----- Original Message ----- From: Carmelita B To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:28 AM Subject: [mediacare] An Indonesian Ballerina in Moscow
Years after Farida Oetojo's time in Moscow, Indonesia finally gets a second Indonesian dancer entering the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy with the rarely awarded scholarship. 24-year-old Anindya F. Krisna, who also studied ballet at Farida Oetojo's Sumber Cipta Ballet School in Jakarta, now pursues her childhood dream, a dream that millions of ballet-dancers in the world share - studying in the world's oldest, finest, most renowned ballet institution that has given birth to uncountable ballet stars. Somehow, in the "respected, yet isn't developing fast" Indonesian ballet scene, this can be considered as a step forward. A step to a better future for ballet in Indonesia. ------------ from Anindya F. Krisna's blog ( http://anindyakrisna.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/ ) A bit of Bolshoi for you I am indeed very lucky to be able to witness the greatness of the Bolshoi Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy's best students in very close range. So far I've only seen one performance by the Bolshoi Ballet on the new stage of the Bolshoi Theater (the old, historical one is being renovated). It was Zhizel (Giselle). I bought the ticket for only 20 roubles (less than US $ 1) with my student card and got a seat at probably the worst part of the auditorium. I could see only 3/4 of the stage. But it was worthwhile. I went with two of my Japanese friends. I'm planning to watch Bayaderka (La Bayadere) and Lebedinoe Ozero (Swan Lake) in the near future. Here, there are so many performances in a month, it's impossible to attend all of them. So for those who are curious about life in a ballet academy, I'll share my story. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning. At exactly 8 o'clock, I have breakfast down in the 'stalovaya' or cafeteria. For breakfast they give us 'kasha' which is something like oatmeal or porridge, and bread with butter and meat or cheese. Then I go to Russian Language class from 9 until 10.30. I have a little break before ballet class at 12.40. I use that time to properly warm up my body, cos Moscow is like a huge fridge. It's very cold most of the time and I still haven't gotten used to it. Because lunch is from 12 to 4, I normally don't have lunch. After ballet I have one more class, either Historical Dance or Character Dance or Repertoire. On Tuesdays and Fridays I have acting class too. So my days usually end at 4, or 6 o'clock. Dinner is at 6.30. They give us meat/fish with rice/puree/potatoes/macaroni, salad, and a fruit PLUS a bar of chocolate or biscuits. After dinner I do my Russian Language homework, or repeating the barre and centerwork so that I won't forget them. My ballet teacher is fantastic. She's firm, she's unforgiving, and she screams my name everytime I screw up the combinations in class. That's good. She also gives me compliments when I do something well. And the best thing about her is that she takes the time to EXPLAIN everything until I understand the step completely and then give me some time to think about it. I really don't want to disappoint my teacher, that's why I feel depressed sometimes cos in the academy everything we do must be PERFECT. Here, there isn't room for mistakes.......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stockage illimité de vos mails avec Yahoo! Mail. Changez aujourd'hui de mail ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: 20/10/2007 14:59 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
