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THE PARIS OPERA BALLET: Seven Ballets

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This DVD is a joke. It's so dark that most of the time you can't really see the dancers. In "Le Petit Pan", you see vague shapes moving around, nothing more, then at the end the face of a man eating. In others some people in tights are stretching and walking around. It picks up a little in the last ballet "The White Swan" of Swan Lake; unfortunately the cameraman who must be as bored as I am focuses on the gloomy and tormented faces of the dancers and stays there.
The only good part is the two minutes bonus of the Black Swan of Swan Lake.

I had never heard of Mr Norbert Schmucki before I watched this video. He signs 5 out of the 7 pieces here, making such a waste of one the best ballet ensemble in the world. It ranges from the ridiculous Escamillo, sort of a parody of "Don Quixote", to an infamous pas-de-deux "Une Femme". The Paris Opera Ballet could have well spared our time and patient with such a display of amateur coreography: Mr Schmucki manages to use all the modern dance cliches, all the time, in every work! Silvie Guillem and Manuel Legris in "Grand Pas Classique" are fantastic, the only reason I'm giving this video 2 stars. Noella Pontois presents a disappointing White Swan, the least one would expect from such a star.

17January1999 0950 Sylvie Guillem was GREAT. The only problem is there wasn't enough of her in performance. She's the only reason I purchased this video.

This DVD was totally unwatchable. I was excited when I saw that Escamelo was one of the ballets. But when it came on all I could see was a red cape waving around and sometimes a hint of flesh tones.

V.I.E.W. DVD's have a tendancy to be dark, but one would think that they'd try harder to clean then up better. I must admit that Paris Opera Ballet - Six Ballets is great, but it too is too dark. But you can see what's going on.

The Paris Opera Ballet: Seven Ballets is a DVD presentation of seven ballet dances performed by the stars of the Paris Opera Ballet, within the largest theater building in the world. The dances are "Escamillo", "Le Petit Pan", "Bambou (extract)", "Grande Pas Classique", "Rixe", "Une Femme", and "The White Swan (Swan Lake)". A medley of classical tradition, enhanced with DVD bonus features such as performer biographies and video performance from the Paris Opera Ballet Company, The Paris Opera Ballet: Seven Ballets is a superb example of the art and a welcome addition to any ballet lover's collection. 66 minutes.

Sylvie Guillem had proven once again that she is the greatest balerina of our time. She was magnificant.