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If you scroll down to the bottom of this page there is a video with Nacho Duato talking in English about his Sleeping Beauty. http://mikhailovsky.livejournal.com/

"My Dad, Baryshnikov tells the story of Boris Mikhailovich Fishkin (Dmitrii Vyskubenko), a short yet gangly student at the Moscow Choreographic Institute, the world-famous ballet academy and feeder school to the Bolshoi Ballet." "The film’s screenwriter-director Dmitrii Povolotskii himself studied at this same academy and worked for seven years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His experiences seem reflected in the film’s grounded and balanced view of both the school and ballet in general. The film acknowledges the extreme discipline and rigor maintained at the school, even if it is sometimes suggested to be a vestige of a past era, but we also witness the tremendous pressures faced by school administrators—for example, we see the head of the school (Liudmila Titova) entertain a telephone call from Raisa Gorbacheva." "What is perhaps most interesting about the film is that it manages to pull off a thematic switcheroo and ends up not really being about dance at all. In many dance films, the protagonist is first exposed to and then masters dance across the course of the narrative, but here we begin with our hero already a practitioner, and at the most prestigious ballet academy to boot. The story arc of this film actually pulls Boris away from dance, and the figure of Baryshnikov functions as merely a cipher, endowed with ambitions of Boris that prove mutable and inconstant. Baryshnikov is dance supremacy, but he is also manliness, independence, freedom, and the West. At the beginning of the film, when the school’s director declares that there will be no perestroika at the academy, Boris’s voiceover announces that what he really wants is freedom. But what kind of freedom does he seek? We see Boris and his pals outside of school secretly hawking various emblems of Soviet kitsch to foreigners." http://www.kinokultura.com/2011/34r-baryshnikov.shtml Link with video clip http://www.filmfesti...ite=1&sektion=1

"Gotta tweet mid-play or ballet? Take a 'tweet seat'. by Edward Moyer (December 6, 2011) "You can't help but wonder what sort of productions we'll begin seeing as more and more performance venues, theater companies, symphony orchestras, and the like begin experimenting with "tweet seats," sections reserved for audience members who just can't tear themselves away from their Twitter feeds." http://news.cnet.com...e-a-tweet-seat/

Ballet Legend by John Neumeier in 7 Scenes and a Prologue Based on Ferenc Molnár Music by Michel Legrand Original Cast Liliom -- Carsten Jung Julie -- Alina Cojocaru

I am hoping someone can help with the following questions. Wikipedia says that the celesta is a transposing instrument and sounds an octave higher than the written pitch. Yet the celesta parts for The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad) and The Nutcracker seem to be written at actual pitch which would mean the musician would have to transpose the part down an octave. Otherwise, a couple written notes are actually beyond the range of the Celesta Mustel. Does this mean that the celesta parts for Tchaikovsky are written at actual pitch? What about later composers? Also, we have seen the letter where Tchaikovsky writes and asked Petr Jurgenson to get the new instrument he has seen in Paris, the Celesta Mustel, for use in The Voyevoda. Does anyone know of any other references in letters or diaries about Tchaikovsky and the celesta?

Here is a video that I don't believe has been listed in previous posts : Margot Fontaine and Rudolf Nureyev video newsreel film http://www.britishpa...d.php?id=100143

How would you compare Les Ballets Eloelle and the Trocks? Do they have a similar approach?

A detailed look at the Lilac Fairy's costume. At the end of the video the dancer talks about the difficulty of mime.

Video clip: "Deborah Bull on her life as a dancer" Interview with Deborah Bull on her life as a dancer and her career with the The Royal Ballet. Link

Nobel Prize winner Tomas Transtromer, in translation (Los Angeles Times) October 7, 2011 Link to article

This was posted on Ballet Talk for Dancers: Deborah Bull has released a new book, The Everyday Dancer. She is interviewed by the Guardian here (2 October 2011) and on BBC Radio 4 -- link (at 11:00) Deborah Bull on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour programme (6 October 2011)

Site for obtaining ballet music: classicalballetmusic.com -- Link

SundayArts Profile: The School of American Ballet (16 minute video) ThirteenWNET on Jun 27, 2011 "When George Balanchine said, "I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance" he was speaking about members of the New York City Ballet. To join their ranks takes unbelievable amounts of commitment, perseverance, and training. And, for most of these dancers, the training begins at the School of American Ballet" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Heu1-0XNHI

