Product Details

• Format: Classical, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: View Video
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 1996
• Run Time: 27 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302999723
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

AWARDS:

-Parent Choice-Gold Award -Coalition For Quality Children’s Video: Kids First! Endorsement -Dove Foundation Family Approved Seal

Product Description

WINNER OF...
-The Parent Choice-Gold Award
-The Coalition For Quality Childrens Video: Kids First! Endorsement
-The Dove Foundation Family Approved Seal

Lewis Carroll's bewitching, playful and eccentric tale has captured our imagination for over 125 years.

Now Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen have been brought to life on the magical side of the looking glass in a dance fantasy as original as the story it tells. A magnificent array of costumes, colors and sets create a Wonderland of kaleidoscopic beauty. The interweaving of ballet, mime, acrobatics and theatre gracefully dramatizes the story, which is given voice through mesmerizing music of Viktor Kalabis, flawlessly played by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

V.I.E.W. Video is proud to present this stunning new production.
Entertainment for the whole family to share, Alice in Wonderland in Dance is a feast for the eyes, ears and imagination. A perfect way to introduce children to the magical world of dance!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Surreal and somewhat menacing; little to do with "Alice", April 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Alice in Wonderland: Dance Fantasy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought this video because my 3-year-old daughter loves dance and likes the Alice story. This surreal Czech production, however, has little to do with Alice in Wonderland. In fact, this video doesn't really have much of a story line at all. It does have Alice, but the other characters are either ambiguous (Is that man in the top hat and fur chaps the mad hatter or the march hare?) or completely new (like a school marm who wears her clothes backward). The costumes and make-up are very much in the vein of "cirque de soleil," which could be scary for some kids. Also, the music is very dark and somewhat menacing at points.

All this said, my daughter has been requesting this video. The downside is that she doesn't feel comfortable watching it on her own, so I have to sit there next to her. (I get to read a book, but she spends a lot of time asking me "What are they doing?" My answers usually begin with, "Um, I'm not sure, but I think . . . ") The upside is that the video is only 27 minutes long.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strange and beautiful dance fantasy, April 19, 2008

By 

Kerberos - See all my reviews

This review is from: ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A Dance Fantasy (DVD)

This dance fantasy inspired by Alice in Wonderland is quite unique. The music, costumes, and sets are all wonderful. A most lovely Alice and a stern Queen are the two main characters. Yes, this story begins with dark and sinister overtones, but that is to reflect the personality of the Queen and her subjects. As the story continues you will see how and why the tone changes, and that is the beauty of this story. Note the exchange scene and how Alice handles it (being vague to avoid spoiler). I love the symbolic gesture in that scene and how things change thereafter. I highly recommend this to fans of Alice in Wonderland and dance.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A strange delight!, March 28, 2008

By 

J. S. Fedyk - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A Dance Fantasy (DVD)

I ordered this after reading another review stating that it may give children nightmares. I had to see for myself. I loved it! It's weird and beautiful. I recommend it to all Alice lovers and collectors, and as far as giving children nightmares, I don't think so. My kid loved it. In the style of the classic arts channel, this piece was a strange delight.