Hans Van Manen Movies
- 1997
- Add Bavarian State Ballet: Concertante / Black Cake - Two Ballets By Hans van Manen to QueueAdd Bavarian State Ballet: Concertante / Black Cake - Two Ballets By Hans van Manen to top of Queue
The home release Concertante/Black Cake features two ballets staged by noted modern choreographer Hans van Manen - Concertante and Black Cake - performed and filmed in a studio setting, at the Prinzregententheater in Munich by two largely separate casts. Franz Martin penned the score of Concertante; this staging features solos by vocalists Judith Turos, Norbert Graf, Tina-Kay Bohnstedt, Patrick Teschner, Valentina Divina, Guan Deng, Silvia Confaloniere. Black Cake incorporates pieces by classical giants Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Leos Janacek and Igor Stravinsky, as well as Pietro Mascagni and Jules Massenet. Vocalists in that production include Anna Villadolid, Patrick Teschner, Judith Turos, Luca Masala, Christiana Stefanou and seven others. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bavarian State Ballet
- 1988
As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Queen Beatrix on the throne, the Dutch government commissioned this documentary. Nope, it's not about everyday men-in-the street. Neither is it a laudatory royal family soap opera. Instead, it shows the creative process of five notable Dutch artists. Each is shown manifesting his characteristic tics and quirks. The first is choreographer Hans van Manen, who makes faces at himself when he can't realize the moves he's imagining. The second is sculptor Carel Visser, who grunts at his work and holds conversations with his mongrel dog. The third is artist, composer, and conductor Reinbert de Leeuw; the fourth is the painter Armando, who whistles as he daubs. The final artist shown at work is the poet Ida Gerhardt. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hans Van Manen
Black Tights is a filmed ballet anthology divided into four all-dance episodes. "The Diamond Cruncher" spotlights Ziza Jeanmaire as a lady mobster who gives up her life of crime for the love of a good man. "Cyrano de Bergerac" stars Roland Petit (who also choreographed) as Cyrano and Moira Shearer as Roxanne; its music was composed by Marius Constant, of Twilight Zone fame. "A Merry Mourning" finds Cyd Charisse flittering her way into a deadly romantic triangle. And "Carmen," starring Jeanmaire once more, is the old story, danced rather than sung to the music of Bizet. Both the French and English-language versions of Black Tights are narrated by Maurice Chevalier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Zizi Jeanmaire, Moira Shearer, (more)
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Staged, shot and released to commemorate Dutch choreographer Hans Van Manen's 75th birthday, the performance release Hans Van Manen: Six Choreographies 75th Anniversary presents renditions of six of Van Manen's most famous choreographed works, interpreted by the Het Nationale Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater. Selections include: "Déjà vu," "Solo," "Kammerballett," "The Old Man and Me," "Two Pieces for Het" and "Frank Bridge Variations." ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
