| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Minkus - Don Quixote / Terekhova, Ruzimatov, Ponomaryov, Kirov Ballet | | | | | | | Description: | | The tremendous resources of the Kirov Ballet flash and dash through the four acts of joyous Petipa and Gorsky choreography making Don Quixote a thrilling visual treat. This delightful spectacle features the great Soviet dancers Tatyana Terekhova and Farouk Ruzimatov as the as the lovers Kitri and Basilio. Don Quixote is performed by Kirov star Vladimir Ponomaryov. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Vladimir Ponomaryov, Tatyana Terekhova | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Kultur Video | | Run Time:
| 120 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 16, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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Fantastic performanceMay 22, 2009
Not to mention Telekhova (my favorite) and Ruzimatov, other soloists are wonderful, too. Once can detect that these dancers have a common style and technical achievement that must be the product of Kirov training. I hope that the legacy has continued after the end of Soviet.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Great performances, fabulous dancersMay 11, 2007
I would have given this 5 stars accept the transfer quality of the DVD is not good at all.
That aside, I must say that the dancing by all was superb! Farouk Ruzimatov in particular is spectacular.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
The bEst Version of This Ballet On Film.Mar 08, 2005
The Kirov (or now the Ballet of The Mariinsky) have perfromed this ballet ever since Marius Petipa (Creator of "The Sleeping Beuty", "Raymonda", "La Bayadere", "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake" among others) staged it (after his original production at the Bolshoi in 1869) for the Imperial Ballet (The Kirov's former name) in 1872. The ballet has come down through time at the Kirov in many revivals, particularly by Alexander Gorsky in the early 1910's. Here is a late 20th century performance of this fun, flashy ballet set in Spain. The story is not really based on Cerevantes famous novel, and Don Quixote is a minor character here. But anyway, this film is great!
Tatiana Terekhova and Farukh Ruzimitov star as Kitri and Basilio. They are primary examples of the finest Russian schooling and performance. Thier last act pas de deux is a sight to see! The first act is a whole load of fun, with a large cast. Altinai Assylmuratova dances in the Toreador's Dance with style and pizzaz....she is almost sexy in her interpretation of the street dancer Mercedes. The second act is probably the best out of the whole ballet for its scene "The Kingdom Of The Dryads" (a typical Petipa ballet blanc) where Don Quixote dreams of his ideal Dulcinea in a garden of cupids and nymphs. Here Yulia Makhalina performs the Dryad Queen variation with her astonishing technique and high extensions. Terekhova's variation here is breath taking as well. The scene in the bar is a little boring however, with national dances added in from the ballets previous restagings. But no matter this performance is great. The audience is a lot of fun to. The Russians seem to have more fun at the ballet than Americans do at a football game.
Production-wise, such as sets, costumes, music, and arrangement of numbers are second only to Rudolf Nureyev's production for the Australian Ballet. But despite that this performance is great. Five stars
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding performance!Dec 23, 2004
This is not a very recent performance, but it is certainly one of the finest done in the modern style(no "chubby" dancing!). The video quality is not perfect, showing a little age. The colors are slightly faded, but the picture is definitely acceptable. This might qualify as a collector's dvd. If you want something new and flashy you might want the Paris Opera Ballet version(also first class). I really enjoyed the dancing in this Kirov performance. The character dancing is also noteworthy.
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