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DVD 792.842 M118
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Macbeth
[videorecording (DVD)] : a
ballet
in
two
acts
/ The Bolshoi Theatre.
Kultur, [n.d.].
Call #:
DVD 792.842 M118
ISBN:
9780769786681
0769786685
Alternate title:
Vladimir
Vasiliev
's
Macbeth
[videorecording (DVD)] : a
ballet
in
two
acts
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Ballet
based on Shakespeare's play.
Recorded in performance at the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, in June 1992.
Home use only.
Production:
Choreographed, written and staged by
Vladimir
Vasiliev
; Music by Kirill Molchanov ; Conductor, Fuat Mansurov.
Performers:
Alexei Fadeyechev (
Macbeth
), Nina Timofeyeva (Lady
Macbeth
), Valeri Anisimov (Banquo), and the company of the Bolshoi
Ballet
.
Summary:
"Shakespeare's masterpiece of murder and intrigue in mist-shrouded Scotland is brought to life through dance in this superb production by the Bolshoi
Ballet
, choreographed by
Vladimir
Vasiliev
to a powerful score by composer Kirill Molchanov.
Macbeth
stars Alex Fadeyechev in the title role, and Nina Timofeyeva as his unscrupulous consort.
Vasiliev
has included most of the primary themes of Shakespeare's drama - the meeting with the three witches (the weird sisters who prophesy Macbeth'
s
glory and Banquo'
s
death), the gnawing ambition of Lady
Macbeth
, the murders of King Duncan and Banquo, and the torment suffered by both
Macbeth
and his wife after they have completed their bloody climb to the Scottish throne.
Vladimir
Vasiliev
has also elaborated magnificently on several motives that are tailor made for choreography, while never allowing them to degenerate into mere display: the opening battle between Scottish and Norwegian armies and the banquet scene during which
Macbeth
defeats Banquo in a competition of strength. These are superb examples of modern ensemble dancing that heighten the dramatic impact of the work as a whole.
Vasiliev
's major departure from Shakespeare comes at the end of the
ballet
, when
Macbeth
, hounded by specters of his victims, is suddenly surrounded by the weird sisters who lure him into their devilish round dance. As their infernal ring draws inward,
Macbeth
realizes that there is no escape, and dies. Brilliantly danced, and acted with bloodcurdling conviction,
Macbeth
is superb entertainment for all."--Container.
Genre:
Filmed ballets.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Vasilʹev,
Vladimir
Viktorovich, 1940-
Fadeechev, Alekseĭ.
Timofeeva, Nina.
Anisimov, Valerii.
Mansurov, Fuat.
Molchanov, Kirill Vladimirovich, 1922-
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth
.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet.
Kultur International Films.
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