LES BALLETS RUSSES 21.CENTURY AT CHAMPS ELYSEES
Wonderful Les Ballets Russes in Paris
By Henning Høholt
For the fourth year we again enjoyed Les Ballets Russes 21 century, an idea by Andris Liepa
. We were deeply amazed this time the corps des ballets from the Kremlin ballet, did agreat job, starred by stars from the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow and the Mariinsky Ballet, Saint Petersburg
.
Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein, together with Choreographer Patrick de Bana receiwing applause together with Ilse Liepa, who danced the titelrole. Photo Valeria Komissarova.
With Ilse Liepa is wonderful in the demanding role as Cleopatra – Ida Rubinstein in this years new creation by Patrick de Bana. Les Ballets Russes is a hit. Now we are only waiting for next years – the jubilee year- Les Coq d´Or, (The Golden Cockerel) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov opera – ballet. 2013, 9-12 July. At Theatre des Champs Elysees.
By kind permisson of Valeria Komissarova, we can show a long line of wonderful photos from Patrick de Bana´s new creation of Cleopatra – Ida Rubinstein.
The wonderful costumes are designed by Ekaterina Kotova and the very good scenography by Pavel Kaplevich.
Fondation Maris Liepa: www.liepa.ru
Read also Christophe de Jouvancourts review from the premiere evening at http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2012/06/les-ballets-russes-in-paris-2/
Please enjoy it:
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein, Iliya Kuznetsov as Monsieur G. - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein, Iliya Kuznetsov as Monsieur G. - Photo Valeria Komissarova.
Artem Yachmennikov as Robert de Montesquiou. Photo Valeria Komissarova
Artem Yachmennikov as Robert de Montesquiou and Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Iliya Kuznetsov as Monsieur G
. and Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Iliya Kuznetsov as Monsieur G. and Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Mikhail Martynyuk (right) as Vaslav Nijinski, together with Natalia Balakhnicheva, Alexandra Timofeeva and Veronika Varnovskaya as Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova and Bronislava Nijonska
. Photo: Valeria Komissarova.
Natalia Balakhnicheva, Alexandra Timofeeva and Veronika Varnovskaya as Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova and Bronislava Nijonska. Photo: Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein, costumes by Ekaterina Kotova - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein and Mikhail Lobukhin as Michel Fokine - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein, and (behind) Mikhail Lobukhin as Fokine - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein. Costumes by Ekaterina Kotova. - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Mikhail Martinyuk as Vaslav Nijinsky and Ilse Liepa asCleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Mikhail Lobukhin as Fokine and Ilse Liepa as Cleopatra - Ida Rubinstein - Photo Valeria Komissarova
Mikhail Lobukin as Michel Fokine. And members of the Kremlin Ballet
. Photo: Valeria Komissorova
All participating in the Cleopatra-Ida Rubinstein production- Les Ballets Russes. 28. June 2012. Theatre des Champs Elysees. Paris. Photo: Valeria Komissorova.