Jiri Kylian's Black & White Ballets
by Nederlands Dans Theater, Jiri Kylian
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DVD Cover Information
Director: Jiri Kylian, Nederlands Dans TheaterDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Jiri Kylian's Black & White Ballets
Movie Review: A taste of truly great coreography.
Summary: 5 Stars
Jiri Kylian is one of the best choreographers alive and this is one of his most accomplished works.
The image quality is good and so is the audio, in terms of DVD production. I would have liked an interview a commentary or some other info on the pieces, but then again the important part of the work is there, and that is the dance display.
In terms of range of interpretation, Kylian is master, while some other choreographers have a single emotion or a very focused subject portrayed throughout a piece, his work encompasses a variety of expressions that can sometimes make you laugh and at other times drive you to introspection. He plays with light and shadow to give them their proper role as characters on stage and to somehow act as a territory for the development of the scenes, since there are no clear stage lines and depths. One thing that I particularly find marvelous is that the movement never or rarely feels improvised as in some contemporary dance proposals, and the quality of performance is flawless, brusqueness is true brusqueness and a sinewy arm is soft and carefully blended with another arm. The action, when there are a lot of elements on stage is not hard to follow, and the graphic aspect of the dance is well balanced at the micro and macro level, so it respects the viewers choice of perspective without the sense of losing a vital piece of the work.
All in all, it is a must in every dance lover's video library.