"Amazing" hardly does him justice! Astounding - astonishing - incredible . . . each an apt choice to describe M. Alu! I was awed by his second performance from "Manon," the one in black - a perfect marriage of dancing skills and acting skills - my introduction to this ballet. Ab-so-lute-ly incredible! Bravo! Thank you for posting this!
@minissa2009
2 жыл бұрын
You realize he's supposed to be drunk in that second variation, right?
@richardcleveland8549
2 жыл бұрын
@@minissa2009 Well, that WAS fairly obvious . . . .
@jornkoefoed5405
2 жыл бұрын
Åå
@olgagroma391
2 жыл бұрын
This performance from "Manon" reminds me Ekaterina Maximova playing Eliza Doolittle in the ballet "Galatea," which is based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. In the ballet version Eliza is taken in by a ballet instructor who endeavors to teach her how to dance properly. Ekaterina Maximova had perfect dancing skills but managed to show naughty and clumsy legs in "Eliza's First Ballet Lesson" ) Look for: Ekaterina Maximova in "Galatea" (My Fair Lady) - Eliza's First Ballet Lesson
@minissa2009
2 жыл бұрын
@@olgagroma391 They're on YT?
@noemisztulman9557
2 жыл бұрын
His Manon acting and dancing is amazing!! Great dancer!
@sweetaliena
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad he's finally Étoile. He's an incredible dancer and he's a rare breed at the POB. Charismatic, great performer,actor and very good technique. He finally got his due. His situation almost reminds me of Emmanuel Thibault.
@elizzy8754
2 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel Thibault ✨❤️😭
@francescadarimini1430
2 жыл бұрын
The greatest dancer I’ve seen in a long time. Bravo and congratulations Francois Alu ♥️♥️🌹
@mariahayworth4840
2 жыл бұрын
Where have you been ??
@margaretlavender9647
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariahayworth4840 France’s ballet company is never in uk, nor shown on our tv. Heck, we don’t even get very much, very little in fact, of our own Royal Ballet on tv.
@markbeck8384
2 жыл бұрын
His dancing is stunning. He absolutely deserves to be rewarded for his incredible talent!
@emiliyagaft2861
2 жыл бұрын
СПАСИБО, действительно потрясающий и танцовщик и актер
@emiliyagaft2861
2 жыл бұрын
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@chengzhong7429
2 жыл бұрын
It's like he has the energy of 5 people at his disposal. Love all his choices
@galinayepanchina6443
2 жыл бұрын
He is very good. Certainly, he deserves his promotion to étoile.
@linhiril664
2 жыл бұрын
Nureyev really raised the bar in that company. In the 70s i heard some dancers talking about how he had to pull his Kingdom of Shades from them because they were not performing it to standard.
@susannewilkins8899
2 жыл бұрын
I am tankful for having the opportunity to watch this.
@nicolereding7234
2 жыл бұрын
Stunning bluebird as Patrick Dupont was.I saw him in Don Quixote a couple years ago, very athletic, great balance, his turns and leaps very precise🎶💥👏👏👏👏
@nicolereding7234
2 жыл бұрын
His jetés are beautiful but i was innDecember 2015 at the performance with K Kim of course unforgettable 🙏💐
@dr.mayawertheimer8857
2 жыл бұрын
Light moves, stable and confident performance; perfect!
@pauliberg3492
2 жыл бұрын
divine-- elegant. amazing.
@aster612
2 жыл бұрын
Heureux de cette consécration. Francois Alu est un merveilleux artiste généreux et authentique qui nous promet encore de grands moments et de belles surprises !
@yakovgeller587
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!!
@fabiesque
2 жыл бұрын
His Lescaut was AMAZING! And what a pity "Theme and Variations" is not shown here. He was BREATHTAKING in that!
@jamesAnthonyrizzi
6 ай бұрын
just wow. and such a great guy!!
@ludaluda8279
2 жыл бұрын
Настоящая новая звезда балета. Браво! Прекрасный танцор. Очень хороший стиль, красивый. Всё, что надо для звезды. Поздравляю.
@brunnobarbatti5824
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Breathless.
@ludmilagavrilovskia3773
2 жыл бұрын
Браво! Супер ! Превосходно!
@tase6326
2 жыл бұрын
great perfect
@a.mie.533
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo !!! 🌹☀
@道-p2e
2 жыл бұрын
High artistic IQ dancer, so elegant, extremely so... 🈵🈵👍
@bonniehawkins2979
2 жыл бұрын
Splendid.
