MAYA PLISETSKAYA - DIVA OF DANCE (NTSC)

MAYA PLISETSKAYA – DIVA OF DANCE

Bolero: recorded at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1977; all other performances probably recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Interview: recorded in Munich, December 2004

Keith Lewis (tenor), The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Colin Davis

Picture Format: NTSC • 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Region Code: 0

Subtitle: English, German, French, Spanish
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time : 71 mins (Ballets) + 53 mins (Bonus)

FSK: o.A.

• Maya Plisetskaya, considered to be the twentieth century's greatest dancer, has achieved the most prestigious position that an artist in this speciality can ever achieve: “Absolute Prima Ballerina”



• She created her own style which is characterized by a brilliant technique, elegance, perfection of each individual gesture and pose, always in combination with her beautiful dramatic art and extraordinary musicality



• Plisetskaya performing excerpts from a dozen of her greatest roles, created by many of the world's famous choreographers like Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart, from Ballets like Raymonda, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, a mesmerizing performance of The Dying Swan and acomplete performance of the Bolero



• In an rare interview, Plisetskaya talks about her life and her unique career in Communist Russia



• Her 80 th birthday in November 2005 has been celebrated with Gala Events at The Met, The Bolshoi Theatre and in February 2006 at Covent Garden