Tchaikovsky Gala
by Denis Caiozzi
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Actor: Nadja Saidakova, Polina Semionova, Roberto Bolle, Ronald SavkovicDirector: Denis Caiozzi
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-11-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BEL AIR CLASSIQUES
Movie Reviews of Tchaikovsky Gala
Movie Review: Very nicely danced but a bit skimpy for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a finely danced La Scala New Year's Eve Gala which primarily features the set from Scala's Swan Lake with guest artists dancing mostly scenes from Swan Lake but also Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker. Roberto Bolle is a classy dancer with beautiful style and dances the Swan LAke excerpts well. I found Polina Semionova to be also a very fine dancer but her acting is a bit coy for my taste. The Rose Adagio, the Bluebird Pas De Deux and the Pas De Deux from the Nutcracker are solidly danced but no fire works here. It would have been nice to see some party pieces danced by the artists especially Bolle but no such luck. The Gala portion of the DVD lasts about 90 minutes and is filled out with an unfocused film about La Scala and Milan at Christmas including some scenic but pointless travelogue-type footage of Milan at Christmas and some backstage scenes of the dancers rehearsing. Sections of the film are also used to fill the actual Gala recording. Given the steep price of the DVD, I would have preferred more dance and less filler.
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