@nataliarossin9171
2 жыл бұрын
Very 👍 good dancer
@sursur4224
2 жыл бұрын
Impeccable, extraordinary. Planning to see him live in Paris. Bravo, Francois!,,
@S.Ja.
2 жыл бұрын
Grande dancer, fantastic!
@alesssndromanzoni2920
2 жыл бұрын
Eh, si! È veramente bravo 😍❤️🍵🇮🇹
@LR-yu3mx
2 жыл бұрын
Stunning!
@LeeBeeDeeTree51
2 жыл бұрын
He's not as slender as most of the French guys and I LOVE that about him! Dancers like Alu remind us that what is most important is the quality of movement, NOT the thinness of the body. Too many people celebrate the instrument instead of the music that comes out of it! I also love his shaved head! It's distracting to try to hide a balding pate. I find him to be a beautiful, dynamic dancer with great sex appeal. I suspect he knows it too! ;-)
@chelledegrasse2787
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see him in a few years as his signature develops.
@marthaanderson2656
2 жыл бұрын
I do not follow ballet but it is easy to see that his dancing is transcendent. Easily worth a special trip to Paris simply to experience his dancing in person
@hans-jurgforrer8847
2 жыл бұрын
enfin ! ❤️ même à l’opéra de paris ( que j’adore) on a compris que le danseur étoile, à part une technique sans faille doit impérativement être en possession d‘une personnalité éxeptionelle et avec cela ce distinguer des autres étoiles…. soit il doit être unique!! bravo françois alu . ❤️
@inessantos8629
2 жыл бұрын
Magnifico, perfeito 👌👏🕺🏼 de Portugal 😘
@gispa60
2 жыл бұрын
Quel plaisir de vous voir danser avec une telle excellence. Merci!
@itstuff4744
2 жыл бұрын
Waouh… I am speechless. He is perfect !!!
@r_espinosa_art
11 ай бұрын
Wonderful merveilleux
@noejimenez4406
2 жыл бұрын
! Maravilloso bailarín!
@karennorris7880
2 жыл бұрын
He's thrilling and gorgeous!
@solanumlycopersicum2
2 жыл бұрын
Extraordinaire.
@anavaldesayesta4708
2 жыл бұрын
Maravilloso bailarin! Elegancia y equilibrio
@stephaniegele700
2 жыл бұрын
Vous êtes un danseur exceptionnel, je suis admirative de votre talent. Toutes mes félicitations pour votre étoile grandement méritée
@asclepius3117
2 жыл бұрын
Bundu, you have done it again. I am more impressed with him after watching your compilation as he has not been in my radar as well as he should be. Bravura dancing. I love how precise his steps are. Un Etoile brillante.
@juliemoylan9697
2 жыл бұрын
He has really clean arm positions; nice. Thanks for sharing.
@veroniquenavarro5759
Жыл бұрын
Quel magnifique danseur talentueux et expressif!
@ingmo9
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, amazing, marvellous….and on. The force of gravity does not seem to apply to him. Am wowed.
@reanimato1
2 жыл бұрын
There's no word to describe this dancer other than EXTRAORDINARY. It proved impossible for me to pick up my favourite variation from this compilation. All fabulous. But yeah, this fragment from Etudes is the chicest thing i've seen in my life💗
@susannevollmer2347
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this compilation. Alu is a very great talent and realy deserved the promotion Congratulation and toi, toi, toi on stage and in life for him!💥
@TheBunduBallerina
Жыл бұрын
Thank you too!
@melclo3641
2 жыл бұрын
Wow what a wonder.
@cynthiafletcher9845
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to this very charming and vivacious dancer who truly deserved to be promoted. The excerpts from Manon displayed his great timing and acting. Thanks for keeping us updated. ❤⭐❤⭐
@margaretlavender9647
2 жыл бұрын
Etudes! Yeah! THE best ballet! I first saw it with John Gilpin in 1955.
@jorgejure7673
2 жыл бұрын
Ses mouvements sont remplis d’intention et émotion. C’est pour cela qu’il a de l’élévation et enchaine si rapidement ! Un vrai tempérament !
@evaleonid8698
2 жыл бұрын
Superb.
@isasuba
2 жыл бұрын
Este joven bailarín parece un AVE majestuosa. Su ELEGANCIA innata y su ESTILO peculiar son los atributos de un MAESTRO DE LA DANZA CLÁSICA. Desde Mendoza, Argentina: ¡Gracias!
