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Alice
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composed by David Del Tredici, 1937-; conducted by Ermanno Florio, 1954-; choreographed by Glen Tetley, 1926-2007; designed by Nadine Baylis, Nadine Baylis, Michael J. Whitfield and Gil Densham; produced by W. Paterson Ferns, 1945-, Cheryl Knapp, fl. 1991 and Norman Campbell, 1924-2004; performed by Karen Kain, 1951-, Kimberly Glasco, Rex Harrington, 1962-, Peter Ottman, Owen Montague, Joanne Kolomyjec, Jeremy Ransom, John Alleyne, Philippe Dubuc, Michael Greyeyes, Andrew Needhammer, Jacques Gorrissen, Hazaros Surmeyan, Stephanie Landry, Mark Raab and Clinton Luckett, National Ballet of Canada and National Ballet of Canada Orchestra (ArtHaus Musik, 1989), 1 hour 3 mins
"On a July afternoon in 1862, Charles Dodgson took a friend's 10 year old daughter Alice and her two sisters on a picnic. He improvised a story for the young girls which he later published under the pen name Lewis Carroll. The story was called "Alice's adventures in Wonderland". When Alice grew up she married Regi...
composed by David Del Tredici, 1937-; conducted by Ermanno Florio, 1954-; choreographed by Glen Tetley, 1926-2007; designed by Nadine Baylis, Nadine Baylis, Michael J. Whitfield and Gil Densham; produced by W. Paterson Ferns, 1945-, Cheryl Knapp, fl. 1991 and Norman Campbell, 1924-2004; performed by Karen Kain, 1951-, Kimberly Glasco, Rex Harrington, 1962-, Peter Ottman, Owen Montague, Joanne Kolomyjec, Jeremy Ransom, John Alleyne, Philippe Dubuc, Michael Greyeyes, Andrew Needhammer, Jacques Gorrissen, Hazaros Surmeyan, Stephanie Landry, Mark Raab and Clinton Luckett, National Ballet of Canada and National Ballet of Canada Orchestra (ArtHaus Musik, 1989), 1 hour 3 mins
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The Bassarids
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directed by Tiziano Mancini, fl. 2003; conducted by Kent Nagano, 1951-; choreographed by Claude Bardouil; designed by Malgorzata Szczesniak, Malgorzata Szczesniak; produced by Magdalena Herbst, Unitel; performed by Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, Sir Willard White, Nikolai Schukoff, Karoly Szemeredy, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Anna Maria Dur, Rosalba Torres Guerrero and Lotte Bocker (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2018), 2 hours 33 mins
52 years after their premiere, Hans Werner Henze’s The Bassarids return, with Kent Nagano at the helm, to the Salzburg Festival for a rare revival of this modern classic in a highly dramatic psychological staging by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The opera, inspired by Euripides’ tragedy The Bacchae, is as seductive a...
directed by Tiziano Mancini, fl. 2003; conducted by Kent Nagano, 1951-; choreographed by Claude Bardouil; designed by Malgorzata Szczesniak, Malgorzata Szczesniak; produced by Magdalena Herbst, Unitel; performed by Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, Sir Willard White, Nikolai Schukoff, Karoly Szemeredy, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Anna Maria Dur, Rosalba Torres Guerrero and Lotte Bocker (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2018), 2 hours 33 mins
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Bolero (1962)
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directed by Jean-Marc Landier, fl. 1960; choreographed by Maurice Béjart, 1927-2007; produced by Pierre Levie, 1916-2010; performed by Dušanka Sifnios, 1933-2016, Ballet du XXe Siècle (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1962), 15 mins
Apart from "Rite of Spring", this edition features Béjart's masterpiece "Boléro", set to Maurice Ravel's most famous composition. Created in 1960, "Boléro" features a dancer on a tabletop first stepping to the tune's simplicity, surrounded by seated men, who, in turn, slowly participate in the dance, adding com...
