Ballet Performances and Documentaries 7
Videos and DVDs

Ballet videos and DVDs - La Bayadere, La Fille Mal Gardee, Le Corsaire, L'enfant et les Sortileges, Leningrad Legend and Little Humpbacked Horse.

La Fille Mal Gardee - The Australian Ballet Video  (D2115)

"Comedy, pathos and lyricism unite in choreographic perfection to create one of the masterpieces in the 20th century ballet repertoire." - The Herald.

Set in a peasant village in the French countryside, La Fille Mal Gardee is a delightful tale of the difficult path of young love. Widow Simone is determined to betroth her willful daughter Lise to the eccentric son of a rich farmer, but Lise and her love Colas conspire to thwart the widow's plans.

104 mins. (2008)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)

La Fille Mal Gardee Video (D2966)

Frederick Ashton's delightful ballet has proved irresistible to audiences of all ages and The Royal Ballet's production has immediate appeal for newcomers to ballet as well as for those who return time and again to enjoy its lyrical comedy.

100 mins.  (2005)
DVD - Region 1.

Le Corsaire Video (D2848)

Magnificent scenic effects and dramatic choreography have ensured the popularity of Petipa's exotic ballet Le Corsaire, a story of pirates and shipwreck, set on the Ionian coast. This production features Altynai Asylmuratova and Faroukh Ruzimatov who give exuberant and extroverted performances. " … the leading dancers were little short of sensational".

85 mins.  (2005)
DVD - Region 1.

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