Nijinsky's character evaluation

As an actor, Nijinsky is famous for his superb skills, especially his combination of difficult movements such as jumping, turning sharply and repeatedly kicking his legs with expressive pantomime performances, which is praised by the world. His unique aerial jump and unprecedented dance caused a sensation in Paris. People think that he is the tallest high jumper in the history of ballet. He can kick his legs twelve times in the air.

Nijinsky is also an excellent director. After 19 12 arranged Afternoon of the Faun, he also wrote four works, such as Sacrifice of Spring, Games and Tyre Oren Spigel. The first two works have caused great controversy because they broke the traditional ballet action norms and portrayed the sexual behavior on the stage. But in fact, he has made a useful contribution to expanding the vocabulary of ballet movements and increasing the means of expression to shape the image. The dance movements he designed are unique and extremely difficult, and actors who have not undergone strict training are generally incompetent.

Nijinsky has made such superb achievements in ballet art because of his hard work. He not only trained ballet skills hard, but also read widely, and was particularly interested in music, painting, sculpture and literature, with extensive and profound knowledge. His sister Kinska said in her memoir "Dedicated to Creation" that "he was fascinated by Gauguin's works and admired this artist extremely", and he thought Gauguin's works were "the restoration of primitive times". Obviously, the "primitivism" thought shown in Spring Sacrifice and other works is related to his admiration for Gauguin's works, but it also reflects Nijinsky's pessimism and world-weariness caused by his dissatisfaction with reality. Nijinsky and members of ballets russes also came to the set. He is a serious man, handsome, with prominent cheekbones and sad eyes. He gives the impression that he is a monk in vulgar clothes. We are filming "Cure". He sat behind the camera and watched us shoot a scene. I thought it was funny, but he never laughed, even though other onlookers did. Nijinsky sat, more and more sad. Before he left, he came to shake my hand. He said in a hollow voice how much he appreciated my work and asked if he could come again. I said, "Of course, of course." For the next two days, he sat there and watched my performance sadly. On the last day, I told the photographer not to load the film, because I found the melancholy Nijinsky, who would interfere with and destroy my efforts to perform the drama there. In short, he always comes to congratulate me at the end of each day. "You play ballet, and you are a dancer." He said.

I haven't seen Russian ballet, or any similar ballet. However, I was finally invited to participate in this program.

At the theater, Dyagilev greeted me-he is a very energetic and enthusiastic person. He apologized for not arranging the program that he thought I would definitely like. "Unfortunately, it is not the afternoon of animal husbandry." He said, "I think you will like it." After that, he quickly turned to his manager: "Go and tell Nikinsky that we will stage a special animal husbandry for Charlie after the break."

The first program is Halaza. My reaction is somewhat negative: there are too many plays and too few dances, and Linsky R0 Wa's music is a burden. Next, Nijinsky collaborated with others in a duet. As soon as he appeared, I was immediately shocked: in the world I live in, I have only met a few geniuses, and Nikinsky is one of them; He seems to have a hypnotic power, like a god; His composure means a state of mind beyond the world; Every movement of his is a poem, and every jump is a soaring into a strange fantasy.

During the break, he asked Dia Gilev to invite me to his dressing room. I'm speechless. You can't wring your hands and express your appreciation of great art in words. In his dressing room, I sat quietly and looked at his strange face in the mirror. He wears makeup and draws green circles on his cheeks to play the role of the god of agriculture and animal husbandry. He is not good at words and asked some incoherent questions about my movies, and I only answered them in monotonous and plain words.

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In the afternoon of the faun, Nijinsky is unparalleled. The mysterious world he created, the tragic consciousness hidden in the shadow of pastoral love, and a passionate god of sadness-all of which can be easily expressed by a few simple gestures.

Six months later, Nikinsky went crazy. There were signs when he asked the audience to wait in the afternoon. I saw with my own eyes that a keen mind began to abandon this cruel and war-torn world and enter its own dream. In recent 20 years, the task of dance seems to be only to let us appreciate the beauty of the body and its posture and movements. ..... Today we saw Nikinsky again. He is both talented and well trained. His artistic wisdom is so rich and comprehensive that he has reached the level of a great genius.

