Comments on: An Interview with Daniil Simkin

By: Bavarian State Ballet – Ballet Extra Series

Bavarian State Ballet – Ballet Extra Series — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:54:27 +0000

[...] How do we ensure the quality and truth to the original intent of a choreographic work – a question relevant to the Limón legacy – when the creator’s contemporaries have passed away or are hard to find? Luckily, big companies now call in notators to keep a record of new creations (and restagings) but the two-dimensionality of ink on paper does not come close to personal coaching. As examples of how works evolve, audiences were shown videos of Vladimir Malakhov’s 20-years-younger-self performing at a gala and compared notes watching the famous solo from Les Bourgeois first performed by Dimitrij and then by his son Daniil Simkin. [...]

By: American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells London 2011 - Review Roundup

American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells London 2011 - Review Roundup — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:48:01 +0000

[...] showed his incredible command of the stage, but the moment we all registered the most came when Daniil Simkin threw himself with abandon across the stage in amazing barrel [...]

By: American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:19:21 +0000

[...] to famous dancers like Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Julie Kent, Gillian Murphy, Veronika Part and Daniil Simkin, and to one of the most important ballet choreographers of recent times, Alexei [...]

By: Amazing Journey

Amazing Journey — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:01:13 +0000

[...] Part, Marcelo Gomes and Daniil Simkin rehearse Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker at the Guggenheim’s series Works & Process [...]

By: Ballet Goes Web 2.0

Ballet Goes Web 2.0 — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:22:01 +0000

[...] Read an interview with ABT’s Daniil Simkin on his social media presence [...]

By: Twitter and Ballet

Twitter and Ballet — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:38:39 +0000

[...] article lists some of the most active US dance tweeps (ie. people who tweet): ABT’s Daniil Simkin, SFB’s Maria Kochetkova, NYCB’s Kathryn Morgan, Devin Alberda and Ashley Bouder. It [...]

By: Cornerstone « The Ballet Bag

Cornerstone « The Ballet Bag — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:21:58 +0000

[...] can help dispel myths regarding their profession and provide a glimpse into their daily activities, without getting too personal (ie. unlike the [...]

By: EXCELLENT DANIIL SIMKIN INTERVIEW at Swan Lake Samba Girl

EXCELLENT DANIIL SIMKIN INTERVIEW at Swan Lake Samba Girl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:31:11 +0000

[...] excellent interview with young, newish ABT virtuoso (and very intelligent-sounding) Daniil Simkin at the Ballet Bag. Simkin talks about his experiences thus far with American Ballet Theater, dancing with major stars [...]

By: Cindy Wagner

Cindy Wagner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:59 +0000

Smart man! I love that Daniil talks about shaping the future rather than planning it. Instead of plotting out what he thinks will happen to him, he prepares himself for the best possible future through his innovativeness, adaptibility, awareness of trends, and acceptance of change. Kudos!

By: daniella

daniella — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:27:22 +0000

He was absolutely amazing! The crowds in Beijing clapped during the show, as Daniil Simkin was flying on stage. ‘Everything doesn’t happen at once’ is a must see.