Rudolf Nureyev
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
These uncut episodes are jam-packed with all the outrageous skits, great musical hits, great guest stars and the Muppet moments you love. Peter Sellers turns into a demented gypsy violinist; John Cleese portrays a befuddled pirate bent on capturing the cast of Pigs in Space; and Dudley Moore desmonstrates his "music and mood management apparatus".
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Larger than life and brimming with wit and hilarity, Dame Edna Everage is guaranteed to keep you in stitches in this series of six variety/chat shows. Celebrity guests include: Sean Connery, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rudolf Nureyev, Joan Rivers and more.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Exotic and mysterious India serves as the backdrop to this story of doomed love between the warrior Solor and the bayadere (or temple dancer) Nikiya, who is killed by her jealous rival, Gamzatti, daughter of the Rajah. The Nureyev production of the ballet was created in 1992, the last production before his death, and restaged in 1994. The ballet is preceeded by a short excerpt from the 1997 documentary, Dancing through darkness.
7) Giselle
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
None
Description
The classic ballet about a young girl deceived by her lover, and the tragic consequences.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
None
Description
"The Sleeping Beauty remains, as Rudolf Nureyev often called it, the 'ballet of ballets'. It is the most accomplished and the most brilliant, as well as one of the most spectacular of the 19th century, and the most representative of the 'noble' style of classical dancing. Rudolf Nureyev's version, which he created for the Opéra Ballet in 1989, was recorded at the Opéra Bastille in 1999, in a new production (sets and costumes) created by his faithful...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Français
Description
Celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals, interviews and snapshots as the dancers work on classical ballets as well as contempary works. Delve into the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today, who give perspectives on how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of the drive to be on stage.
11) Don Quixote
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Rudolf Nureyev and Lucette Aldous are young lovers whose romance flourishes with the assistance of Helpmann, who plays the title role of Don Quixote.