#Makhar Vaziev

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Diana Vishneva... She's always speaking about her love for Vaganova and about the importance of her teacher Ludmila Kovaleva (and she's also the only one to get a perfect score at vaganova). Do you think that D.Vishneva will eventually move to teaching at Vaganova, becoming a new Kovaleva? Or Maybe take Nikolai Tsiskaridze place and become Rector?

I dont know. I don't know if that's actually the life that Vishneva wants, she seems quite content with her current artistic merits and curating all the things related to Context Pro and her foundation. The bigger problem is whether the job will open and whether she can get it. With Valery Gergiev's incredible power at the head of both major theaters and knowing how pro-Putin he is, I can't imagine he will be quick to support any attempts by Vishneva to vie for that position, especially considering Vishenva's pro-Ukraine stance among other 'Western' views she has expressed.

Many people think Tsiskaridze will only leave VBA for the Bolshoi artistic or general director job. He and Gergiev, who is now 'acting general director of both BT and MT' have had a rocky relationship in the past, particularly when they were both working in Moscow. But nowadays, Tsiskaridze is quick to praise Gergiev at any opportunity in the press, calling him a genius in interviewers. Tsiskaridze is both cunning and ambitious, he knows being in Gergiev's good graces is absolutely essential to getting the job he wants. But there are other factors and other opposition to consider. Makhar Vaziev, still the Bolshoi's ballet artistic director is more cunning than Vladimir Urin (the former general BT director) who was tossed out several years before his contract expired. Vaziev managed to keep his post despite all the political pushing in the last few years, as long as he's there, there's no job opening for Tsiskaridze, because we all know Gergiev isn't going anywhere either. (I'd fire Vaziev for the current state of BT under his management, but that's an entirely separate topic).

But it's also not a guarantee that Tsiskardize would even theoretically get the job. Yes, he's powerful and famous...but he's got a lot of enemies as well. There is opposition, younger administrators who could desire the post as well. I'm thinking of people like the incredibly motivated Maxim Sevagin, who became director of MAMT at only 24 years old, Alexey Miroshnichenko currently ballet director at the Perm State Opera, and, Andrey Kuglin who is creating an absolute powerhouse company at Mikhailovsky in collaboration with Nacho Duato.

What's more intriguing to me, is the state of things at MT. Andrian Fadeyev was recently named Artistic Director of MT, and it appears that he's going to continue being the AD at Yakobson as well...which is WILD to me. This is not the same thing as Gergiev just managing both from afar, he is supposed to be on the ground, rehearsing and actively involved in the day-to-day operations of both groups. Yes, they're both in SPB, but just one of those jobs is a job and a half I don't know how he will manage both. Of course, it's possible that he just neglects Yakobson completely, but I wouldn't be surprised if this appointment doesn't last long. If the MT job opens up, does Tsiskaridze want it? Can he get it?

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The Bolshoi Theatre’s Ballet Day online

The Bolshoi Theatre will host its annual live stream of dance on its YouTube channel on the eve of World Ballet Day.

The Russian theatres will not be taking part in World Ballet Day on 2 November, but The Bolshoi Theatre will host its annual live stream of dance on its YouTube channel on the eve of World Ballet Day. This year, the rehearsals of Don Quixote on the theatre’s main Historic Stage is one of the highlights of the company’s transmission where Kristina Kretova as Kitri and principal dancer Denis…

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cw: me ranting about bolshoi management again feel free to ignore this

the LENGTHS some people would go to just to defend makhar vaziev as if a little criticism online would hurt his feelings.

okay, defend his reconstructions. defend his contemporary commissions. defend his borderline-control-freak micromanaging. they’re subjective (kind of). but the fact that he promoted olga marchenkova to leading soloist and has been grooming her to be a future principal at a theatre as prestigious as the bolshoi? are you BLIND?

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Lmao The Devil Vaziev just gave an interview in which he claimed “How on earth could I give away roles for money??”

Well, seeing as you already do it, it’s probably pretty easy.

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Something I'd like to see: Just by Simone Valastro

Something I’d like to see: Just by Simone Valastro

A 15-minute piece, “Just” was created for the opening of the 245th ballet season at the Bolshoi theatre in September 2020, right after the first pandemic wave. Olga Smirnova This was part of an unusual programme devised by the Bolshoi’s artistic director Makhar Vaziev, to fuel again the dancers’ creative energy and motivation with new projects after months of lockdown. Official teaser of the…

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Alina Somova rehearsing with Makhar Vaziev for her debut in Swan Lake

Ballerina, dir. Bertrand Normand (2006)

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Don Quixote (2016)

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If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere! 

