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Adam Garcia the best actor in it.


I liked how they portrayed Nijinsky in it, it's quite accurate imo. Adam Garcia doesn't actually physically look like the real Nijinsky but he is the best one among the actors. His Nijinsky is endearing and so vulnerable. He conveys not only his quiet but passionate personality but also his innocence and awkwardness quite well, while the others actors are hysterical caricatures of their characters. Especially Stravinsky and Diaghilev are embarrassing to watch so hysterical they seem.

Regarding the ballet, it's actually one of the best productions of Rite of Spring I've seen so far, being the dancer of the Chosen One, Zenaida Yanowsky, the best dancer ever in the role. Also shines in Spectre De La Rose the fabulous former principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, the Ukrainian Ivan Putrov.

Overall a valid attempt at recreating a crucial moment in the history in which Modernism was exploding not only in the history of ballet but in arts in general.

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