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World's Young Ballet / Moscow International Competition Mikhail Baryshnikov Ludmila Semenyaka Anna Pavlova Actors: Alicia Alonso, Maya Plisetskaya, Ludmila Semenyaka, Mikhail Baryshnikov Director: Arkadi Tsineman Genres: Special Interests, Educational, Musicals & Performing Arts NR     2007     1hr 11min "Some of the most exquisite dancing ever to be seen anywhere?" ?SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThis fascinating look at world of international ballet competitions features a young Mikhail Baryshnikov competing ?and winning ?in Mos...  more »cow in 1969. The Moscow International Competition of Ballet Artists at the Bolshoi Theater attracts young dancers from around the world to compete for gold and silver medals, much like the Olympics. In this acclaimed film of the 1969 Competition, Baryshnikov performs an excerpt from La Bayadere and a solo from an original ballet by Leonid Jakobson entitled Vestris. Also featured in this historic documentary is a young Ludmila Semenyaka performing a scene from Act III of Giselle, as well as a modern jazz dance piece entitled We.There is also a rare and remarkable film clips of the legendary Anna Pavlova in performance, the first such film ever to be seen on home video. Judges for the Competition were in a veritable "who?s who" of other Russian dance stars, including Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Yuri Grigorovich. Also on the jury were Soviet composer Aram Khachaturian and dancers Agnes DeMille and Alicia Alonso.Highlights of the film include excerpts from Swan Lake, War and Peace, Spatacus and Le Corsaire. For a look at Baryshnikov at the beginning of his glorious career, and at the heartbreak and joy of young dancers trying to make their mark, this behind-the-scenes DVD keepsake has it all!  « less

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Movie Details Actors: Alicia Alonso, Maya Plisetskaya, Ludmila Semenyaka, Mikhail Baryshnikov Director: Arkadi Tsineman Genres: Special Interests, Educational, Musicals & Performing Arts Sub-Genres: Dance, Educational, Classical, Ballet & Dance Studio: Kultur Video Format: DVD - Black and White DVD Release Date: 03/27/2007 Original Release Date: 03/27/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 11min Screens: Black and White Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Edition: Classical MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English Similar Movies Baryshnikov - Live at Wolf Trap 2    NR   2004   1hr 16min Baryshnikov Dances Sinatra and More aka Baryshnikov Dances Tharp/ Baryshnikov American Ballet Theatre Directors: Don Mischer, Twyla Tharp 4    NR   2005   1hr 0min Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn Nureyev Makarova Dowell Baryshnikov Bessmertova and more 3    NR   2004   1hr 51min White Nights Director: Taylor Hackford 32    PG-13   2006   2hr 16min

Movie Reviews Historical ballet Martha Caflisch | Zürich, Switzerland | 08/17/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "A must for anyone with a thorough interest in ballet - its stars and its development."