Choreography legend David Wilson a man in demand
BY JACK GALLAGHER
Hanyu’s incredible drive
Within a couple of years of Yuna’s departure, Orser and Wilson had a new project in Hanyu.
Wilson has the highest praise for the two-time Olympic champion and told Ice Time a fantastic story about the Sendai native’s desire to be the very best.
“He is a samurai warrior,” Wilson says of the superstar. “He’s like a mythical ninja warrior.
“For the Olympic year in Sochi, when it came down to musical choice, I had worked with him the year before and he had his heart set on ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ He sent me the most incredible email, and it was just this absolute declaration of how badly he wanted to win the Olympics.
“I had never encountered such pure, intense . . . It was beyond desire. Absolutely beyond. You could not put a higher imperative on it.
“He wrote, ‘I don’t want to wait until the next Olympics to be the Olympic champion, I want to be the Olympic champion now. And I’m willing to do anything to make that happen, so please, please help me.’
“It was like an imploration, and I thought ‘Oh, my lord.’ “
Wilson was effusive in his description of Hanyu and how he can fuse together his athleticism and artistry.
“I haven’t worked with him since then (2013-14) in terms of his competitive stuff, but I have been watching him go,” Wilson stated. “I have done exhibition pieces for him which I absolutely love. I get the best of both worlds.
“The thing with Yuzuru is, he is such a competitive animal and such a tiger. So when I get to do a show with him, I love it. As much as he is an amazing competitor and an athlete, he is also an amazing artist. He has charisma for 10 people.
“He can make the most pregnant pause nothing moment be so memorable, because he is feeling it. Then he can move his body like a cat. There is nothing he can’t do.”
Wilson discussed Hanyu’s musicality and dedication to perfection.
“He has the ear . . . we did this piece (“Haru yo koi”) for ‘Fantasy on Ice.’ I flew in one day early,” Wilson commented. “We choreographed it in 4½ hours and I saw him for 1½ hours the next day for follow-up. Then I was into group rehearsals and that was it.
“He loved the song. It was a heartfelt kind of experience for him. He will spend hours in his hotel room going over each nuance of the music and each movement in the mirror with a fine-tooth comb.”
Wilson confessed that even he was amazed about how quickly Hanyu was able to be presented with the program and then execute it flawlessly.
“I watched him perform it three times and I was just blown away. We choreographed it on Monday and he was performing it on Friday. I was sitting often watching the show beside (Evgeni) Plushenko’s wife, and she just looked up in the air and was like, it’s from somewhere else.”
In all the years they have worked together, Wilson claimed he has never seen Hanyu lose his temper with another person.
“I’ve seen him get mad at himself, but I’ve never seen him get mad at somebody else,” Wilson stated. “I have seen him get obsessed (with his skating).”
As with Yuna, Wilson says Hanyu has been generous with his gratitude.
“He has said some really heartfelt, sweet things to me of appreciation,” Wilson said. “He’s one of a kind, that’s for sure.”
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とても長いインタです。
この結弦くんの部分についてはシエナさんが翻訳してくださってます。
（感謝してリンクさせていただきます）
そして、結弦くんのパートの前までをきゅー様が翻訳してくださってます。
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqko6j
（感謝してリンクさせていただきます）
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記事の写真ですけど、
ウィルソン氏インスタ、この神戸でのお写真ですよね。
清塚さんをカットしたんでしょうね(^▽^;)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkROWhxjJh-/?taken-by=itsmedwlsn
ウィルソン氏のアイドルはジョン・カリーなんですね。
2019年、日本でジョン・カリーのドキュメンタリー映画が公開されるのですけど
私も楽しみにしてます。彼は氷上のバレエダンサーですね。
The Ice King - Official Trailer
そしてウィルソン氏、結弦くんを絶賛しておりますね。
私が忘れられないソチシーズンの「ロミオとジュリエット」の選曲のエピソードも語られてます
（上、青字の部分）
＞五輪王者になるのに次の五輪まで待てません。今、チャンピオンになりたいんです。そのためにはなんでもします。だからお願い、お願いだから助けてください。
ウィルソン氏は2016年のTSLのインタにもこのエピソードを話していました。
2:50ごろから
David Wilson Talks to TSL about Hanyu, Fernandez and Chan
2016/04/01 に公開
>「お願いですから助けてください。五輪チャンピオンになるためには何でもします。死んだっていいんです。2018年まで待ちたくない。今、どうしても取りたいんです。あなたが教えてくれることは何でもします。助けてください」
今回のインタには入っていませんが、五輪チャンピオンになるためなら死んだっていいという
結弦くんの言葉が忘れられないです。
こんなメールを貰ったら心動かされますね。
「春よ、来い」は4時間半で振り付けて、翌日に1時間半チェック。
月曜に振り付けて金曜の公演に滑ったんですね！(@_@)
そんなことになってたとは知りませんでした。
それで「この世のものとは思えないような演技」を私たちに見せてくれたなんて。
ウィルソン氏は結弦くんの事を武士で忍者というけれど
結弦くんは魔術師でもあると思います。
いつも美しいプログラムを作ってくれるウィルソン氏には感謝しかないです。
結弦くんの「春よ来い」
あぁ、できることなら会場で生で観たかった。
追記です。
ポプラさんがギャラガーさんの記事をほぼ全訳してくださってます。
感謝してお借りします。