L' Allegro Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I've been pouring over my collection of books (ballet of course!!) and, from the pictures, Carla Fracci seems like an amazing, expressive dancer. I was wondering where to find more information about her, as well as what happened to her after she stopped dancing? When did she stop? I feel like a lot of these dancers dance, then disappear. Thanks for reading! Quote Link to comment
Hans Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Fracci was indeed an extraordinary artist. I believe she currently directs the Rome Opera Ballet Quote Link to comment
Brendan McCarthy Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 And - astonishingly - she hasn't stopped dancing. I saw her a few years ago in Millicent Hodson's reconstruction of Nijinksy's Jeux. Quote Link to comment
pavlova Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 She's even got her own perfume line named, what else, Carla Fracci Giselle. I saw her at Nordstroms promoting it, and she is still stunningly beautiful. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 And she's a good actress. She's been in more than a couple of TV series and movies. Quote Link to comment
Rhapsody Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Whenever I think of Giselle, especially the 'mad' scene, I think of Carla Fracci. I remember seeing some amazing photos of her in this role in old copies of Dance Magazine. I've never seen anything like that. For me, she is Giselle. Quote Link to comment
Amy'sMom Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 DD and I watched Fracci's Giselle on DVD for the first time a couple of weeks ago...we thought she was AMAZING! Are there any other videos/DVDs in which she appears? We would love to see more of her performances! Quote Link to comment
Hans Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 She is on the Erik Bruhn Bell Telephone Hour DVD dancing La Sylphide and the pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet. As the Sylph, you'd swear that she stepped out of a lithograph. It's amazing. Quote Link to comment
pavlova Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Here are some nice pics:Carla Fracci Quote Link to comment
Holly Golightly Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 yes she IS Giselle. And yes, she is directing the Rome Opera Ballet even if she studied at La Scala. Her port the bras is simply amazing. She has been or still is ambassador for the FAO. The Nobel Laureate Eugenio Montale wrote a poem for her "La danzatrice stanca" - the tired dancer... She is into ecology and belongs to the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Brera (Milan). Still haven't found books about here, but I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment
L' Allegro Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Does she ever come to the US? AND she's still dancing? I'd love to meet her and see her dance! (Going to Ebay presently, looking for DVD/ VHS!!) thanks all for the info! Quote Link to comment
liebs Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 There is a wonderful DVD of Fracci and Bruhn dancing Giselle with ABT. I got it at Netflix. Her hops on ponite are unsurpassed in my experience. Quote Link to comment
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