She was a wonderful dancer❤

I feel honoured to have danced on the same stage as this heavenly dancer beautiful Eva in late 70’s to early 80’s with London Festival Ballet Co. Ethereal and graceful, balon like a floating cloud. She was pure grace & beautiful in heart & soul. I was a sylph in the Corp de ballet in the La Sylphide original production with Eva & Peter with LFB. It was so special!!! 🙋🏻💜

Балерина, которой отдано мое сердце с первого ее появления девятнадцатилетней на сцене Большого на балетном конкурсе. Она несомненно была лучше всех, и ее постыдно забаллотировали! Зрители возмущались, топали ногами, даже плакали... Но теперь очень мало кто помнит официозную победительницу того конкурса, трепетную же, неземную Еву забыть невозможно!...

@user-tk7zf4he9r

6 ай бұрын

Да, писали, что Уланова отстаивала кандидатуру Евы Евдокимовой. Какой талантище!

Божественная Ева Евдокимова ,редчайшая музыкальность , нежнейшая пластика , изящество , её танец завораживает . Понравились всё, Жизель просто уникальная. Очень понравилась Эсмеральда , это действительно танец ,хореография превосходная ,совершенно другая как танцуют сейчас. Сейчас больше похоже на художественную гимнастику, мне всегда это не очень нравилось ,ну поднимают ноги и бьют о тамбурин ,хотелось увидеть танец и вот эта хореография и исполнение полностью соответствуют танцу. Браво!

She is exquisite. Gorgeous footwork, wondrous ballon, light as air, she seems to delicately touch the surface of the stage, great lyricism and musicality. Contemporary ballerinas could learn a great deal from her.

Maravillosa Eva, una bailarina excepcional de gran técnica y expresividad, absolutamente original.

Fascinating, other worldly , sublime, enchanting... Eva will live on in our hearts forever !

It's hard to believe that this woman is my contemporary, and not a mid-19th century ballerina come to life! She has the soul of those times. No training can impart that quality - it is inborn and unique. Her quality is akin to that of Eleanora Duse - while Makarova is Sarah Bernhardt. I am so sorry I never saw her dance, when we both were young.

Sublime Evdokimova Tu alma danza ,tus brazos cantan , tu musicalidad incomparable ,evoca una revelación del espíritu de la danza ! Bella ,bellísima incomparable Artista !

Unbelievable light and beauty

Thank you for sharing the legendary performances by Eva. Super !

02:34 She makes the turn like slow motion. She lands in the way like she has no weight. Eva is otherworldly.

Вълшебство за всички времена! Поклон пред съвършенството!

Wow, her dancing is about the best I've ever seen at giving that "light as a feather" impression :)

She was such a beautiful Soul, and it shined through whatever she did. I know her as her interpretor in Japan, and I was always impressed by her dedication and passion in teaching Japanese young dancers.

Very very lovely. She’s definitely one of the best sylphs ever.

So beautiful! She has an incredible port de bras; her arms seem both weightless and boneless. A unique, exquisite ballerina.

I really think she was unparalleled as the Sylph (& Peter S. was fantastic) of her generation; possibly even better than Fracci. Wonderful in many other roles as well. And she was a lovely person to be around, work with and learn from. It's still hard to believe she's gone. Thanks for posting this.

wonderful, musical, technician, artistry. Her pointe shoes look so broken in, amazing control

She held the respect of every ballet notable. I tried to catch every performance I could, which was difficult because of waiting for European companies to tour America. Always an inspiration, always a ballerina in the truest sense of the word. She was, with Fracci, the epitome of romantic ballet and was dedicated towards bringing it to life.

I've not seen a better Giselle or Sylph than her -- and I've seen many. She's incomparable! No one else comes close to her ethereal beauty; those exquisite arms, incredible footwork, ballon; she's light as a feather. What a wonderful ballerina! Wish I could have seen her in person, but I'm extremely grateful for these amazing clips! Thanks so much for posting!

I remember her teaching in Japan, she advised many girls,,,,modern class would be good for you..! I liked that honest and true advice, to watch her teaching and being, she was a lovely realistic person and her dance showed the pure soul.

Exquisite! One really believes she's a Wili - and what incredible port de bras!

@siegfried923

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Harriet she is a Sylph, another vision of the Scottish mist and not as so malevolent as a Wili

@AvalonMorley

3 ай бұрын

@@siegfried923 Oops-Someone didn’t watch the entire video, or they (singular) would have known that there’s quite a bit of footage of Eva, along with Vladimir Gelvan, dancing GISELLE here, as well as a solo from ESMERALDA. It’s definitely all very much worth seeing. (And, of course, Giselle is clearly not a malevolent wili; perhaps that malevolence takes time for these souls to develop, and Giselle will eventually be as cruel as any of them. Never really thought about that….)

I ADORE HER!!!!

The Sublime Evdokimova . this was the production done for the Festival Ballet -later English National by Schauffaus restoring some of the deleted dances and mime scenes from Sylphide which he had taken from the original Bournonville notation. Mary Skeaping did a similar reconstruction of Giselle for the same Company. reintroducing amongst other things, Giselles mother warning of the Wilis in Act 1 mime scene. After which several other companies reintroduced this mime passage.

She is PERFECTION, so ethereal, so elegant - EXQUISITE!

So sad that so many dancers today are so wound up in the technicalities of the steps, they lose the interpretation of the character they are playing.

@jillgooner

3 жыл бұрын

I agree completly Natalia osipova is too perfect but has the same facial expression no matter what role she is playing, I adore the lightness of Eva i could watch her all day long she just floats and doesnt need to jump high to achieve the required effect of being a Sylph, the two of them together are heaven. Peter again was a natural very strong dancer and great actor. Dancers today worry too much about putting thier leg next to the ear and extentions that look almost ugly. Nothing wrong with technic but at times it takes over.

