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Baryshnikov Talks: An Exclusive Interview |
| Section: THE ARTS / FILM |
| Author: Dan Yakir |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 2,768 Words, 15,433 Characters |
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BARI, Italy--Mikhail Baryshnikov, considered by many the world's greatest dancer, is in this Adriatic city to make a feature film called Dancers, which incorporates the ballet Giselle into a parallel contemporary plot.
At thirty-nine, and following several knee injuries, Baryshnikov decided to record his favorite ballet on film in what may be his last dance performance in front of the camera.
"There's just not much time left for me to dance," explains Baryshnikov, relaxing on the set between takes. "It happens that this was one of my first serious roles at the Kirov Ballet. I danced it through my entire career with different ballerinas. Somehow, this character grew up with me. I danced it for the first time in 1970, and seventeen years for a dancer probably equals fifty years...
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... What his new path may be, he doesn't know but he doesn't exclude the possibility that it will have nothing to do with the arts. "It's almost exciting, too," he offers, "because it's the beginning of a life that you never experienced before. All your energy will go somewhere else, and you have to find this channel, and tune yourself to the right situation. It has to be a relief, you know?"
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