{"product_id":"fragments-of-a-biography-trapeze-2","title":"Fragments Of A Biography: Trapeze","description":"Fragments Of A Biography: Trapeze DVD VIDEO BALLET Vasiliev Maximova Prokofiev  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Video Artists International (VAI) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eFRAGMENTS OF A BIOGRAPHY: TRAPEZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in the 1950s, with the emergence of choreographers such as Grigorovich and Belski, ballet in Russia underwent a metamorphosis, moving toward abstract works as well as narratives based on major literary sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the dancer-choreographers who embraced this new direction is Vladimir Vasiliev, certainly one of Russia's greatest dancers and a choreographer of real distinction. His first triumph, Anyuta, based on a Chekhov short story, is a marvelously theatrical work replete with Chekhovian flourishes. Fragments of a Biography, by contrast, has no such literary moorings. It is a largely abstract, memory ballet set to the smoldering strains of the Argentinian tango. A narrative thread emerges in the woman in white who appears as the distant beloved, the ideal distillation of the protagonist's former lost loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this work, Vasiliev selected some of the Bolshoi's greatest dancers, including his long-time partner both onstage and in life, Ekaterina Maximova, as the Woman in White. She is joined by stars Andris Liepa, Nina Timofeyeva, Aleksei Fadeyev, and Vasiliev himself in a seductive, emotionally charged performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVasiliev and Maximova also star in Trapeze, a ballet created for film in 1970 with choreography by Natalia Ryzhenko and an early score by Prokofiev. The colorful circus setting has been described as Fellini-esque, though the narrative lacks the Italian filmmaker's sardonic bent. Trapeze tells the story of the triumph of innocence: Maximova is moving as the young girl drawn to the world of the circus who eventually becomes part of it, while Vasiliev excels as the clown who tries to win her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProkofiev wrote the score for Trapeze in 1924 while in Paris. Commissioned for a small ballet troupe that lacked funds for a full orchestra, the work was scored for a quintet. Prokofiev sought to make an impression in a city captivated by Stravinsky, and sections of Trapeze are clearly reminiscent of Stravinsky's neo-classical style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatured Artists:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEkaterina Maximova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVladimir Vasiliev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndris Liepa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNina Timofeyeva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAleksei Fadeychev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDVD Bonus: Scene from the ballet Anyuta (4:58) — Danced by Ekaterina Maximova; Choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnical Details:\u003cbr\u003eAudio: Mono\u003cbr\u003eVideo: 4:3 \/ Color \/ NTSC\u003cbr\u003eRegion: Code 0 (Playable All Regions)\u003cbr\u003eSubtitles: None\u003cbr\u003eRunning Time: Main program: 77:00 \/ Bonus: 4:58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Video Artists International (VAI)","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51132400140566,"sku":"130181","price":29.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026320124625742scan_08e784b9-efb7-4b8e-a906-14d984bacebb.jpg?v=1774395325","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/fragments-of-a-biography-trapeze-2","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}