If you’re in New York and you missed it last winter, Bertrand Normand’s 2006 documentary, Ballerina, will show at the Walter Reade again on Monday, August 31 at 1:30 p.m. The doc follows five Kirov ballerinas — Alina Somova, Svetlana Zakharova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, and our Diana Vishneva.
If you don’t live in New York (or are one of the lucky who have a job and can’t make the daytime showing), it’s apparently now out on DVD as well (the trailer is here).
Also at the Walter Reade this month, as part of a Natalie Wood retrospective, is Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ 1961 film West Side Story. It shows on August 19 at 6:15 p.m., August 21 at 8:50 p.m., and August 23 at 1:00 p.m. Eliot Feld will introduce the August 23rd showing. Go here for more info.
UPDATE: The August 31st screening of Ballerina has been cancelled; the new screening time for that film is Thursday, September 3rd at 9:00 p.m.
I have this DVD and confess to watching it way too many times already.
But to see this documentary on a big screen, in a darkened theatre … man, that would be bliss!
Vishneva is a favorite (no-brainer there). And Obraztsova – she simply took my breath away. You cannot stop watching her. The rehearsal footage portion with her has been etched into my hard-drive by now, I'm sure – given the number of times I've played and re-played that track. She's amazing. And she seems to be such a sweet, genuine person, too. I hope she comes to NY.
to note:
“BALLERINA” : Thursday, September 3rd, 9:00pm, at the Walter Reade
https://tickets.filmlinc.com/php/calendar.php?s…
Thank you Anne! I was just going by the printed pamphlet they hand out at the theater, without looking at the website so I didn't realize there was a September date too. (They only print out the pamphlets for each month). Thank you for letting me know. I'm glad you enjoyed the DVD — I can't wait to see it!.
A bit different of a clip, I'd say, but cute:
(Did you see Ralph I.'s youtube video that Oberon posted? http://oberon481.typepad.com/oberons_grove/2009… – so funny!
… so here's my “video-reply,” of sorts: …)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aYVS-0IywI
(yeah, sorry for the smack of winter-themed ballet ;).)
A bit different of a clip, I'd say, but cute:
(Did you see Ralph I.'s youtube video that Oberon posted? http://oberon481.typepad.com/oberons_grove/2009… – so funny!
… so here's my “video-reply,” of sorts: …)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aYVS-0IywI
(yeah, sorry for the smack of winter-themed ballet ;).)