#nina ananiashvili
Photo
nina ananiashvili photographed by bill cooper
85 notes
·
View notes
Text
Nina Ananiashvili
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Ballerina Nina Ananiashvili in rehearsal, 1995.
10 notes
·
View notes
Text
Balanchine's Serenade...
Last weekend I got to see the State Ballet of Georgia perform two ballets by Balanchine: Serenade and Concerto Barocco during their US Tour. They were in New Orleans.
WOW!
This company, though small, is very impressive and the the performances were extremely vivid. I had never seen Serenade live and it's really beautiful. There's so much detail in there that I missed, I would love to see it again.
#ballet#balanchine#state ballet of georgia#Nina Ananiashvili#Serenade#Concerto Barocco#the country not state#Georgia
6 notes
·
View notes
Note
Ale, could you explain better the IBC Moscow? The categories etc. I have no idea how it works. So like, there are categories and a winner to each category? People have to be called to participate or they have to sign in for it?... sorry I have no clue. But please, if you could be updating the news on the IBC, like you did for the Olympics, that would be super cool!
Sure! Happy to answer and I'll try to keep you all updated. The roster of dancers participating is super fascinating. Here's some more general information about the competiiton:
Structure:
There are two age categories:
Junoir: 14-18, still in ballet school, not working professionals
Senior (19-27) recent graduates, or working professionals
Inside each age division, there are Solo and Duet categories. Dancers can choose either or both categories but doing both solo and duet is very uncommon. Dancers in a duet are judged individually, and contestants performing in duets can perform with a non-competing partner as well. Mixed-age duets are also allowed.
Participation is granted by a pre-selection screening. Dancers have to submit a biography, proof of education, and various dance videos and photos, etc to be considered. Juniors have to be sent with the permission of their school, and professional dancers are supposed to discuss their participation and get their theater director's approval. Directors often don't like pros doing competitions because there is a higher chance of injury and it can make casting complicated.
However, if a dancer is a Laureate or Prize Winner of an International Federation of Ballet Competition, then they can skip the pre-selection process and be directly accepted as a competitor, provided juniors have permission from their school.
Competition Program:
There are three rounds for each category in each age division. Cuts are made after the conclusion of each round. They can cut one duet partner and keep the other. The eliminated partner will continue to perform "out-of-competition." Round III is referred to as the finals. The composition generally looks something like this.
Soloists:
Round 1:
Classical Variation chosen by the dancer (19th or 20th century)
Classical Variation from the competition's repertoire list
Round 2:
A different Classical Variation chosen by the dancer (19th or 20th century)
A piece of Modern choreography. It can be made specifically for the competition or a piece from a work created after 2010
Round 3:
A different Classical Variation chosen by the dancer (19th or 20th century)
A second variation, 'prefered' to be a variation choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich
Duets:
Round 1:
Classical PDD from the competitions repertoire list
Round 2:
Classical PDD chosen by the dancers (19th or 20th century)
A Modern duet. It can be made specifically for the competition or a piece from a work created after 2000
Round 3
A different Classical PDD chosen by the dancers (19th or 20th century)
A duet from one of Yuri Grigorovich's ballets
The big rule: Each performance can only be shown once. You can't repeat anything, you have to dance new pieces every round. For example, you can't take your solo from round 1's repertoire list and repeat it in the finals.
Prizes and History:
Moscow IBC is one of the most famous and most prestigious competitions and so many stars had breakout moments here. It's traditionally held every 4 years. You're competing for medals, diplomas, prize money but most importantly, exposure. Participating in a competition like this is one of the best ways to get seen and get a job, even if you don't win a medal.
Previous Prize Winners include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Eva Evdokimova, Nina Ananiashvili, Julio Bocca, Vladimir Malakhov, Maria Alexandrova, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Natalia Osipova, and Ivan Vasiliev.
Technically, there are 1st-3rd prizes available for male soloists, female soloists, male duet dancers, and female duet dancers (remember they're judged separately) in Senior and Junior categories. For example, in the most recent 2017 edition of the competition, Ellison's Elizabeth Beyer won 1st place in the girls' Junior soloist category while Berlin Staattsballet's Evelina Godunova won 1st place in the women's soloist Senior category. All medalists receive the title of "Laureate". Additionally, after the 3 medals, diplomas of merit can also be awarded based on the judges' discretion. There are usually 1-3 awarded per category and they come with a small amount of prize money and the title of "Diploma Holder." There are also a wide variety of other special prizes and awards that can be given out.
However, things can get messy because there are often ties and prize money gets split. Continuing to use 2017 as an example, BBA's Elizaveta Kokoreva & Sunhwa's Seonmee Park both were awarded 1st prize in the Junoir Duet Category and shared the prize money. Kokoreva can compete again this year because she'll be in the Senior category.
Sometimes certain prizes aren't awarded if the Jury feels like the dancers aren't up to snuff. For instance, BBA's Denis Zakharov won 1st place in boys Junoir solo but Ballettschule Berlin's Victor Caxieta was only awarded 3rd place and there were no other prizes or diplomas given for that category.
There are often 120-150 dancers competing from all over the world. This year, the talent pool appears smaller, likely due to the Russian invasion. It will be interesting to see if this results in more prizes being awarded or less.
There's also a Grand Prix Award (like an overall winner of all the categories), but this has only been awarded 4 times in history: Nadezhda Pavlova, Irek Mukhamedov, Andrey Batalov, and Denis Matvienko who won most recently in 2005. Even Baryshnikov was not deemed worthy, he received 'only' first place.
