At home with dance's greatest generation: DVDs and books on the Ballets Russes.(DANCE MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS)(Video recording review)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Ulrich, Allan | Copyright information

Ballets Russes

Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller. Zeitgeist Video. DVD, 118 minutes. $29.95. www.zeitgeistvideo.com.

When this dazzling documentary film opened in theaters last fall, it made history. Can anyone remember the last time a ballet movie without a reigning superstar so stirred audiences who were not hardcore dance fans? Even if you can't tell the difference between Ballets Russes and charlotte russe, this chronicle of a fabled institution th...

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