Helpful Holiday Hint

'Tis the season to begin thinking about buying presents for yourself, and Haglund has a great suggestion:

How about a video recording of Veronika Part and Marcelo Gomes in the White Swan PdD? Yes, Folks, the superb YAGP-produced documentary Ballet's Greatest Hits is now available on iTunes for purchase ($19.99 USD) or rental ($4.99 USD) although prices may vary slightly depending on your country.

Haglund'eelers in more than 20 countries across the Universe and beyond can snap up what may be the last opportunity to ever again see this sublime-beyond-words duo perform the PdD for which they will be remembered past eternity. As you may recall, there are a few other not-so-shabby performances in the documentary as well.

Please let Haglund know if you cannot purchase it in your particular country.  He'll pass your info on to the YAGP honchos so that the possibility of a surreptitious transferral can be explored. Who knows, it could all end up as an episode on Flesh and Bone – ballet contraband, but The Feds will probably call it pointeless contraband.

YAGP should distribute/sell/give to teachers sheafs of those little iTunes store cards that one always sees on the counters in Starbucks that would be good for a single rental of Ballet's Greatest Hits. Maybe a quantity discount would make it doable for most schools to give as gifts to all students during the holidays.

 

Comments

[nanushka]

It's only $9.99 on Amazon Instant Video, or $12.99 for HD!

[Haglund]

Thanks, Nanushka!

It appears that they made some judicious cuts from the original screening. No Le Corsaire.

[TenduTV]

Glad you're excited!

As far as the edit: unfortunately, La Bayadere had to be cut because of music licensing issues. However, that's the only cut.

[Haglund]

Thanks TenduTV for the correction and clarification of the cut: La Bayadere not Le Corsaire.

Of course sales are going to be Great; so, hopefully you and YAGP are thinking about another cinema production.

[TenduTV]

In a world in which BGH 2 did exist, what would you want to see?

[Haglund]

Well, TTV, the White Swan PdD with Part and Gomes is a very tall peak to best, but I think viewers might appreciate seeing a wide range of Petipa/Ivanov danced by the current greatest interpreters.

Some of Aurora's variations would be nice as well as Raymonda's, Paquita's, definitely Esmeralda's (with Ana Sophia Scheller), Nikiya's, Odette's 4th act PdD – so long as all are danced by true Petipa ballerinas.

I would normally include the Black Swan PdD, but I can't seem to think of any current day interpreters who can get it right from all aspects. Ananiashvili was possibly the last great & complete one.

The Le Corsaire Bedroom PdD would be nice and possibly the PdT.

For classical, those would be a nice offering. But then, it would all depend on who was dancing.