Jean-Christophe Maillot, the acclaimed charismatic artistic director and choreographer of the Ballets of Monte-Carlo, brought the stars of the Bolshoi Ballet to the stage of the David H. Koch theater (former New York State Theater that opened in 1964) in the framework of the Lincoln Center Festival in New York, July 26-30, 2017, with two programs: Jewels by Balanchine, and the premiere in NY of his own ballet creation of The Taming of the Shrew from the play by William Shakespeare.

Present at the Press Conference in NY were: Nigel Redden, Director of the Lincoln Center Festival, Makhar Vaziev, Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Katya Novikova, Head of Press and translator of the PC, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Director and Choreographer of the Ballets of Monte-Carlo, Ekaterina Krysanova, Bolshoi Ballet who played Katherina, and Vladislav Lantratov, Bolshoi Ballet who performed in the role of Petruccio.

The NY premiere took place on July 26, followed by other five performances with an added discerning audience of balletomanes more than 15,000 people, who gave standing ovations!

Press Conference – Nigel Redden (Lincoln Center), Makhar Vaziev, Katia Novikova, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov @ DR

Standing room only at the premiere of The Taming of the Shrew in NY @DR

New York City Ballet Orchestra conducted by Igor Dronov

Choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot

Assistant to Choreographer Bernice Coppieters

Set Design Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Costume Design Augustin Maillot

Assistant to Costume Designer Jean-Michel Laîné

Lighting & Video Projection Dominique Drillot

Assistant Stefani Matthieu

Dramatist Jean Rouaud

Répétiteurs Yan Godovsky, Victor Barykin, Josu Zabala

Music Director Igor Dronov

Premiere cast: 

Katharina Ekaterina Krysanova Petruchio Vladislav Lantratov  Bianca Olga Smirnova Lucentio Semyon Chudin  Hortensio Igor Tsvirko  Gremio Vyacheslav Lopatin  Widow Yulia Grebenshchikova Baptista Artemy Belyakov  Housekeeper Yanina Parienko  Grumio Georgy Gusev

Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov in The Taming of the Shrew with Bolshoi Theatre@Alice Blangero (2)

Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov in the Taming of the Shrew with Bolshoi Theatre stars@Alice Blangero

A fruitful ongoing collaboration with Bolshoi 

The vivacious production The Taming of the Shrew was created by Jean-Christophe Maillot and first opening on July 4, 2014 in Moscow to great success: 41 performances to a sold out theatre between Moscow, Monte-Carlo and London. Three Masque d’Or (Golden Mask) for best show, best male dancer and best female dancer. It was transmitted in direct to more than 1,500 cinemas through out the world in January 2016.

When the Bolshoi approached him, Maillot , had only made ballets for his company the Ballets of Monte-Carlo in more than 20 years. It was Sergei Y. Filin, the former Bolshoi principal, who persuaded him to venture into creating for others. “I didn’t want to buy an existing Maillot ballet,” said Mr. Filin, who since the mid-1990s has followed the career of Mr. Maillot, whose work emphasizes vivid articulation in the neo-Classical vein and sleek visuals. “I knew that he would be able to work in dialogue with the Bolshoi’s artists, to multiply their talents. Jean-Christophe has a sense of humor. He is also able to show sex, but not in a vulgar sense.”

When crisis hit the Bolshoi, Maillot thought his new production, would be postponed as other choreographers pulled out of the planned projects at the Bolshoi at that time, but fearless Maillot agreed to go ahead at the request of Filin, asked him to go ahead, and in fact people think his ballet helped unite a divided company. Filin’s contract as director was not renewed, but he still works with the Bolshoi, supervising aspiring choreographers. He was replaced by Makhar Vaziev, who is determined to continue the fruitful collaboration with Maillot.

