Richter: Woolf Works (DVD) – Royal Ballet, Gillian Anderson
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Richter: Woolf Works (DVD) – Royal Ballet, Gillian Anderson
Composer: Max Richter
Artists: Alessandra Ferri, Gary Avis, Matthew Ball, Federico Bonelli, Francesca Hayward, Paul Kay, Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Natalia Osipova, Calvin Richardson, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Akane Takada, Eric Underwood, Edward Watson, Anush Hovhannisyan, Gillian Anderson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Koen Kessels
Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
Video Format: NTSC 16:9
Sound Format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS Digital Surround
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Opus Arte
Release Date:
Run Time: 100 minutes; plus 15 minutes bonus material
Virginia Woolf defied the false order of narrative conventions to depict a heightened, startling and poignant reality. Wayne McGregor’s first full-length work for The Royal Ballet recreates the synesthetic collision of form and substance in Woolf’s writings.
Each of the three acts springs from one of Woolf’s landmark novels – Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando and The Waves – but these inspirations are also enmeshed with elements from her letters, essays and diaries. Woolf Works expresses the heart of an artistic life driven to discover a freer, uniquely modern realism, and brings to life Woolf’s world of “granite and rainbow,” where human beings are at once both physical body and uncontained essence.
“At its creation in 2015, Woolf Works felt like a breakthrough for choreographer Wayne McGregor, adding a new emotional weight to his athletic force and fascination with technology. In this first revival, it’s even stronger, with Alessandra Ferri luminous as the Virginia Woolf figure... It’s a thoughtful, heartfelt performance in a ballet that is both intelligent and tender.” – The Independent (4 Stars)
“Wayne McGregor’s first full-length ballet has won the 2015 Critics’ Circle award for best classical choreography and the 2016 Olivier Award for best new dance production, while its star, the fiftysomething ballerina Alessandra Ferri, has won an Olivier for outstanding achievement in dance. No wonder the Royal Ballet decided to revive Woolf Works as part of the celebrations marking McGregor’s tenth anniversary as resident choreographer.” – The Times (4 Stars)
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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