@andreshadow2
2 жыл бұрын
Quelle élégance! Quel talent!!
@gnedelcu7
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Amazing balerin. Bucharest, Roumanie
@marcoslucio7612
2 жыл бұрын
Superbe!
@estheladiaz8442
2 жыл бұрын
Excelente en verdad perfecto gracias por compartir ese don bendiciones
@veldamatijevic3111
2 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤stupendi meravigliosi perffeti ballet
@giselle502
2 жыл бұрын
I have a question and i can not express better because english is not my mother language and i am a very big fan of ballet but nothing more: Solor starts for me in a different directon....is this his better side and so he can choose it by himself how to start?
@nothersheep
Ай бұрын
It is not uncommon for dancers to adapt a variation to their “better side” particularly in regard to turns/pirouettes. I’ve seen the Solar variation performed in each direction, adapted to the performer’s manèges preference.
@gagiki123
6 ай бұрын
WOW
@ГаляМих-т2ю
Ай бұрын
ОТКРЫТИЕ для нас!!!
@АнгелаКрис
2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
@derksonntag5037
2 жыл бұрын
Traumhaft!!!
@МарияБырдина-у2х
2 жыл бұрын
КРАСИВЫЙ БАЛЕТ👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🌹🌼🌷🌺🌹🌼🌷🌺🌺🌷🌼
@margarett.newman7574
2 жыл бұрын
Tremendous! Marvellous characterisations and rich rich repertoire. Grand grand skills. Thank you! Congratulations! Bravo Bravo Bravo
@marilynsitaker4198
Жыл бұрын
I am totally blown away by his dancing! BTW, what is the name of the step at 1:37? I have never seen anything like it.
@irenapalkowska5818
Жыл бұрын
Wspaniały ☺️🌹
@MarikaNovikova
2 жыл бұрын
Никого лучше Барышникова нет!
@speteydog2260
2 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of Fernando Bujones and Baryshnikov
@릭셈벨
2 жыл бұрын
Патрик Дюпон!
@EvaLapinska
Жыл бұрын
Videos has been slowed down. Why so?
@TheBunduBallerina
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. However, none of these video excerpts have been slowed down.
@voraciousreader3341
2 жыл бұрын
He looks very short, but I can’t find his height online. His performance as the golden idol was arresting, but the rest wasn’t out of the ordinary, imo.
@kinda4664
2 жыл бұрын
Short men move faster.
@almiriawilhelm7015
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That Golden Idol!!! And the drunk solo 😂
@erpollock
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine keeping your balance while pretending to be off-balance!
@NinaShoshi1989
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! He dances like a man, not like a boy!
@brooklynmack4503
2 жыл бұрын
Damn! I thought he was already Etoile for years now; I guess he was in my mind. Long overdue! Such an incredible dancer and artist! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@malousmom9231
2 жыл бұрын
Everything was extraordinary, but I thought his Blue Bird was the best and most beautiful I have ever seen. If any dancer has a better version, please provide the link!!!
@patriciavitali6444
2 жыл бұрын
François Alu, étoile de l'opéra de Paris, magnifique!!! une très grande maîtrise de son corps avec justesse et élégance. Mille félicitations et bavos❤
@hebcohen
2 жыл бұрын
Here’s hoping that a choreographer will choreograph some explosive dancing on this wonderful dancer
@СветланаРезниченко-ы5х
2 жыл бұрын
Невероятный танцор!!! Смотреть на его точные движения, на его преодоление законов физики - грандиозное удовольствие и восхищение. Успехов на творческом пути! Каналу отдельное спасибо за публикацию.👍👍!
@TheBunduBallerina
2 жыл бұрын
Spasiba!
@minissa2009
2 жыл бұрын
Bundu, you've given me someone new to love! Best brises voles ever!!! Is he a smaller man and gets more demi-charatere roles? Just wondering based on what you've shown here. He essentially defies gravity on his big jumps. You're usually aware of only the height of grands jetes not done en manege, so you have that sense of the danseur freezing briefly in mid-air, but he just hits his height and then keeps traveling forward before he comes down. Just exquisite! Thanks so much. I'm hoping at least one of the links is a full ballet...
@kellyantoniadou8897
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, nice observation about his grand jetes. The end of the manege in Solor's variation was fantastic.
