12-18-2011, 08:59 AM
OrphanPip Wrote:There's a production of Stravinsky's the Rite of Spring with Nijinski's original choreography up on youtube that's interesting, it looks exhausting.Very exhausting indeed ,
The man was 50 years ahead of his time, he threw caution to the wind when he performed , he inspired so many male ballet dancers to soar with his own high leaps and pirouettes.
Have you seen Rudolph Nureyev performance as Nijinsky The Fawn?
It is awe inspiring so elegant ,precise and raw.
Nijinsky - La siesta del fauno
Sorry Richard not trying to hijack your thread. mile: