Fine Arts: Performing Arts —Dance


Sleeping Beauty— From the Royal Opera House Created to celebrate the Royal Ballet’s 75th birthday, this is a spectacular performance based on the choreography of Marius Petipa. Dancers Alina Cojocaru and Federico Bonelli enact one of the most beloved of classical ballets. The talents of renowned choreographer Christopher Wheeldon are also present in a specially crafted garlands dance, which the London Evening Standard called “gorgeous, a dazzling ballet text.” (138 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online o $169.95 QGR42114 • DVD / VOD


Bill Moyers Journal: Choreographer Bill T. Jones and the Reimagining of Abraham Lincoln In a groundbreaking work of choreography called Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray, critically acclaimed dance artist Bill T. Jones reimagines the iconic Abraham Lincoln. In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers speaks with Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can offer a fresh perspective on the man who is arguably the most-studied president in U.S. history. Broadcast dates: December 25, 2009, and February 12, 2010. (57 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR41343 • DVD / VOD


Bill T. Jones: Still/Here What is it like to live with a life-threatening illness? Can fear, anger, and joy be translated into move- ment? In this program, journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones’s highly acclaimed dance Still/Here. At workshops around the country, people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their lives and even to imagine their own deaths. They then transform their feelings into expressive move- ment, which Jones incorporates into the dance performed later in the program. Jones demonstrates for Moyers the movements of his own life story—his first encounter with white people, confusion over his sexuality, his partner Arnie Zane’s untimely death from AIDS, and Jones’s own HIV status. “My job,” Jones tells Moyers, “is to evoke the spirit of survival.” (57 minutes) © 1997 Preview Clip Online C o $99.95 QGR6802 • DVD / VOD


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The Nutcracker— From the Royal Opera House Called “a perfectly executed confection” by The Classical Source, this Royal Opera House staging of The Nutcracker features period costume and detailed sets evoking a lavish 19th-century holiday season. This Christmas 2009 performance marks the 25th anniversary of Peter Wright’s Royal Opera House production, which he based on the 1892 Ivanov original. (108 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online o $169.95 QGR42121 • DVD / VOD


Acis and Galatea— From the Royal Opera House This staging of Handel’s Acis and Galatea—a clas- sical story of pastoral love overshadowed by menace and despoiled by violence—unites the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet under the direction of multi- award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor. Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. (99 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online o $169.95 QGR42201 • DVD / VOD


The World of American Indian Dance Although outlawed at times by the U.S. government and performed out of context for Wild West shows, dancing now unifies Native American tribal nations and preserves Indian heritage. This documentary explores the dynamics of competition dancing—its artistry, origins, and meanings—as well as the clash between progress and tradition that marks the contest powwow. Filmed at Crow Fair in Montana. (46 minutes) © 2003 Preview Clip Online C o $169.95 QGR43336 • DVD / VOD


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British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is invited by the Bolshoi Ballet to create and premiere an original work. This two-part series reveals both the fruit of his labor on opening night and his behind-the-scenes battle to stage the piece. (27 & 50 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online o


Sylvia—From the Royal Opera House From Darcey Bussell’s backward-leaping fish-dives to the beautiful rendering of Léo Delibes’ score by the Covent Garden orchestra, this revival of Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia (itself a re-versioning of the 1876 original) summons all the majesty of Britain’s royal ballet tradition. Viewers will find here a singular opportunity to appreciate Bussell’s virtually unparal- leled dancing talent—manifested in a rarely seen, highly demanding role. (96 minutes) © 2004 Preview Clip Online o $169.95 QGR42120 • DVD / VOD


Danza Azteca de Anahuac In this fascinating program, celebrants of this ancient native tradition demonstrate their dances and costumes, explaining their meaning—and not only the literal and symbolic meaning of feathers or face paint, but the larger meaning of the dance: that you don’t have to be a Native American to accept its message. (26 minutes) © 1992


Recommended by Anthropology Review Database. $99.95 QGR5239 • DVD


Christopher Wheeldon’s Misericordes/Elsinore Created for Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet, perhaps the most esteemed dance company in the world, the piece known at its premiere as Misericordes is an intriguing reinterpretation of Hamlet. This recording of its opening night performance in Moscow captures both the boundary-pushing vision of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and the breathtaking artistry of the Bolshoi dancers. $129.95 QGR42117 • DVD / VOD


Creating a New Ballet—A Documentary Produced by former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, this documentary takes viewers inside the creative process of British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon—and the behind-the-scenes challenges he faces in bringing a new piece to life for Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre. $169.95 QGR42118 • DVD / VOD


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