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Series
Publisher
Kultur Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer...
9) Nutcracker
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
From the lovely Waltz of the flowers to the crystalline beauty of the stunning Waltz of the snowflakes, each scene is more breathtaking than the last, bringing to life all the well-known and beloved characters with fresh sparkle and compelling originality.
12) Ballets Russes
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films/Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Presents an oral history of the Ballets Russes from the point of view of its many surviving performers. Dancers discuss working with George Balanchine. Includes performance footage.
13) Jewels
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
George Balanchine's world-famous abstract ballet is a lyric tribute to women and the capital cities of the great dance schools. Accompanying by a documentary discussing Balanchine, his style of classical dancing, and his ballet Jewels.
Language
English
Description
Join Prima Princessa on a fairy-dust-filled springtime adventure to see excerpts of The Sleeping Beauty performed live by the Royal Ballet in London, England. The animated Prima Princessa narrates the story, and between acts, mini ballet demonstrations from students at the School of American Ballet are featured. After the ballet is over, the adventure continues with a magical tea party and fun floral crafts!
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"La Nijinska is the first biography of twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer. Overshadowed in life and legend by her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska had a far longer and more productive career. An architect of twentieth-century neoclassicism, she experienced the transformative power of the Russian Revolution and created her greatest work--Les noces--under the influence of its avant-garde. Many of her ballets rested on...
Publisher
Bel Air Classiques
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
None
Description
The all-male company presents a taste of their repertoire. Most of the titles come from the classical ballet canon, and are performed by the Trocks with a combination of parody, satire, and a thorough knowledge of the source material. They also perform original material skewering specific choreographers.
18) Creole Giselle
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Dance Theatre of Harlem is presented in Creole Giselle, their acclaimed interpretation of the ballet classic. Arthur Mitchell has set the ballet in 1841 Louisiana.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
This book is an historic record of the Diaghilev era. It contains a foreword THE ORIGINS OF THE BALLET RUSSES by Alexandre Benois one of the designers of the company. Included are descriptions of 71 ballets in the repertoire some lost and some still performed in our times. There are many photos and drawings of the stars including Pavlova, Nijinsky, Karsavina, Massine and others as well as of the set designs. - Amazon
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