Set to Shostakovich’s most vibrant music, Shakespeare’s famously chauvinistic comedy is transformed into a battle of perspicacity between tempestuous Katharina and complacent enfant terrible Petruchio. The Bolshoi’s unrivalled dancers bring to farcical life all of the flattering, self-pride, and pretense that noble Kate finds so tiresome—and that ends up making the unpolished outsider Petruchio seem so attractive to her. Maillot’s version of The Taming of the Shrew for the Bolshoi Ballet transformed the play into a joyful and stylish dance drama. “It’s not Shakespeare’s play, it’s a ballet about the play,” the creative choreographer affirmed.

“What is really special in the Bolshoi is how devoted the dancers are to what they do,” Maillot says. “It is so rare now. They live, they think, they eat ballet. For them there is nothing else. When they have two days free they go into a gala somewhere. They are obsessed with dancing. It is magnificent the way they give themselves, very unique.”

In the photo above: Jean Christophe Maillot, Ballest Master Victor Barykin and the Bolshoi ballet dancers in New York City @DR

Today’s Quote

“You have to believe in what you are saying. Maybe they will like it or not but they cannot contest that what you are saying is true.” Jean-Christophe Maillot

Jean Christophe Maillot & Bolshoi stars conquer the Big Apple! If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere!  Jean-Christophe Maillot, the acclaimed charismatic artistic director and choreographer of the Ballets of Monte-Carlo, brought the stars of the…

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AP Gets Rare Peek Behind Curtain at Famed Bolshoi Ballet

By The Associated Press Makhar Vaziev's day begins before he sets foot inside his office in Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theater. Published: July 5, 2019 at 05:06AM via NYT World https://ift.tt/2Jc7g9H

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apparently Bolshoi is threatening to fire some of their top dancers for participating in a gala…

Yes, welcome to the flaming hot trash can that is BT. Apparently there's been mass casting changes after the Gala in Tashkent, UZB. Numerous artists have had their performances removed for at least the next month or so. However, I'm not sure if they are threatened to be removed, most soources I'm reading now frame this as a suspension for 'bad behavoir." Since everyone will ask, names of the dancers who took part in the gala are Vladislav Lantratov, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Anastasia Stashkevich, Ekaterina Krysanova, Mikhail Lobukhin, Evgenia Obraztsova, Maria Alexandrova, Ekaterina Shipulina, Ruslan Skvortsov, and Alexander Volchkov.

There's speculation about whether this was an 'unapproved' individual tour, eg done without the permission or awareness of the notiorious M. Vaziev. But since SO many BT artists took part, that seems quite unlikely and I tend to think that they were (at one point) given permission to go. How do you not know if 10 of your principals are taking off? It makes no sense??

Several reputable posters on forms have said that BT dancers were given permission to dance over the weekend, did not come to the theatre Monday (this is a standard 'day off' for ballet dancers because we nearly always work Sat+Sun), and arrived Tuesday for morning ballet class. Speculations about Covid/quarantine have also been rejected.

Additional speculations include issues the Gala in Taskhent's posters and marketing. Some suggest that the name/logo of the Bolshoi was used without proper permission. What do the dancers have to do with the marketing and graphic design?? Your guess is is as good as mine.

This is a kindergarten-esque punishment, I think its so terrible because it affects not only the suspended dancers, but the audience members who specially bought tickets to see certain dancers, and also all the other dancers who are now getting a bunch of worked dumped on them.

Vaziev has refused to comment and General Director of BT, V. Urin says he doesn't comment on internal issues. How ironic. I personally wonder how much of this is political as strife seems to be brewing between the two countries. Uzbekistan officials have said publicly that they will not deport fleeing Russians and the government is suspending certain Russian Bank payment methods and seems to be subtly supporting US Sanctions.

Lots going on here...a whole mess

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Ten leading Bolshoi dancers suspended

Leading Bolshoi dancers have been suspended from upcoming performances in Moscow after participating in a gala in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Gala poster with a photo of the Bolshoi Theatre and the company’s logo to the left Leading Bolshoi dancers have been suspended from upcoming performances in Moscow after participating in a gala in Uzbekistan. On their day off, the dancers were in Tashkent, the capital, at the invitation of the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan. The Bolshoi dancers who…

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Makhar Vaziev received the honorary title of “People’s Artist of the Russian Federation”. (x)

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My dream for the Bolshoi would be for The Devil Vaziev to be fired, all the Ratmansky removed from their repertoire, and Yulia Stepanova being demoted to corps.

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Things I did today:

Spoke with Makhar Vaziev.

