#Natalia Osipova

[dozydawn]

[besos-rouge]

The dying swan 🦢

[ballet-symphonie]

Can Natalia osipova afford to dance on such dead point shoes because she doesn’t have very archy feet?

She doesn't have the bendiest arches in the world but has incredibly strong feet to dance with such little support. I've always assumed that she likes the freedom dead shoes give her, its easier to jump and move when the shoes are super soft, the catch is that you have less help to get on pointe and stay on pointe.

People with more flexible feet often need harder, more stable pointe shoes, often with higher vamps to provide support. I think if Zakharova tried to dance in Osipova's shoes, it would be a disaster.

[mybreadsmybutters]

the way she just falls into him the absolutely mind-boggling rond the fact her shoes are clearly DEAD the whole time and her ARMS the trust she has to just lean on him and know that he will set her perfectly back on balance that intimate knowledge of each other’s body and this is it for them!!! forever!!! and she is dancing for a man whose lie ripped her heart apart and she is dancing because love killed her she is begging for a mercy she is praying for a peace all the magic in the world is conspiring to keep her from and it’s everything they could have been and a goodbye and hope all in one GODD

[balletroyale]

The Royal Ballet celebrates Natalia Osipova’s 10 years with the company, complete with a rare ROH flower throw!

17 November 2023

[c-g-t]

Natalia Osipova as Juliet and Reece Clarke in Romeo and Juliet. The Royal Ballet, 2022

[amatres]

swanhilda's angry little emboîtés my beloved

[lovelyballetandmore]

Natalia Osipova | Reece Clarke | The Royal Ballet | Photo by Andre Uspenski | @dancersdiary

[tolstoybitch]

these two have my heart ૮Ꮚ ྀི.ܸ .ܸ ꒱১

[hewalksinstarlight]

Silmarillion AU: The Ballet

Aredhel would not be constrained by the walls of her brother’s city and rode forth often beyond the borders of his realm. One day she was seen by Eöl, who wove enchantments about her until she was utterly lost. Then he showed himself to her, and loved her. A child they had of their union, Maeglin, to whom Aredhel spoke of her longing to return home, until they escaped together. Eöl followed them in anger and threw a spear at his son, but Aredhel stepped between and was wounded by the weapon, and died. 

Natalia Osipova as Aredhel, Reece Clarke as Eöl, Matthew Ball as Maeglin

[dozydawn]

[balletomaneblog]

I’ve heard that Osipova is pregnant! If that’s really true, I just want to hear it directly from her. She literally did Kitri at 37, plus being pregnant too, what a true powerhouse. That means she’s doing Manon when she’s 3-4 months along.

If so, than congrats to her and husband (now father) Jason😊

I don't really follow Osipova much anymore so I haven't heard anything. Congrats to her if she is!

[ballet-symphonie]

Your blog is so interesting! I wanted to ask you, and I know sometimes it’s a bit unfair to compare but between Zakharova and Nuñez who do you prefer and how can you compare their techniques?

Also I’ve always heard the great prima ballerinas of this century are Zakharova, Osipova and Nuñez, but are there more?

Thank you!

I'm glad you enjoy my blog!

I have talked about the relative strengths of Zakhraova here, as well as some more about Zakharova, Nunez, and Osipova here. I am a great admirer of both, but I think I prefer Nunez most of all. Zakharova and the amazing moments she can achieve with her physicality are absolutely spellbinding, she's probably as close as it gets to dancing 'by the book'. She appears so ethereal and that level of academician just seems like an impossible, but glorious dream.

Nunez doesn't have Zakharova's plasticity, turnout or endless lyrical extensions but she has figured out how to master the art form on her own body with incredibly precise weight transfers leading to moments of jaw-dropping suspension. Her placement gives her such freedom to explore her musicality and also dance from a place of genuine vulnerability.

Zakharova (or perhaps Sylvie Guillem) is the closest we've seen to a textbook ballerina but there is something so special and genuine about seeing Nunez mold the rules of ballet to achieve incredible feats technically and emotionally

To answer your second question, if we're talking about the best ballerinas of the 21st century, I think there are a handful of other names that can't be left out: Diana Vishneva, Alina Cojocaru, Ulyana Lopatkina and Julie Kent. It's a lot of names, but this century has truly produced some impeccable artists.

[mariaspir]

Can Natalia osipova afford to dance on such dead point shoes because she doesn’t have very archy feet?

Yup. When your foot does nothing to keep you up, you kinda learn to do it by yourself. She probably only needs the platform and wings to help not squish her toes, the rest is her feet.

[balletroyale]

I have never heard the ROH as loud as after Osipova did the Kitri Act I variation. Wow.

[c-g-t]

didn’t see world ballet day today, only clips so far but Osipova looks so good in bangs (fringes)! And of course her Kitri was amazing, that role is made for her.