The Astonishing Moiseyev Dance Company, Vol. 1
VAI DVD 4460, $29.95

Since its founding more than seventy years ago, the Moiseyev Dance Company, through its extensive touring schedule, has brought its theatre of national dance to millions of its fans. Among the highlights in this present collection are a grand staging of the “Polovetsian Dances” from Prince Igor; the mesmerizing "Partisans" in which the dancers glide across the stage with their bodies ridgidly immobile; and an audience favorite, Gauchos, in which three male dancers take machismo to elaborate lengths. 102 minutes, Color, Stereo, All regions.

“Summer” from Russian Dance Suite
Kalmyk Dance
Beylorussian Dance: Jurochka
Adjarian Warrior Dance
Russian Dance: Polianka
Russian Quadrille
Partisans
Russian Dance
Moldavian Dance: Tabakariaska
Uzbek Dance
Comic Dance: Labyrinth
Gauchos
Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor (Borodin)

Moiseyev Dance Company
Igor Moiseyev, director

Live Performance
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow • 1975

The Astonishing Moiseyev Dance Company, Vol. 2
VAI DVD 4461, $29.95

This second volume in VAI’s retrospective on Russia’s most popular dance troupe features such colorful works as the Aragon Jota, the clever Bashkirian Dance, where choreography is heightened by optical illusion, and the extended, rollicking Greek Suite providing an exhilarating finale to another Moiseyev spectacular. 80 minutes, Color, Mono, All regions.

“Summer” from Russian Dance Suite
Venezuelan Dance
Gauchos
Aragon Jota
Moiseyev Speaks (filmed segment)
Bashkirian Dance (filmed segment)
Moldavian Suite
Old City Quadrille
Gypsy Dance
Greek Suite

Moiseyev Dance Company
Igor Moiseyev, director

Live performances (unless otherwise noted)
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow
1988 (1-4; 8, 10) / 1975 (7, 9)

Igor Moiseyev & His World of Dance (Documentary)
VAI DVD 4462, $29.95

A Russian-made profile of the ingenious choreographer Igor Moiseyev. This 1982 film shows Moiseyev working with his ensemble and speaking of his art. But the real focus is on the dancing, and the film includes performances of many of Moiseyev’s celebrated works. Bonus selections include a rare 1964 performance of the infectiously exuberant “Viva Cuba!” Documentary is In Russian with English subtitles, 78 minutes, color / black & white (“Viva Cuba!” segment only), mono, All regions.

Documentary features performances of:

Russian Suite (Excerpt)
Aragon Jota
Bashkirian Dance
Kalmuk Dance
Gaucho (Dance of the Argentine Cowboys)
Gypsy Dance
At the Ice Rink
Naval Suite (excerpt)
Sicilian Tarantella
Celebration of LaborBonus Segments
1. Belarusian Folk Dance: Bulba (1982)
2. Tartar Dance (1982)
3. Sicilian Tarantella (1982)
4. Viva Cuba! (1964)

The Moiseyev Dance Company
Igor Moiseyev, director