Mikhail Baryshnikov, Boris Bregvadze, Nikita Dolgushin, Natalia Dudinskaya, Tamara Karsavina, Irina Kolpakova, Gabriela Komleva, Ninel Kurgapkina, Natalia Makarova, Rudolf Nureyev, Olga Moiseyeva, Alla Osipenko, Vladilen Semenov, Konstantin Sergeyev, Alla Sizova, Galina Ulanova, Sergei Vikulov. Includes booklet in English, French, German and Spanish.
Contents:
Swan Lake (Black Swan pas de deux) -- Raymonda (pas de deux) -- Viennese Waltz -- Reflection (pas de deux) -- Le Corsaire (pas de deux) -- Laurencia (pas de six) -- The Tale of Serf Nikish -- The Dying Swan -- Pas de Quatre -- Syrinx -- Spartacus (excerpts) -- Romeo and Juliet (solo) -- The Ice Maiden (pas de deux) -- Les Sylphides (waltz) -- Le Corsaire (pas de deux) -- Swan Lake (White Swan pas de deux) -- The Dying Swan.
Summary:
From the early days of this century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.