Le Corsaire Video (D2848)

DVD Only - $29.99
Magnificent scenic effects and dramatic choreography have ensured the popularity of Petipa’s exotic ballet Le Corsaire, a story of pirates and shipwreck, set on the Ionian coast. This production features Altynai Asylmuratova and Faroukh Ruzimatov who give exuberant and extroverted performances. " … the leading dancers were little short of sensational".

85 mins.  (2005)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

L’enfant et les Sortileges Video (0080)

VHS Only - $29.95
The Nederlands Dans Theater is one of Europe’s most exciting ballet companies and many of its recent successes are due to its Choreographer and Artistic Director, Jiri Kylian, whom critics have hailed as a choreographic genius.

This prize-winning recording of Kylian’s version of Maurice Ravel’s L’enfant et les Sortileges is danced to Lorin Mazel’s interpretation of the opera which has a libretto by Colette, who originally devised the scenario as a remarkable combination of poetry, drama, and ballet entitled “A Ballet for my Little Girl”. As he has no daughter himself, Ravel asked for Colette’s permission to change the central character in the story from a girl to a boy.

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

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 (US, Canada)

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)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

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

Miniatures - Monte Carlo Video (D4103)

DVD Only - $29.99
Choreographer: Jean-Christopher Maillot. Composer: Cera, Lazkano.

A series of seven choreographic displays explores the richness of human relations. Seven original music compositions, written for the 20th Anniversary of the Printemps des Arts have been selected by Choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot.

70 mins. (2006)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

Napoli - Danish Royal Ballet Video (D4083)

DVD Only - $29.99
Starring: Arne Villumsen and Mona Jessen. Conductor: Peter Ernst Lassen. Choreographer and Composer: August Bournonville.

The dramatic tradition of the remarkable dancer and choreographer, August Bournonville, is the keystone of the continuing excellence of the Royal Danish Ballet, and Napoli is his happiest masterpiece. Persuaded by his friend Hans Christian Andersen to travel to Italy, Bournonville was inspired by his stay in Naples to create this romantic ballet, which tells the story of the young fisherman Gennaro and his beloved Teresina.

97 mins. (2006)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

Natasha: Nataila Makarova Video

DVD Only - $19.99
Natalia Makarova is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest ballerinas of our age.

The content of this television spectacular was chosen to show off the astonishing range and artistry of this uniquely gifted dancer. Some of Makarova's most acclaimed interpretations, including Natalya Petrovna in Ashton's A Month in the Country and Juliet in MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, are featured in this recording alongside dances created especially for her.

65 mins. (2007)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

Nureyev - Dancing Through Darkness Video

DVD Only (D2027) - $19.99
Through the testimony of those closest to Nureyev, this program tells the compelling and hitherto untold story of his last years. It is a documentary about one man’s creative vision, a genius trapped in a dying body. Above all, it shows one man’s desperate struggle to transcend the confines of mortality, doing what he loved most – dancing.

60 mins. (1999)
DVD - Region 1 (US, Canada)

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