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Eisenstein's Carmen. 1 online resource (streaming video file). The Last Conversation: Eisenstein's Carmen Ballet takes its name from a miniature ballet created in 1947 by the famous Russian film director Sergei Eisenstein. A distillation of the final scene of Bizet's opera Carmen, Eisenstein's duet for two Bolshoi dancers was one of the last creative acts of this 20th century artistic giant. This documentary video follows the re-creation of Eisenstein's ballet, reconstructed by noted dance historian and author Sally Banes in collaboration with the dancers Galina Zakrutkina of the Kirov Ballet and James Sutton. Directed by Sally Banes. Streaming video.
El amor brujo. 2007, 1 videodisc (103 min.). Eclipse: Eclipse. The most straightforward narrative in the "Flamenco Trilogy" is also its most forthrightly theatrical, a modern take on composer Manuel de Falla's gypsy ballet, dressed up in pink sunsets and hellishly red fires. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 9823.
Etoiles dancers of the Paris opera ballet. 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 100 min.). Etoiles celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals and tour snapshots of classical ballets as well as contemporary works. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier delves into the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today, who give perspectives on how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of the drive to be on stage. Streaming video.
European Tanztheater. ©1997, 1 videodisc (62 min.). The story of the avant garde Tanztheater, past, present, and future, is told here through filmed performances, commentary and interviews with critics and choreographers. Tanztheater, which had its roots in the 1920s and the work of Rudolf Laban, strives to reflect the social and cultural climate of the time using many artistic elements, including dance, drama, and poetry. In the words of Pina Bausch, Tantztheater is "not how people move but what moves people." Shows archival footage and edited excerpts of modern European dance. Present portions Kurt Jooss' ballet The green table and Pina Bausch's Rite of spring, as well as the work of Rudof Laban, Valeska Gert, Susanne Linke, Reinhild Hoffman, and Dieta Baumann. DVD 14698.
An evening with the Ballet Rambert. 198, 1 videodisc (98 min.). The World of dance. Ballet Rambert company performs three innovative, imaginative dances. DVD 12467.
The fairy doll. 2001, 1 online resource (11 min.). Streaming video.
The Fiddle and The Drum. 2007, 1 online resource (54 min.). Dance in video, volume 2. Legendary Canadian artist Joni Mitchell in collaboration with internationally acclaimed choreographer Jean Grand-Mâitre of the Alberta Ballet Company created "The Fiddle and The Drum", a special ballet that speaks volumes of Joni Mitchell's life-long concerns about environmental neglect and the warring nature of mankind. It is a celebration of the profoundly humanistic questions and testimonies that are expressed so poetically by Joni Mitchell, a world renowned poet. Streaming video.
Firebird. 2002, 1 online resource (48 min.). Streaming video.
Flamenco at 5:15. 1 online resource (1 video file (29 min.)). This Oscar-winning film is a visual and emotional thriller. It is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana Robledo and her longtime accompanist husband, Antonio Robledo. These dedicated teachers come to school every winter to conduct classes held after the day's regular schedule has ended. As trained dancers, the students pick up most of the steps easily, but Susana notices that many are apprehensive and scared since flamenco dance requires them to evoke different emotions entirely. This classic documentary film shows the beautiful young North American dancers - inspired by the flamenco rhythms and mesmerized by Susana's extraordinary energy - joyously merging with an ancient Gypsy culture. Streaming video.
Folias. 2008, 1 online resource (29 min.). Streaming video.
Forgotten Memories A Documentary about Jiri Kylian. 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 42 sec.)). Jirí Kylián is a living legend. He is the creator of more than a hundred works, several of which are included in repertories of some of the world's greatest dance centers. This film is exceptional due to the choreographer's reluctance to participate in a documentary. For the first time, we look closely at Kylián' life, his way of thinking and at his most significant creations. The film was shot in Den Haag, Prague, Monte-Carlo and Paris. Streaming video.
Gaité parisienne. 1 videodisc (87 min.). For ten years, former mechanical engineer Victor Jessen followed the Ballet Russe around America filming Gaîté Parisienne whenever Danilova, Franklin, and Danielian were dancing the principal roles. He later edited this film from thirty-second "takes" filmed in various locations in many different theatres to conform to a sound recording he made around 1954. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 13412.
