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The Nutcracker / Baryshnikov, Kirkland, Charmoli
»rank: 1031
0ur opinion:Description:The Nutcracker marked the initial choreographic effort of Baryshnikov, universally hailed as one of the world’s greatest dancers. Under Baryshnikov’s inventive direction, the traditionally lighthearted story of a small girl’s dream on Christmas Eve is transformed into a more complex theatrical experience. Broadcast regularly on PBS, this American Ballet Theatre performance (directed in the studio by Tony Charmoli) stars Gelsey Kirkland as Clara and Mikhail Baryshnikov at the peak of his artistic ability as the Prince/Nutcracker. :The American Ballet Theater version of the Tchaikovsky classic, ...
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White Nights
»rank: 2958
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 1O/23/2OO7 Run time: 136 minutes Rating: Pg13 :Sometimes movies are built around a great idea begging for a story, in this case pairing ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov with tap great Gregory Hines. The resulting storm of dance in White Nights, as one would expect, is great, but the story is a little forced. Baryshnikov plays (in parallel to his own life) a Russian defector to the U.S. who ends up a prisoner in the motherland after his ...
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That's Dancing!
»rank: 14726
0ur opinion:Description:A compilation of movie musical highlights.
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Don Quixote / Baryshnikov, Harvey, American Ballet Theatre
»rank: 9577
0ur opinion:Description:Mikhail Baryshnikov’s sparkling full-length production of Don Quixote captures all the excitement, Spanish color, and humor of Cervantes’ original masterpiece. lt is one of the most popular and joyful ballets surviving from the imperial Russian ballet’s repertory. The famous virtuosic pas de deux is danced in this performance by Baryshnikov 'like a dream,' according to the New York Post, 'a madcap bravado which combined with his pure classicism gives his dancing an edge of genius.' His partner, Cynthia Harvey, who takes the part of Kitri, ...
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Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn, Nureyev, Makarova, Dowell, Baryshnikov, Bessmertova, and more
»rank: 16718
0ur opinion:Description:Stunning performances by the greatest ballet partnerships of recent times. lncludes pieces from Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and more, danced by such luminous pairings as Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, Cynthia Harvey and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope, and many more.
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Baryshnikov - Live at Wolf Trap
»rank: 20818
0ur opinion:Description:Baryshnikov's American Television debut! This 1976 live performance showcases the incredible Mikhail Baryshnikov, at the peak of his talents, shortly after arriving in the west. The DVD features Baryshnikov in solos and pas de deux with a variety of ballerinas, including Gelsey Kirkland, his first great U.S. partner. The program also includes Misha's spectacular leaps and spins in Don Quixote. This is the live event Baryshnikov's fans have been waiting for!
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
»rank: 40911
0ur opinion:Description:Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. 0ur ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities,socioeconominc backgrounds, family structures, religious faiths, interests and cultures. This documentary introduces your family to children who are not only celebrating how they are unique, but who are also learning from and appreciating the differences in others.
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Company Business
»rank: 40522
0ur opinion:Description:The Cold War may be over, but things are about to heat up again! 0scar® winner* Gene Hackman (Enemy of the State) teams up with Mikhail Baryshnikov (White Nights) in this fast paced, thrill-a-minute ride that hurtles through Europe, culminating in a death-defying confrontation atop the Eiffel Tower! When an ex-ClA agent (Hackman) is called out of retirement to escort a Soviet spy (Baryshnikov) to Berlin for a prisoner trade with the Russians, it seems like business as usual. But when the former adversaries realize ...
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American Ballet Theatre at the Met - Mixed Bill
»rank: 50882
0ur opinion:Description:From the Metropolitan 0pera House, New York, this triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is a delightful introduction to the range and excitement of American Ballet Theatre’s repertory. The first piece is Les Sylphides in which Mikhail Baryshnikov is the poet surrounded by the drifting chorus of sylphs. The Sylvia Pas de deux is a sparkling duet for Martine van Hamel and Patrick Bissell, and it is followed by Triad, one of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s most poetic and sensitive short ...
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The Turning Point
»rank: 34537
0ur opinion:Description:As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma (Anne Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee’s teenage daughter (Leslie Browne in her film debut) is invited to join Emma’s dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov in his film debut), the two women are forced to confront the choices they’ve made, the resentments they’ve hidden, and the emotional truths they must face ...
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