreed!

[@elenataylor5736]

No , it is not

[@jem5252]

Elena Taylor Who do you like?

[@hipatiadealejandria2452]

Have you seen Maya?

[@virginia_apel]

I never seen this done better. So fragile. So final. Brought me to tears.

[@ChichiMarie]

Blown away. This is what happens when people actually do what they were born to do. Fantastic. ❤️

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Are people predestined to an objective, or is their destiny developed during gestation?

[@andbordul7835]

I

[@etourushadze9043]

Chiemeri- watch maya plistskaya, after that you will know what is the real swan ! ❤️ just adorable

[@donna7507]

Chiemeri to think I’ve only just heard this song because of a game I play!!?? I fell in love w/it and of course Funny Girl made this ballet famous lol but yeah boy these women!! Yoga anyone?? They probably eat one piece of lettuce a day?

[@melissasmith6762]

No one is born to do anything but maybe reproduce.

[@beatrizahmed1712]

That’s the bestest dying swan I’ve ever seen. And several times, year after year I come to watch over and over again, it always touches my soul with her grace and perfection. It’s simply graceful and exquisite

[@SophiaR-wm5bn]

same here ... years after years I come back to see Ulyana Lopatkina

[@bigbob1699]

Look up the Trocadero!

[@user-sh1er8ds3d]

Да, да, да... Шедевр

[@wolfiesownx4893]

Mesmerizing. So many beautiful and insanely talented ballerinas have danced this , so many are fabulous. But none like this one. This is so subdued, so introverted, so absolutely perfect- she makes you forget that she is a person and not an actual swan. Those arms… a swan resigning to her death, against the background of equally perfect music. My goodness. I am speechless.

[@user-rs5pd2fs3p]

Майя Плисецкая 1976 год - умирающий лебедь посмотрите пожалуйста

[@donschwellenbach5461]

OMG the best I have ever seen of this ballet, her arms looked like they were disengaged and she always kept her legs beating not just bourees, stunning

[@ditarivera8087]

Yes , she's amazing but nothing near to m

[@ditarivera8087]

....nothing near to Maya Pliseckaya .. She has no sol , Maya had !

[@myatthu4441]

Don Schwellenbach 222th like

[@madelinelebet3915]

Don Schwellenbach so sorry because being as late as I am I can see this being kind of annoying. But I feel obligated to say Svetlana Zakharova does this solo so incredibly well it is unbelievable. If you watch it you'll see what I mean. Her arms are just amazing, which sounds odd but is true

[@esyuk9359]

Anna palovna the best

[@sylvainbrosseau6239]

Ballerina dancing was created to allow Uliana Lopatkina to perform the Dying Swan. It's the best performance for such a dance, both the choreography and the quality of the dancer. It's out of this world. Brings me tears every time I watch it.

[@jenniferwright834]

Ballet enthusiast and former dancer here. This is the most beautiful performance I have ever seen. I’m tearful and entirely overwhelmed. Bravo!

[@djboo7779]

Graceful for one last time. She grew wings in this performance

[@alecsia96]

Definitely! Lopatkina and Zakharova are the ultimate swan queens of our century! THOSE.ARMS!!! Can't stand such beauty. Thank you Russia

[@annam5480]

don't you miss Anna Pavlova ? Check Her version of Dying swan this is just incredible...

[@alecsia96]

Yes. And Plisetskaya and Makarova too. Pavlova's was a realistic animal (truly resembled a bird agonizing). Makarova brought the raw emotion through movement back, while Plisetskaya was the first to give the piece this White Swan feeling, this delicate sadness

[@jonathongriffiths1321]

Ukraine actually.

[@tolde]

Jonathon Griffiths she is russian who was born in the USSR. She studied in Russia in St Petersburg. so thank you Russia.

[@TheAncestors1738]

@@annam5480 They said "Of our century"

[@Van3ssa_512]

Such an incredible embodiment of death and its beauty.

[@natasharostova5859]

+Paula Urman (paulavan3ssa) : Oui ! Oui ! Oui! Absoluement !

[@indirapoitier338]

that is the best dying swan i have ever watched on youtube. I can see the swan dying easily. she truly expressed or encaptured her part. i love it. I've got to see one of these for real.

[@angstBali]

Indira Poitier Maya Plisetskaya every time for me. Have you seen the Tokyo performance (on KZbin)? would be interested in your views.

[@indirapoitier338]

Hi, I haven't seen it. Please send me the link. I would love to see it.

[@maryc7940]

Do you know Galina Ulanova?? The best one!!!

[@indirapoitier338]

No. I'll check it out. Thanks

[@chloedeplace8088]

Indira Poitier Anna Pavlova is truly dying.

[@reanimato1]

Best dying swan ever. She's feeling it with every cell of her body. True artist.

[@TomTom-rr9jz]

Это лучший УМИРАЮЩИЙ ЛЕБЕДЬ ,который был исполнен великими балеринами --А.Павлова , Уланова и Плисецкая. Я думала ,что Маю Плисецкую уже никто не обойдет! Но Ульяна Лопаткика поразила своей пластикой и красотой грации! Браво !

[@user-zm3mi7tr6v]

Лучший лебедь. Лучший! Красавица наша. А руки... руки! Это великая русская балерина. Это Ульяна Прекрасная! Спасибо вам, Ульянушка, Уленька.

[@hannahbarch4695]

This is one of the most goddamn beautiful things I've ever seen

[@fredajones7397]

There is no other swan to compere with Uliana….she makes me cry every time..her arms are imply wonderful..

[@andgiaturkia4892]

Слов не хватает! Только эмоции души и сердца и слезы! Ульяна фантастическая балерина нашего века!

[@user-fo3kb5qt9b]

Лучший умирающий лебедь на планете Земля.Гениальная Ульяна!!!!Спасибо за исскуство!!!

[@hughman55]

The BEST "Dying Swan" EVER. And that is saying a lot because there have been tens of thousands of them. Lopatkina has found something extra inside herself that sets this apart from all the rest. Her swan is not overwrought like so many others. Most today border on parody. This interpretation has a quiet resignation to it that highlights her beauty as a ballerina. Truly breathtaking and to say "the best ever" is no overstatement. Cellist included. Gorgeous playing and so in sync with the dancer. My enjoyment of watching this solo ended decades ago and I avoid it always. But, I was looking for video of Lopatkina, of which there is too little, and found this. Glad I did.

[@user-qy3vx6rd8f]

best comment ever

[@alsusha6051]

No other performance mesmerises me as much as Lopatkina’s one. She is unique. Her arms movements strongly resemble flapping wings. She literally leans on air so you can feel its density. And yes, “her swan is not overwrought” - you have expressed my thought exactly, thanks.

[@patriciaperry7606]

All great comments! I totally AGREE! She is is the Epitome of The Dying Swan! Being that it’s the favorite Ballet, I have seen many, but she’s Prima Ballerina. 😇

[@cheyanneturner5158]

The arms do all the work here, they express panic, and strength to carry on but then defeat and even grace is shed to the very end when she dies. This performance is special.

[@virginia_apel]

The constant quiver in her legs and that beautifully controlled, hesitant slide into death. Just heartbreaking.

[@wyeth728]

I still end up teary eyed every time I watch this.

[@ninastepanenko7221]

Браво, браво, браво! Само совершенство, Ульяна Лопаткина, одна из наилучших балерин нашего времени.

[@frankbirch3877]

I have never been a ballet enthusiast but I found this video and this dancer by accident because I had heard of the dying swan, knew its sad music and thought I'd have a look for fun. It has been an amazing discovery. I was riveted by this dancer from beginning to end, to start with by what seems to be the impossibility of the continuous beating of her legs. Second amazement, the finesse and fluidity of her arm movements and her gestures. I was trying not to sob by half way through, but at the end I just burst and cried. I am still emotional writing this. Just as well I can't type in my tears. Epoustouflant! What emotion! Magnificent dancer! Thank you so much, uploader, for making my day..

[@ivan96148]

Никогда еще не было так бесконечно жаль умирающую красоту.Неописуемо прекрасно!

[@thealexandersir]

I have watched several other dancers...this is the best! Such emotional beauty. It's a combination of masterfull technique with expressiveness. This is proof that a dance can satisfy not only the eye, but through the medium of site, penetrate right to the soul.

[@MultiMarfik]

So, did you watch Pavlova dance live?

