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Jewels by Balanchine, music by Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky : With the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra / Brian Large, director.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Filmed ballets.
- Ballet films.
- Internet videos.
- Ballets (Dance)
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 31 min., 38 sec.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Also known as: Jewels : ballet in three parts
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Mariinsky : ORF, 2006.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Join us for a ballet of emeralds, rubies, and diamonds at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg! Choreographed by George Balanchine in 1967, Jewels is considered to be the first great abstract work of classical ballet. The performance here includes Mariinksy's star dancers Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky and Andrian Fadeyev, together with Tugan Sokhiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. The jewelry shops of New York's Fifth Avenue would have inspired Balanchine in this choreographic triptych. The different styles and techniques come together to create three universes, each representing one of three dance schools. For Emerald's dark green, Balanchine chose the music of Gabriel Fauré, using selections from Pelléas et Mélisande and Shylock to pay tribute to French Romanticism. Ruby comes to life through Stravinsky's Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, evoking American dance traditions of Broadway music halls. Finally, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 calls to mind the diamond-like virtuosity and splendor of Russian classical ballet. Remembered as the father of neoclassical ballet in the United States, George Balanchine was born in St. Petersburg in 1904. Although a knee injury brought his career as a dancer to a premature end, his work behind-the-scenes would make him one of the most influential and prolific choreographers of the 20th century. His explorations of body lines and asymmetrical movement ultimately led to the development of a new style, the "Balanchine technique." Photo: Irina Golub and Andrian Fadeyev © N. Razina
- Contents:
- Emeralds / music, Gabriel Fauré (Pelléas et Mélisande ; Shylock)
- Rubies / music, Igor Stravinsky (Capriccio for piano and orchestra)
- Diamonds / music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 29 "Polish").
- Participant:
- Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky, Irina Golub, Andrian Fadeyev, Zhanna Ayupova, soloists ; Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, artistic and general director ; George Balanchine, choreographer; Makhar Vaziev, ballet director ; Tugan Sokhiev, conductor.
- Credits:
- Staging by Karin von Aroldingen, Sarah Leland, Elyse Borne, Sean Lavery; scenery by Peter Harvey; costumes, Karinska; recreations of costumes supervised by Holly Hines; original lighting by Roland Bates; lighting by Perry Silvey; directed by Brian Large.
- Notes:
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Pelléas et Mélisande. Selections.
- Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Shylock. Selections.
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Capriccio, piano, orchestra.
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 29, D major.
- Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
- OCLC:
- 1125950315
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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