Mats Ek - Appartement / Osta, Le Riche, Gillot, Martinez, Belarbi, Paris Opera Ballet
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Actor: Clairemarie Osta, Jose Martinez, Kader Belarbi, Marie-Agnes Gillot, Nicolas Le RicheDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 65 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
DVD Reviews of Mats Ek - Appartement / Osta, Le Riche, Gillot, Martinez, Belarbi, Paris Opera Ballet
DVD Review: Exciting to watch & really different
Summary: 5 Stars
I only recently found out about Mats Ek and his choreography, and this is the first DVD I've bought of one of his dances. I'm very taken with it. Besides the great movements, the music appeals a lot, and goes perfectly with the dances. I realized after I bought this that the ballet called Smoke which is performed by Sylvie Guillam is also a Mats Ek choreography; you can watch it at her site. I'm familiar with several of the dancers from Paris Opera Ballet featured in this production, it's great to see them in a different work. This exact release is also available on the Art Haus label, so if one is sold out, look here at Amazon for the other. They seem to carry both, but one might eventually become unavailable. No matter what date is mentioned, they are both the 2003 live performance.
As a note of comparison in styles, I bought a few of the DVDs of Ballets de Monte Carlo productions, which are also modern, a little bit like Mats Ek's work. I must say, I think the style of The Appartement is far superior. While the costumes are out of the ordinary, or maybe even futuristic, they do not detract from the dance or the dancers. Conversely, when I watch the Ballets de Monte Carlo productions, much as I like a couple of the main dancers and their bodies in motion, the costumes can be too prominent a feature, and with the bright lighting and stripped down geometric sets, the choreography takes a back seat. I get tired of it pretty quickly.
If you are open to new things by Paris Opera Ballet, I do suggest buying this DVD. I like it so much, I might investigate the musicians' themselves, too. It's a whole new thing for me in a couple of ways.
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