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Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
Swedish
Description
Sleeping beauty is Swedish choreographer Mats Ek's latest re-working of one of the classics of the ballet repertoire. The basic elements of the story remain true, but Ek transforms the characters into denizens of the second half of the twentieth century. A rebellious teenager, Aurora seeks to free herself from her uncomprehending parents and a world of emptiness and surface glitter.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
None
Description
At the christening of a long-wished-for Princess, fairies invited as godmothers offer gifts: beauty, wit, and musical talent. A wicked fairy's gift is an enchantment: when the princess turns 16, she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. This curse is partially reversed by one last fairy, who declares that the princess will instead fall into a deep sleep for 100 years. The king forbids spinning, but inevitably the curse is fulfilled. The good...
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
None
Description
Listen to the music from Tchaikovsky's ballets as you view scenes from Russia. Explore the great Russian Kirov theater as you listen to excerpts from the wondrous "Swan Lake", "Nutcracker, " and "Sleeping Beauty" ballets. Join in the pre-performance excitement as you witness the preparation of prima ballerina Tanya Serova. Explore beyond the Kirov and take a tour of astonishing Russian sights. From the great Kremlin and Red Square to the St. Petersburg...
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"The Sleeping Beauty remains, as Rudolf Nureyev often called it, the 'ballet of ballets'. It is the most accomplished and the most brilliant, as well as one of the most spectacular of the 19th century, and the most representative of the 'noble' style of classical dancing. Rudolf Nureyev's version, which he created for the Opéra Ballet in 1989, was recorded at the Opéra Bastille in 1999, in a new production (sets and costumes) created by his faithful...
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