Tuesday 17 August 2010

One Of The Seriously Less Serious Moments of Dance


These days when people speak of the Ballets Russes, it's often in hushed and reverential tones.

So it's great to see film of dancers from this legendary company(ies) away from the hallowed halls of 'The Theatre' (said in the manner of Bette Davis in 'All about Eve', 1950).

Particularly when they were having fun in the surk and the sun, as in this slow motion, silent but colour amateur footage taken during the 1938-9 tour of Australia by the 'Covent Garden Russian Ballet'.

The first film is straight-forward enough - larking round with ballet movements and positions and starring Paul Petroff and, I suspect, Hélène Kirsova ...







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But the second film seems to have a much 'darker' tone.

A Lothario (above) and a friend observe a dramatic sea rescue ...



... which dissolves into a 'From Here to Eternity' moment ...


... followed, curiously, by more than a hint of the final act of 'Romeo and Juliet' ...



But then unexpectedly things seem to go wrong ...






... or right?




So what's your story board on this one?
Living Proof There's hope For Us All -
Part 1 (The Oral Stuff)



Personally, I like Tommy at this later stage in his 'career' ...




... which only goes to prove there's hope for us all.

And this final late blossoming is carried though into the vid's he's making at the moment.

This one has a Rock-Paper-Scissors lead in ...


... where Tommy looses ...





...or wins, depending on your point of view ...






... but perhaps it's really a win-win situation ...





... particularly when there's a flip flop ...










... and a 69 thrown into the mix ...









Enjoy ...



... and collect ...

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But there's more ... just wait for Part 2!!!