Tchaikovsky 3 Romatic Ballot Features (The Nutcracker (Maurice Bejart's London Festival Ballot) / Swan Lake (Bejart Ballet Lausanne, Natalia Makarovas) / The Sleeping Beauty (Kirov Ballet)

Tchaikovsky - Maurice Bejart's The Nutcracker / Bejart Ballet Lausanne The showman of twentieth-century dance, Maurice Bejart, presents his unique version of the well-loved Christmas ballet The Nutcracker. Using Tchaikovsky's score in its entirety, augmented with popular waltz and accordion music performed on-stage by the legendary Yvette Horner, Bejart takes the original St. Petersburg story as a springboard from which to evoke the memories, emotions, and feelings of his own life's journey from a Marseille childhood. Recorded live at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Damaas Thijs, Elisabet Ros, Gil Roman, Juichi Kobayashi, Yvette Horner. 103 minutes. Tchaikovsky - Natalia Makarova's Swan Lake / Hart, Schaufuss, London Festival Ballet EVELYN HART & PETER SCHAUFUSS DANCE THE LEADING ORLES IN THE STUDIO RECORDING OF NATALIA MAKAROVA'S ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF THE MUCH-LOVED BALLET CLASSIC. Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty / Kirov Ballet With its perfect fusion of music and choreographic ideas, The Sleeping Beauty is the quintessential romantic ballet, and it finds its spiritual home preserved in the outstanding classic traditions of the Kirov Ballet. The stylish grandeur of choreographer and artistic director Oleg Vinogradov's production shows the entire company at its best. Founded more than 200 years ago as the official ballet of the St. Petersburg Imperial Court, the Kirov Ballet was home to Marius Petipa, creator of this classic as well as Swan Lake and Raymonda. The highest tradition in dance continues with Larissa Lezhnina, one of Kirov's brightest new talents, brilliant as Princess Aurora, and Farukh Ruzimatov's performance in the role of Prince Desire demonstrates both power and grace.