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Sacred stage the Mariinsky Theater

Title
Sacred stage [videorecording] : the Mariinsky Theater / a Red Fire Films production ; produced by Lisa Kirk Colburn ; written by Ronald H. Blumer ; directed by Joshua Waletzky.
Publication
New York, NY: First Run Features, c2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Colburn, Lisa Kirk
  • Blumer, Ronald H.
  • Waletzky, Josh
  • Thomas, Richard, 1951-
  • Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947-
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953-
  • Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973-
  • Tsypin, George, 1954-
  • Makhalina, I︠u︡lii︠a︡
  • Ayupova, Zhanna
  • Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973-
  • Akimov, Evgeniĭ, 1967-
  • Red Fire Films (Firm), production company.
  • First-Run Features (Firm), publisher.
Description
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Set against the backdrop of the magical White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, this documentary features the best in Russian symphonic music, ballet, and opera at Russia's premier theater--the Mariinsky, also known as the Kirov. The film explores what the theater has meant to Russian and Soviet culture and how it has somehow maintained its artistic excellence through war, revolution, and the collapse of Communism. It also looks at the life and work of Maestro Valery Gergiev, artistic and theater director at the Mariinsky, and captures the excitement of his world--a world populated with artists, socialites, financiers, politicians and celebrities. The film also features stunning performances from the opera and ballet, and interviews with scholars and performers.
Alternative Title
Mariinsky Theater
Subjects
Genre/Form
Dance films.
Note
  • Originally produced as an American documentary in 2004.
  • Special features: Excerpt from Sleeping Beauty (8 min.); Elizabeth Kendall on Vaganova and Petipa (8 min.); Placido Domingo on Valery Gergiev (5 min.); Interview with Valery Gergiev (6 min.); Interview with Yevgeny Nikitin (4 min.); Finale of Boris Gudunov (6 min.); Trailer gallery (6 min.).
Credits (note)
  • Directors of photography, Nyika Jansco, Michael Boomers, Stuart Math ; edited by Joshua Waletzky ; translation/transcription, Paula Teitelbaum, Elina Swerdiova, Veronika Arkhangel, Inna Barnash.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Opening -- St. Petersburg -- Sleeping Beauty -- Lavish lifestyle -- Boris Gudunov -- Survival -- New generation -- Legacy in music and dance -- Unbroken link -- No longer a student -- Closing credits.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5028
LCCN
720229911856
OCLC
62150048
Title
Sacred stage [videorecording] : the Mariinsky Theater / a Red Fire Films production ; produced by Lisa Kirk Colburn ; written by Ronald H. Blumer ; directed by Joshua Waletzky.
Imprint
New York, NY: First Run Features, c2005.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Narrated by Richard Thomas ; interviewees Elizabeth Kendall, Plácido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, George Tsypin, Sergei Roldugin, Yevgeny Nikitin, Yulia Makhalina ; featured performers, Zhanna Ayupova, Yevgeny Nikitin, Yevgeny Akimov.
Credits
Directors of photography, Nyika Jansco, Michael Boomers, Stuart Math ; edited by Joshua Waletzky ; translation/transcription, Paula Teitelbaum, Elina Swerdiova, Veronika Arkhangel, Inna Barnash.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Added Author
Colburn, Lisa Kirk, producer.
Blumer, Ronald H., screenwriter.
Waletzky, Josh, director.
Thomas, Richard, 1951- narrator.
Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947- interviewee (expression)
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- interviewee (expression)
Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- interviewee (expression)
Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- interviewee (expression)
Tsypin, George, 1954- interviewee (expression)
Makhalina, I︠u︡lii︠a︡, interviewee (expression)
Ayupova, Zhanna, dancer.
Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- performer.
Akimov, Evgeniĭ, 1967- performer.
Red Fire Films (Firm), production company.
First-Run Features (Firm), publisher.
Other Standard Identifier
720229911856
Publisher No.
FRF 911856D First Run Features
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5028
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