Place (DVD) – Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Place (DVD) – Mikhail Baryshnikov
Artists: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ana Laguna
Choreographer: Mats Ek
Director: Jonas Åkerlund
Format: NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Kultur Video
DVD Release Date: March 27, 2012
Run Time: 30 minutes
Place is a sensational dance film, especially created for world-famous dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ana Laguna by an outstanding international team of artists. Staged by Mats Ek, considered to be one of the world’s best choreographers. Directed by Grammy, MTV & Cannes, Grand Prix award-winning director, Jonas Åkerlund – famed for collaborations with Lady Gaga, Madonna, U2, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams and Christina Aguilera.
Touching and exciting, the body’s fragile beauty is interpreted by superstar virtuosos of dance, choreography and film – keeping ballet’s inherent form while adding another culture. Watch four icons of art combine forces to create a new type of dance for camera, a modern but dynamic balance of two different worlds.
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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