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 |  Cinderella = Aschenputtel = Cendrillon, music by Sergei Prokofiev ; choreography by Maguy Marin.
Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times said that Marin's "vision reaches back into the universals of everyone's childhood - the hurts and joys resonate here with touching depth". The story unfolds wihin a doll's house set - the Fairy Godmother resembles a robot, Cindarella goes to the ball in a toy car and the Prince goes in search of his new love on a rocking horse...(drawn from the DVD cover)
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 | Nederlands Dans Theater celebrates Jiří Kylián.
Contents : Bella figura ; music by Lukas Foss, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Alessandro Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Torelli ; -- Sleepless; music by Dirk Haubrich, based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Adagio in C minor K 617 ; -- Birthday ; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; directed by Petra Lataster-Czisch & Peter Lataster.
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 | Ivan the terrible , by Prokofiev. (Le Corps de Ballet et l'Orchestre de l'Opera national de Paris ; Vello Pahn, conductor. )
Depicts the political situation in Russia in the 16th century, and the efforts of Ivan the Terrible, first Czar of Russia and founder of the Russian state, to consolidate the unity of the realm against its enemies at home and abroad. | |
 | Clavigo : un ballet by Roland Petit ; music by Gabriel Yared
Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the bidding of his heart and his evil spirit urging him to serve his own interests. The title role was created by Nicolas Le Riche, one of the foremost dancers of today. Petit’s outstanding choreography is inventive, with powerful images, such as Clavigo’s spider-like descent on a wire. An important addition to the catalogue.
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 | Spartacus , by Khachaturian.
"Spartacus, the story of a Roman slave’s fight for freedom, is one of the great epic adventure stories. Grigorovich’s choreography fills the huge Bolshoi stage with dynamic scenes of tension and conflict, which give full expression to the virility and strength for which Russia’s male dancers are renowned. " (DVD slip cover) | |
 | The art of Baroque dance : Folies d'Espagne : from page to stage .
Provides an overview of the history of dance in the Baroque period and explores the elements that help illuminate the historical preservation of dance. Examines the creative process through dance notation, arm embellishments, spatial patterns, the dance-music relationship, and artistic interpretation.
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 | The Firebird, , by Stravinsky.
The story behind the original ballet is of an exotic bird with magical powers, but this 1982 production by The Royal Danish Ballet, with choreography by American Glen Tetley, takes a different line - and includes both classical and modern steps.
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 | Suzanne Farrell : elusive muse.
This Academy Award-nominated documentary weaves together vintage and never-before-seen archival clips of Suzanne Farrell's performances of Balanchine ballets with interviews that tell the bitter-sweet love story between Farrell and Balanchine.
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 | The video dictionary of classical ballet.
Demonstrates the complete language of ballet - including positions and directions, barre, linking steps, center practice, pirouettes, adage, allegro, batterie, pointe, and musical enchainements. Includes some 800 steps, including variations in Russian, French, and Cecchetti styles. Many of the movements are shown in slow motion with multiple camera angles and voice-over narrative description.
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 | Baryshnikov dances Sinatra, and more.
Performers : Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elaine Kudo, Deirdre Carberry, Susan Jaffe, American Ballet Theater, with addl. performers.
Choreographer, Twyla Tharp ; directors, Don Mischer, Twyla Tharp ; producer, Don Mischer
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 | Points in space.
This is the critically acclaimed collaboration for the screen by choreographer Merce Cunningham, composer John Cage, and filmmaker Elliot Caplan.
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 | Cage/Cunningham : a film .
Combines archival material and eight years of world tour footage to document the 50 year collaboration between composer John Cage and dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham.
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