@oxanayakhanova5990

Жыл бұрын

@@jillgooner полностью с вами согласна. Если нам захочется посмотреть на растяжку, мы пойдём в цирк или на художественную гимнастику.

I met her in NY in 1993-4, when she was, sadly, looking for work, and hoping to appear with the St. Louis Ballet Company, hence she came to Nina Stroganova's studio to introduce herself, to the mother of the company's directors. But they couldn't raise the kind of money she wanted. I saw her appear with Nureyev on Broadway. She was clearly a real artist.

Absolument superbe!!!

Yes, that´s Vladimir when he danced with Evi in West Berlin, back in the 80´s. Everyday I miss you sis !

@gemeni0

8 жыл бұрын

+Sascha Who does she dance with?

@kabardinka1

8 жыл бұрын

Did. She sadly died from cancer in 2009. Eva danced a lot in Berlin, with the Royal Danish Ballet, with ABT, and, especially, at the London Festival Ballet in London. She toured with Nureyev during the 1970s and early 80s. But she was truly the most international ballerina... dancing a great deal in Buenos Aires, Paris, and she was a big star in Japan. She also guested with the Kirov during the 1980s and they seriously wanted her to be the first western dancer to join the company, that's how highly they thought of her.

Thank you for posting. Beautiful!

saw her many times with powerful peter schauffus a dream couple RIP

это тот самый стиль , который воздвиг балет на недосягаемую вершину изящества ...Бессмертнова, Максимова , Надя Павлова, Ева Евдокимова - притягивают спустя десятилетия

@viki56k88

5 ай бұрын

Да, сейчас таких нет. А с мужчинами совсем беда

Eva was half American, half Bulgarian, though born in Switzerland. I think this is worth noting.

I can hardly imagine Svetlana Zakharova or Diana Vishneva dancing as daintily as Eva Evdokimova did.

@melaniekrieger7506

7 жыл бұрын

Who do you think is the best out of those 3

@elittlet1

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought.

@oxanayakhanova5990

Жыл бұрын

Вы правы

@user-il8ld8me4s

5 ай бұрын

Как можно сравнивать гимнасток с Балериной?.Ева- чудо!,

Exquisite, simply beautiful.

SAW both her and fracci in sylph role and giselle too ,is a great match .peter schauffus l was so lucky having seen live many times at his time in bayaderka corsaire don q sylphide and other for him only a word :TERRIFIC

Those jumps!!!

Eva is not from my generation, and i have never see Esmeralda danced like this. Now i look at contemporary renditions and they just look like a collection of poses to me

Lovely!!! Absolutely lovely H C

« Вся такая воздушная , к поцелуям зовущая»!, Прелестна'!! Многие считают, что Бессмертнова Наталия « лучшая Жизель, но у неё руки , как прямые , как крылья самолета!, Евдокимова очень хороша…., но моя Жизель- Уланова!,Ева - Сильфида!, Эфемерная, Неземная!, Она парит!, Чудо.❤

Wow shes beautiful. My mom actually helped her clean her house one time. I met her there and she was sick and fragile but beautiful. I didnt even know she was famous. My she can dance. RIP

@user-fw9ji6xq3v

5 ай бұрын

,

Que hermosa

SUBLIME

My wife Eva Evdokimova, was not Swiss. Eva was an American citizen from birth although born in Geneva, Switzerland.

@KenViewer

5 жыл бұрын

She was a great ballerina who made magic when she guest-starred with American Ballet Theatre. Alas, she did not become a permanent member of that company, where she was well-suited and needed. I found a printed version of the interview I did with her in New York City and can photocopy it for you if you don't have your own copy.

@showingYOUtheworld

2 жыл бұрын

And half bulgarian,correct me if I am wrong. R.I.P. !!! My deepest respect !

@huskytail

Жыл бұрын

@@showingYOUtheworld yes, an American citizen with a Bulgarian father (she got a lot of Bulgarian features in her face body and movement), a mother born in Canada and the result of what the best international ballet could offer if a talented and intelligent person put her soul into it.

@user-ec6lt4kn3v

7 ай бұрын

It would have been more appopriate for you as her husband to keep her unique legacy alive than arguing about her nationality!

@AvalonMorley

3 ай бұрын

@@user-ec6lt4kn3v That’s rather inappropriately rude.

I am related to her. She is my third or fourth cousin. We have actual photographs that Frederika Borges, her aunt sent to my my mother in the '70's. I was disheartend to of her death. If Allan Fraser sees this in the UK then respond..

yes he is

Does she remind anyone else of Bessmertnova? Both exquisite artists, both gone far too soon--

@user-il8ld8me4s

5 ай бұрын

Бессмертнова хороша , руки , как крылья самолета!, Ева - космос?,

really looks like fairy

I love this ballet but I wish you hadn't cut the boys solo

@pediatrapaola

9 жыл бұрын

l was a great fan f peter schauffus l saw him at his top many times ,for him just a word TERRIFIC

@frrandallackley1602

7 жыл бұрын

INDEED HE IS AWESOME AND LOVE HIS TUTU.. BUT FOCUS ON EVA.

In the GISELLE, is that a young Vladimir Gelvan?

@leilalivingston1159

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

Нет у неё титула балерина ассолюта.

В эти годы балерины танцевали...,были лёгкими,воздушными,пластичными.Сейчас-в танце,выполняют отдельные па...,а ноги,как циркули,музыку не слышать и очень костлявые.