What an evening!!! Standing ovations from the usually somewhat more reserved Japanese audience in the almost sold out Bunka Kaikan Theater. Lots of cheers for all the whole company most especially for Alicia Amatriain und Friedemann Vogel. Here a short video we’d like to share with you.
Photos: Roman Novitzky and Miriam Kacerova
Before the first performance the score lies waiting for the musicians
Friedemann getting made up while make-up artist Samira Raedcher applies makeup to another dancer
Make-up artist Samira Raedcher puts the finishing touches on Friedemann’s make-up
Veronika Verterich Verterich warming up before the performance
David Moore and Elisa Badenes backstage before the performance
Timoor Afshar stretching on stage before the performance
Rocio Aleman prefers the studio for warming up
Alicia is more than ready for the performance to start…
…. and then highly concentrated and focussed as she slips into her role as Tatiana
Sinead Brodd, Rocio Aleman, Anouk van der Weijde, Joana Romaneiro, Timoor Afshar und Adrian Oldenburger at the beginning of the third act
Alicia as Tatiana and Roman Novitzky as Prince Gremin
Alicia und Roman in dem Gremin-Pas de deux
Standing ovations and a very happy company
Happy faces after the performance: ballet master Marc Ribaud, Friedemann Vogel, Alicia Amatriain, Artistic Director Tamas Detrich, Ballet mistress Andria Hall, Elisa Badenes, David Moore, Roman Novitzky, ballet master Rolando D’Alesio, ballet mistress Yseult Lendvai
Tamas Detrich signs autographs at the stage door
Alicia und Friedemann with their fans
Friedemann with his many fans
Selfie with David Moore
Elisa gives autographs
Beautiful cultural exchange: Alicia with japanese audience members
Friedemann with happy fans
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