Yuri Grigorovich 1927 - 2025 Tribute Vladimirov Vasiliev Zakharova Tsiskaridze Kaptsova Osipova etc.
Subscribe @TheBunduBallerina The illustrious choreographer, ballet master and former Bolshoi Ballet director, Yuri Grigorovich passed away a few days ago on the 19th May 2025. He created the role of Ivan the Terrible for Yuri Vladimirov. Vladimirov passed away on the same date – the 19th May 2025. Yuri Grigorovich’s first ballet choreography was The Stone Flower. He created it for Alla Osipenko in the role of Mistress of the Copper Mountain. Osipenko also passed away this month on the 12th May 2025. The ballet world has lost three legends. This compilation includes video excerpts of both Vladimirov and Osipenko in the roles Grigorovich created for them. Vladimir Vasiliev and Maris Liepa who were the premiere cast of Grigorovich’s iconic Spartacus are also included in this tribute. Grigorovich’s wife Natalia Bessmertnova features strongly in many excerpts. Over Grigorovich’s 80-year career, countless great dancers have performed his masterpieces. Here is a selection of some of them.
0:16 Golden Age Kaptsova Lobukhin
0:55 Golden Age Krysanova Lobukhin
1:34 Golden Age Kaptsova Skvortsov
2:37 Ivan the Terrible Lobukhin
3:01 Ivan the Terrible Vladimirov
3:40 Ivan the Terrible Vladimirov Bessmertnova
4:02 Spartacus V. Vasiliev M. Liepa
4:46 Spartacus Zakharova
5:20 Spartacus Kaptsova
5:38 Spartacus Bessmertnova
5:43 Spartacus Kaptsova Ivan Vasiliev
6:30 Legend of Love Tsiskaridze Antonicheva
7:44 Stone Flower Osipenko
8:42 Stone Flower Terekhova
9:33 Angara Semenyaka Akimov
10:33 Nutcracker Kokoreva Ovcharenko
10:56 Nutcracker Tsiskaridze
11:31 Nutcracker Kaptsova
12:40 Nutcracker Tsiskaridze Kaptsova
13:40 Romeo & Juliet Mukhamedov
13:55 Romeo & Juliet Bessmertnova Mukhamedov
15:10 Swan Lake Happy End Akimov Bessmertnova Bogatyrev
16:03 Swan Lake Tsiskaridze
16:55 Swan Lake Zakharova
17:19 Le Corsaire Gracheva
17:48 Le Corsaire Filin
18:13 Le Corsaire Gracheva
18:49 Sleeping Beauty Ovcharenko
19:38 Sleeping Beauty Kokoreva
20:36 Sleeping Beauty Hallberg
21:16 Sleeping Beauty Zakharova
21:54 La Bayadere Tsiskaridze
22:03 La Bayadere Zakharova Lantratov
22:34 La Bayadere Zakharova Alexandrova
23:11 La Bayadere Alexandrova
23:59 La Bayadere Ivan Vasiliev
24:25 La Bayadere Osipova
24:51 La Bayadere Tsiskaridze
25:24 Raymonda Alexandrova
25:52 Raymonda Dmitrichenko
26:30 Giselle Tsiskaridze Gracheva
26:57 Giselle Zakharova Polunin
27:30 Giselle Lunkina Tsiskaridze
27:58 Don Quixote Osipova
28:25 Don Quixote Alexandrova Lantratov
28:40 Don Quixote Alexandrova
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