The situation in dance is the same as that in sculpture painting. Breakthrough and progress are always frustrated by habitual laziness and inability to innovate and revive. We appreciate Fuller, Duncan and Nijinsky because they have regained their freedom and instinct, and once again excavated the traditional spirit based on respect and love for nature. Because of this, they can show all kinds of feelings in human heart.

As the last of the three, Nijinsky has the advantages of talent, perfect figure, proper and harmonious proportion, and extraordinary bending elasticity, so he can show unnecessary feelings, sad and helpless expressions in petrushka and The Last Leap of the Rose Elf, but none of his roles can be compared with his outstanding performance in The Afternoon of the Faun. There is no jumping, no soaring, only the mood and posture of an elf who is half asleep and half awake: straighten his body, bend over, curl up, squat down, stand up, walk a few steps forward and then return to his original place, suddenly anxious, nervous, angular, squinting, stretching his arms, opening and closing his hands, twisting his head and twisting his back; Everywhere shows a high degree of harmony and harmony between trance and form, emotion and dance. His vivid body is the externalization of his thinking, and he has the beauty of ancient murals and sculptures; He is the ideal model that all pictures and sculptors dream of. When the curtain rises, you see Nijinsky lying flat on the cliff with one leg curled up and playing the flute. You will think that he is a statue. Finally, he threw himself on the shawl left by the fairy, and the warm and frequent kisses were touching.

I hope all artists who really love art can appreciate this dance which perfectly shows the beauty of ancient Greece.

(Note: 19 12 On the evening of May 29th, when "Afternoon of the Faun God" premiered in Paris, some viewers thought that some dance movements were pornographic, which caused a riot in the theater, and then aroused heated debates from all walks of life. However, the play finally won people's recognition and became a reserved program of major ballet companies in the world. It is said that "Afternoon of the Faun" has received enthusiastic support from French sculptor Rodin and others. Rodin even personally congratulated Nijinsky and made a bronze statue for him. ) Nikinsky, a dancing genius, I met him in London and then in Madrid. At that time, I took him to the Basque squash game. He was really excited to see those athletes running and jumping so fiercely. Once he couldn't sit still, fell off his chair and shouted, "These people are perfect dancers. I really want to jump and dance with them! " "I warned him," As long as that little ball touches you, you will die! " "

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There was a big problem with the dance company during an evening performance. The program started with "Prelude to the Afternoon Faun". After the band has played a few bars, the curtain will rise to show the scene in the style of Greek mythology. At this time, Nikinsky, who wears tights to pretend to be a mountain god, should also play.

Hamsel May handled the opening of this piece of music better than any previous capital. Who knows that the curtain rises, but there is no shadow of Nikinsky. The band didn't pay attention. Keep playing. There was a lot of noise backstage and the curtain fell in a hurry. There was an anxious drama behind the scenes: Nijinsky suddenly announced that he didn't want to go on stage. Just like once in Madrid, I went to the bullfight with him and walked to the door. Suddenly, he was afraid to go in. At that time, I found signs of mental disorder in his eyes.

The stage manager, his colleagues and even his wife can't convince him. Someone called the police. In Latin America, actors can be forced to perform according to law. Now that the audience has paid for the ticket, there is reason to do so.

Seeing the police coming, Nikinsky finally stepped onto the stage and began to perform from the beginning. He danced better than usual this time.

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Nijinsky just appeared, wearing a costume of fairy water. On the piano bench sits a big lady who plays the piano and dances. I feel sorry for her. It is not hard to imagine that she would rather play some Spanish dance music than Chopin, since I have played so much in front.

Nijinsky performed several unique magic tricks. Jumping so high, the dust was raised on the stage, and the people sitting in the front row coughed. People are worried that it is dangerous for him to jump on such a dusty platform.

In my eyes, at this time, he looks even sadder than when he danced Death of petrushka. I was a little embarrassed to say it, but I couldn't help crying at that time. I feel in my heart that this performance seems to be a mixture of endless farce and the saddest tragedy, which is really unbearable!

The audience responded with extremely warm applause and cheers, which lasted for a long time and could hardly stop.

At this time, I suddenly realized that people seem to understand what is going on on the stage!

This is the last appearance of Nikinsky, the greatest dancer of our time!

(Note: artur rubinstein (1887- 1982), the greatest pianist in the 20th century, is known as "the most authentic Chopin", the most authoritative and best Chopin interpreter. ) Nikinsky is a combination of God and children. His wife knows his children well, but she knows nothing about God.