Hyper-enthusiastic barely does him justice.
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When Martin appears for real, her fine clothes and high heels mark her out as a diva among the otherwise leotard-clad dancers.īruno Micchiardi as the pianist (although he doesn’t do much piano playing!) turned Eros springs around the stage in a torrent of playful energy. It’s as though we are seeing into his mind. When the thoughtful Harrison dances alone and so elegantly to excerpts from Chopin’s Les Sylphides, there’s some inventive play with the mirrors as he dances at first with himself, then with an imagined image of his Star Ballerina (Aphrodite), Sophie Martin. The dark looks the pair give each other hints at rivalry to come (they later dance a very well-choreographed fight). Stagehand Nicholas Shoesmith bumps into the choreographer (who becomes Zeus) Christopher Harrison as the latter makes his way to the stage. The camera proves a real winner here as it lets us see facial expressions clearly. We see plenty of individuality elsewhere too.
The way the former establishes characters is a treat, and not just for the principals.
Starstruck frames Kelly’s ballet with a new prologue and epilogue created by Hampson that effectively turns it into a ballet within a ballet. Javier Andreu and Sophie Martin in Starstruck Set to largely Gershwin’s cool and sassy Piano Concerto in F (although the middle section is surprisingly lyrical), Starstruck is an hour of super entertainment. This film version directed by Oscar Sansom ( Dive), in partnership with Forest of Black ( The Secret Theatre), combines footage of live performance with cinematic film techniques and elements not seen in theatres. Premiered on stage earlier this year, Starstruck is a joyous revival of the ballet, reconstructed by Scottish Ballet CEO and artistic director Christopher Hampson in close association with Kelly’s widow, Patricia Ward Kelly. All ends well however, with heavenly and human lovers reunited. Based on Greek mythology, it sees Aphrodite, bored with her marriage to Zeus, and her friend Eros, have fun and games with a lifeguard and his pony-tailed girlfriend on a 20th-century South of France beach. In 1960, the legendary American dancer, choreographer and actor Gene Kelly created Pas de Dieux for the Paris Opera Ballet. Available on demand from November 26, 2021
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