Still Life at the Penguin Cafe

Synopsis: Issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Simon Jeffes, the founder of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, which had a unique brand of music drawing on classical, avant-garde, pop, folk and ethnic music. The DVD comprises a documentary with Jeffes and a performance of the David Bintley’s popular conservationist ballet with the Royal Ballet of Still Life at the Penguin Cafe, filmed in 1989. The ballet is set in a cafe where penguins and humans resemble each other and an exuberant cabaret is presented by a succession of exotic creatures.
Dancers under the masks include Deborah Bull, Bruce Sansom, Phillip Broomhead, and Stephen Jefferies.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 2007
Subjects: Dance; Music
Keywords: ballet; modern dance; performances; music - performances; music - contemporary

Name: Arthaus Musik
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Fax: 017 37 64 40 65
Address: c/o Select Music and Video Dist Ltd
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