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I don't have the dvd but on the television the order was: Manon, Wie lange Noch, Memoire and then My Way.

New Film -- Wim Wenders PINA - Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost: trailer for film Wenders 3D dance film to debut at Berlin Film Festival: article link

Google Translation: Jose Carlos Martinez, the new director of the National Dance Company Rosana Torres / Roger Salas - Madrid - 17/12/2010 ELPAIS.COM . . . José Carlos Martinez has been named today by the Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, artistic director of Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND). . . article in Spanish

What I think is useful about the site is that you can click on the links at the bottom to gain access to books written during that period about the subject. You can also do this in Google Books advanced search but this is very quick access.

Type the word ballet into ngrams from google to find out. Explained in article from the New York Times.

I was horrified at the behavior of this audience captured on youtube (complete with changing seats, texting, paper crunching and constant talking): during a performance of Swan Lake by

Here is a related thread.

Here is an interview with Ilya Kuznetsov on Boys Do Ballet.com

"Captured live" but shown on different days. I believe the ballet films in cinemas to be pre-recorded (live) and edited but I do not know for sure to be honest.

It was La Petite Danseuse de Degas (Paris Opera Ballet).

I was interested to hear in an interview with Anne Bass (Dancing Across Borders) how problematic digital format for film is. She is redoing her documentary as a 35 mm film because she said that with digital the projection equipment is so different in each venue that it was a nightmare. See interview at 4.48. Having seen a ballet film in the cinema where the really fast movement was disturbingly blurry I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. The cinema blamed the the original camera work which didn't sound likely to me.

Short clip on Ballets Russes costumes at the National Gallery of Australia. "The National Gallery of Australia has one of the most important collections of modern theatre art in the world. In 1973 at auction, the NGA purchased 47 lots, comprising about 400 assorted items. It has taken years of conservation and research to piece together these various items – hats, belts, coats, trousers, dresses – into about 100 complete or nearly complete costumes." "...former director of the gallery Betty Churcher presents an insider’s guide to some of these 'hidden treasures’ Link to video

Thank you Simon. I am puzzled by phrases in reviews like "mediocre choreography" and "remarkable choreography". Do these mean only that the critic liked or disliked the piece? What are they looking for? You have written about the relationship to music. What other aspects of a work would be thought about?

On Amazon UK it lists this dvd as PAL which is not viewable on US televisions. Is the copy you received NTSC?

Thanks for replying, vipa. To show my ignorance... I am asking because partly when I read reviews that are critical of the choreography of a ballet or of a choreographer's works in general I sometimes don't understand why that work or choreographer is being criticized. When someone says that the choreography is poor I don't understand what they really mean, other than they don't like the work. I would like to understand more about how to critique a performance.

A friend has written to me that for her in dramatic ballets the choreography should tell the story and also portray what the dancers are feeling while in abstract ballet the choreography should interpret the music. What do you look for when you are thinking about the choreography of a piece? Why do you prefer one choreographer to another? Do you have an emotional response to the choreography or are there criteria that you want met?

It would be an interesting documentary... fingers crossed!

"Readers who ever shared the stage with Drosselmeyer, watched a loved one dance with him or simply attended a cherished performance of “The Nutcracker” — I have a request: send us your photo memories and comments on this very American holiday classic." Nutcracker Chronicles -- Alastair Macaulay

Documentary from 2003: Ekaterina Kondaurova [with translation]

Here is a link. Mrlopez2681 has put up some other wonderful videos that you might enjoy as well.

Kathryn Bennetts talks about her resignation as Artistic Director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders (in English) Link to video

The alert to this was posted on BT4D... Radio Program "The National Ballet's Karen Kain debated former dancer and current New Republic dance critic Jennifer Homans on that question this morning on Q. Jennifer Homans says ballet is an art in steep decline, and today's artists just haven't lived up to ballet's legacy. Karen Kain deeply disagrees. You can have a listen to that below -- and let us know what you think. Is ballet over for you the audience? Do you think ballet is too idealistic for our cynical times? Or is it exactly what we need?"

LibGuides are librarian created guides for students. So far there are about 19 dance guides that have references to ballet. Search ballet on LibGuides.

Bronwen Parker-Rhodes is "raising money for the completion of a documentary following ballerina Maria Kochetkova as she prepares for a performance of a new solo work at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. This is a rare opportunity to document the creation of a new ballet by world renowned artists and will provide a behind the scenes portrait of the life of a ballet dancer. The money raised will be used to pay for production costs in San Francisco and Moscow where the new solo piece will be produced and performed." Link to source Films by Bronwen Parker-Rhodes