Video Description
Ballet superstar Nina Ananiashvili makes her full-length ballet DVD debut with the Russian State Perm Ballet in the best-loved of all the classical ballets, Swan Lake. Nina Ananiashvili has been hailed as one of the most talented prima ballerinas to emerge in recent years. Her superb technique makes her portrayal of the dual role of Odette/Odile a major ballet event not to be missed by dance lovers. This historic production of Swan Lake, also starring the great Russian dancer Aleksei Fadeyetchev, was filmed during a performance commemorating the centennial of the composer Tchaikovskys death. This new production of the worlds favorite ballet, starring one of todays greatest young dancers is a performance which will be cherished by children and ballet enthusiasts of all ages. Odette/Odile: Nina Ananiashvili, Prince Siegfried: Aleksei Fadeyetchev, Rothbart: Sergei Zagorulko, Queen: Vera Sokolovskaya, Jester: Andrei Shcherbinin, Pas de trios: Yulva Mashkina, Galina Frolova, Vitaly Poleshchuk. Performed October 11, 1992 at Bunkamura Orchard Hall. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Libretto by Vladimir Begichev.