The Secret Theatre: A Christmas Special (DVD) – Scottish Ballet
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The Secret Theatre: A Christmas Special (DVD) – Scottish Ballet
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Frank Moon, Peter Martin
Artists: Scottish Ballet Company & Orchestra
Conductors: Gavin Sutherland, Jean-Claude Picard
Choreographers: Christopher Hampson, Peter Darrell
Video Format: NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound Format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS Digital Surround
Region: All Regions
Language (Bonus Feature): English
Subtitles (Bonus Feature): English
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Opus Arte
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Run Time: 57 minutes; plus 10 minutes bonus material
In a deserted city, a young boy stumbles into a theatre. He wanders through the auditorium, where rows of velvet chairs, draping curtains and chandeliers seem to lie in lonely wait for audiences to return. The theatre may be empty, but the show will go on...
Starring characters from the most popular festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy collide when the theatre bursts into life. In this spectacular, feature-length film, you’ll be treated to an extraordinary show filled with acrobats, snowflakes, clowns, princes and – of course – beautiful ballerinas.
The Secret Theatre features the choreography of Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell and CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston, and music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky recorded live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra – including a new additional composition by Frank Moon, and of course, spectacular performances from the full Scottish Ballet Company.
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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