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La danse le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Title: La danse [videorecording] : le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris / directed by Frederick Wiseman ; produced by Françoise Gazio, Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience) and Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah Films) ; in co-production with l'Opera National de Paris ; in association with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
Publication: Cambridge, MA : Zipporah Films, c2009.

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Description

2 videodiscs (158 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"The film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Medea by Angelin Preljocaj, The House of Bernarda Alba by Mats Ek, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, The Nutcracker by Rudolph Nureyev, Orpheus and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliet by Sasha Waltz. The film shows the work involved in administering the company and the coordinated and collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set, and lighting designers"--Container.

Uniform Title

Genus (Choreographic work : McGregor). Selections.
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Nureyev, after Petipa, M). Selections.
Songe de Médée (Choreographic work : Preljocaj). Selections.
Paquita (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Petipa, M). Selections.
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Waltz). Selections.
House of Bernarda Alba (Choreographic work : Ek). Selections.
Orpheus and Eurydice (Choreographic work : Bausch). Selections.

Alternative Title

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Subjects

Genre/Form

Documentary films.
Ballet films.
Dance films.
Filmed ballets.
Filmed dance.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films – United States.

Note

Documentary/performance.
Running time for disc 1: 85 min.; disc 2 running time: 73 min.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Originally produced in 2009; copyright held by Idéale Audience and Zipporah Films.

Credits (note)

Photographed by John Davey ; edited by Frederick Wiseman, Valérie Pico.

System Details (note)

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.

Language (note)

In French [and English] with English subtitles.

Awards (note)

Official selection: Toronto International Film Festival; Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti.

Contents

Ballet excerpts: Genus / choreography, Wayne McGregor ; music, Joby Talbot and Deru -- Casse-noisette / choreography, Rudolf Noureev ; music, Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovsky -- Le songe de Médée / choreography, Angelin Preljocaj ; music, Mauro Lanza -- Paquita / choreography, Pierre Lacotte from Joseph Mazilier and Marius Petipa ; music, Edouard Marie Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus ; adapted by David Coleman -- Roméo et Juliette / choreography, Sasha Waltz ; music, Hector Berlioz (Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17, H. 77) -- La maison de Bernarda / choreography, Mats Ek ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach (Concerto pour orgue no. 2 en la mineur BWV 593), traditional Spanish musics -- Orphée et Eurydice / choreography and staging, Pina Bausch ; Christoph Willibald Gluck.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8236

ISBN

9781885918871
1885918879

OCLC

649689286

Title

La danse [videorecording] : le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris / directed by Frederick Wiseman ; produced by Françoise Gazio, Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience) and Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah Films) ; in co-production with l'Opera National de Paris ; in association with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Imprint

Cambridge, MA : Zipporah Films, c2009.

Edition

Widescreen.

Country of Producing Entity

United States naf

System Details

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.

Performer

The Corps de Ballet of the Paris National Opera, The Orchestra of the Paris National Opera, The School of Dance of the Paris National Opera ; the dancers, Émilie Cozette, Aurélie Dupont, Dorothée Gilbert, Marie-Agnés Gillot, Agnés Letestu, Delphine Moussin, Clairemarie Osta, Lætitia Pujol, Kader Belarbi, Jérémie Belingard, Mathieu Ganio, Manuel Legris, Nicolas Le Riche, José Martinez, Hervé Moreau, Benjamin Pech, Wilfried Romoli ; premiere dancers, Isabelle Ciaravola, Nolwenn Daniel, Ève Grinsztajn, Mélanie Hurel, Myriam Ould-Braham, Stéphanie Romberg, Muriel Zusperreguy, Yann Bridard, Stéphane Bullion, Christophe Duquenne, Mathias Heymann, Karl Paquette, Stéphane Phavorin, Emmanuel Thibault ; choreographers, Mats Ek, Emanuel Gat, Pierre Lacotte, Wayne McGregor, Angelin Preljocaj.

Credits

Photographed by John Davey ; edited by Frederick Wiseman, Valérie Pico.

Language

In French [and English] with English subtitles.

Awards

Official selection: Toronto International Film Festival; Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti.

Added Author

Wiseman, Frederick, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work.

Gazio, Françoise, 1958- film producer.

Bardet, Pierre-Olivier, film producer.

McGregor, Wayne, choreographer.

Talbot, Joby, composer (expression)

Deru, composer (expression)

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik.

Preljocaj, Angelin, choreographer.

Lanza, Mauro, 1975- composer (expression)

Lacotte, Pierre, 1932- choreographer.

Mazilier, Joseph, 1797-1868, choreographer.

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Deldevez, Édouard Marie Ernest, 1817-1897. Paquita.

Minkus, L., 1826-1917. Paquita.

Coleman, David, adapter.

Waltz, Sasha, choreographer.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Roméo et Juliette.

Ek, Mats, choreographer.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, organ, BWV 593, A minor.

Bausch, Pina, choreographer.

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Orphée et Eurydice.

Gat, Emanuel, choreographer.

Cozette, Emilie, dancer.

Dupont, Aurélie, dancer.

Gilbert, Dorothée, dancer.

Gillot, Marie-Agnès, dancer.

Letestu, Agnès, dancer.

Moussin, Delphine, dancer.

Osta, Clairemarie, dancer.

Pujol, Laetitia, dancer.

Belarbi, Kader, dancer.

Belingard, Jeremie, dancer.

Ganio, Mathieu, dancer.

Legris, Manuel, dancer.

Le Riche, Nicolas, dancer.

Martínez, José, 1969- dancer.

Moreau, Hervé, dancer.

Pech, Benjamin, dancer.

Romoli, Wilfried, dancer.

Ciaravola, Isabelle, dancer.

Daniel, Nolwenn, dancer.

Grinsztajn, Eve, dancer.

Hurel, Mélanie, 1975- dancer.

Braham, Myriam Ould, dancer.

Romberg, Stéphanie, dancer.

Zusperreguy, Muriel, dancer.

Bridard, Yann, dancer.

Bullion, Stéphane, dancer.

Duquenne, Christophe, dancer.

Heymann, Mathias, 1987- dancer.

Paquette, Karl, dancer.

Phavorin, Stéphane, 1971- dancer.

Thibault, Emmanuel, dancer.

Davey, John, director of photography.

Pico, Valérie, editor of moving image work.

Opéra de Paris. Ballet.

Idéale Audience International.

Zipporah Films.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Added Title

Genus (Choreographic work : McGregor). Selections.

Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Nureyev, after Petipa, M). Selections.

Songe de Médée (Choreographic work : Preljocaj). Selections.

Paquita (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Petipa, M). Selections.

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Waltz). Selections.

House of Bernarda Alba (Choreographic work : Ek). Selections.

Orpheus and Eurydice (Choreographic work : Bausch). Selections.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8236

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