Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes /

L'oiseau de feu: Ivan Tsarevich enlists the help of the Firebird to free his beloved Tsarevna from the grasp of the cruel magician, Kostchei; Le sacre du printemps: A pagan Slavonic tribe assembles on the occasion of a feast devoted to the sacred spring. One of the girls has to be made a human...

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Corporate Authors:	Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ), Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Balet, Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Orkestr, Bel Air Media (Firm), Ballets russes, Bel Air Classiques
Other Authors:	Caïozzi, Denis, Duplat, François, Nijinsky, Vaslaw, 1890-1950, Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, Hodson, Millicent, Fokine, Isabelle, Liepa, Andris, Kondaurova, Ekaterina, Kuznetsov, Ilya, Pavlova, Marianna, Ponomarev, Vladimir, Iosifidi, Alexandra, Bazhenova, Elena, Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953-, Golovin, Aleksandr I︠A︡kovlevich, 1863-1930, Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924, Archer, Kenneth, Nezhnyĭ, Anatoliĭ, 1970-, Nezhnai͡a, Anna, 1970-, Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Optional subtitles in French and English.
Published:	[Paris] : Bel Air Classiques, [2009]
Subjects:	Ballets > Russia. Filmed ballets. Filmed performances. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	L'oiseau de feu: Ivan Tsarevich enlists the help of the Firebird to free his beloved Tsarevna from the grasp of the cruel magician, Kostchei; Le sacre du printemps: A pagan Slavonic tribe assembles on the occasion of a feast devoted to the sacred spring. One of the girls has to be made a human sacrifice to the Sun God according to the choice of the Possessed. The choice is the beloved of the Shepard who has to find a way of saving her. A protest against barbarity and brutality starts to rage in his heart.
Item Description:	Title and credits from container. Accompanying booklet ([12] pages ; ill. : 15 cm.) contains program notes in English, French, and German. Special features (38 min.) include: documentary on the Ballets Russes (soundtrack in French, with English optional subtitles); interview with Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer (soundtrack in English, with French optional subtitles). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray Disc; Region 0; 1080i HD 16/9; PCM stereo. or DTS-HD master audio. Requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	L'oiseau de feu [The Firebird]: choreography and libretto, Michel Fokine ; reconstruction, Isabelle Fokine and Andris Liepa ; set and costume design, Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine, reconstructed and supervised by Anna and Anatoly Nezhny. Le sacre du printemps [Rite of spring]: choreography after Vaclav Nijinsky (1913), reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; set and costume design after Nicholas Roerich, reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer ; scene plan, Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich.