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On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the birthplace of George Balanchine, the New York City Ballet was invited to participate in the “White Nights Festival.” This was a chance for the Russians to see Balanchine repertory danced by the company he founded and which had not visited there since 1972. There are dramatic crises and triumphs during rehearsals and performances as the company tests itself before one of the world’s most discerning audiences.
The film features Peter Martins, Kirov conductor Valery Gergiev, as well as many NYCB principals, soloists and corps members, among them Darci Kistler, Wendy Whelan, Benjamin Millepied and and former NYC ballet principals Alexandra Ánsanelli and Jock Soto. Dick Pope, one of Hollywood’s expert cinematographers, brilliantly captured their superb dancing on screen, along with intimate, privileged backstage moments.
Introduced by producer Christopher Ramsey and dancers.
The Danish dancer Nikolaj Hübbe, a New York City Ballet principal and former Royal Danish Ballet principal, here again collaborates with fellow Dane Ulrik Wivel to bring fresh insights to the mime and dramatic significance of Bournonville’s 19th century ballet classic “La Sylphide.” Wivel focuses on Hübbe, who is working in the studio with Royal Danish Ballet dancers Mads Blangstrup (James), Gudrun Boesen (the Sylph) and Lis Jeppesen (Madge) for the company’s current staging of the ballet. Impressionistic, moody and enlightening about character motivation, the film beautifully renders the meaning of the title.
Director Ulrik Wivel will introduce.
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