Ballet Performances Videos and DVDs 8

Macbeth - Bolshoi Theatre Video (D1115)

DVD Only - $29.99
Shakespeare's masterpiece of murder and intrigue in mist-shrouded Scotland is brought to life through dance in this superb production by the Bolshoi Ballet taped live at Moscow's historic Bolshoi Theatre.

Choreographed by Vladimir Vasiliev in 1980 to powerful music by the celebrated composer, Maestro Molchanov, Macbeth stars Alexei Fadeyechev in the title role and Nina Timofeyeva as his unscrupulous consort. Brilliantly danced, and acted with bloodcurdling conviction, Macbeth is superb drama and stunning entertainment for all.

97 mins. (2008)
DVD - All Region

Manon - The Australian Ballet Video (D4089)

DVD Only - $29.99
Conductor: Noel Smith. Choreographer and Composer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan.

This highly-rated production of Manon by The Australian Ballet was recorded live at the Adelaide Festival in 1995 and features premier dancers Justine Summers, Steven Heathcote, Nigel Burley, Jonathan Kelly, Lynette Wills and Paul De Masson.

In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avaricious brother, she makes a fatal decision to shun her true love and exploit the pleasures of wealth. Des Grieux, a victim of Manon's desires and depravity, sacrifices everything to follow her to a tragic end.

110 mins. (2006)
DVD - Region 1

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed Video (1388)

VHS Only - $19.95
Modern dance owes more to Martha Graham than to any other single figure. As dancer, choreographer and teacher, she conceived and shaped the major dance form of the 20th century. Martha Graham died in 1991, at almost 97, having towered over American and world dance for seven decades. The Dancer Revealed is the definitive video documentary on her life and work. This insightful program includes interviews with leading figures such as Agnes de Mille, Erick Hawkins, Ron Protas and many others. Among the many extracts shown of her work are Acts of Light, Errand into the Maze, Frontier, Appalachian Spring, American Document, Primitive Mysteries and Night Journey.

60 mins.
VHS - NTSC format only (Canada, USA).

Mayerling Video

DVD (D1489) - $29.99
Choreographer:  Kenneth MacMillian.   Designer:  Nicholas Georgiadis.  Scenario:  Gillian Freeman.  Stage Lighting:  John B. Read.   Staging:  Monica Mason.  Music:  Franz Liszt.  Arrangement:  John Lanchbery.   Conductor:  Barry Wordsworth.  The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House – Leader:  John Brown.  Cast:  Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary: Irek Mukhamedov.  Baroness Mary Vetsera: Viviana Durante.  Countess Marie Larisch: Lesley Collier.  Mitzi Caspar: Darcey Bussell.  Princess Stephanie: Jane Burn.  Empress Elisabeth: Nicola Tranah.  Bratfisch: Matthew Hart.  Mitzi Caspar: Darcey Bussell.  Four Hungarian Officers: Stuart Cassidy, Adam Cooper, Errol Pickford, William Trevitt.  Artists of The Royal Ballet – Executive Producer: Revel Guest.   Producers: Stephany Marks and Jane Pleydell-Bouverie.  Director: Derek Bailey. 

135 mins. (1994)
VHS - NTSC format only (Canada, USA).
DVD - Region 1

Medea - Tbilisi State Theatre Video (D1114)

DVD Only - $29.99
Filmed in the Soviet Union and never seen before by Western audiences, this extraordinary one-act ballet, Medea, freely interprets the classic drama of Euripides. Through music and dance it reveals the ancient story of a powerful woman's revenge upon her faithless husband and the younger rival who has stolen him away from her.

Written and directed by Georgiy Aleksidze and Elgudja Zhgenti and with a score by Revaz Gabichvadze, Medea is an important discovery that should be in every dance library.

66 mins. (2008)
DVD - All Region

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