DVD + Blu-Ray:
Elegance - A new Ballet Series | Death in Venice

The Elegance Series is a collection of breathtaking Ballet performances from internationally renowned houses with well-loved Dance Stars.

The Elegance Series feature productions by the greatest choreographers that we know today and of course the legacy of the legendary Marius Petipa.

Elegance - The Art of John Neumeier | Death in Venice (Cat.No. 109274 / 109275)
John Neumeier’s free adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novella “Death in Venice” for the marvellous dancers of the Hamburg Ballett walks a fine line between astute theatricality and melodrama, between brilliant passages of movement and banal gestures. The primary message is that the life of an artist - even a famous, successful one - can be hell unless he’s in creative touch with his inner child, his emotions.

Also available:
Elegance – The Art of Patrice Bart | La petite Danseuse de Degas (Cat.No. 109272 / 109273)
Elegance – The Art of Patrice Bart | The Nutcracker (Cat.No. 109276 / 109277)
Elegance – The Art of Mats Ek | Giselle (Cat.No. 109280 / 109281)
Elegance – The Art of Hans van Manen | Six Ballets (Cat.No. 109282 / 109283)

Genre Ballet
Recording location Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Recording date 2004
Duration 123mins + 59mins (Bonus)
Video format DVD 9 / NTSC
Audio format PCM Stereo
Composer Music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner
Choreography by John Neumeier
Dance Company Hamburg Ballet
Soloist Lloyd Riggins | Gustav von Aschenbach, Master Choreographer
Soloist Laura Cazzaniga | His Assistant, his Mother, Tadzio’s Mother
Soloist Ivan Urban | His “Friedrich der Große”
Soloist Hélène Bouchet | His “La Barbarina”