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The last update was from the summer, so I apologise about that. We have been extremely busy as you can imagine. As soon as the Masterclasses were over Daria and Vadim Muntagirov had to fly straight to South Africa to perform Swan Lake with the Capac Ballet company there. They enjoyed that very much, visiting wildlife and stunning views from the top of Table Mountain. As soon as they returned to London it was off to perform Giselle once again in Prague, this time for it to be filmed for Czech Television. This was a huge success and the standing ovations were embarassingly long. Back to the UK and back into the tour of Strictly Gershwin straight away, visiting Cardiff, Liverpool and Milton Keynes.
During the Liverpool week it was announced that Daria is nominated for the Dancer of the Year along with Tamara Rojo, Lauren Cuthbertson and Marianela Nunez, so Daria against the Royal Ballet it appears.
We are back in London now trying to prepare for the Nutcracker stint at the Coliseum which opens on the 8th December for four weeks followed by two weeks of Strictly Gershwin.
Previous update from August 2011
Strictly Gershwin has opened now at the Royal Albert Hall. The show always receives a luke warm response from the critics but the audiences seem to turn up in good numbers. Daria and Friedemann Vogel have had very good critics for their part in the show from all papers so far. The Sunday Times wrote “…….while the incredible duo of Daria Klimentová and Friedemann Vogel dance everyone else off the stage with their scintillating pas de deux to Summertime. Who said romance was dead.” You will find some other links on the Reviews page.
It has been a very busy few months so far. After Swan Lake at the Coliseum in March Daria and Vadim shot off to Taiwan for a All Star Gala and then no sooner were they back when they had to head off to Prague for a Giselle at the State Opera. Daria loves the opportunity to perform in her home town as it is very difficult to find the time to make it work. Back in London it was straight back to the Coliseum on 15th May for an All Star Russian Gala in honour of Galina Ulanova’s 100th annivarsary. Daria and Vadim Muntagirov danced Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux.
On top of all that Daria was rehearsing for Strictly Gershwin at the Royal Albert Hall with Friedemann Vogel before she had to fly off to Hong Kong on the 23rd May for a Gala there on the 28th and 29th.
Squeezed in between all the madness Daria was presented with the Dance Critics Circle Patron’s Award for Lifetime Achievement, at a lunch on the 19th May at the Kensington Gore Hotel, presented by Dame Beryl Grey.
After the Royal Albert Hall Daria has to prepare to dance Roland Petit’s “Carmen” at the London Coliseum in July just before her Masterclasses in Prague.
Immediately after the Masterclasses Daria and Vadim have to fly to South Africa to dance Swan Lake in Cape Town with Capac Ballet, who she used to be a Principal dancer with in 1992. No rest for the wicked.
Well, you may have been watching the BBC 4 documentary “The Agony and the Ecstasy” this March. This is a link to Ismene Browns critic of it: ARTS DESK
. Click this link for the reviews page.
This is a short film of Daria and Vadim dancing for you:
