Alicia Amatriain and Jason Rielly in the Rape Scene from Streetcar Named Desire

Alicia Amatriain and Jason Rielly (Stuttgarter Ballett) in the Rape Scene from the Streetcar Named Desire rape scene, music by Alfred Schnittke, choreography by John Neumeier. Benois de la Danse 2016 Laureates Gala, shot on 17.5.2016 in Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.

See all pieces in full from Benois de la Danse 2016 Laureates Gala

See all pieces in full from Benois de la Danse 2016 Laureates Gala

Alicia Amatriain is a Principal Dancer with Stuttgart Ballet. She was born in San Sebastian, Spain, where she received her first ballet training. She subsequently attended the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart and graduated in 1998. Alicia joined the Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice in 1998. One year later she was taken into the Stuttgart Ballet’s Corps de ballet. In 2000 she was promoted to Demi Soloist and in 2002 to Principal Dancer.

Jason Reilly is a Principal Dancer with Stuttgart Ballet. He was born in Toronto, Canada, where he was trained at the National Ballet School Toronto. During his time as student he already danced in ballets such as The Nutcracker and Pastorale. After his graduation in 1997 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet. In 2000/2001 he was promoted to Demi Soloist, one season later to Soloist. Since the season 2003/04 he has been dancing as Principal Dancer.

A Streetcar Named Desire – Scene Ten. This rape scene is deleted from today’s DVD-s, but not from the ballet by John Neumeier

Photos by Jack Devant Ballet Photography with kind permission of the Benois de la Danse and Bolshoi Theatre, special thanks to Nina Kudriavtseva-Loory and Regina Nikiforova.