At Work & Portrait

Two Brilliant Documentaries on the Life of Sylvie Guillem
Sylve Guillem: At Work & Portrait, is a collection of two TV documentaries on the dancer, both from when she was relatively young.
In the first, 'Sylvie Guillem: At Work', her years at the Paris Opera Ballet are highlighted, before her controversial departure from the company (I'd recommend watching this one first). It provides an insightful look at the young dancer, of only 22 years old, throughout rehearsals, sculpting-appointments, performances, and the day-to-day stress of a dancer's life. The ballet, 'In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated', is highlighted here, as this work was made on the Paris Opera Ballet in 1987, with her as a lead soloist - shown both in rehearsal and on stage. In this film, there are videos of Guillem dancing Raymonda, Cinderella, Four Last Songs (Rudi van Dantzig), La Luna (Maurice Béjart), and In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated.
The second film, 'Sylvie Guillem: Portrait', is more of an extended interview with Guillem, intertwined with her...

Love Sylvie!
Always had a really bad copy of At Work on vhs, copied from a library video. Thank goodness it's finally on dvd!!!



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