Katalina Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Does anyone know how many DVDs are there altogether in the "Dancer's Dream: The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev" series, please? And if anyone has watched any of them, I'd greatly appreciate if you could offer your advice on whether or not you find the documentaries insightful/useful. Thanks a lot. Link to comment
innopac Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 From the TDK Catalogue search term = nureyev Raymonda Dancer's Dream Opèra National de Paris, 1999 Marie-Claude Pietragalla · Elisabeth Platel Manuel Legris · José Martinez · Laurent Hilaire ALEXANDER ANISSIMOV Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Sleeping Beauty Dancer's Dream Opéra National de Paris, 1999 Elisabeth Platel · Manuel Legris Clotilde Vayer · Nathalie Riqué VELLO PÄHN Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev La Bayadère Dancer´s Dream Opéra National de Paris, 2002 Isabelle Guérin · Elisabeth Platel Laurent Hilaire VELLO VÄHN Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Romeo & Juliet Dancer´s Dream Opéra National de Paris, 1999 Elisabeth Maurin · Manuel Legris Aurélie Dupont · Jean-Guillaume Bart VELLO PÄHN Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Link to comment
Giannina Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I LOVED the Ramonda one. As far as I know there is no POB Ramonda on DVD, and after watching the Raymonda Dancer's Dream DVD you are itching for the entire ballet. Even at that, the Raymonda Dancer's Dream is wonderful. Giannina Link to comment
Katalina Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Giannina, I too long for more recent productions of Raymonda. I didn't know that the Dancer's Dream series had a documentary on Romeo & Juliet, that's great info! Thanks, innopac! I hope someone would post his/her thoughts on Dancer's Dream R&J... R&J is a performance that I've always had trouble with - either I couldn't quite tune into the feelings being conveyed by the performers or I'd feel totally drained and dumbfounded towards the end. Link to comment
theplayer01 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 They are all wonderful. It explains so much about the ballets little details, that after watching these series You will appreciate all the recordings more than before. At least that is what I think as a professional dancer myself... Highly Recommended, and I hope they will continue the series to extend Link to comment
Katalina Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks, theplayer01. So far, I've watched the Dancer's Dream: Sleeping Beauty. The video has helped me appreciate not only the POB production but also all other Sleeping Beauty performances. It's sometimes easy to forget how much teamwork has been put together in order for us to see a 2-hour performance on stage and I think the Dancer's Dream is definitely a great documentary series. Link to comment
James Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Personally I especially appreciated the one about La Bayadère. Before, I liked the dancing but didn't think much of the story. On the documentary you see Isabelle Guérin (among others) discussing how and why it should be danced this or that way. Making sense of the characters has helped add a lot of emotion to the dancing itself. La Bayadère has actually become one of my favourite ballets, thanks to Dancer's dream. Link to comment
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