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Jiri Kylian and the Nederlands Dans Theater | Arthaus 108149

Jiri Kylian and the Nederlands Dans Theater

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Label: Arthaus

Cat No: 108149

Barcode: 0807280814996

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 2nd February 2015

Contents

Artists

Shane Carroll
Nils Christe
Alida Chase
Gerald Tibbs
Marly Knoben
James Vincent
Sabine Kupferberg
Ric McCullough
Susan McKee
Leigh Matthews
Pauline Schenk
Peter Lawrence
Eve Walstrum
Michael Sanders
Joke Zijlstra
Glen Eddy
Leigh Warren
Nederlands Dans Theater

Works

Stravinsky, Igor

Les Noces (The Wedding)
Symphony of Psalms

Takemitsu, Toru

Torso (ballet based on Takemitsu's music)

Artists

Shane Carroll
Nils Christe
Alida Chase
Gerald Tibbs
Marly Knoben
James Vincent
Sabine Kupferberg
Ric McCullough
Susan McKee
Leigh Matthews
Pauline Schenk
Peter Lawrence
Eve Walstrum
Michael Sanders
Joke Zijlstra
Glen Eddy
Leigh Warren
Nederlands Dans Theater

About

Every now and again Jirí Kylián’s vivid kinetic imagination catches us by surprise. His pieces frequently manage to delve deeply into the mystery of human existence to reveal its hidden aspects. With his special blend of music, stage space, light and costumes he conjures up moods and situations of such intensity that they are an ideal medium for posing important existential questions and delving into social phenomena. This Blu-ray presents three early ballets by of one of the most important choreographers of our time.

In his composition Les Noces (Svadebka), Igor Stravinsky pictures the ceremony of a traditional Russian country wedding. The music, with its fast pace and intricate rhythmic structures, presents the composer’s greatest choreographic challenge and Jirí Kylián finds the theme an intriguing one: “Marriage is very strange, but also beautiful. In Russia, especially, it used to be rather mysterious as well, above all for the bride”.

Jirí Kylián’s ballet, set to Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, captures the archaic power of the music. The restrained gestures of a group of dancers contrast with the forceful and passionate movements of individuals and pairs who are set apart from them.

Jirí Kylián was moved to create Torso (Music: Tõru Takemitsu) by the plight of the Russian dancers, Valery and Galina Panov, who found asylum in Israel. His experience of being cut off from his homeland, after the Dubcek regime was crushed, has been a lasting influence on his work.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 4:3
Resolution: 1080i High Definition (Upscale)
Running Time: 68 Min
Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer)
FSK: 0
Region: worldwide

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