He was nice.

I know he gets a bad rep, but I've always really liked him 🤷‍♀️

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Intervista a Jacopo Tissi, unico ballerino italiano del Bolshoi

Intervista di Valentina Bonelli

Vista dall’Occidente Mosca sembra lontana, ma notizie e immagini della folgorante carriera di Jacopo Tissi arrivano in diretta via social network. Dopo due anni nel Balletto Bolshoi (unico italiano di sempre) il nostro ballerino è l’emergente più in vista del leggendario teatro e c’è da scommettere che arriverà presto la promozione a Principal dancer. Stile ed eleganza da “danseur noble”, una bellezza apollinea che lascia senza fiato, il ventitreenne di Pavia (Landriano – precisa lui) indicato come “il nuovo Bolle” ha scelto la Russia. Senza rimpianti, come ci racconta in una pausa delle prove nel foyer del Teatro Bolshoi.

Jacopo, quanto le è costato volare in Russia? “Non è stata una decisione facile: dopo solo un anno lasciavo il Teatro alla Scala, il mio paese e la mia famiglia. Ma come potevo rinunciare a un’occasione simile? Su invito del direttore del Balletto Bolshoi, Makhar Vaziev, mi sono dato una settimana di prova in teatro, con la compagnia. E al termine non ho avuto dubbi.”

Un bilancio di questi due anni? “Molto intensi e produttivi. Ho dovuto assimilare il famoso “stile Bolshoi”, che ai ballerini maschi richiede grandeur di tecnica e temperamento. Con il mio maestro, Alexander Vetrov, che mi sostiene come un padre, sto acquisendo i grandi balletti del repertorio classico: Il Lago dei cigni, La Bella addormentata, La Bayadère, Raymonda, che studio nei dettagli coreografici e artistici.”

Il pubblico moscovita, notoriamente nazionalista ed esigentissimo, dimostra di apprezzarla già molto. “In effetti da subito c’è stata molta curiosità nei miei confronti. E sì, oggi ho un bel seguito di fans: com’è qui d’abitudine ci mandano messaggi di apprezzamento, aspettano noi ballerini all’uscita degli artisti, si informano sui nostri spettacoli e non ne perdono uno. E naturalmente in teatro ci sostengono animatamente con applausi e ovazioni.”

E i colleghi ballerini come l’hanno accolta? Le compagnie russe, si sa, sono sempre state chiuse agli stranieri, tanto più se lanciati com’è lei… “Invece sono stato ben accolto: qui c’è grande competizione, è vero, ma professionale, e sono riconosciuti il talento e l’impegno altrui. Si sono già create belle relazioni, di stima e d’amicizia.”

Nessuna difficoltà quindi? “Il lavoro, durissimo, al quale un ballerino occidentale non è abituato. La lingua invece non è stata un problema: ho imparato presto il russo e ormai lo parlo bene, comprendo anche le sfumature, per esempio il senso dell’ironia, importante per inserirsi. Al clima rigido e alla luce scarsa invece è difficile abituarsi e da ballerino anche il fisico può risentirne. E poi il cibo, che per noi italiani è notoriamente un problema: ma Mosca è una metropoli internazionale e si trova ormai di tutto.”

La vediamo anche protagonista di tanti shooting di moda, rari in Italia per un ballerino. “È successo per caso. Un fotografo mi aveva fatto delle foto, le ho postate su Instagram e una rivista di moda le ha viste, convocandomi per un servizio. Da cosa nasce cosa. Questa stagione sono anche brand ambassador di un marchio di moda italiano. In Russia quella del ballerino è una professione molto considerata e siamo richiesti da giornali, televisione, cinema.

Allora la aspettiamo in Italia il prossimo settembre (dal 7 al 13) al Teatro alla Scala, in tournée con il Balletto Bolshoi. Ma tornerà a danzare nel nostro paese? “L’Italia è sempre nel mio cuore, tanto più La Scala dove mi farà effetto danzare con un’altra compagnia. Magari tornerò da Guest, ma ora non ci penso perché tante cose stanno succedendomi qui, al Bolshoi. E cosa potrei desiderare di più?”

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The Bolshoi, Under the Exacting Eye of Makhar Vaziev - http://wp.me/p91lk4-4l - #Bolshoi, #Dance, #Exacting, #Eye, #Makhar, #Vaziev