@TheBunduBallerina
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, as always for your comments! So glad you also love him :) If you haven't already looked at the links I provided below this compilation, you can see him in a lot more of Don Quixote there, as well as the complete Bluebird pdd.
@candidacarino669
2 жыл бұрын
François is lithe - - he shows an enormous enthusiasm in dancing - - and so he is deserving of that - - great étoile promotion.
@katomami3394
2 жыл бұрын
The Golden Idol is amazing !! He is indeed living God in this role.
@daniellebonamelli9146
2 жыл бұрын
Il ne danse pas il vole ... et il m' envole!
@annelhelgouach894
2 жыл бұрын
Merveilleux danseur
@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874
2 жыл бұрын
Well-deserved promotion for excellent dancer. Thank you for this video.
@catherinecozzano2580
2 жыл бұрын
And long waited. It was about time to promote him principal. He’s a fantastic dancer but sometimes off the traditional codes which makes part of his talent. But the Paris Opera School is so conservative…. They made him pay for his originality.
@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874
2 жыл бұрын
@Catherine COZZANDO I didn't know that. He is very original, though surely that is good thing. I thought only the Mariinsky did that (with, say, Shakirova or Maria Bulanova). But being classical and conservative only gives you promotions, has nothing to do with the talent, Plisetskaya w was very original, nearly all great dancers are.
@catherinecozzano2580
2 жыл бұрын
@@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 More than conservative, hé didn't fit the concept of what is called the "Noble Dancer" because of his look, very athletic and big thighs. But nor was Noureev for that matter.
@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874
2 жыл бұрын
@Catherine COZZANDO Oh! He looks normal to me in physique, but I think it is different in France. But the look has 0% to do with the talent. He is extremely talented no matter conservative, look or whatever.
@catherinecozzano2580
2 жыл бұрын
@@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 yes, I agree totally. I was just telling you how things go in France.
@dancingbluecrane2813
2 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure to watch from the beginning to the end! The WOW!- humorous drunken dance is not to be missed!!! He is SO musical! He has charisma! He changes appropriately from role and style to style! He is exact, while also dancing with great gusto... (The two, exactness and energetic gusto, don't always go together in other dancers). Congratulations Francois Alu and Paris Opera Ballet! Thank you Bundu Ballerina for another well-designed compilation, introducing him to us and giving us a compelling reason to visit Paris again.
@elizzy8754
2 жыл бұрын
True - Alu's energy is never at the expense of technique, style and exactness/precision. His musicality shines through. I am looking forward to seeing which ballerina Etoiles will be his regular partners on stage and how he will grow into the role of Etoile himself.
@judithwalker9694
2 жыл бұрын
Wowza. Star indeed! He's so beautiful, with perfect technique, and flies so high - exhilarating!
@janiakowska
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo François ce titre est tellement mérité et depuis longtemps
@TheEmthy
2 жыл бұрын
La consécration ! Enfin à 28 ans ......... Bravissimo !
@Tindaro.Silvano
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful dancer!👏👏👏👏🌹🎶
@marcel950
2 жыл бұрын
Parfait les brises volées c est très rare
@galinayepanchina6443
2 жыл бұрын
Oui, c'est vrai. Il est un danseur trés talenteux, mais un peu obscure en Russie.
@minissa2009
2 жыл бұрын
This was going to be my first comment!
@noemisztulman9557
2 жыл бұрын
@@galinayepanchina6443 It is time to change that !
@galinayepanchina6443
2 жыл бұрын
@noemi sztulman Certainly. Western dancers are all a bit obscure in Russia. The internet, especially KZitem, has enabled us to know more about Western ballet, but it's still not very well-known. Still, it's better than in Soviet times. They were truly awful.
@pslogge
2 жыл бұрын
Bien mérité ! J’ ai été fasciné par son Oiseau Bleu, son Solor et son De Grieux ivre (une chorégraphie passionante). Mes meilleurs voeux pour un avenir glorieux.
@Валерка-ч2ц
2 жыл бұрын
Прекрасное попурри! Спасибо TheBunduBallerina! Танец,фигура,пропорции артиста напомнили мне Валерия Панова, блиставшего,примерно,в таком же репертуаре в 60-70х в театре.им.Кирова... .
@francinesicard464
2 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of Rudolf Nureyev with his technique, his energy, and his acting.
@kellyantoniadou8897
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice compilation and thanks for spreading the news! Congratulations to the new etoile!
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