Rick Guest Photography(1)
リック・ゲストはダンス写真界の一人者である。何年にもわたり彼が撮影してきたロイヤルバレエ団の写真をお届けする
Rick Guest is one of the leading dance photographers of his generation
Here are some of his favourite images he's captured of The Royal Ballet over the years...
フランキー・ヘイワードとの全く修正のいらないそのままのショットをスタジオでのセッションで撮影した。書籍「魂の言葉」に沿える一枚。彼女がタイトルを身体で表現しているから言葉を添える必要はない
'A completely unretouched raw shot from a studio session with the incredible Frankie Hayward, Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, for the series and accompanying book ‘The Language of the Soul’. There really doesn’t need to be any accompanying text as she completely embodies the title'
Photography by Rick Guest, with Olivia Pompロイヤルバレエ団常駐振付家のウェイン・マクレガーとロイヤルバレエ団プリンシパルダンサーのエドワード・ワトソンとの一枚。振付家とダンサーとの絡み合う関係性を表そうとした。彼らを偉業に向かわせる途方もない深く信頼に満ちた関係性を表現するのと同じように。
‘This is a portrait of Wayne McGregor, Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet and Edward Watson, Principal of The Royal Ballet. This was a portrait that hoped to show the intertwined relationship of choreographer and dancer, as well as trying to reveal something of the incredible intimacy and trust between these two men that has led to so much amazing work’
Photography by Rick Guest, with Olivia Pompロイヤルバレエ団プリンシパルダンサーのマルセリーノ・サンべ。キャシー・マーストンのチェリストでチェロの役を演じている写真。背景にマシュー・ボールとローレン・カスバートンがいる。マルセリーノの役は擬人化された役で、役に対する喜び、役へのかかわり方、水銀のような身体性と力強く感情的な共鳴性が観客を席巻する。彼は舞台でもそれ以外でも素晴らしい人だ
‘This is Marcelino Sambé, Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, photographed here as the Cello in Cathy Marston’s The Cellist, with Matthew Ball and Lauren Cuthbertson in the background. Marcelino is the personification of dance itself; he sweeps audiences away with his joy, his commitment to his roles, his quicksilver physicality and his powerful emotional resonance. He is the best of men, both on stage and off’
私が思う世界で一番素晴らしいコールドバレエは白鳥の湖だ。エレガンスと優美さの権化であり、そこに努力を感じさせないが、ロイヤルオペラハウスの舞台上に曲線につけられた印が難しさを示している。定期的にダンサーたちの献身とお互いの信頼を感じざるを得ない
‘To my mind the greatest Corps de ballet in the world, seen here in Swan lake. The epitome of elegance and grace, they make it look effortless, but the marks carved into the stage of The Royal Opera House tell a different story. I’m constantly amazed at the dedication and mutual trust of this incredible family of dancers’
ロイヤルバレエ団ファーストソリストのメリッサ・ハミルトンとエリック・アンダーウッドの写真。この頃、人物写真に集中していて、真に肉体的な形、より彫刻のように撮ることに関心があった。私が過小評価していたのは、ダンサーの肉体は彼らの署名であり、頭部の写真だけでも認識できるということだ。たどり着きたいところで終わるのではなく、たどり着くべきところで終えるのだ
‘This is Melissa Hamilton and Eric Underwood, both Soloists of The Royal Ballet at the time. Having focused so entirely on portraits around that time, I had decided to try something that was purely about the physical form, something more sculptural. What I had completely underestimated was that a dancer's physicality is their signature and they are as recognisable to me like this as a headshot portrait would be. Sometimes when you don’t end up where you wanted to go, you end up where you should have been all along’
書籍「その下にあるもの」シリーズに添えられた写真。芸術のために生活を犠牲にしていることを明らかにする私の思惑は文字通りダンサーの体に現れる。この腕はロイヤルバレエ団プリンシパルダンサーのエドワード・ワトソン。素晴らしいダンサーに求められる優美さと強さがここには濃縮されている。彼の肩には傷跡がある。演技の最後に二頭筋が肩から外れ、肘のしわの部分に筋肉の塊ができた。彼は3週間のあいだ稽古に戻らなければならなかくなった
‘This photograph was part of the series and accompanying book entitled ‘What Lies Beneath’, my attempt to reveal how a life sacrificed on the altar of their art is literally carved into the dancer’s body. This arm belongs to Edward Watson, Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet. For me it sums up the grace and strength required to be a dancer, but also the emotional expression through gesture that it takes to be a great dancer. On his shoulder is the fine line of a scar, where just at the end of a performance his bicep detached from his shoulder to become a knot of muscle at the crease of his elbow; he was back rehearsing within 3 weeks…’
シニアバレエマススター兼プリンシパルキャラクターアーティストのギャリー・エイヴィス。火の鳥のコシチェイを演じており、熱狂的な拍手喝さいの後に舞台から退場しようとしているところ。おとぎ話の重要な役で彼は話を展開させたり、深みを与え、皆を驚かせる
‘This is the inimitable Gary Avis, Senior Ballet Master and Principal Character Artist of The Royal Ballet. Seen here in the role of Koschei in Firebird as he leaves the stage after rapturous applause, it’s just one of the myriad of character roles he now plays. These are the pivotal characters around which these fairytale story lines turn and the depth he gives each and every one is truly astonishing’
Photography by Rick Guest, with Olivia Pomp
Photography by Rick Guest, with Olivia Pomp