Yvette Chauviré (1917-2016)- Dance Sequences from 'La mort du cygne' (1937)

[@balletfanatical7319]

And Slavenska is wonderful too. A totally different school and a different way of dancing, but very agreeable to watch as well !

[@JohnRaymondHall]

yes, a different training and is shows in the dancing. i liked to watch it as well, as much as anything as there is little film of Slavenska.

[@balletfanatical7319]

Thank you so much ! The movie is not available anymore on youtube and i was desperate ! Chauviré is quite superb (wonderfully old school), I really love her "ballon" and her entrechats six are truly marvelous !

[@JohnRaymondHall]

i have the whole movie and will upload it to YT and post the URL here - i liked the movie and it would be good to have it back in circulation.

[@JohnRaymondHall]

i've uploaded the movie to Vimeo as 'Ballerina' aka 'La mort du cygne' (1937) This 1937 film from director de Jean Benoit-Lévy - 'Ballerina' aka 'La mort du cygne' 1937 film stars Serbian ballerina Mia Slavenska and French prima ballerina Yvette Chauvire. vimeo.com/191256007

[@balletfanatical7319]

Oh thank you SO MUCH ! I was so sad when I realized i couldn't find it anywhere. By the way, your channel is really full of gems and treasures. It's a pleasure every time to discover which new video you found for us.

[@JohnRaymondHall]

my pleasure - i was lucky to find a copy of the film and keen to share it so everyone could have access to it. i try to be a bit eclectic on my channel - and have been lucky to find things not so readily available on YT. glad you like the channel!

[@blueangel9752]

John Hall I hope you re-upload the movie someday to Vimeo. Thank you for these wonderful KZbin uploads

[@oldoperafan_in_London]

Thank you for this lovely post!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

i must say i loved putting it together to honour the passing of this great dancer - and it was interesting to see her perform so early in her career.

[@carles03]

And the little girl is Janine Charrat... Thank you for uploading!!!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

thanks for the identification! i'll add it to the 'Notes' attached to the upload.

[@claudiapinho-memorias]

Maravilhoso vídeo. Uma relíquia!!!!

[@louisesmedley-hampson1828]

A kind tribute to La Chauvire. I've always wanted to see a bit of this film. Does anyone know who the male partner is? I suspect the choreography is by Serge Lifar.

[@graziellaacquaviva8646]

Bonjour, je cherche ce film partout, en VOD, DVD, etc, je ne le trouve pas, savez vous où je pourrais le voir en entier s'il vous plait ? Merci beaucoup

[@JohnRaymondHall]

i've uploaded the movie from which these extracts here are taken to Vimeo as 'Ballerina' aka 'La mort du cygne' (1937) This 1937 film from director de Jean Benoit-Lévy - 'Ballerina' aka 'La mort du cygne' 1937 film stars Serbian ballerina Mia Slavenska and French prima ballerina Yvette Chauvire. vimeo.com/191256007

[@alainspiteri502]

J'aime bien le passage Yvette Chauvire-Jeanine Charrat avec " la valse du petit chien " de F Chopin que je jouais dans mon enfance souvenirs. .( 3,36 )

[@JohnRaymondHall]

comme le surnom «du petit chien» - merci!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

une de mes pièces préférées de Chopin - je m'en souviens aussi de l'enfance

[@alainspiteri502]

@@JohnRaymondHall un tres grand nombre de pièces de piano ont un nom ex " étude op25- 12 " Ocean " Chopin , that is the question

[@JohnRaymondHall]

thanks :)

[@Kelly-dg5xl]

Love the dance at 3:59!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

yes, from 3.59 on it looks like a take on Les Sylphies (the men dressed as Romantic poets, the music! :)

[@r.r.c7692]

@@JohnRaymondHall its Aveline's revival of Suite de danses

[@simaraft7373]

This is so lively and interesting. What in the world was that little girl up to?!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

the little girl (TLG) is a ballet aspirant and worships the Yvette Chauviré character - there are those who wish the ballerina badly and TLG looks out for her, though not before a stage trap door dramatically swallows Mme Chauviré up!

[@alina1st]

At 9:46, looks like Mia Slavenska.

[@JohnRaymondHall]

yes, it is - she had star billing in the movie - the Yvette Chauviré character wanted to dance in the conventional channels and the Mia Slavenska character wanted to dance in a modern way. in the 'Notes' attached to this upload i said i'd make a similar video with the sequences in which the Croatian ballerina appeared. hope you like it!

[@alina1st]

oops, sorry failed to read your notes.

[@JohnRaymondHall]

often my 'Notes' are pretty dry - LOL - it's the footage that's the thing :)

[@aidank3237]

8:05 7:22 7:38 7:45 7:53 8:52

[@elfa9191]

Was she considered great?. Awful. Sorry.

[@nnnnnnnnnnn7292]

Strange music. Awkward movements. Very unpleasant feelings watching whatever it was.