[@thealexandersir]

Nope...missed her by a few years! lol

[@TheMaracuya9]

Scottie Alexander Darbishire agreed

[@alejandroflores4129]

TheMaracuya9 gooooooddd

[@prinzqhy1834]

Check anna pavlova...she is the reason i come to watch this...but still i think her version more outstanding

[@khelgagrigoreva]

Я так счастлива жить в эпоху великой балерины Ульяны Лопаткиной ❤️❤️❤️Ульяна божественное,неземное создание.

[@amneris78]

Это воистину смерть лебедя... Шедевр. В каждом движении - неподражаемая индивидуальность гениальной балерины. Слова бессильны... Stupenda, divina, bravissima!

[@nevaehsangel9620]

She's perfection in a dancer,I adore this piece of music and she outdid anyone I've ever seen perform this piece. Exquisite!

[@marianka7258]

This is.. the best dying swan I've ever seen. The movement of her arms really looked like wings. Really breathtaking. She could deliver the emotion very well.

[@birdyfilovingheart6365]

No one will ever outdo Ulyana in this piece. She's unearthly, serene and actually seems to become that swan.

[@charlesavec]

This dancer makes you feel so sad as she lives and dies as a swan.The passion that she shows is so moving, surely the best swan ever.Thank you so much Uliana.

[@janetjohnson4887]

So beautiful.....I tear up every time I watch her

[@user-gz1dr7ou5w]

Невозможно оторвать глаз- грация,чувственность, интеллект- все в ее танце! Великолепно!

[@avtgomez]

My goodness this is so beautiful... you get lost in her dance that you almost believe she's a swan with how graceful her arms were moving... truly breathtaking.

[@erickvidela636]

Absolutamente sublime. No hay palabras que definan tanta belleza y perfección. Gracias Uliana por tan inolvidable momento.

[@user-ul1ss8em8q]

Прямо мурашки по телу. Непревзойденная Лопаткина.

[@insertname3861]

When she steps out on that stage, it's purely magic. The grace and beauty, is just mesmerising to watch. She glides across that stage, light on her Ballerina toes. Her arms, they truly do look like wings. I can't take my eyes off of her, not for a second.

[@FalcoRusticolus]

Уж сколько раз в своей жизни я видела этот танец - в прекрасном (и не очень) исполнении, но сейчас у меня глаза на мокром месте. Лопаткина - неземное чудо.

[@user-sx3wy7mh9g]

У маня тоже впервые навернулись слёзы. Лопаткина - это волшебство.

[@user-xi4jr4vw8c]

何度見てもすごい✨ 何度見ても幻想的 何度見ても素晴らしい👏👏

[@nataliyanabakova7419]

Without a doubt, the best performance I've seen.

[@1joehig]

OMG. This is the most incredible and moving interpretation I have ever seen. Graceful can't possibly begin to describe this beauty. Those arms .... Those arms..

[@user-sn6pm5vm7r]

Это просто эстетический восторг какой-то. Её руки, выгибающиеся, плавные, действительно крылья лебедя. Эти движения ногами, специально быстрые, добавляют дрожи, той самой дрожи, которая так нужна образу. А как она попадает в музыку! Прекрасный, нежный, величественный лебедь и его гибель.

[@Valentina-hd4mg]

Браво, это прекрасно! Великая балерина Ульяна Лопаткина!!!

[@nAanis100]

I am in love with this ballet and This is the most beautiful ballerina and incarnation of the white swan that i have ever seen !!! 😍😭 her arms… she is/ was just me mezmerizing !

[@janetjohnson4887]

I've viewed many performances of Dying Swan. Uliana is the BEST of all I've seen thus far. It brings tears to my eyes each time I watch her preform. AWESOME job!!

[@SwannBella]

oh my god...this was so good it actually made me cry!

[@BeveC21E]

You could see it. She did not wanna let go! I've seen 2 of these dying swans today. Yes, this one. Definitely!

[@kylatustin5784]

This made me cry. Such a powerful performance. Incredible.

[@istraziota]

Her performance of the dying swan is the most outstanding one I have ever seen!! Her grace, the flowing arm movements, her whole interpretation embodies the sadness, the sorrow, the desperation of the dying swan!

[@luceafarul579]

Never paid this much attention to arms in ballet until I saw Lopatkina. Those arms are simply inhumanely expressive. They were certainly wings once

[@user-nl4ho9op7r]

Настолько проникновенно и точно передала балерина страдания лебедя, у меня даже слезы выступили на глазах.

[@user-vs3hc5ui1d]

У меня тоже...

[@edwinhabibpereznativitas7257]

@@user-vs3hc5ui1d no hablo taka taka

[@luqa9209]

Она лучшая! Смотрю снова и снова. Лучшая!!!

[@coobalt]

how? ....holy jesus christ .... i watched different performances of this same dance but this is without any doubt the best. she does everything just as good as everybody else ....but her ARMS ....it's like watching an angel fly ....

[@cyanide_latte]

I literally cannot tear my eyes from the screen. Her beauty, elegance, the grace of her movements- kept me glued to the video until it is all over. I actually felt like crying by the end, the way she executes it so exquisitely. Love it!

[@FunnyFishies]

Абсолютно гениальное исполнение!!! Ульяне доступны просто какие-то запредельные измерения!!! Потрясающий глубокий образ в филигранном исполнении. Просто слов нет!

[@saiyanknight8243]

I’ll never forget the first time I’m watching this. She made it look so easy, light and effortless (which obviously not haha). Lost count how many times I watch this. Ulyana is 🫶🏻

[@Irina-sr2ch]

Шикарное исполнение, лучшее из увиденного!

[@yelenazerk]

С ума сойти.... это просто искусство высшего уровня.. спасибо... до слез.... волшебно.....

[@irenesoffil5545]

She is not of this planet! She is not human! Absolute respect for this A-R-T-I-S-T!!!!

[@clairclair4240]

просто божественная пластика!!!!!! это не руки - это лебединые крылья !!!!!!!!!! Дар Божий!!!

[@allalluz210]

Гениальна!Непревзойденна!И никто никогда ее не превзойдет.

[@Quimlh]

Maravillosa Ulyana.

[@user-hk2oy6eo3r]

АБСОЛЮТНОЕ СОВЕРШЕНСТВО! БОЖЕСТВЕННО ПРЕКРАСНО!

[@meredithhaynes]

This bought me to tears, the movement in her arms was absolutely exquisite and ethereal. She and Diana Vishneva are the most beautiful dancers worldwide. Nothing compares to a Russian ballerina.

[@hollychuckw]

I’m crying right now ❤️ This is exactly why I’m in love with ballet.

[@eido00701]

pure magic. talent as this appears once every 100 years.

[@leonardojuvs]

She was born to be the Swan Queen, Ulyana Lopatkina you're a legend

[@siamesebunny]

Beyond. This is Magical. I was moved to tears.

[@mugsykeeper1]

...So was I.

[@juliaschultz9929]

Me 2... So beautiful, really breathtaking!! I was really bound 2 tears...

[@LizWoodall]

Me too. Just BREATHTAKING.

[@marybradley4227]

this is an unavoidable crisis from the heart and mind simply breathtaking watched it over and over she had an aura that no other swan has simply breathtaking

[@user-qy3vx6rd8f]

me

[@elenaglu9247]

Как можно поставить минус такому masterpiece? Супер, божественно. . Это лучший лебедь, которого можно представить !!!

[@virginiastock5518]

I have never seen anything quite so beautiful as this.

[@MzMaddy33]

OMG - that was EXQUISITE!!! So glad I was able to see this stunning rendition. Bravo...bravo....BRAVO!!!

[@mauratchirichian8792]

Que hermosura !!!por favor esas manos sus movimientos una maravilla!!!!!!

[@Tnotare]

Stunning. Lopatkina's artistry flows in every part of her being. Thank you so much for posting!

[@jonathongriffiths1321]

Glad you like her interpretation, had the opportunity to see and meet her after her performance of Swan Lake in London a true Wonder and remarkable.

[@francobasile6780]

Exodus

[@march3254]

Ulyana Lopatkina is my favorite ballet dancer. She is the best in the world.

[@andyroo9381]

I have never seen this ending but it blew me away. I have seen Swan Lake, twice. I believe both endings were a happy ending. The Wizard didn't have his wing torn off. Odette didn't die like this. The music was really powerful as well. Spellbound by this.

[@user-vj2qq7vj7p]

This is not related to Swan Lake

[@maikrushka6787]

Смотрю и вижу умирающего лебедя,слезы наворачиваются на глаза

[@Malgosia44]

My all-time favorite. Amazing.

[@brendahaus]

wtf why does this make me cry ?!

[@mefreee2]

Russian Ballerinas BRAVO! THE BEST!

[@user-zz7cb3gh8c]

Нас фигушки переплюнешь...

