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Ballet may be the most graceful of the arts, but to excel, you've got to be a beast. Among my favorite leviathans of dance are Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, & Sylvie Guillem.
Ballet was my life. That is, until 2016 when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a cruel neurological disease. I didn't dance for much longer. My body stopped listening to me. Once supple muscles petrified. My internal gyroscope broke, leaving me unable to balance or turn. I was forced to tie my last pair of pointe shoe ribbons, and when Parkinson's stole my voice, I taught my final class.
Still, I was not ready to give up my beloved ballet. Unexpectedly, I found a way to continue to share my lifelong infatuation with both promoting the art and preserving the memories of its legends. Grateful for each and everyone of you who have helped make this possible, I treasure your encouragement & support.
Love to you all,
Pam
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Pam Boehme Simon
NIJINSKY FANS!! Top video on my Nijinsky viewing list (link below):
⭐ L’Après-midi d’un faune — Dominique Brun reconstruction, 2015
This may be the one I most want you to see. Very interesting. I learned so much.
Unlike most Nijinsky ballets, Faun has something extraordinary behind it: Nijinsky himself wrote down the choreography in 1915, using his own adaptation of the Stepanov notation system. Decades later, Ann Hutchinson Guest and Claudia Jeschke deciphered it and translated it into Labanotation. Dominique Brun's reconstruction uses that score along with historical evidence.
So although the dancer is obviously not Nijinsky, you're looking at movement derived substantially from instructions Nijinsky himself left behind.
Watch the 10-minute Dominique Brun / Nijinsky Faun on Numeridans
numeridanse.com/publication/lapres-midi-dun-faune-…
Watch the walking especially. The profile, the turned-in legs, the flattened poses, the lack of conventional ballet prettiness — this gives you an idea of just how radical Nijinsky's choreographic brain was.
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Pam Boehme Simon
Nureyev certainly did love his hats. He made them all look good.
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Not finding what I wanted in a happy birthday greeting video, I decided to make a few myself.
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I have looked for years for a ballet related happy birthday video greeting with little luck. So, I made one myself. =)
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<3
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Keeping the legends alive.
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Nureyev And The Sea ...a lifelong love story 💦
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Tragic lovers...
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Sergei & Svetlana, always a breathtaking partnership.
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Pam Boehme Simon
Rudolf Nureyev's exquisite portrayal of the faun mixes perfectly animalistic carnal passion with absolute tenderness. His performance is a masterpiece.
Ballet: Afternoon of the Faun
Choreography: Vaslav Nijinsky
Music: Claude Debussey
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