Stravinsky, Igor - Rite of Spring / Firebird - Gergiev, Valery
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The Rite Of Spring
choreography after Vaslav Nijinsky (1913), scenery, set, costumes: Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson, Kenneth Archer, lighting: Vladimir Lukin
The Firebird
choreography & libretto: Michel Fokine (1910), reconstruction: Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa, set and costume design:
Anna and Anatoly Nezhny after original sketches by Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine
The Chosen One: Alexandra Iosifidi
300-Year-Old Woman: Elena Bazhenova
Shaman: Vladimir Ponomarev
The Firebird: Ekaterina Kondaurova
Ivan Tsarevich: Ilya Kuznetsov
The Princess of Great Beauty: Marianna Pavlova
Kashchei the Immortal: Vladimir Ponomarev
Mariinsky Orchestra and Ballet
Music Director and Conductor: Valery Gergiev
In celebration of the creation of 'Le Sacre du printemps' in Paris in 1913, Bel Air present a new edition in a DVD-book of a wonderful Stravinsky night at the Mariinsky with the original Nijinsky version of the 'Rite of Spring' and 'The Firebird' both conducted by Valery Gergiev.
The premiere of 'The Rite of Spring' at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Paris, on May 1913 caused a veritable scandal. The audience was shocked by the primitive violence of the ballet. It was so radically rejected that the ballet was taken off after eight performances. Although long forgotten, thanks to the relentless work of Millicent Hodson, Nijinsky's original choreography was recreated.
'The Firebird' is a Russian folk tale in two scenes commissioned from the young Stravinsky by Diaghilev and premiered at the Paris Opera House in 1910. The ballet was an immediate success. The Ballets Russes enabled the choreographer Fokine to bring to this enterprise the right amount of novelty needed to captivate but not alienate the audience. It was a
total success.
Contents: DVD Book, 2 ballets 85 min.
Bonus: Documentary on the Ballets Russes (8 min), interviews with Millicent Hodson & Kenneth Archer (30 min), 36pp illustrated in 3 languages
Format: Colour, 16/9, NTSC, Sound: PCM Stereo - Dolby Digital 5.1