Jiří Kylián is a living legend. He is the creator of more than a hundred works, several of which form part of the repertories of some of the greatest dance centres in the world, such as the Stuttgart Ballet, the Paris Opéra, the Munich Bayerisches Staatsballett and the Tokyo Ballet.

Jiří Kylián (born in the Czechoslovakia in 1947) has been artistic director and house choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater for more than thirty years. Throughout his career Kylián created over 70 choreographies for NDT.

Arthaus Musik presents 22 legendary choreographies by Jiří Kyliàn, with more than 800 minutes of footage, released for the first time in this unique edition. The two portrait films about Kyliàn’s life and work illustrate his artistic career from the 70s until today.

Contents:
DVD 1
Jiří Kylián’s Sinfonietta – Symphony in D – Stamping Ground, 1984
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 2
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1986
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 3
L’Histoire du Soldat, 1989
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 4
Kaguyahime, 1994
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 5
Black & White Ballets, 1996
Falling Angels, Six Dances, No More Play, Sweet Dreams, Sarabande, Petite Mort
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 6
Nederlands Dans Theater celebrates Jiří Kylián, 2005
Bella Figura, Sleepless, Birth-Day

DVD 7
Jiří Kylián’s Car Men, 2006
Car Men, Silent Cries, La Cathédrale Engloutie
Nederlands Dans Theater

DVD 8
Jiří Kylián & Nederlands Dans Theater, 2008
Svadebka, Symphony of Psalms, Torso

DVD 9
Jiří Kylián – Forgotten Memories
A Film by Don Kent and Christian Dumais-Lvowski, 2011
Including: Wings of Wax

DVD 10
The Choreographer Jiří Kylián
A Film by Hans Hulscher, 1991

“Ballets choreographed by Jiří Kylián are passionate, rhapsodic, even tempestuous.” - The New York Times

“Kylián works magic with movement – it is never predictable, never looks forced – and yet it is so accomplished that the eye can hardly follow everything that is happening.” - NRC Handelsblad

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo / PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 (Kaguyahime)
Picture Formats: 16:9 / 4:3
DVD Format: 9 x DVD 9 / 1 x DVD 5 NTSC

Subtitles: GB, DE (L’Histoire du Soldat) / FR, NL, DE (L‘enfant et les sortilèges) / GB, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP (Forgotten Memories) / DE, GB (The Choreographer Jiří Kylián)

Running Time: over 800 mins [135 mins (Jiří Kylián’s Sinfonietta – Symphony in D – Stamping Ground) / 81 mins (L‘enfant et les sortilèges / Peter and the Wolf) / 51 mins (L‘Histoire du Soldat) / 70 mins (Kaguyahime) / 68 mins (Jiří Kylián & Nederlands Dans Theater) / 101 mins (Black & White Ballets) / 92 mins & 36 mins Introduction (Nederlands Dans Theater celebrates Jiří Kylián) / 61 mins (Jiří Kylián’s Car Men) / 52 mins & 24 mins (Jiří Kylián – Forgotten Memories & Wings of Wax) / 60 mins (The Choreographer Jiří Kylián)]

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