Just when you think Christopher Wheeldon's FOOL'S PARADISE can't possibly get any more beautiful, two remarkable dancers appear for a sustained pas de deux. Each time I have seen them in this ballet, it has seemed to me that Maria Kowroski and Edwaard Liang have been given by Christopher a very personal gift - something crafted for two people who are not just superb dancers but also the best of friends. Maria and Edwaard certainly cast a spell over the audience with their dancing of this adagio at Central Park on Saturday-summer's night; here are some of Kokyat's photos of this luminous partnership. Click on each image for an enhanced view.
The duet melds into the concluding ensemble as the other dancers return.
I was away and missed the Morphoses performances but these photographs are the next best thing. Thanks for sharing them, Kokyat.
Posted by: Marisa | August 17, 2009 at 09:44 PM
WOW!!!
Posted by: Max | August 17, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I love what you had to say about Maria and Edwaard... This ballet really is a gift not only for them but for us.
I also love how Christopher introduced Maria on Friday evening as "the best legs in the business."
Posted by: Stitches212 | August 18, 2009 at 07:22 PM
These are astonishing. The third one after the intro... oh my lord. The lighting is so sublime it looks painted on.
Posted by: Michael | August 18, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Thank you all for the comments. I agree, Michael, that that particular photo has a very special quality.
Posted by: Philip | August 18, 2009 at 09:32 PM
Yes, that particular photo: Maria looks incandescent!
-- truly, like she's glowing. (This might sound odd, but it struck me -upon first glance- that she looked like a candle. She's glowing from within, whilst simultaneously casting off a glow - if that makes any sense.)
Just beautiful.
Posted by: Anne Coburn Whitmore | August 18, 2009 at 11:43 PM
...beautiful dancers,
sublime lighting,
wonderful capture!
Posted by: Anne Coburn Whitmore | August 19, 2009 at 12:10 AM