KIROV BALLET Classic Ballet Night

Product Description This spectacular DVD presents an evening of live performances by the stars of Russia's world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company, showcasing highlights from the most famous dances of the Classic Repertory. This exciting performance by the Kirov Ballet captures all of the thrills and intensity of great Russian prima ballerinas such as Irina Kolpakova, Gabriela Komleva, Alla Sizova, Galina Mezentseva, and dancer Sergei Berezhnoi, among others, and is truly a unique and unforgettable Classic Ballet Night. Russia's Kirov Ballet Company, home of the legendary Pavlova and Nijinsky, is considered today to be among the foremost Ballet Companies in the world. Starting in 1860 in St. Petersburg as the Mariinsky Theatre, they began regular ballet performances in 1880 and gave birth to most of the Petipa and lvanov classics as well as having premiered many of the most important Soviet ballets. DVD BONUS FEATURES:Bonus Kirov Ballet Video ClipIrina Kolpakova BiographyGabriela Komleva BiographyAlla Sizova BiographyGalina Mezentseva BiographyDolby Stereo AudioDigitally Re-Mastered Audio and VideoDVD Recommendations Review Amazing...executed with dazzling control, taste and sensitivity! --Los Angeles Times Classic Ballet Night, featuring the Kirov Ballet, makes an excellent 'coffee table' video for discerning balletomane. There are no fireworks or pyrotechnics, simply the brilliant dancing one would expect from the Kirov… The dancers perfectly captured the delicate style and restrained flavor of Bournonville's choreography… explosive ballet with exciting solo variations flawlessly danced. --Dance Pages Magazine Very fine dancing on this video and it is a model of dance photography… the camera work is for the most part stupendous. --Attitude Dance Magazine About the Actor Irina Kolpakova Biography Irina Kolpakova's polished stage presence and fundamentally sound dancing made her a perfect ballerina for roles from the classical repertory. Despite this reputation, she expanded her repertoire with modern choreography in the ballets by Yuri Grigorovich. These roles forced critics to view her talents in a new light that helped her reputation flourish as a more expressive dancer, rather then simply a technical, academic one. She was promoted to Prima Ballerina when the Kirov performed in NYC. Impressed by America, Kolpanoka retired to accept a position at