Why did Angelina Vorontsova leave Bolshoi for Mikhailovsky? I’m sorry if you’ve answered this before and I missed it.
She was forced to leave. Her life was made unbearable after the 2013 scandal and the attack on Filin. Because her ex (Dmitrichenko) and her teacher (Tsiskaridze) were at the centre of the scandal, Angelina became embroiled in it as well. The press cast her as a femme fatale who inspired the whole thing and she was generally defined entirely by the men around her. It was disgusting and still makes me angry when I think about it. The good news is, Angelina found love and a fulfilling career at the Mikhailovsky. I’d like to think that she came out on top.
I believe that some students who get a 2 in exams are eligible to retake... and only a 2 in classical ballet results in expulsion. Also physique comprises part of the exam mark, so a student who gets a 2 and therefore fails the exam might in fact have performed well but was judged to have developed an unsuitable physique.
You’re right. In Elya’s interview (if that’s what you’re referring to), she says that “2″ is get you expelled, but that isn’t necessarily true. As you said, some students are given an opportunity to retake the exam a months or two later, but not everyone takes this opportunity. And, yes, there is the matter of “form” – a controversial subject...
Omg Elya’s virtual animal ahahah so cute
Low-key the best “pet” in that series.
Don’t Elya and Denis have a cat?
Denis has two cats, but I think they live with his parents?
Had Nikolai gotten an opportunity to dance Spartacus, do you think he would have danced the title role or Crassus? Same question for Ivan the Terrible (title role or Kurbsky?)
Nikolai is a firm believer in emploi, and it’s always been my understanding that the absence of “Spartacus” and “Ivan the Terrible” from his repertoire was a conscious choice on his part. I think that Crassus and Kurbsky are heroic roles, whereas Nikolai was a lyrical danseur, so it wouldn’t have been a good fit. I would’ve liked to see him as Ivan the Terrible though. I think it would’ve been interesting.
