Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Colburn, Lisa Kirk
2. Blumer, Ronald H.
3. Waletzky, Josh
4. Thomas, Richard, 1951-
5. Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947-
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
7. Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953-
8. Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973-
9. Tsypin, George, 1954-
10. Makhalina, I︠u︡lii︠a︡
11. Ayupova, Zhanna
12. Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973-
13. Akimov, Evgeniĭ, 1967-
14. Red Fire Films (Firm), production company.
15. First-Run Features (Firm), publisher.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 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

1. Mariinsky Theater

Subject

1. Theater and state > Soviet Union > History
2. Mariinskiĭ teatr (1860-1917)
3. Opera > Russia (Federation) > Saint Petersburg > History
4. Documentary films
5. Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta
6. Ballet > Russia (Federation) > Saint Petersburg > History
7. Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova
8. Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ) > Balet
9. Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Buildings, structures, etc
10. Dance films

Genre/Form

1. Dance films.

Contents

1. 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

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5028

Note

1. Originally produced as an American documentary in 2004.
2. 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)

1. 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)

1. MPAA rating: Not rated.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. 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

1. New York, NY: First Run Features, c2005.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD.

Performer

1. 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

1. Directors of photography, Nyika Jansco, Michael Boomers, Stuart Math ; edited by Joshua Waletzky ; translation/transcription, Paula Teitelbaum, Elina Swerdiova, Veronika Arkhangel, Inna Barnash.

Audience

1. MPAA rating: Not rated.

Added author

1. Colburn, Lisa Kirk, producer.
2. Blumer, Ronald H., screenwriter.
3. Waletzky, Josh, director.
4. Thomas, Richard, 1951- narrator.
5. Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947- interviewee (expression)
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- interviewee (expression)
7. Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- interviewee (expression)
8. Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- interviewee (expression)
9. Tsypin, George, 1954- interviewee (expression)
10. Makhalina, I︠u︡lii︠a︡, interviewee (expression)
11. Ayupova, Zhanna, dancer.
12. Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- performer.
13. Akimov, Evgeniĭ, 1967- performer.
14. Red Fire Films (Firm), production company.
15. First-Run Features (Firm), publisher.

Other standard identifier

1. 720229911856

Publisher no.

1. FRF 911856D First Run Features

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5028