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Oh, how I love this DVD! I am going to watch this every christmas instead of Nutcracker. It contains a lot of great dancing and many wonderful christmas carols, especially was Tiny Tim´s singing very moving and made me cry and cry There was also a great Pas de Deux with Scrooge and his his fiancée. Lez Brotherston (Matthew Bourne´s Swan Lake) have done the spectacular costumes and stage design, and Carl Davis the music. One of my best DVD buys last year.
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Ordering tickets online...in English
Dr. Coppelius replied to Swanilda's topic in Royal Danish Ballet
You can order tickets online in English here -
You can watch Miss Piggy and Mr Nureyev here
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That Sleeping beauty version is now released on DVD My favorite ballet videos are two old russian balletmovies "The little humpbacked horse" from 1962, and "Cinderella" from 1961. They don't make them like this anymore, but maybe Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" also will become a classic 30 years from now.
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You missed it, the last performance was in september. But don't be sorry, soon you can go and see Manon or Romeo & Juliet instead
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There are at least two Swan Lake DVD's with Kirov http://ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?ItemId=126328 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NGA...&v=glance&n=130 I really love the first one from 1968 with Yelena Yevteyeva as Odette/Odile, it's a studio production, but be aware that the sound quality is not the best.
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Kiera rules! I must see that movie. Well I just came back from a movie that also have a classic version from the fourties, this new movie of Oliver Twist is made by Roman Polansky. David Lean´s fantastic movie was in black and white, but I think there was no reason to make another adaption of the Charles Dickens novel, and Alec Guinness had already done a perfect Fagin. Roman Polansky did a good work, and Ben Kingsley is not bad, he even put some humanity in Fagin, but I prefer the old black and white movie.
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I am aware of that, but there is no other version available. I usually don´t like modern versions of classic ballets by people like Mats Ek, Maguy Marin, Neumeier and others, but I did like some parts of "La Chauve-Souris " by Roland Petit, mostly because of a very funny Luigi Bonino and the wonderful Alessandra Ferri and a great Pas de deux in the end. With the great Aurelie Dupont and Manuel Legris and Delibes music, I hope it is not to bad. Thanks for the photos!
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Le Antique Ballet Photos...............
Dr. Coppelius replied to Solor's topic in Ballet History and Music
Thanks for the wonderful photos! I spent a few minutes in photoshop and added some colour and did a collage with some of the photos. -
Ukrainien National Ballet Kiev??
Dr. Coppelius replied to Stuttgart's topic in Other European Companies
There is a english translation http://www.opera.com.ua/index.php?cont=main〈=eng -
Nina Ananiashvili to Take Maternity Leave
Dr. Coppelius replied to Dale's topic in American Ballet Theatre
I think pregnant women are beautyful, but as dancers not so very graceful . -
Nina Ananiashvili to Take Maternity Leave
Dr. Coppelius replied to Dale's topic in American Ballet Theatre
"A dancer will always be a dancer - even while pregnant" Pregnant Principals, a pas de deux for four hearts Two of The Swedish Royal Ballet's Principal dancers Marie Lindqvist and Anna Valev danced in the ballet "252 days" at the end of their pregnancy. But I don't think I want to see a pregnant Odette in Swan Lake. -
Pinter wins the Nobel Prize
Dr. Coppelius replied to dirac's topic in General Reading and Literature
One cannot really leave the Swedish academy, you are elected for a lifelong membership and you will be replaced first after your death. I believe that there are four or five members that have "left" the academy for various political reasons and they are no longer active in the academy. -
I think the most suitable Coppelia for a little girl is the one by Paris Opera Ballet School, it has young dancers and does not have the boring (to a child) third act. And I think that Pierre Lacotte does a very good, not so diabolical, Dr. Coppelius. It also have a bonus, there is a documentary about the school, which is interesting.
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Dead cats and broken legs
Dr. Coppelius replied to Dr. Coppelius's topic in Ballet History and Music
I found this about Yelena Andreianova So it seems to be true after all. -
Dead cats and broken legs
Dr. Coppelius replied to Dr. Coppelius's topic in Ballet History and Music
I don't know if I believe that, who would bring a dead cat to the theatre? But in the movie "Amacord" by Fellini, somebody did that and throw the dead cat on the stage.