| | |  | JAZZ MODERN & ROCK STYLES | Home » » » ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A Dance Fantasy | | | | | | | Description: | | Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll s bewitching, playful, and eccentric fairytale, has captured the world's imagination and fascinated children for over 125 years.Now Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts come to life as never before in this unique Balletic Modern Dance adaptation, performed by the Prague Chamber Ballet Company, that is every bit as original as the story itself. Magnificent costumes, vivid colors and imaginative sets create a Wonderland of kaleidoscopic beauty. By interweaving ballet, mime, acrobatics, and theatre with the mesmerizing music of Viktor Kalabis, flawlessly played by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek, this film production of Alice in Wonderland creates an unparalleled DVD presentation that will undoubtedly delight the whole family. Winner of the Dove Foundation Family Approved Seal, a Parent's Choice Gold Award, the Coalition For Quality Children's Videos: Kids First! Endorsement, and recipient of rave reviews from newspapers such as the New York Times that noted the film is Full of blazing color, witty tableaux and intriguing special effects, Alice in Wonderland: A Dance Fantasy is not only a feast for the eyes, ears and imagination, but a perfect way to introduce children to the magical world of dance! DVD BONUS FEATURES:
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DVD Recommendations | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Prague Chamber Ballet, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Viktor Kalabis | | Director:
| Adam Rezek | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| V.I.E.W. Video | | Run Time:
| 27 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 10, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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26 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Surreal and somewhat menacing; little to do with "Alice"Apr 23, 1999
I bought this video because my 3-year-old daughter loves dance and likes the Alice story. This surreal Czech production, however, has little to do with Alice in Wonderland. In fact, this video doesn't really have much of a story line at all. It does have Alice, but the other characters are either ambiguous (Is that man in the top hat and fur chaps the mad hatter or the march hare?) or completely new (like a school marm who wears her clothes backward). The costumes and make-up are very much in the vein of "cirque de soleil," which could be scary for some kids. Also, the music is very dark and somewhat menacing at points.All this said, my daughter has been requesting this video. The downside is that she doesn't feel comfortable watching it on her own, so I have to sit there next to her. (I get to read a book, but she spends a lot of time asking me "What are they doing?" My answers usually begin with, "Um, I'm not sure, but I think . . . ") The upside is that the video is only 27 minutes long.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 strange and beautiful dance fantasyApr 19, 2008
By Kerberos
This dance fantasy inspired by Alice in Wonderland is quite unique. The music, costumes, and sets are all wonderful. A most lovely Alice and a stern Queen are the two main characters. Yes, this story begins with dark and sinister overtones, but that is to reflect the personality of the Queen and her subjects. As the story continues you will see how and why the tone changes, and that is the beauty of this story. Note the exchange scene and how Alice handles it (being vague to avoid spoiler). I love the symbolic gesture in that scene and how things change thereafter. I highly recommend this to fans of Alice in Wonderland and dance.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A strange delight!Mar 29, 2008
By J. S. Fedyk
I ordered this after reading another review stating that it may give children nightmares. I had to see for myself. I loved it! It's weird and beautiful. I recommend it to all Alice lovers and collectors, and as far as giving children nightmares, I don't think so. My kid loved it. In the style of the classic arts channel, this piece was a strange delight.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Alice in Wonderland: A Dance FantasyAug 05, 2003
By Clob Lane
Alice in Wonderland: A Dance Fantasy is a bad example of how books can be turned into great films. This not-even half hour ballet is utterly disturbing and vile in its nature. I liked the style, but the plot that the Alice stories are famous for is absent and the memorable characters we once knew have been replaced with boring or just stupid characters who we just want out of our faces. The only reason I gave this 2 stars is because it reminds me of a school play, and I love those. I guess I was just expecting a "bit" more than this. It might have been better if I hadn't have been comparing it to other Alice films, but I still think it is strange.
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 All I Can Say Is I'll Never Rent This Again!Jul 02, 2002
Alice in Wonderland is usually very entertaining as a movie. However, in this case, Alice's adventures turn into a badly choregraphed and badly acted and bad altogether...mess. Alice in Wonderland: A Dance Fantasy has no plot. All I can make out for a plot is that a girl throws a ball of wool into a small mirror and that somehow pulls her into a weird hall which is full of mirrors. Then she starts dancing with weird things and...well...it just doesn't make sense. The music is very disturbing, which makes one not want to view the film again. It is not memorable what-so-ever and it just seems like somebody is banging on a piano and blowing into a woodwind without a music sheet in front of them. I do not know what Alice's "friends" are in this movie. There is this school teacher and she wears her clothes backwards and thing pop out of the chalkboard. There is a beachball that is being passed around and people examine it. There is a really bizzare queen who dresses in black. And there is this man dressed up like a march hare and a white bunny, wearing a top hat. I think that is the March Hare, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter at the same time. The following statement is definite: AS OF NOW, I AM WARNING EACH AND EVERY SOUL WHO HAPPENS TO "FORTUNATELY" STUMBLE UPON THIS REVIEW THAT YOU NEVER EVER THINK OR EVEN DREAM ABOUT SEEING THIS. ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A DANCE FANTASY IS ONE OF THE WORST VIDEOS IN YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED!
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