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Moscow City Ballet Presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’ And ‘The Death of Anna Karenina’

Subtitle
Death of Anna Karenina, The
Synopsis
Two one-act ballets by the Moscow City Ballet. Romeo and Juliet, inspired by Tchaikovsky’s overture, was the first ballet to be choreographed and staged by Victor Smirnov-Golovanov and the debut performance was in Moscow in 1968.
Language
English
Country
Former USSR
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 49 min.
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1991
Year of production
1991
Availability
Out of Distribution (2006)
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840-1893)

Credits

Director
Yoav Peleg
Producer
Joanne Cohen; John Hawkins
Contributor
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Victor Smirnov-Golovanov
Cast
Aydar Akhmetov 
Tatiana Traukvelitskaya 

Production Company

Name

Moscow City Ballet

Name

Red Bus Music Ltd

Name

Talit Productions

Distributor

Name

Video Collection International Ltd

Web
http://www.vci.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7612 3000
Fax
020 7612 3003
Address
2 Entertain Ltd
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL

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