Videos - Ballets

The Russian National Ballet Theatre is a young and exciting company under the direction of two former Bolshoi Ballet dancers, Vladimir Moiseev and Evgeny Amosov. This DVD features the four most popular ballets of all time.

Disc 1:
Swan Lake - Live in Beijing 119 minutes
Considered the most brilliant of Tchaikovsky�s, this classic story is one of love and betrayal. Choregraphed by Petipa, Ivanov, Gorsky and Messer it is considered to be the greatest challenge for dancers. This is the tale of evil magician Rotbart turning t he beautiful Odette and her friends into swans, the charming Prince Ziegfried�s love of Odette, his fight with and defeat of Rotbart and the breaking of the spell on Odette and her friends who return to beautiful young girls.

Romeo & Juliet - Live in Moscow 84 Minutes
The ballet of our century. The story of love and tragedy was written by Shakespeare, but it wasn�t until the 1930�s that Sergei Prokofiev interpreted the story for this ballet production. In 1938 it was first performed at the Brno Opera House in Czechoslovakia and performed at the Kirov Theatre in 1940.

Disc 2
The Sleeping Beauty - Live in Moscow 122 minutes
Originally choreographed by Petipa, with an incredible musical score by Tchaikovsky, this beautiful story is based on Charles Perrault�s classic fairytale. It depicts the story of beautiful Princess Aurora, her 100 year sleep, the deeds of the wicked fairy Carabosse, the good Lilac fairy and the handsome Prince Desire, who waith a gentle kiss awakens Princess Aurora.

The Nutcracker - Live in Moscow 89 minutes
In 1891, the legendary choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Tcaikovsky to write the music for the Nutcracker Ballet based on the book called �The Nutcracker and the Mouse King� written by German author E.T.A. Hoffman.