New York City Ballet: Bringing Balanchine Back
by New York City Ballet
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Actor: New York City BalletDirector: New York City Ballet
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-11-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WEA Corp DVD
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Movie Review: Proof that the NYCB has really gone downhill
Summary: 1 Stars
I haven't seen the NYCB perform in years (I moved away from NY in 1995). But I've seen multiple articles in the last several years about how the company has gone downhill. Sadly, this documentary more than proves that. Although Balanchine's ballets are often highly dependent upon geometric lines, the corps apparently doesn't know what lines are -- they were all over the place in these dances. And a recently appointed principal can't learn her debut piece and ends up being taken out of it (in the old days, dancers killed themselves to learn roles in much less time than she was given). The portion of Western Symphony that is shown is far inferior to any performance of it I've ever seen -- the dancers seem to be walking though it. It's just pathetic.
When you watch the Russian audiences applaud, they are obviously underwhelmed (many aren't even clapping). And when a Russian dancer is asked if she'd like to take class with the NYCB, she is politely noncommittal. I am sad that this documentary was ever released. And I wonder what is wrong with Peter Martins for letting it be released (or for letting the company slide this far down). If I were Mr. B, I'd be turning over in my grave.
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'New York City Ballet: Bringing Ballachine Back' follows the New York City Ballet, lead by Master in Chief Peter Martins to the Mariinsky theater in St. Petersburg, where ballet legend and NYC Ballet co-founder George Ballachine, along with other greats, took their first ballet steps. The eagerly anticipated trip is the first for the company since 1972 and is gracefully illustrated with both behind-the-scenes and performance footage.Documentary DVD Video
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