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      An Evening With the Royal Ballet

      1964 1h 25m Musical List
      Reviews This documentary records four 1963 performances by London's Royal Ballet. The opening dance, "Les Sylphides," features Rudolf Nureyev as a poet inspired by the beautiful women around him, and is followed by Nureyev and his famous partner, Margot Fonteyn, performing a duet in "Le Corsaire." After the intricate full-ensemble choreography of "La Valse," Fonteyn takes center stage for the finale, the last act of Tchaikovsky's adaptation of the fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty." Read More Read Less

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      frances h I first saw this film in the Memorial Theater in mcKeesport, Pa. with my Mom when I was 14. Now I've just seen it again on DVD at age 72 and am just as awestruck as I was all of those years ago in that now demolished 1930s theater that looked like a Spanis hacienda inside with side box set , a balcony and shining stars overhead. These dance partners have once been described as having "one body, one soul," and one can certainly see it here. Together they are incomparable! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/21/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis This documentary records four 1963 performances by London's Royal Ballet. The opening dance, "Les Sylphides," features Rudolf Nureyev as a poet inspired by the beautiful women around him, and is followed by Nureyev and his famous partner, Margot Fonteyn, performing a duet in "Le Corsaire." After the intricate full-ensemble choreography of "La Valse," Fonteyn takes center stage for the finale, the last act of Tchaikovsky's adaptation of the fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty."
      Director
      Anthony Asquith, Anthony Havelock-Allan
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 25m