World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ludmila Semenyaka, Anna Pavlova
by Arkadi Tsineman
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Actor: Alicia Alonso, Ludmila Semenyaka, Maya Plisetskaya, Mikhail BaryshnikovDirector: Arkadi Tsineman
Brand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Classical, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ludmila Semenyaka, Anna Pavlova
Movie Review: Rare Opportunity
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fascinating documentary of what the New York Times called an "exquisite blend of anxiety and esthetics", the first Moscow International Ballet Competition. We are privileged to see astoundingly talented young dancers, such as Hideo Fukagawa, the so-dubbed "Flying Japanese". He is a young man who seemed to be made from some kind of antigravity material, so light, elastic and graceful were his airborne leaps. Baryshnikov is phenomenal. You can see him dance Vestris, which he later performed at Wolftrap. Sadly, the Wolftrap audience did not understand what he was doing, and laughed at him. Here there was no question of the seriousness of his dancing and his gifted acting abilities.
The men seemed to be particularly brilliant in this competition, some of whom possessed extraordinary power, elegance and style, not to mention great physical beauty. There was an embarrassment of riches at this competition, a condition of abundance that would fade in the future as fewer and fewer dancers made the expensive pilgrimage to Moscow.
It must have been a challenge for the judges to decide who were supreme among these (mostly) great dancers. A who's who of the dance greats of this era, we see among the judges Plisetskaya, Ulanova, and Alonso.
Included is a stunning clip of Anna Pavlova dancing with a fan in an outdoor setting. It is brief, but gives us a glimpse of the magnitude of her art.
This is a DVD that I have watched several times, and will continue to view. The dancing of some of the contestants is gorgeous, and I don't know of any other opportunities to see them.
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