American Ballet Theatre at the Met - Mixed Bill
by Brian Large
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Actor: Cheryl Yeager, Cynthia Harvey, Marianna Tcherkassky, Martine Van Hamel, Mikhail BaryshnikovDirector: Brian Large
Brand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of American Ballet Theatre at the Met - Mixed Bill
Movie Review: First Rate Dances by First Rate Ballet Company
Summary: 5 Stars
As denoted, this is a mixed bag of dances from the library of the American Ballet Theater, performed at their home, the Metropolitan Opera House, in Lincoln Center, NYC. The performance, at the Met in the mid-80's, was directed for television by Brian Large, who is one of THE directors in the business. Three ballets and a sparkling final set piece, comprise the contents, all performed with technical versatility and panache. All but one are clearly derived from the Classical school, with Triad, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, providing a more modernized and, to me, more interesting approach. (I do not say "better" approach given the quality and entertainment value of all that was done, simply a personal preference). In it, MacMillan contorts, with abrupt and flowing lines, dynamic interactions among two groups of male dancers, and between the paired males and a female. The composer is Prokofiev, with whose music the dance patterns weave, leap and surge. This appears the only place in the program where male and female interact with equal force and impact at all times, rather than the basically discontinuous emphasis in the more classical dances.
Unquestionably, the disc is an opportunity, rarely offered on DVD, to see this major company as it appeared in that era 25 years ago. It is worth the price of admission.
Summary of American Ballet Theatre at the Met - Mixed Bill
From the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, this triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is a delightful introduction to the range and excitement of American Ballet Theatre?s repertory. The first piece is Les Sylphides in which Mikhail Baryshnikov is the poet surrounded by the drifting chorus of sylphs. The Sylvia Pas de deux is a sparkling duet for Martine van Hamel and Patrick Bissell, and it is followed by Triad, one of Sir Kenneth MacMillan?s most poetic and sensitive short ballets. Finally, in a blaze of brilliant dancing, the Grand Pas from Paquita shows off the technical virtuosity of ABT?s dancers in a cascade of mock-Spanish bravura choreography staged by Natalia Makarova from the original Petipa version.Similar DVD Movies
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