KIROV CELEBRATES NIJINSKY (THE, DVD) (2004)

THE KIROV CELEBRATES NIJINSKY
From the Théâtre Musical de Paris - Chatelet 2002

SHÉHÉRAZADE•LA SPECTRE DE LA ROSE • THE POLOVTSIAN DANCES • FIREBIRD

THE KIROV BALLET
Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Mikhail Agrest
Choreography by Mikhail Fokine
Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre: Valéry Gergiev

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 4:3
Menu Languages: D, F, GB, SP
Region Code: 2, 5
Running Time: 112 mins
DVD 9 / PAL
Cat no.:100 392

Some theatrical events live on in popular memory to become legends - such were Nijinsky's appearances in Diaghilev's early Saisons Russes in Paris. Mikhail Fokine was Diaghilev's chief choreographer and his choreography marked a departure from many of the rigid rules and forms of classical ballet and ushered in a new expressiveness. He is widely considered to have been the creator of modern dance.

This sparkling Russian gala features four Fokine ballets, all associated with Nijinsky. Recorded live from the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Kirov Ballet brings to life, once again, the full glory of the Ballets Russes.