Sacred stage : the Mariinsky Theater / a Red Fire Films production ; produced by Lisa Kirk Colburn ; written by Ronald Blumer ; directed by Joshua Waletzky.

The Mariinsky Theater (also known as the Kirov) of St. Petersburg has somehow maintained its artistic excellence through war, revolution and the collapse of Communism. Here the story of the theater's survival is told along with performance clips.

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Corporate Authors: First-Run Features (Firm), Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Balet (Performer), Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Orkestr (Performer)
Other Authors: Blumer, Ronald H. (Screenwriter), Colburn, Lisa Kirk (Producer), Domingo, Plácido, 1941- (interviewee (expression)), Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- (interviewee (expression)), Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947- (interviewee (expression)), Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- (interviewee (expression)), Thomas, Richard, 1951- (interviewee (expression)), Tsypin, George, 1954- (interviewee (expression)), Waletzky, Josh (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York : First Run Features, 2005.
Series:Classical music in video
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Table of Contents:
  • Mariinsky Theatre: Overview (4:55); Imperial Origins (12:21); Fall of the House of Romanov (2:22); Ballet Endures (2:14); "Boris Godunov" (4:38); Valery Gergiev Takes Charge (6:39); Lure of the West (11:51); Legacy in Music and Dance (13:55); Credits: Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (18:05);