Natalia Osipova on Onegin (The Royal Ballet)

Principal of The Royal Ballet Natalia Osipova on preparing for her debut performance as Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin. Find out more at http://ww...Principal of The Royal Ballet Natalia Osipova on preparing for her debut performance as Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin. Find out more at John Cranko became acquainted with Alexander Pushkin’s verse-novel Eugene Onegin when he choreographed the dances for Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s opera of the same name in 1952. He created his own distinctive version of Pushkin’s work in 1965 for the Stuttgart Ballet. Onegin displays all of Cranko’s genius as a narrative choreographer, featuring finely drawn characters who are transformed by the conflicts they face. Onegin and Tatiana’s relationship is depicted in intense duets, such as the letter-writing scene, when the youthful Tatiana dances a dream pas de deux with her longed-for lover. The role of Tatiana offers a ballerina many challenges – the development of a bookish country girl