Footnotes: Partnerships
About the title: Partnerships looks at the history of partnering and examines four of the greatest partnerships in recent memory--Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, Sibley and Dowell, Kain and Augustyn, Maximova and Vasiliev.
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Footnotes: Ballet in Asia
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about the development of ballet in Asia. Features selected performances by National Ballet of China and Hong Kong Ballet.
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Footnotes: The Nutcracker
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about the Nutcracker. Dancer Frank Augustyn and others begin by examining some reasons why dancers dislike The nutcracker: its weak scenario, lack of dramatic characterization, ub...
Footnotes: Ballet in Russia
About the title: Ballet in Russia examines the history of Russian ballet. Features performance footage by the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet Companies and traces the history and influence of these two great dance companies.
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Footnotes: Swan Lake
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Swan Lake. Dancer Frank Augustyn and others discuss various aspects of the ballet Swan Lake, beginning with its evolution from a failure at its first performance to its curr...
Footnotes: The National Ballet of Canada
About the title: This episode of Footnotes is about the National Ballet of Canada.
About the series: Break a leg. Conceived and hosted by internationally renowned dancer, Frank Augustyn, Footnotes sheds new light on the classics of ballet. Featuring...
Footnotes: The Music of Ballet
About the title: Music of ballet highlights the great composers of ballet and looks at the relationship between the music and the dance.
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Footnotes: The Ballerina
About the title: The ballerina examines the development and importance of the ballerina from the ground-breaking pioneers, to today's prima ballerinas.
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Footnotes: The Male Dancer
About the title: The Male Dancer examines the development, importance and changes in the role of the male dancer through the history of ballet with a special focus on Nijinsky and Nureyev.
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Footnotes: The Sleeping Beauty
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about the Sleeping Beauty. Dancer Frank Augustyn and others discuss how Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty represents a throwback to the early court ballet in its appetite for sp...