Zizi Jeanmarie Dances Roland Petit
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Artist: Roland PetitBrand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Zizi Jeanmarie Dances Roland Petit
Movie Review: If You Want a Sampling of Petit
Summary: 5 Stars
The picture may not be perfect on the larger contemporary monitor screens; nonetheless this is an excellent way to see the choreographic skills of Roland Petit as manifest in the dancing skill of Zizi Jeanmarie, in the company of some pretty fair dancers, including Petit himself. No need trying to verbalize the quality of each; this is manifest in the video and is a matter of individual taste. I can say that the inexpert viewer, whom I personify, should have a lot of fun with the three presentations. No question that the sequence with the young Nurayev is particular interesting. If, as has been written, he later would like to have had that performance vanish from the historical record, one would understand (while enjoying the melodramatic capering required by Petit). In the musical comedy finale, don't expect to see one of our favorite non-ballerinas, Cyd Charisse. She explained in her memoir that, when asked to perform a ballet number in one of her early films, she had gotten out her old outfit and tried a few steps. When recovered from the agony in her feet, she let the studio know that traditional ballet was no longer in her repertoire. Here she briefly appears in a walk-on.....
There is little complex for the viewer in any of the three presentations. In these pieces, every movement is clearly related to a plot line (simple though that may be).
Summary of Zizi Jeanmarie Dances Roland Petit
Prima ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire performs the works of world-renowned choreographer/dancer Roland Petit and delivers an emotional and passionate tribute to the acclaimed artist. This magnificent program contains three dance pieces, shot on film, that showcase the superlative Zizi Jeanmaire along with ballet greats Rudolph Nureyev, Dirk Sanders and the one and only Roland Petit. Carmen is the historical ballet that marks the debut of Roland Petit as a choreographer and the dancing debut of prima ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire. In an erotic and emotionally charged performance Jeanmaire and Petit take on the roles of the fatal lovers, and deliver an astounding performance. Performers: Zizi Jeanmaire, Roland Petit and the Ballet de Paris. Ballet by Roland Petit, Music by Georges Bizet, Set Design and Costumes by Antoni Clave,Musical Direction by Marius Constant, Realisation by Terence Young. Le Jeune Homme Et La Mort (The Young Man and Death: )Jeanmaire is joined on stage by dance legend Rudolph Nureyev in what has become a cult repertoire ballet- the quintessential result of the prolific reunion between Jean Cocteau and Roland Petit. Performers: Zizi Jeanmaire, Rudolf Nureyev, Ballet by Roland Petit, Argument by Jean Cocteau, Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (Passacaile en do mineur), Set Design by Georges Wakhevitch, Realisation by Roland Petit. La Croqueuse De Diamants (The Gold Digger): This rare historical ballet marks Roland Petit?s foray into the world of musical comedy. Jeanmaire sings and dances in the role of the Gold Digger and is teamed with dance great Dirk Sanders. Maurice Chevalier opens the production by setting the scene and the story line.Performers: Zizi Jeanmaire, Dirk Sanders, Ballet by Roland Petit, Music by Roland Petit and Jean Michel Damase, Lyrics by Raymond Queneau, Set Design by Georges Wakhevitch.Similar DVD Movies
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