Product Details

• Actors: Alicia Alonso, Maya Plisetskaya, Ludmila Semenyaka, Mikhail Baryshnikov
• Directors: Arkadi Tsineman
• Format: Black & White, Classical, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
• Run Time: 71 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MGBTOS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,968 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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WORLD'S YOUNG BALLET:MIKHAIL BARYSHNI - DVD Movie

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Opportunity, April 13, 2008

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This review is from: World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ludmila Semenyaka, Anna Pavlova (DVD)

This is a fascinating documentary of what the New York Times called an "exquisite blend of anxiety and esthetics", the first Moscow International Ballet Competition. We are privileged to see astoundingly talented young dancers, such as Hideo Fukagawa, the so-dubbed "Flying Japanese". He is a young man who seemed to be made from some kind of antigravity material, so light, elastic and graceful were his airborne leaps. Baryshnikov is phenomenal. You can see him dance Vestris, which he later performed at Wolftrap. Sadly, the Wolftrap audience did not understand what he was doing, and laughed at him. Here there was no question of the seriousness of his dancing and his gifted acting abilities.

The men seemed to be particularly brilliant in this competition, some of whom possessed extraordinary power, elegance and style, not to mention great physical beauty. There was an embarrassment of riches at this competition, a condition of abundance that would fade in the future as fewer and fewer dancers made the expensive pilgrimage to Moscow.

It must have been a challenge for the judges to decide who were supreme among these (mostly) great dancers. A who's who of the dance greats of this era, we see among the judges Plisetskaya, Ulanova, and Alonso.

Included is a stunning clip of Anna Pavlova dancing with a fan in an outdoor setting. It is brief, but gives us a glimpse of the magnitude of her art.

This is a DVD that I have watched several times, and will continue to view. The dancing of some of the contestants is gorgeous, and I don't know of any other opportunities to see them.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful! *Must have for any ballet DVD collection*, December 29, 2008

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This review is from: World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ludmila Semenyaka, Anna Pavlova (DVD)

I was thrilled to discover this DVD, which provides very rare footages of Ludmila Semenyaka and Anna Pavlova. Ludmila's youthful exuberance is absolutely infectious. I especially love how she had her personal "nook" by the stage where she observed the competitors. Her demeanors reminded me of a kitten, graceful but a little goofy at the same time. I'm not even going to try describing Anna Pavlova's art, you just have to buy this DVD and see for yourself. :o)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars world's young ballet: an historic piece, March 11, 2011

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This review is from: World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ludmila Semenyaka, Anna Pavlova (DVD)

I loved this DVD, it is an historic film, whith features we would hardly ever watch separadetly. The narrator says curious things about ballet, the performers, and the tecniques and variations of the dances. i truly recomended as a record of the youth of our favorite dancers. Don't miss it!