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The Nutcracker (1987)
The best revised choreography for Petipa's Nutcracker
The original Nutcracker was choreographed by M Petipa in Mariinsky theater. There have been a lot of revisions made all over the world. This one is done by Y Grigorovich in the Bolshoi theater in 1966. Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev were the first interpreters for this version. Grigorovich managed to fuse the old Russian tradition with modern choreography. The Pas de deux technically is much more difficult than in other revisions in famous ballet companies. The most traditional ones of London Royal Ballet and Berlin ballet are good in their own way, but most revisions simplified choreography and do not look as impressive as this one. The only thing is that it was filmed in the theater and sometimes is dark. Highly recommend it.
Fuete (1986)
The most realistic movie about ballet
First, Ekaterina Maximova one of the greatest Russian ballerinas of the second part of the 20th century is starring. She proved to be a great actress on the ballet stage and had several movie roles as well. This movie is not a ballet performance with some short dialogs what is typical for movies about ballet. it shows prima ballerina's life with success and hard work, doubts and joy. it really shows what is behind the scenes and people do not see and do not know. Some great ballet performances only magnify the strength of the plot. The cast is very good with outstanding ballet legends, actors and actresses. The music selection and cinematography are very impressive. Highly recommend it.