The Black Swan - Meryl Tankard DVD, PAL Year 1995 Length 57 mins PRICE DVD A$110.00 University A$88.00 Schools/Library/College Portrait of Australian choreographer Meryl Tankard, formally artistic director of the Meryl Tankard Dance Theatre, which explores her early life and works. We see how she has developed her own unique style, integrating dance, theatre, voice, imagery and music. Availability : This item is only available in Australia. Ships in 1-3 days Link

Psyché at the Paris Opera : twelve questions to Alexeï Ratmansky (Dansomanie) Link

The Earliest Filmed Full Length Ballet that Starred Andrei Batalov Diana Vishneva Don Quixote "As you will see, this video is primarily about Andrei Batalov. On July 21, 2011, almost 8 weeks ago, Batalov danced his last performance for the Mariinsky Ballet. He will coach Leonid Sarafanov at the Mikhailovsky Ballet. Hopefully, Batalov will do some dancing at the Mikhailovsky, but only time will answer that question." russianballetvideo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYZWU8sVjY&feature=feedu

Two more -- this time about building the piano and the search for a desired sound. Both I could watch again. Fascinating. Note By Note Note By Note is a feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037— from forest floor to concert hall. It explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the manufacturing process, and illustrates what makes each Steinway unique in this age of mass production. Building a legend: The quest for the original sound of the first Steinway Grand Link to more Information Building a Legend focuses on the quest for the lost sound of a legendary piano: the Steinweg 1836 or the Steinway n° 1, built by Heinrich Engelhardt Steinweg, in Seesen, Germany. Chris Maene, a Flemish renowned pianoforte builder; pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha, and the 91 years old great grandson Heinrich Steinway, all have their own particular interest in hearing the original sound of this first Steinway Grand again.

Just saw the wonderful documentary about the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs: They Came to Play. Official website with trailer Three of the performers: -- 2011 (filmed at a later competition) -- performance from the 2007 Competition (dvd) -- (from a different and later competition)

Pianomania I really loved both this documentary and the "extras" on the dvd. Link to review "It does not, at first, seem the most promising of premises. But Pianomania, a delicate Austrian documentary about the painstaking work of a master piano-tuner, has spent the last six months scooping up international awards. The film takes us into the life of Steinway's piano technician Stefan Knüpfer as he works on the instruments of the world's greatest virtuosos. In the pursuit of perfection, Knüpfer bounces tennis balls on piano strings, replaces the leg of one instrument with a cheap violin as an experiment – and spends an entire year working on one piano until it's the ideal instrument on which to play an unfinished masterpiece by Bach."

15 Days of Dance: The Making of "Ghost Light" Commissioned by Center for the Moving Image, University at Buffalo, Brian Reeder’s new work for the ABT Studio Company is a ballet for six dancers set to Music for the Theater by Aaron Copland and featuring costumes designed by Reeder. Caplan and his fellow cameraman caught the choreographic process at different angles, in varying light, in close up and in long shot. New York City peered through the room's large windows as they filmed, and inside a powerful intimacy reigned over the action. Link

Have you seen this dvd? Perhaps netflix will have it. There is also more about the ballet on this site: Website for MacMillan "He had chosen Antoinette Sibley as Manon and Anthony Dowell as Des Grieux, giving them both a copy of Prévost’s novel to read in preparation for their roles. He had completed three of their key pas de deux when Sibley was injured, out of action for several months. MacMillan finished the ballet with Jennifer Penney as Manon." Royal Ballet with Jennifer Penney and Anthony Dowell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU3iKCexmR8

New clip: Evgenia Obraztsova, Romeo and Juliet

Here are two more of Le Riche: Ivan the Terrible (Paris Opera Ballet, 2003) Link 2 Ivan le Terrible ballet Opera de Paris Nicolas Le Riche Meeting Ivan & Anastasia

Does anyone know if Vladimir Vasiliev was filmed doing the whole ballet? Or what vhs/dvd this extraordinary clip was taken from? Bolshoi Ballet Yuri Grigorovich Ivan The Terrible Vladimir Vasiliev Lyudmila Semenyaka Boris Akimov Link