Maria "Masha" Menshikova and other Perm students before a performance
In September, I posted this about a new ballet film coming out. But now that I've gone through and read all the comments on YouTube, some by the film's director, David Kinsella , I've found out even more and am now so much more excited about this eventually being available.
First off, it appears that the film will be available on DVD and can be ordered from the film's website starting sometime in early 2008. Also, it has been said in comments by Kinsella that Oksana Skorik, one of the movie's 2 main stars, was offered a job with the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg earlier this year before her training was over, got a lead role in the school's year end performance and is currently working with Maryinsky.
All the dancers amaze me so much. I couldn't imagine being 18 years old, 5'9" and only weighing 97 pounds though. Yeah. Scary. As in a BMI of 13. I'm not sure it is exactly possible to weigh that little and successfully dance 9 hours a day without passing out or worse. But that's beside the point.
As I Googled the heck out of every name and place relating to this movie, most of what I've found is debates. Huge, giant debates. Is the training too harsh? Are the dancers provided with sufficient food and choose not to eat it or is the school so strict they don't feed them well? And is it that harsh all the time or is it film propaganda?
This film seems like it will be seriously depressing, but I'm still desperate to see it the moment it's available for purchase.
A series of videos of Perm students. I have no idea when these are from or who the dancers are.
First off, it appears that the film will be available on DVD and can be ordered from the film's website starting sometime in early 2008. Also, it has been said in comments by Kinsella that Oksana Skorik, one of the movie's 2 main stars, was offered a job with the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg earlier this year before her training was over, got a lead role in the school's year end performance and is currently working with Maryinsky.
All the dancers amaze me so much. I couldn't imagine being 18 years old, 5'9" and only weighing 97 pounds though. Yeah. Scary. As in a BMI of 13. I'm not sure it is exactly possible to weigh that little and successfully dance 9 hours a day without passing out or worse. But that's beside the point.
As I Googled the heck out of every name and place relating to this movie, most of what I've found is debates. Huge, giant debates. Is the training too harsh? Are the dancers provided with sufficient food and choose not to eat it or is the school so strict they don't feed them well? And is it that harsh all the time or is it film propaganda?
This film seems like it will be seriously depressing, but I'm still desperate to see it the moment it's available for purchase.
A series of videos of Perm students. I have no idea when these are from or who the dancers are.
Selly