[@kirakira7658]

Спасибо! Мы знаем )

[@iryna6598]

Трепетно и нежно... Beautiful.

[@patriciaperry7606]

Uliana Lopatkina, this lady has grace like I’ve never seen. As if she knows every inch of curve in her limbs, and every muscle in her body follows her every mental command! Her grace is so visible in every movement of her arms, legs, ankles, and toes! The music and her body are one! So Awesome! I’m so moved and heartbroken watching her. My daughter was on Pointe, at 8 or 9 yrs old, broke her ankle, and Doctor told her she has locked ankles and can’t continue. 😪 Uliana is so Beautiful and so graceful! Ballet forever, especially The Dying Swan! Thanks 🙏

[@penyenli3795]

I don't have any right words to describe how I feel. I was absolutely touched.

[@IDRATHERBREADINGMYDX]

Unparallelled ... period. Lopatkina's artistry, brilliant technical skill and unequaled interpretation are already legendary. Throughout ballet's history, there have been many great prima ballerinas; Lopatkina towers above them all. She has become the standard by which everyone else is measured.

[@lunaicee3614]

Wow the most beautiful Swan I have ever seen . Beyond Anna pavlova, Maya Plisetskaya, Galina Ulanova or Marina Semenova..... bravo!

[@curlysheep4623]

Just incredible. The movements and her facial expressions... Wow. Plus the way the shadows were. Just beautiful

[@1MacSara]

So beautiful. My favorite one by far!

[@vanessaferreira7221]

Meus Deus estou sem folego ao mesmo tempo que e lindo ,magnifico és tao triste .maravilhosa .

[@coolgirl1617]

My favorite dying swan ever. Brings me to tears! So powerful

[@maeduss]

Uliana IS the best swan of all generations till this day. She is the gold standard!

[@ljudmilahabarova5813]

Да простят меня все ценители балета, но Лопаткина лучший лебедь всех времен. Меня даже Уланова и Плесецкая так не трогают, как Ульяна.

[@nadya7575]

Не думала, что скажу это, но я чувствую то же самое....

[@user-pt6zn7nl5m]

Дааа, это неземное исполнение Ульяны Лопаткиной, безспорно.

[@mina_pawzz]

что

[@user-xu7ks2lq9m]

@@mina_pawzz ничего... Посмотрите еще раз ))))

[@ki-ki_na]

Согласна с Вами, это просто шедевральное исполнение

[@sofiadorrell99]

:,~) She's completely captivating. I cried a lot watching this. Bravo Uliana!

[@emmataub2806]

I swear, she BECAME the swan in this dance.

[@carolynsimpson412]

When the powers that be create a true star their souls are filled with heavenly dust. Their height, shape, looks, length of arms and legs are the epitomy of a perfect ballet dancer filled with something so spiritual it is beyond belief. WOW

[@maureencassidy4415]

The most beautiful interpretation I ever seen. I was in tears .

[@user-jf9ql4xr6t]

Абсолютно! Без каких либо сомнений. Эти неземные руки-крылья , это движение ног подобно ряби на поверхности озера. и насколько все это деликатно , помимо прочих восторженных эпитетов. В Лондоне есть всемирная палата мер с эталонами. Теперь для меня абсолютный эталон грации , красоты, деликатности и прочее это У. Лопаткина.

[@atr46]

Это поражает. Неужели так можно танцевать научиться? Это врождённое, дано Богом. Техника ног уникальна, фигура - эталон балерины

[@k.k.v]

А Светлана Захарова? Вы про нее забыли! После Майии Плисецкой для меня Захарова и Лопаткина! Захарова - неземная. БАЛЕРИНА!!!

[@user-cz7up2kx9d]

А мне Плисецкая Такие руки как у нее это вообще непередаваемо Вот где крылья

[@user-pq4kp6ke3g]

@@user-cz7up2kx9d Майя несравненна!!!Другие тоже хороши,но новодел...

[@nk6401]

@@user-pq4kp6ke3g А зачем их сравнивать. Каждый человек совершенно индивидуален. И неповторимость его личности сквозит в каждом его движении.

[@sharonazar1]

OMG!!!! this dancer is exquisite...her dying swan makes me cry it's so beautiful...her floor work is transformative...

[@phanthietvn]

Thank a lot Uliana Lopatkina ! The best of the best! This is A dream