Gaja Gamini. 2000, 1 videodisc (122 min.). The film, an operatic ballet, moves between illusion & reality. It depicts the journey of a woman called Gaja Gamini, suspended in time and space along with a variety of characters from art, history, music & poetry. These characters, voicing the aesthetics of feminine beauty, are points of reference and interact with each other on the essence & identity of woman. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 315.
Gala Excerpts Footnotes The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus. 1 online resource (1 video file (29 min., 11 sec)). Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus: Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus. Various short ballets including The Dying Swan, Les Sylphides, Bluebird, Le Corsaire, Raymonda, etc... There are many famous, short ballets that have become standards in the circuit today, especially at Gala events. This program looks at the most famous and important of them. Streaming video.
George Balanchine forever a documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz. p2005, 1 online resource (58 min.). Streaming video.
Gil Roman y el Béjart Ballet Lausanne el esfuerzo y el animo. 1 online resource (79 min.). Filmakers library online. "The choreographer Maurice Bejart was one of the most brilliant artists of the 20th century. He revolutionized the art of dance and excited thousands of spectators throughout the world, many of them indifferent to ballet until then. In order to continue and preserve his work and ballets, Bejart named the French dancer Gil Roman, a member of his company since 1979, as his successor. Roman is well aware of the dauntingly large shoes he's expected to fill. In this film, we see how Roman's own choreography, as well as leadership, must prove worthy to secure the future of a beloved institution hitherto unimaginable without its founder's active guidance. Daringly, Roman chooses to prove his mettle by staging BBL's first-ever program without any Bejart works. We glimpse rehearsals, and dancers past and present are interviewed. Excerpts of the new dances, look exciting, as does the climactic gala. Bejart himself is heard on archival tape and seen in stills, but the focus here is on the present magnificent company"--Original container. Streaming video.
Giselle. 87, 1 online resource (173 min.). Streaming video.
Giselle Footnotes The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus. 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 10 sec)). Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus: Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet with Frank Augus. Choreographed by Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot (1841) /Music by A. Adam. One of the great romantic ballets that has taught dancers the importance of acting. Streaming video.
The great ballets of Rudolf Nureyev Sleeping beauty = La belle au bois dormant = Dornröschen. ©2004, 1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.). This documentary is dedicated to Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, the first ballet Rudolf Nureyev performed in after his defection from the Soviet Union and one of the last grand ballets he choreographed. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 13413
Guguletu ballet. 1 online resource (23 min.). Filmakers library online. In 1992, a white South African ballet dancer ventured into a township and began teaching classes in an empty schoolroom. Within a few years, hundreds of township children took up ballet, and a program called Dance For All was born. Guguletu Ballet profiles some of the extraordinary people behind Dance For All s success -- from prima ballerinas who left the international stage to teach in the townships, to students who are overcoming great odds. Their stories offer a glimpse at the harsh realities of township life ... and proof that ballet dancers can come from the most unlikely places. Streaming video.
Hans van Manen Nederlands Dans Theater, HET Nationale Ballet. 2000-2007, 1 online resource (103 min.). A collection of dances choreographed by Hans van Manen and performed by 2 Dutch dance companies. Streaming video.
The hard nut. 2007, 1 videodisc (87 min.). Dance in America. Production of the famous ballet, updated with the sensibilities of the 1960s and 1970s. Production based on the work of Charles Burns. MUSIC LIBRARY DVD 86.
L'histoire du soldat. 88, 1 online resource (51 min.). Streaming video.
History of Modern Dance. 1 online resource (1 video file (51 min., 50 sec.)). In this program, dance historians, instructors, and choreographers trace the evolution of modern and postmodern dance. They explores the influences of such dance pioneers as Duncan, Fuller, St. Denis, Shawn, Balanchine, Graham, Laban, Wigman, Tamaris, Humphrey, Weidman, Limo+C2n, Sokolow, Ailey, Dunham, Cunningham, Taylor, Hawkins, Nikolais, and Bausch. Modern dance education is also disused in the program. Streaming video.