Stravinsky et les Ballet russes Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes

DVD 2009

In celebration of the debut of the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909, this wonderful Stravinsky evening at the Mariinsky Theatre showcases the original Nijinsky version of The Rite of Spring for the first time on DVD along with The Firebird. Thanks to the relentless work of Millicent Hodson, Nijinsky's original choreography has now been recreated, performed by the lead dancers and Ballet Company of the Saint Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, conducte...

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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video

Other Title:

Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Firebird (Choreographic work : Fokine, I and Liepa after Fokine, M)

Notes:

Program notes ([12] p. ; ill.) in English, French, and German inserted in container
Special features include (38 min.): documentary on the Ballets Russes (soundtrack in French, with optional English subtitles) ; interview with Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer (soundtrack in English, with optional French subtitles)
L'Oiseau de feu [The Firebird]: choreography and libretto, Michel Fokine ; reconstruction, Isabelle Fokine and Andris Liepa ; set and costume design, Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine ; reconstructed and supervised by Anna and Anatoly Nezhny
Le sacre du printemps [Rite of spring]: choreography after Vaclav Nijinsky (1913), reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; set and costume design after Nicholas Roerich, reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer ; scene plan, Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich
L'Oiseau de feu [The Firebird]: Ekaterina Kondaurova (The Firebird) ; Ilya Kuznetsov (Ivan Tsarevich) ; Marianna Pavlova (The Princess) ; Vladimir Ponomarev (Kashchei) ; Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, conductor
Le sacre du printemps [Rite of spring]: Alexandra Iosifidi (The Chosen One) ; Elena Bazhenova (300-Year-Old Woman) ; Vladimir Ponomarev (The Wise Elder) ; Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra ; conducted by Valery Gergiev
Recorded in performance June 2008, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
DVD-9; NTSC, region code 0; PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1; aspect ratio 16:9
Includes French and English subtitles

Contents:

Oiseau de feu : conte russe dansé en deux tableaux = [Firebird : Russian fairytale in two scenes]
Sacre du printemps : ballet en deux tableaux = [Rite of spring : scenes from pagan Russia in two parts]
Bonus features

Control Number:

696352

UPC:

376011530041

Other Authors:

Archer, Kenneth, costume designer, set designer
Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924, costume designer, set designer
Ballets russes, performer
Bazhenova, Elena, dancer
Bel Air Classiques
Caïozzi, Denis, director
Duplat, François, producer
Fokine, Isabelle, choreographer
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer, librettist, costume designer, set designer
Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor, director
Golovin, Aleksandr I͡Akovlevich, 1863-1930, costume designer, set designer
Hodson, Millicent, choreographer
Iosifidi, Aleksandra, dancer
Kondaurova, Ekaterina, dancer
Kuznet͡sov, Ilʹi͡a, 1976- dancer
Liepa, Andris, choreographer
Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ), producer, performer
Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Balet, performer
Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Orkestr, performer
Nezhnai͡a, Anna, 1970- costume designer, set designer
Nezhnyĭ, Anatoliĭ, 1970- costume designer, set designer
Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950, choreographer
Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950. Sacre du printemps
Pavlova, Marianna, dancer
Ponomarev, Vladimir, dancer
Roerich, Nicholas, 1874-1947, costume designer, set designer
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer, librettist
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi͡ashchennai͡a
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Zhar-ptit͡sa

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