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Les cahiers retrouvés de Nina Vyroubova
The Russian girl from Meudon, once became Etoile de l’Opéra de Paris, has taken notes on schoolbooks of the choreographies that were created for her.From those schoolbooks, Dominique Delouche takes Nina Vyroubova to a journey through her roles.
She was the muse of Serge Lifar, of the Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, of Roland Petit. The tiny Russian from Meudon who became an Etoile at the Opéra de Paris noted in schoolgirl exercise books the drawings of the choreographies created for her. Based on these books, Dominique Delouche takes Nina Vyroubova on a journey through her roles.
Throughout the film, images of archives from the Spectre de la danse and Giselle alternate with those of Nina Vyroubova today, transmitting her roles to young dancers. We also follow her to Saint Petersburg, a sentimental journey that takes her from her grandfather’s dacha to the Russian Ballet Academy where she is acclaimed. Her memories punctuate the images with anecdotes, particularly when she evokes her arrival at the Opéra de Paris. Serge Lifar had asked her to replace the “irreplaceable” Yvette Chauviré and, overnight, Nina Vyroubova found herself rocketed into the Paris society of the 1940s. A modern fairy tale that still makes the dancer’s eyes shine.
Source : Patrick Bossatti
