A choreography of Benvindo Fonseca to 19 songs performed live by the music group Madredeus and the dance group Madredeus of Contemporary Ballet of Lisbon. Filmed in Lisbon, at the 'Centro Cultural de Belém', in 29th of June 2006. Madredeus musical group is from Portugal but do not sing fado. His...
This collection of amazing pas de deux from some legendary ballets brings new meaning to the phrase "Meet you at the barre." Among the scintillating dances are several famous terpsichorean partnerships, such as Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev in "Le Corsaire." Also featured are Darcey Bussell...
Classic production of the world’s most-famous ballet, the one that dance audiences long for – Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. First performed in St.Petersburg in 1895, Swan Lake with its unrivalled “white acts”, its spectacular and dramatic Ballroom scene, sublime music and deeply moving story,...
While love is breaking into the lives of two young people, an artificial being will challenge what they believed they knew about it… Revisiting this classic of the Romantic repertoire, Jean-Christophe Maillot gives us, with an original musical score, a reflection on the search for the ideal...
New 2021 version of the classic. One of Tchaikovsky's three major ballets, The Nutcracker, a heartwarming story of Christmas. The Maki Asami Ballet Company started a regular performance of "The Nutcracker" in 1963. And it has been performing for about 60 years until today.
The Rita - Choreography to Cracked Linear Textural Sound
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A choreography to cracked linear textural sound. Elements of classical and neoclassical ballet used to choreograph a dancer's movements to jagged lines of sound.
A ballerina, whose pointe shoes are extended by a set of sharp kitchen knives, dances and twirls insistently until reaching exhaustion, fighting to maintain balance on the lid of a grand piano set on a stage. The theatre with its red velvet warm lighting, resembles an oversized music box. The...
Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts with the purpose of presenting a fun, entertaining and parodied view of traditional classical ballet. In this video we can observe the performances of the following acts: "Swan Lake", "Le Corsaire", "Go for Barocco", "The Dying Swan" "Raymonda's...
This short documentary describes the process and inspiration behind the creation and performance of a new Cuban ballet based on Afro-Cuban traditions and beliefs.