There is also a Choreographer's Competition happening concurrently. I can talk about this more separately if people are interested.
Jury:
All of the prizes are decided by a panel of esteemed ballet and dance greats. Jury members have included a lot of past greats but this year's jury will be headed by the legendary Yuri Grigorovich again. The competition is being held with special attention towards his 95th anniversary!
Other members include Svetlana Zakharova, Nikolai Tsiskaridze (rector of VBA), Marina Lenova (rector of BBA), Yuri Fateyev (Ballet Director of MT), Boris Eifman (Director of Eifman Ballet), Valentin Yelizariev (Director of Bolshoi Belarus), Margherita Parrilla (Director of the Accademia Nazionale di Danza) and interestingly enough, Vadim Pisarev (Artistic director of the Donbass Opera (the Donetsk National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko))
13 notes
·
View notes
Text
Nina Ananiashvili Brings the State Ballet of Georgia to New York
http://dlvr.it/SmY9YJ
0 notes
Text
‘I Raised Them!’ Nina Ananiashvili’s Georgian Dancers Come to Town
http://dlvr.it/SmVP14
0 notes
Text
Kozlova Int'l Ballet Competition, April 18-21 at the Kaye Playhouse
VALENTINA KOZLOVA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION
April 18-21 at the Kaye Playhouse
Tuesday April 18, Round 1 Classical Ballet begins at 1:30 PM
Opens with a short performance by dancers from Nina Ananiashvili’s STATE BALLET OF GEORGIA
Wednesday April 19, Round 11 Contemporary/Neo Classical Dance begins at 2 PM
Thursday April 20, Finals for Classical Ballet begins at 2 PM
Friday…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Photo
Nina Ananiashvili | Andris Liepa
31 notes
·
View notes
Photo
Nina Ananiashvili as Odette, and Denis Matvienko as Prince Siegfried, in Swan Lake (State Ballet of Georgia/Mariinsky Ballet, 2013)
54 notes
·
View notes
Photo
Nina Ananiashvili in Act I and Act II of Giselle at the State Ballet of Georgia. Photos by David Bazemore.
4K notes
·
View notes
Photo
nina ananiashvili and duncan de gruchy photographed performing as juliet and paris in kenneth macmillan's romeo & juliet by paul butler
13 notes
·
View notes
Link
#Russian ballet#photo postcard#collectible#dance#prima ballerina#ballet star#Russian ballerina#Russian rarity#Nina Ananiashvili#Andris Liepa#vintage postcard#russian postcard#soviet postcard#pose#model#eBay
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Ballerina Nina Ananiashvili photographed by Peter Turnley, 1987.
306 notes
·
View notes
Note
Okay to start this off, I am not usually the kind of fan that freaks out externally when I meet someone I look up to. I get shaky because I have anxiety, but I usually manage to stay pretty chill on the outside. I'm guessing my freak out was mostly because it caught me entirely by surprise. So I'm from the US, and my family went on a vacation to London over the summer and we did the backstage tour of the ROH. We're standing outside the Ashton studio, I'm already freaking out (1/3?)
because I’ve always wanted to see it. The tour guide is talking. Behind us, the elevator doors open to let some students who were there out, and for whatever reason I turn to look just as the doors were closing. And there he was. In the elevator. I locked eyes with him for a split second and say OUT LOUD “Oh my god that’s Alexander Campbell.” I am certain he heard me. He smiled. The doors shut. My mom looked at me, confused. I’m all “that was my favorite dancer” and freaking out because I look up to him so much I wanna be able to dance like him one day (also he’s hot and Idk how to function talking around hot guys but that’s beside the point here). The tour guide gives me the most patronising, pitying look as I’m freaking out. I think I cried a little bit. My mom bullied me into sending him an Instagram message to tell him how much I look up to him and he answered with something really sweet and I wimped out of answering him. I will never forget that day.
Omg this is soooo wholesome I love this so much. You should totally send him a message back they’re so sweet with stuff like that.
Don’t worry we’ve all been there. When I was 13, I WROTE a LETTER to Alina Cojocaru asking her to let me back stage to meet her at the MET, because like I didn’t understand the concept of stage doors or something? Well she obviously didn’t get it because she was a guest star, but my dad managed to sweet talk our way backstage and we sat in the waiting room waiting for her for like an hour. Over the course of that hour, I let Gillian Murphy and NINA ANANIASHVILI just walk past me without saying anything? I finally got my photo with Alina Cojocaru but said NOTHING to her either really.
I also have been in Covent Garden quite a few times and seen dancers walking around (Carlos Acosta, Sarah Lamb, Marcelino Sambe) and just stood there and made awkward eye contact for too long to the point it was weird.
Recently also Tamara Rojo used the same bathroom stall as me (lol) and when I was going out and her in I just sort of halted and made a noise and stood in front of the door blocking her way because she is GORGEOUS.
So yeah, I’ve been there too.
#ask#alexander campbell#meeting your idols#alina cojocaru#Gillian Murphy#Nina Ananiashvili#carlos acosta#Sarah Lamb#marcelino sambe#Tamara Rojo#abt#american ballet theatre#royal ballet#enb#english national ballet
10 notes
·
View notes
Photo
Georgian ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. Vintage Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre.
8 notes
·
View notes
Last Seen Blogs
