Regarding SEIMEI, I have to strongly concur. The jumps may not have been perfect for the 2nd show, but the choreo was much stronger and more fluid than what I saw in Kanazawa. It really is coming along to be an amazing FS. I cannot wait to see the fully developed program during competition!
My initial thoughts from the 7/4 evening show at Fantasy on Ice 神戸:
SEIMEI: It has been reported that during the earlier show, Yuzuru had a clean skate with Seimei. When I was present for the evening show, the skate was not clean, but what few hiccups there were in the jumps and combinations, was more than made up for the intensity of the movements, the grace of his transitions, and the uniqueness of the program shine through! He is growing more and more comfortable with the sequences and he skates the program with far more assertiveness that seen at DOI. This piece captures the feeling of the movie, Onmyouji, perfectly. It is esoteric, exotic, and a little bit subversive, while at the same time being very traditional Japanese in mood. I was much much closer than I was in Kanazawa (only two rows in front of me and the ice this time!), so it is hard to tell if I am imagining it or not, but I really felt that tonight, Yuzuru was one with his character and the music. Fantastic!
REQUIEM: Normally, one wants the skater to connect to the audience, but in this instance, it is not he who connects to us, but we who connect to him. As I mentioned earlier, I was sitting very close this time, and at the corner of the ice where many of the movements took place, so my impression of this piece was much stronger. It was almost too strong. I felt like I was violating the personal space of someone grieving a great loss in a very secluded moment. It felt very private and raw and I actually felt guilty for clapping during the successful moves. I wanted to quietly back away and leave him be, but it was too strikingly haunting to turn away from. I was in tears at the end. This has become my favorite routing of Yuzuru’s.
Wow that's impressive! Thanks for your report! I'm really looking foward to July 11th, so close yet so far...My initial thoughts from the 7/4 evening show at Fantasy on Ice 神戸:
SEIMEI: It has been reported that during the earlier show, Yuzuru had a clean skate with Seimei. When I was present for the evening show, the skate was not clean, but what few hiccups there were in the jumps and combinations, was more than made up for the intensity of the movements, the grace of his transitions, and the uniqueness of the program shine through! He is growing more and more comfortable with the sequences and he skates the program with far more assertiveness that seen at DOI. This piece captures the feeling of the movie, Onmyouji, perfectly. It is esoteric, exotic, and a little bit subversive, while at the same time being very traditional Japanese in mood. I was much much closer than I was in Kanazawa (only two rows in front of me and the ice this time!), so it is hard to tell if I am imagining it or not, but I really felt that tonight, Yuzuru was one with his character and the music. Fantastic!
REQUIEM: Normally, one wants the skater to connect to the audience, but in this instance, it is not he who connects to us, but we who connect to him. As I mentioned earlier, I was sitting very close this time, and at the corner of the ice where many of the movements took place, so my impression of this piece was much stronger. It was almost too strong. I felt like I was violating the personal space of someone grieving a great loss in a very secluded moment. It felt very private and raw and I actually felt guilty for clapping during the successful moves. I wanted to quietly back away and leave him be, but it was too strikingly haunting to turn away from. I was in tears at the end. This has become my favorite routing of Yuzuru’s.
My initial thoughts from the 7/4 evening show at Fantasy on Ice 神戸:
SEIMEI: It has been reported that during the earlier show, Yuzuru had a clean skate with Seimei. When I was present for the evening show, the skate was not clean, but what few hiccups there were in the jumps and combinations, was more than made up for the intensity of the movements, the grace of his transitions, and the uniqueness of the program shine through! He is growing more and more comfortable with the sequences and he skates the program with far more assertiveness that seen at DOI. This piece captures the feeling of the movie, Onmyouji, perfectly. It is esoteric, exotic, and a little bit subversive, while at the same time being very traditional Japanese in mood. I was much much closer than I was in Kanazawa (only two rows in front of me and the ice this time!), so it is hard to tell if I am imagining it or not, but I really felt that tonight, Yuzuru was one with his character and the music. Fantastic!
REQUIEM: Normally, one wants the skater to connect to the audience, but in this instance, it is not he who connects to us, but we who connect to him. As I mentioned earlier, I was sitting very close this time, and at the corner of the ice where many of the movements took place, so my impression of this piece was much stronger. It was almost too strong. I felt like I was violating the personal space of someone grieving a great loss in a very secluded moment. It felt very private and raw and I actually felt guilty for clapping during the successful moves. I wanted to quietly back away and leave him be, but it was too strikingly haunting to turn away from. I was in tears at the end. This has become my favorite routing of Yuzuru’s.
My initial thoughts from the 7/4 evening show at Fantasy on Ice 神戸:
SEIMEI: It has been reported that during the earlier show, Yuzuru had a clean skate with Seimei. When I was present for the evening show, the skate was not clean, but what few hiccups there were in the jumps and combinations, was more than made up for the intensity of the movements, the grace of his transitions, and the uniqueness of the program shine through! He is growing more and more comfortable with the sequences and he skates the program with far more assertiveness that seen at DOI. This piece captures the feeling of the movie, Onmyouji, perfectly. It is esoteric, exotic, and a little bit subversive, while at the same time being very traditional Japanese in mood. I was much much closer than I was in Kanazawa (only two rows in front of me and the ice this time!), so it is hard to tell if I am imagining it or not, but I really felt that tonight, Yuzuru was one with his character and the music. Fantastic!
REQUIEM: Normally, one wants the skater to connect to the audience, but in this instance, it is not he who connects to us, but we who connect to him. As I mentioned earlier, I was sitting very close this time, and at the corner of the ice where many of the movements took place, so my impression of this piece was much stronger. It was almost too strong. I felt like I was violating the personal space of someone grieving a great loss in a very secluded moment. It felt very private and raw and I actually felt guilty for clapping during the successful moves. I wanted to quietly back away and leave him be, but it was too strikingly haunting to turn away from. I was in tears at the end. This has become my favorite routing of Yuzuru’s.
, I don't know if i can survive watching it without crying ......I'll admit that my fair complexion has turned into a lovely shade of green, but I'm happy that you enjoyed yourself so much
thanks for your reports. Can't wait to see this.
Moment for the shippers! (Alas for my own ship)
Welcome back Alia!
Lovely of Shoma to show support for his senpai. What a good kid he is.
And thanks everyone for the updates and links.
Moment for the shippers! (Alas for my own ship
Welcome back Alia!
so on top of everything else he's now a chocolate covered cookie stick? Really???
(why does this even make perfect sense in my head, oh my God)It's great to hear SEIMEI is getting stronger and stronger. By SC he'll have it ready to take down Patrick!
so on top of everything else he's now a chocolate covered cookie stick? Really???
