Dancing For Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas

UPC: 032031440791

Studio: Kultur Video

Summary: Ballet and modern dance (a closely related artform) owe an unpayable debt to the Russian emigre choreographer George Balanchine (1904-1983). In addition to being a master teacher, a famously demanding and perfectionistic director of both the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet, as a choreographer he developed a new language of dance expression which was less ethereal, more immediate, than the previous century's classical ballet. In so doing, he created a uniquely "American" ballet, and established America as a powerhouse in the ballet world. He was a friend of the great artists of his era, from composer Igor Stravinsky to poet W.H. Auden. This documentary includes film of some of the works he choreographed, as well as reminiscences of some of his dedicated dancers. His troubled personal life is only glancingly alluded to: the focus of this documentary is on his transcendent artistry. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Category: Dance [nf]

Dancing For Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 09/01/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 82 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: Universal Compatability

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas
1. Introduction/Opening [2:41]
2. Maria Tallchief [1:50]
3. Mary Ellen Moylan [6:30]
4. The Four Temperaments [3:47]
5. The Four Temperaments [3:30]
6. Melissa Hayden [2:23]
7. Firebird [3:24]
8. Serenade [2:57]
9. Concerto Barocco [1:25]
10. Scotch Symphony [2:49]
11. Don Quixote [:45]
12. Allegra Kent [5:14]
13. Stars and Stripes [5:20]
14. Agon [1:15]
15. Symphony in C [2:30]
16. Tchaikovsky pas de deux [:45]
17. Merrill Ashley [4:58]
18. Apollo [3:26]
19. Symphony in C [6:39]
20. Ballo Della Regina [:56]
21. Darci Kistler [2:53]
22. Swan Lake [6:00]
23. The Four Temperaments [2:44]
24. La Sonnambula [5:46]

Cast and Crew: Marian Seldes  Actor 
Paul Patton  Actor 
Suzanne Farrell  Actor 
Alla Edwards  Actor 
Tanaquil Le Clercq  Actor 
Diana Adams  Actor 
Anne Belle  Director 
Anne Belle  Producer 
Maria Tallchief  Actor 
Mary Ellen Moylan  Actor 
Melissa Hayden  Actor 
Allegra Kent  Actor 
Merrill Ashley  Actor 
Darci Kistler  Actor 

Country: USA