The Children of Theatre Street - The Story of the Kirov Ballet School

Starring:Grace Kelly, Lena Voronzova, Michaela Cerna, Alec Timoushin, Galina Mezenzewa, Konstantin Saklinsky, Angelina Armeiskaya
Director: Robert Dornhelm, Earle Mack
Studio: Kultur Video
Product Type: DVD

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The Children of Theater Street
The children of theatre street
Good...but too much background info.
Andromeda
The Children of Theater Street

The Children of Theatre Street - The Story of the Kirov Ballet School
Starring: Grace Kelly , Lena Voronzova , Michaela Cerna , Alec Timoushin , and Galina Mezenzewa
Director: Robert Dornhelm , and Earle Mack
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0001EQHYI
Release Date: 2004-04-13

Customer Reviews:

The Children of Theater Street.......2007-07-05

This candid, lovingly made 1977 tribute to the Kirov strivers who make big sacrifices to attend the legendary training ground of Balanchine is a sheer delight, both aesthetically and narratively, letting us peer into a highly disciplined world of pure art where expectations are high and the weight of tradition almost oppressive. With Grace Kelly's warm, vivid narration providing the context and translations, we watch as 20 students out of 1000 are carefully selected according to predetermined physical requirements, then spend close to a decade mastering their dance skills. You can't help feeling anxiety and then excitement watching one graduating ballerina make her heart-fluttering debut on the Kirov stage after months of punishing practice. "Street" is a tremendously enjoyable, behind-the-scenes look at greatness in the making.

The children of theatre street.......2007-06-03

A very interesting look at a students' life at the Kirov showing how they work hard but play hard too. The narration is informative but the narrator speaks throughtout in such a very sad and monotonous voice even when she is talking about the inner joy of dancing that this film is best watched with the sound turned off.

Good...but too much background info........2007-05-18

This film gives a nice overview of what life is like for children in a russian ballet school...almost too nice. Having trained with a former dancer of the Moscow Rennasciance Ballet and Kirov Ballet School (the school in this video) I know what things are really like from hearing her stories. This film tends to be all over the place, taking the opportunity to give some history about the russian captial, etc. More footage of the students in training would have been nice, but like I said, it is a nice over view. It may be a little outdated...it was made in the 70's after all, and a few changes have happened in Russia since then...

Andromeda.......2006-02-09

I found this DVD very inspirational in terms of motivating students of ballet to really work hard and strive for perfection. It was interesting and informative to see how the Russian students were picked and what happens to them in their schooling, up to a final performance where they are seen by the public and how they later become successful dancers. There is a wonderful segment showing the older student and how she learns old choreography from an older former great Russian ballerina, like it is handed down reverently from generation to generation. I loved the dancing of these students, as well as the joy they showed in their training.

The Children of Theater Street.......2004-10-28

I didn't really enjoy this DVD, it was okay, but (...). I thought that The Children of Theater Street was boring!

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