【驚堂木芭蕾】“巴黎的火焰”

 

【驚堂木芭蕾】“巴黎的火焰”
【Gavel Ballet】Flamme de Paris

【驚堂木芭蕾】“巴黎的火焰”

Flames of Paris Vakhtang Chabukiani

Vakhtang Chabukiani(1910 - 1992). Magnificent and legendary Georgian ballet dancer and choreographer who was a star of Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater of Saint Petersburg. He is considered to be one of the most influential male ballet dancers in history, and is noted for creating the majority of the choreography of the male variations which comprise the classical ballet repertory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakhtang_Chabukiani

Vakhtang Chabukiani embodied the new Soviet hero in the ballet of the 1930's, combining virtuosic ballet technique with athleticism and a stunningly powerful, vivid stage presence. He originated lead roles in several signature Soviet ballets, among them Vasily Vainonen's "Flames of Paris" in 1932 and Rostislav Zakharov's "Fountain of the Bakhchisarai" in 1934. Also in 1934, he and Tatyana Vecheslova became the first Soviet dancers to tour in the United States. His another name was "Wizard of Dancing"

Musa Gottlieb (Jeanne) & Vakhtang Chaboukiani (Philippe) Music: Boris Asafiev Choreography: Vasily Vainonen 1953 from Film Masters of Russian Ballet

Academia Vaganova - Anna Plisetskaya Flame de Paris

芭蕾舞劇“巴黎的火焰”劇情介紹

The ballet opens in a forest near Marseilles, where the peasant Gaspard and his children- Jeanne and Pierre- are gathering bushwood.

When a Count and his royal hunting party arrive, the peasants disperse, but Jeanne attracts the attention of the Count, who attempts to embrace her. When her father intervenes, he is beaten up by the Count's servant and taken away.

Later, in the Marseilles Square, Jeanne tells the people what has happened to her father, and the people's indignation over the injustices of the aristocracy grows. They storm the prison, and free the prisoners of the Marquis de Beauregard.

Next, the court of Versailles in all its decadence is portrayed.

After a performance at the court theatre which is followed by a lush banquet, the officers of the court write a formal petition to the King, requesting the permission to deal with the unruly revolutionaries.

The actor Antoine Mistral, discovering this secret document, is killed by the Marquis: but before he dies, he manages to pass the document on to Mireille de Poitiers, who escapes as the sound of the Marsilleise is heard from the windows.

The scene then shifts to a square in Paris, where an uprising and the storming of the palace is prepared.

Mireille rushes in with the document revealing the conspiracy against the revolution, and her bravery is applauded. At the height of this scene, the officers of the Marquis arrive in the square; Jeanne, recognizing the man who insulted her in the woods, runs up and slaps him across the face.

Following this, the crowd rushes upon the aristocrats. To the sound of revolutionary songs, the people storm the palace and burst into the staircase of the front hall. Jeanne attacks the Marquis, who is then killed by her brother, and the Basque Therese sacrifices her life for the Revolution.

Finally, back in the square in Paris, the people celebrate their victory over the defenders of the old regime.

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參考文獻

維基：巴黎的火焰
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flames_of_Paris

Absolute pitch by Chabukiani, 100th year farewell and birthday tribute

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