American Masters: Jerome Robbins
Something to Dance About
Judy Kinberg, 2008, USA; 112min.
This extraordinary documentary explores a complex choreographer and director in all his contradictory colors. Directed and produced by six-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Judy Kinberg and written by best-selling Jerome Robbins biographer Amanda Vaill, it examines with candor and humor, his creative process, his perfectionism, and the controversies that plagued his life.
Friday, Aug. 4 at 8 p.m.
Ballerina
Bertrand Normand, 2007, France; 77min.
Russian ballerinas have always been a source of pride to their country and a revelation to the Western audiences, from Pavlova to Makarova. In “Ballerina,” French filmmaker Bertrand Normand observes St. Petersburg dancers Alina Somova, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina and Evgenia Obraztsova, through interview and performance footage. Each ballerina reveals her personal hopes and dreams, as well as the misfortunes that can interrupt a brilliant career.
Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.
The Best of Mariinsky Theatre
Swan Lake
Performed at the Mariinsky Theatre, this production of the classic was choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, conducted by Valery Gergiev, and performed by the dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet: Ulyana Lopatkina (as Odette-Odile), Danila Korsuntsev (Prince Siegfried), Alexandra Gronskaya (The Queen), and Pyotr Stasiunas (Tutor)
Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Jiri Kylian Program
For more than thirty years the creative collaboration of Czech choreographer Jiri Kylian and the Nederlands’ Dans Theater has created more than 60 extraordinary productions. The dance works made for television were directed by Hans Hulscher, a specialist in capturing dance and opera. See Hulscher films “Wings of Wax” (19 min.); “Petit Mort” (18 min.); and “Sleepless” (26 min.)
Sunday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.
The Best of La Scala
Mediterranea
Mauro Bigonzetti. Coreographed by Sveva Berti. Stage: Teatro alla Scala; 77 mins.
La Scala Ballet brings to the Teatro degli Arcimboldi a sold out premiere, which has indeed been the case worldwide for Mauro Bigonzetti’s much celebrated “Mediterranea,” a production that La Scala is adding to its repertoire in world exclusive. On this occasion, for the fifteenth anniversary of the show (created for the Balletto di Toscana in 1993), Mauro Bigonzetti will give the La Scala artists not only a revival but a true choreographic adaptation. “Mediterranea,” which does not indulge in the folklore but varies musical genres, focuses on the gestures and the moves in a refined balance between lyricism and pure energy.
Sunday, Sept. 6 at 8:30 p.m.
GLOBAL LENS Series
Possible Lives (Las vidas posibles)
Directed by Sandra Gugliotta /Argentina/2007/80mins. With Germán Palacios, Ana Celentano, Natalia Oreiro
After her husband mysteriously disappears during a business trip to Patagonia, Clara embarks on a desperate mission to find him. During her search, she makes a startling discovery: a man with an uncanny resemblance to her spouse, but with another name — and wife. Convinced the stranger may be her husband, she ignores pleas to quit her search just as police discover a body that may be the real man she seeks. Shot amid majestic vistas and suffused with vibrant color and sexuality, director Sandra Gugliotta's feature is a haunting and suspenseful study of grief and letting go. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Wednesday, Sept. at 8:30 p.m.
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