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The performances I saw in 1988
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003 2004
Meaning of letter 5-1
5 very memorable performance for me
4 enjoyed very much
3 enjoyed
2 could not enjoy
1 could not accept !
| Mar | 8 | Tue | Gershwin Rhapsody / Fanfare | the Manhattan Ballet | Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan | 3 | I don't remember the details, but maybe American energetic ballets... | |
| Jul | 1 | Fri | Swan Lake | Kiev Shevchenko Ballet Ukraine | R.Khiliko, V.Videneev, A.Kalibabchuk | IZUMITI 21 | 3 | Khiliko has long beautiful arms and legs and showed the difference between Odette and Odile. |
| Aug | 5 | Fri | the 5th World Ballet Festival (Program B) | NHK Hall | 4 | Performances by super
stars from all over the world ! " the Lady of the Camelia" by Haydee and Cragun, "Thais" by Khalfouni and Ganio, and... |
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| Aug | 6 (M) |
Sat | Swan Lake | the Tokyo Ballet | Act 1 : Detrich / Act 2 : Hart, Jurriens / Act 3 : Glasco, Bujones / Act 4 : Khalfouni, Ganio | NHK Hall | 4 | It was a dream team! In particular Odette by Hart was a valuable memory for me. |
| Aug | 6 (S) |
Sat | Swan Lake | the Tokyo Ballet | Act 1 : Schaufuss / Act 2 : Evdokimova, Nixon / Act 3 : Guillem, Legris / Act 4 : Haydee, Cragun | NHK Hall | 5 | Another dream team! Especially, the 3rd Act by Guillem, Legris, Atanassoff (Rothbart), Dupond (Pierrot) was splendidly gorgeous and dramatic. |
| Aug | 7 | Sun | the 5th World Ballet Festival (Gala Perforamnce) | NHK Hall | 4 | Again "Black Swan
pas de deux (trois?)" by Guillem, Legris, Atanassoff
! "the Dying Swan" by Evdokimova was beautiful. |
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| Aug | 30 |
Tue | Rudolf Nueryrv | R.Nureyef, F.Clere, C.Jude, C.Arbo, F.Gaida, M-C.Pieoragalla, E.Camillo | Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan | 3 | If I could see Nureyef 10 years ago... | |
| Oct | 19 | Wed | Ondine (by Ashon) | the Royal Ballet | C.Harvey, J.Cope, B.Brind, W.Eagling | The Royal Opera House | 3 | my first ballet abroad. Ballet itself was so-so. |
| Oct | 25 | Tue | Rhapsody (Ashton) / the Trial of Prometheus (Bintley) / 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe (Bintley) | the Royal Ballet | V.Durante, E.Pickford (Rhapsody) / S.Jefferies (Prometheus) | The Royal Opera House | 4 | Very impressed by "Penguin Cafe". Heavy theme (maybe the problem of environmental damage) but very enjoyable. |
| Oct | 27 | Thu | Raymanda (Noureev) | Ballet de l'Opera de Paris | C.de Vulpian, M.Legris, J.Guizerix | Theatre National Opera de Paris (Palais Garnier) | 3 | Enjoyed the gorgeous ballet in the gorgeous opera house, but I could not see the half of the stage because of the seat position. |
| Oct | 28 | Fri | Raymanda (Noureev) | Ballet de l'Opera de Paris | S.Guillem, M.Legris, J.Guizerix | Theatre National Opera de Paris (Palais Garnier) | 4 | Astonished by the popularity of Guillem. Countless camera flashes at the curtain call... |
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003 2004