directed by Jean-Marc Landier, fl. 1960; choreographed by Maurice Béjart, 1927-2007; produced by Pierre Levie, 1916-2010; performed by Dušanka Sifnios, 1933-2016, Ballet du XXe Siècle (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1962), 15 mins
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Bolero (1977)
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choreographed by Maurice Béjart, 1927-2007; produced by Artium Summa; performed by Maya Plisetskaya, 1925-, Ballet du XXe Siècle (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1977), 20 mins
Apart from "Rite of Spring", this edition features Béjart's masterpiece "Boléro", set to Maurice Ravel's most famous composition. Created in 1960, "Boléro" features a dancer on a tabletop first stepping to the tune's simplicity, surrounded by seated men, who, in turn, slowly participate in the dance, adding com...
choreographed by Maurice Béjart, 1927-2007; produced by Artium Summa; performed by Maya Plisetskaya, 1925-, Ballet du XXe Siècle (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1977), 20 mins
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Boston Waltz, from the film
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produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Bolshoi Ballet (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 2 mins
The Bolshoi Ballet’s first tours abroad in the mid-20th century revealed the classic Bolshoi style – a thrilling athleticism that never lost the essential beauty of the dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extra...
produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Bolshoi Ballet (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 2 mins
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Le Corsaire
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composed by Riccardo Drigo, 1846-1930; choreographed by Marius Petipa, 1818-1910; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Alla Sizova, 1939-2014 and Rudolf Nureyev, 1938-1993 (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 5 mins
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsai...
composed by Riccardo Drigo, 1846-1930; choreographed by Marius Petipa, 1818-1910; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Alla Sizova, 1939-2014 and Rudolf Nureyev, 1938-1993 (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 5 mins
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Daphnis et Chloe
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directed by Patrick Lauze, fl. 2008; composed by Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937 (1912); conducted by Maxime Pascal, fl. 2000; choreographed by Thierry Malandain, 1959-; designed by Jorge Gallardo, fl. 2006, Jorge Gallardo, fl. 2006, François Menou; produced by Opera national du Capitole, Les Films Figures Libres and Mezzo; performed by Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Le Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole and Ballet de l'Opéra National du Capitole (Berlin State: EuroArts, 2022), 1 hour 4 mins
In 1912, with Daphnis and Chloe, Ravel offered Diaghilev's Ballets Russes a veritable choreographic symphony with choir, a masterpiece of French music that was taken up by the choreographer Fokine and the dancer Nijinsky. A century later, the great choreographer Thierry Malandain reinvents, for the Ballet du Capit...
directed by Patrick Lauze, fl. 2008; composed by Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937 (1912); conducted by Maxime Pascal, fl. 2000; choreographed by Thierry Malandain, 1959-; designed by Jorge Gallardo, fl. 2006, Jorge Gallardo, fl. 2006, François Menou; produced by Opera national du Capitole, Les Films Figures Libres and Mezzo; performed by Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Le Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole and Ballet de l'Opéra National du Capitole (Berlin State: EuroArts, 2022), 1 hour 4 mins
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Don Quixote
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directed by John Vernon, 1927-; composed by Ludwig Minkus, 1826-1917 (1869); conducted by Alexander Kopylov, 1854-1911; choreographed by Marius Petipa, 1818-1910; produced by Entertainment Corporation Concerts and Arts and British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra of London (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1986), 18 mins
Bolshoi is Russian for great, an often over-worked adjective, but in the case of the Bolshoi Ballet, it is a worthy description of the world’s most famous ballet company. On this tour to the UK, the Bolshoi proved that it is a company of absolutes, in flamboyance and daring, brilliance and technical execution; a...
directed by John Vernon, 1927-; composed by Ludwig Minkus, 1826-1917 (1869); conducted by Alexander Kopylov, 1854-1911; choreographed by Marius Petipa, 1818-1910; produced by Entertainment Corporation Concerts and Arts and British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra of London (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1986), 18 mins
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The Dying Swan
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composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Olga Moiseyeva (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 4 mins
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsai...
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Olga Moiseyeva (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 4 mins
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The Dying Swan
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composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Natalia Makarova, 1940- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 3 mins
From the early 20th century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of dance. This fascinating footage of many of the company’s greatest dancers draws on five years’ research in Russia’s film archives. Extracts from: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Viennese Waltz, Reflection, Le Corsai...
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 (1886); choreographed by Michel Fokine, 1880-1942; produced by Carl Simons and Julia Matheson, NVC Arts; performed by Natalia Makarova, 1940- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1995), 3 mins
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