Magic fairy tales ; Prince and Cinderella ; Benefit performance of Ninel Kurgapkina.



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Title from menu screen. Magic fairy tales, The Prince and Cinderella and Ninel Kurgapkina benefit performance originally produced in 1976, 1975 and 1980 respectively. Program notes in pamphlet inserted in container. Special features: chapter selection ; interactive menus. Magic fairy tales: Kirov Ballet dancers Gabriella Komleva, Sergey Vikulov, Konstantine Zaklinsky, Alla Sizova ; Kirov Orchestra ; Victor Fedotov. The Prince and Cinderella: Kirov Ballet dancers Sergey Vikulov, Svetlana Efremova ; Kirov Orchestra ; Victor Fedotov. Ninel Kurgapkina benefit performance: Kirov Ballet dancers Nikolai Kovmir, Alexander Chistiakov, Sergey Vikulov, Vadim Budarin ; Kirov Orchestra ; Victor Fedotov.

Title
Magic fairy tales ; Prince and Cinderella ; Benefit performance of Ninel Kurgapkina.
Artist
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Subjects
Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
The dazzling music and grand choreography of the Kirov Ballet, Russia's earliest and most enduring ballet company. Choreographic riches preserved in these rare dance films include part of Tchaikovsky's 'The Sleeping Beauty' - with the great Gabriella Komleva dancing Aurora, and with the traditional 19th-century choreography of Marius Petipa, who established the grandeur of the early Kirov style when it was known as the Imperial Russian Ballet. Also seen here is 'The Prince and Cinderella,' a fantasia on Prokofiev's 'Cinderella,' choreographed by the modern master Constantine Sergeev, who helped sustain Russian dominance in ballet in the twentieth century. And as a climax we're treated to a wealth of dancing from Ninel Kurgapkina, one of the most beloved of modern Russian ballerinas. When Kurgapkina dances the repertoire from 'Don Quixote' to a Strauss waltz to Drigo's 'Harlequinade,' we are reminded yet again of the greatness of Russian ballet, the Kirov, and the tradition of ballet itself.
Year
2008
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)
Rights Statement
For private home use only.