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The performances I saw in 1996
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003
The title in blue is the performance danced by Farukh RUZIMATOV, the best dancer I have seen. Yellow was danced by my favorite KOJIMA Naoya.
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 !
| Jan | 13 | Sat | Gisslle | The Leningrad State Ballet | M.Loudieres, P.upond, L.Kunakova, G.Taranda | Shinjuku Bunka Center | 3 | Dupond was a playboy in the 1st Act, and a narcissist in the 2nd Act. |
| Jan | 14 | Sun | Pas de Quatre | Art Sphere | 3 | Four arrangement of Doln's "Pas de Quatre". Traditional Japanese dance, framenco, Buto and ballet. Very interesting! | ||
| Jan | 15 | Hol | Gisslle | The Leningrad State Ballet | M.Loudieres, P.upond, L.Kunakova, G.Taranda | Tokyo Kose Nenkin Kaikan | 3 | Loudieres was a charming and pure villagegirl in the 1st Act, and a perfect ghost in the 2nd Act. |
| Jan | 27 | Sat | The Sleeping Beauty | The Leningrad State Ballet | Regina KUZMICHOVA, Kiril MYASNIKOV, Galina LARICHEVA | Green Hall Sagami-Ono | 4 | Prinsipals were so-so, but soloists, corps de ballet and orckestra were very good. |
| Jan | 28 | Sun | Le Voyage de Patrick Dupond ~D comme Danseur~ | Patrick DUPOND, Isabelle GUERIN, Jean-Marie DIDIERE | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall | 3 | I could not understand the concept enough. Bejart's "Salome" was the best in the night. | |
| Feb | 25 | Sun | La Fille Mal Gardee | Asami Maki Ballet | IWAMOTO Kei, KOJIMA Naoya, NEGISHI Masanobu, MITANI Kyozo | U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall | 4 | Enjoyed very much. Iwamoto was charming, Kojima was cheerful, Negishi was moving. |
| Mar | 14 | Thu | Le Palais de Cristal / Le Sacre du Printemps / Bolero | The Tokyo Ballet | Saito, Takagishi, Yoshioka, Kimura, Iwaki, Goto, Sano, Morita / Iwaki, Takagishi / shuto | Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan | 3 | Le Palais de Cristal got the biggest applaud on the night. Maybe it looked the most 'ballet' for local audience. |
| Apr | 5 | Fri | Ce Que l'Amour Me Dit | Bejart Ballet Lausanne | Izumiti 21 | 2 | Pas de duex's from past works by Bejart. They were not impressive for me, because I did not know the details of his works. | |
| Jun | 1 | Sat | Swan Lake | Asami Maki Ballet | SAKAI Hana, KOJIMA Naoya | Mielparque Hall | 3 | Sakai was powerful. Kojima was a little too well-behaved again. |
| Jul | 24 | Wed | Pietragalla et les solistes de Paris '96 | Pietragalla, le Riche, Moussin, Dupont, Bridard, Creteaux, Daniel, Saiz | Shinjuku Bunka Center | - | Etoile Pietragalla came to Japan with POB dancers. | |
| Jul | 27 | Sat | Don Quixote | The Kirov Ballet | Diana VISHNEVA, Faruhk RUZIMATOV | Orchard Hall | 3 | It was my first time I saw Ruzimatov's Basilio in full act. Vishneva was vivid and charming Kitiri. |
| Jul | 28 (M) |
Sun | Don Quixote | The Kirov Ballet | Yulia MAKHALINA, Alexandre KOURKOV | Orchard Hall | 3 | Kourkov's Basilio was a dandy. Makhalina was a little too seductive but glittering. |
| Jul | 28 (S) |
Sun | Don Quixote | The Kirov Ballet | Irma NIORADZE, Faruhk RUZIMATOV | Orchard Hall | 4 | Nioradze was dashing and adult Kitri. So Ruzimatov looked timid. Very enjoyable. |
| Jul | 30 | Tue | Giselle | The Kirov Ballet | Maya DUMCHENKO, Faruhk RUZIMATOV | Orchard Hall | 3 | Not bad. Rut wasn't Dumcheko too young to dance Giselle? |
| Aug | 1 | Thu | Gala Faruhk Ruzimatov | The Kirov Ballet | Orchard Hall | - | I arrived at the theater too late, So I could not say anything... | |
| Aug | 2 | Fri | Gala Kirov Ballerinas | The Kirov Ballet | Orchard Hall | 4 | Enjoyed very much. Dancers exept Ruzimatv appeared one after another. | |
| Aug | 3 | Sat | Chopiniana / Scheherazade / Firebird | The Kirov Ballet | Ayupova, Baranov, Sitonikova, Dumchenko / Makhalina, Ruzimatov / Nioradze, Liepa | Orchard Hall | 4 | Ayupova was very very charming. "Scheherazade" by Makhalina and Ruzimatov was very impressive. |
| Aug | 4 | Sun | Chopiniana / Scheherazade / Firebird | The Kirov Ballet | Ayupova, Beliaevsky, Sitonikova, Dumchenko / Lopatkina, Zelensky / Volochkava, Liepa | Orchard Hall | 3 | I believe Zelensky is an excellent dancer, but to dance Golden Slave after Ruzimatov must be a hard task for him. |
