The Ballad of Frankie Silver
"Ben Stevenson: A Choreographer & his Muses," is a feature-length film that presents Ben Stevenson, OBE, as he and his muses talk candidly about his life and times. With a career that crossed paths an…
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
"Ben Stevenson: A Choreographer & his Muses," is a feature-length film that presents Ben Stevenson, OBE, as he and his muses talk candidly about his life and times. With a career that crossed paths and linked ballet creations with the likes of Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, Ninette de Valois, Kenneth Macmillan, Anton Dolin, Li (Mao's Last Dancer) Cunxin, Carlos Acosta, Stevenson's personal history closely parallels that of classical ballet's growth for the past 50 years. The feature is presented on three separate DVDs. The tracks on Disc 1 are: 1. Clips from the Making of Ben Stevenson 2. English Roots (1936 to 1968) 3. Early Years in the US 4. The Three Preludes. The tracks on Disc 2 are: 5. The Golden Years in Houston 6. An Affair with China 7. The World from & while in Houston 8. Fonteyn's last days. The tracks on Disc 3 are: 9. The Order of the British Empire 10. The Choreographer & his Muses 11. The Future of Ballet Choreography. Summary written by Scott Parker
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
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"Ben Stevenson: A Choreographer & his Muses," is a feature-length film that presents Ben Stevenson, OBE, as he and his muses talk candidly about his life and times. With a career that crossed paths and linked ballet creations with the likes of Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, Ninette de Valois, Kenneth Macmillan, Anton Dolin, Li (Mao's Last Dancer) Cunxin, Carlos Acosta, Stevenson's personal history closely parallels that of classical ballet's growth for the past 50 years. The feature is presented on three separate DVDs.
The tracks on Disc 1 are: 1. Clips from the Making of Ben Stevenson 2. English Roots (1936 to 1968) 3.
Early Years in the US 4. The Three Preludes. The tracks on Disc 2 are: 5.
The Golden Years in Houston 6. An Affair with China 7. The World from & while in Houston 8.
Fonteyn's last days. The tracks on Disc 3 are: 9. The Order of the British Empire 10.
The Choreographer & his Muses 11. The Future of Ballet Choreography. Summary written by Scott Parker.