The Nutcracker is
Mikhail Baryshnikov's breathtaking and critically acclaimed Emmy nominated production.
Starring
Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gelsey Kirkland Debuts on Blu-ray September 25th
It's a challenge, because, I mean, it's Ailey, it's an iconic piece, and especially because
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Judith Jamison first danced it.
Every ballerina in The Turning Point (scripted by gay screenwriter Arthur Laurents) seemed to want to pounce on the testosterone-breathing
Mikhail Baryshnikov. Director and former choreographer Herbert Ross did his best to reassure audiences that Shirley MacLaine's screen son, Ethan (Phillip Saunders), who studiously attended ballet classes, was a swaggering, baseball jersey--wearing, all-American young plug.
Also celebrating are comedian Bobby Ball, 55; jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk, 69; ballet dancer/actor
Mikhail Baryshnikov, 51; author David Lodge, 64; golfer Nick Price, 42; rock musician Robert Wyatt, 54.
16-26, it includes rare images of
Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Felia Doubrovska, Serge Lifar, and other artists who collaborated and crossed paths with Briansky and Arova.
Mitchell, playing an angel in the evening performance of the play "Forbidden Christmas or the Doctor and the Patient," collapsed during a scene in which his character rescues a drowning sailor, played by renowned dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
1974
Mikhail Baryshnikov,Soviet ballet dancer, defected in Canada
Russian dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov, 54: Widely considered the best male classical dancer of the 20th century, Baryshnikov was born in Riga, Latvia, where he first studied ballet, dancing, choreography, and acting.
With his gloriously high Tatar cheekbones, his penchant for the latest '60s mod outfits, and his thirst for all kinds of experiences, he came to represent ballet for an entire generation that kept looking for his successor until
Mikhail Baryshnikov (a very different kind of dancer) came along.
Even if you've seen the film of
Mikhail Baryshnikov's Nutcracker a dozen times, you've never seen it like this.
Chito
Mikhail Baryshnikov The Doctor Jon De Vries Ermonia Luis Perez Tsisana Pilaf Witherspoon Mother Yvonne Woods Although
Mikhail Baryshnikov spends nearly all of his time onstage driving an imaginary car, you could hardly call "Forbidden Christmas or The Doctor and the Patient" a star vehicle.