Grissi Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Today has been broadcasted, in a private Spanish channel, La Sexta, Blancanieves y los siete enanitos (Snow White and the seven dwarfs). This was a private project, leaded by Emilio Aragón -who composed the music- and Ricardo Cué -the choreographer-; Tamara Rojo was casted as Snow White. The production is good, not very good, but interesting. The dancers are free-lance, they do not belong to a company, so the difference of style is remarkable. Tamara Rojo was, as always, astonishing, musically and technically, and she made a fouettés series (two simples, one double) with no hesitation. The choreography was not very original (a little bit of Petipá here, a little bit of Nureyev there), and the music deserves an A minus. The main theme remains in ypur mind for a day or two, and that is not easy. Recently a DVD from Deutsche Grammophon has been released. You must watch it! Blancanieves ballet Music and direction: Emilio Aragón Choreography, libretto and artistic directio: Ricardo Cué Assistant Choregrapher: Santiago de la Quintana Photography director: David Arribas Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, directed by Emilio Aragón www.universalclassics.com ; www.deutschegrammophon.com/dvd Link to comment
CarolinaM Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I fully agree with you Grissi, "Blancanieves" is worth to see Tamara, although it is a nice to see ballet neither the music nor the choreography will remain. And what is really incredible is that today, the only day all over the year long that we have had the opportunity to watch ballet on TV in Spain we have had two different ballets at the same time both with Tamara, Snow White and the gala of last Thursday 21 in Fuenlabrada. Again, of course, the worth to see has been Tamara, she has danced a bit of Carmen (Petit) with Lienz Chang and Paquita with Iñaki Urlezaga. I have recorded it and seen a bit, but what I can say is that the corps de ballet was not good at all and that I have liked Giuliano Peparini, Ballet de Marsella and Olga Clavel, Compañía David Campos of Barcelona. If you want to see two pictures of Tamara in that gala you can click here Link to comment
Joseph Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I can't find it on the site?! Link to comment
Helene Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 To find the two photos, scroll down to "mercurio" from Dic 22 (December 22) 12:46am. Link to comment
Grissi Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Neither do I!!!! Link to comment
Grissi Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Thank you, Helene. Link to comment
CarolinaM Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Oh sorry I should have told you. Thanks Helene! Link to comment
Joseph Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 sorry, no, i meant for the dvd! haha but thanks for the pictures yes, i really want to get this dvd, where can i find it?! i do not see it on the website you have provided! Link to comment
Grissi Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Sorry, Joseph, for the delay in answering you. As I have told you in the message, and for everyone who wants to know, this DVD forms part of a collection, 'Lo mejor del Ballet', sent by Planeta De Agostini. You have all the information in its website www.planetadeagostini.es. The prizes are very good, 15 € each DVD, and the first release (RB's The Nutcracker and Blancanieves) 15 € for the two DVD's mentioned. If you have any problem with Spanish, please let me know. Link to comment
richard53dog Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Sorry, Joseph, for the delay in answering you. As I have told you in the message, and for everyone who wants to know, this DVD forms part of a collection, 'Lo mejor del Ballet', sent by Planeta De Agostini. You have all the information in its website www.planetadeagostini.es. The prizes are very good, 15 € each DVD, and the first release (RB's The Nutcracker and Blancanieves) 15 € for the two DVD's mentioned. If you have any problem with Spanish, please let me know. Joseph, depending on where you live and what kind of playback equipment you have, you will need to take into account the format and region coding. I believe you can watch most DVDs on a PC, going beyond that becomes a bit more complicated. For instance Nero will do a format (PAL/NTSC) conversion, but in my experience it balks at touching encrypted (Copyright) discs. But my version is 6.0 and a newer one may be more tolerant. Link to comment
Joseph Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Thanks Richard! Yeah, I am not sure what my system's capabilities are...? But, possibly it will be worth it to get a multiregion player at some point? Talk to you soon... Link to comment
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