| Aug | 4 | Sun | Chopiniana / Scheherazade / Firebird | The Kirov Ballet | Ayupova, Baranov, Sitonikova, Dumchenko / Asylmuratova, Ruzimatov / Amosova, Liepa | Orchard Hall | 3 | As Zobeida, Makhalina was the best. "Firebird" was not interesting for me. |
| Aug | 5 | Mon | La Bayadere | The Kirov Ballet | Altynai ASYLMURATOVA, Faruhk RUZIMATOV, Elvira TARASOVA | Orchard Hall | 3 | First full-length Solor by Ruzimatov for me. Very irresolute man surpresed and irritatede me. |
| Aug | 6 | Tue | La Bayadere | The Kirov Ballet | Anastasia VOLOCHKOVA, Igor ZELENSKY, Irma NIORADZE | Orchard Hall | 4 | Zelensky showes pure love of Solor. Volochkova and Nioradze were suitable for roles. |
| Aug | 6 | Tue | La Bayadere | The Kirov Ballet | Uliana LOPATKINA, Faruhk RUZIMATOV, Elvira TARASOVA | Orchard Hall | 3 | Lopatokina was beautiful but too tall for Ruzimatov. He looked a little tired. |
| Aug | 10 | Sat | Legris, Loudieres et Leurs Etoiles (program B) | Legris, Loudieres, Arbo, Le Riche, Letestu, Moussin, Novis, Martinez, Dupont, Gillot, Phavorin, Delaunay, Pech | Orchard Hall | ? | I don't remember anything... Maybe because of the aftereffect of Ruzimatov and Kirov. | |
| Aug | 11 | Sun | All Star Ballet Gala 1996 | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall | 3 | Grachova in "the Kingdom of Shadows" was very beautiful and impressive. Enjoyde "Don Quixote" pas de duex by Yoshida and Mukhamedov very much. | ||
| Aug | 17 | Sat | Legris, Loudieres et Leurs Etoiles (program C) | Legris, Loudieres, Arbo, Le Riche, Letestu, Moussin, Novis, Martinez, Dupont, Gillot, Phavorin, Delaunay, Pech | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall | 3 | The Black Pas de duex from "Dame aux Camelias" by Loudieres and Legris was great. Very emotional and impressive. | |
| Aug | 18 | Sun | The 12th Japan Ballet Competition | Japan Ballet Association | Mielparque Hall | - | ||
| Oct | 26 | Sat (M) |
Don Quixote | Asami Maki Ballet | SAKAI Hana, KOJIMA Naoya | U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall | 3 | I felt Sakai and Kojima wsa not a good pair in their physique balance. |
| Oct | 26 | Sat (S) |
Don Quixote | Asami Maki Ballet | OHATA Noriko, Jose Manuel CARRENO | U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall | 3 | Carreno was not impressive in dance, but Acting was very comic. |
| Nov | 9 | Sat | Romeo and Juliet | National Academic Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus | Inessa DUCHKEVITCH, Veniamin ZAKHAROV, Ruslan MININ, Alexandre FURMAN | Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan | 3 | Choreography by Yelizariev has an originality and power. I like this production. Dancers (maybe the best casts) were attractive. |
| Nov | 10 | Sun | Romeo and Juliet | Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan | 3 | |||
| Nov | 15 | Fri | George Balanchine Best Selection | Asami Maki Ballet | Kusakari, Tanaka, Sakai / Hill, Kusakari, Sasaki, Tanaka / Ohata, Shiga, Kojima | U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall | 3 | Serenade was very beautiful. Apolo was so-so. Shiga, the second soloist in Rubies was very impressive. |
| Nov | 28 | Thu | Nutcracker | Kirov Ballet | Maya DOUMCHENKO, Farukh RUZIMATOV | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 3 | Again and again, Nutcracker... But always enjoyed Ruzimatov's Prince. |
| Nov | 29 | Fri | Nutcracker | Kirov Ballet | Yulia MAKHALINA, Yevgeny IVANTCHENKO | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 3 | Makhalina was too elder and seductive as Masha, but very vivid. |
| Nov | 30 | Sat | Nutcracker | Kirov Ballet | Diana VISHNEVA, Farukh RUZIMATOV | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 3 | I felt Vishneva was less charming than in last year. |
| Dec | 1 | Sun | Sleeping Beauty | Kirov Ballet | Maya DOUMCHENKO, Igor ZELENSKY | NHK Hall | 3 | Doumchenko danced beautiful, but she was not a star suitable for Aurora. |
| Dec | 7 | Sat | Sleeping Beauty | Kirov Ballet | Diana VISHNEVA, Farukh RUZIMATOV | Rose Theatre (Fuji City) | - | I could see Ruzimatov's Desire first and last. So it is very important night. And vishneva convinced me she is the real Star. |
| Dec | 11 | Wed | Sleeping Beauty | Kirov Ballet | Yulia MAKHALINA, Yevgeny IVANTCHENKO | Izumiti 21 | 3 | Not so good as Vishneva and Ruzimatov. (same every year) |
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003