Bolshoi Ballet and Japan

The second film in the "World of Dance" series tells about the tour of the troupe of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR in Japan. Filmed by order of the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on television and radio broadcasting. 1 part Japan, Tokyo. Bolshoi ballet dancers V. Vasiliev, E. Maksimova, N. Bessmertnova and others are signing autographs to spectators near the theater. Travel on the high-speed road in Tokyo Newsreels (1920-1930s, b / w): Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu, the seashore, a passenger ship in the port, passengers on the deck of the ship, Tokyo Imperial Palace. Japanese theater critic A. Ashihara talks about the influence of Russian ballet on the development of Japanese dance, about the tour of the ballerina Anna Pavlova to Japan in 1922 (sync. In Japanese, translation). Newsreel footage [1925]: Anna Pavlova performs a dance "Dying Swan" to the music of the French composer C. Sen-Saens. Japanese dancer performs the death dance of the girl-heron from the dance piece "Sagi Musume" (sinhr.). The Japanese audience goes to the theater. The inscription on the poster: “Tour of the Bolshoi Theater. Premiere "Swan Lake". Odette - Natalya Bessmertnova, Zifrid - Alexander Bogatyryov ”Spectators enter the foyer of the theater. Checking tickets when spectators enter the theater. Musicians in the orchestra pit rehearsing. Scenes from the ballet Swan Lake; N. Bessmertnova and A. Bogatyrev are dancing. Kabuki theater actor in the dressing room. Part 2 Japanese theater researcher Professor Gunji at home at work, writes. A girl performs a modern dance on a street stage in Tokyo (sync.) Actor of the Kabuki theater [TamanzeroV] makes up before going on stage, performs on stage, changing female images. Spectators near the theater Balerina N. Bessmertnova in the dressing room. Workers put on stage decorations. Ballet dancers in costumes on stage before the performance. M. Gabovich in a suit on stage before the performance. Scenes from the ballet Romeo and Juliet; Juliet - N. Bessmertnova, Romeo - M. Gabovich (sinhr.). Part 3. The ballet dancers participating in the play "Romeo and Juliet" go out to bow after the performance. N. Bessmertnova goes to bow. Japanese spectators are applauding in the hall (b / w). Street of the Japanese city. Legs of passers-by, traditional women's shoes - tabi on women's feet. Japanese ballet critic talks about the development of classical ballet in Japan (behind the scenes, translation). Theatrical performance on a Tokyo street. Performance by street performers dressed as swans. A boy in national Japanese clothes is standing among the spectators. People walk along the street with toys with elastic bands. People walk along the pedestrian crossing, along the sidewalk. Modern buildings on one of the streets of Tokyo. Artists of the ballet "Tokyo-Ballet" in the hall at the rehearsal of the ballet "Concert" to the music of S.S. Prokofiev; there are choreographers Y. Grigorovich, E. Maksimova, N. Bessmertnova and others. Soloists from the troupe Umeko Vainai and Hideteru Kitahava are rehearsing. Yuri Grigorovich and A. Varlamov talk with the artists. Newsreel footage, 1960 (b / w). A. Varlamov with students in a rehearsal room at the Tchaikovsky Japanese School of Classical Dance. School leaders S. Messerer and A. Varlamov (photo). Scenes from the ballet "The Nutcracker", staged for school students (Photo). Scenes from the first national Japanese ballet "Marimo" (photo, 1962). Part 4 The Bolshoi Ballet dancers ride a bus, see the sights of Japan. The Great Buddha Statue in Kamakura. Interior decoration of a Buddhist temple. One of the Buddhist temples. National holiday. Men in national costumes are pulling a carriage in the form of a ship, in which the children are sitting; men in national costumes with fans greet the participants in the performance. Travel on the high-speed Tokyo road. E. Maksimova, N. Bessmertnova in the bus. Performance of Japanese ballet dancers under water in the theater-aquarium. Travel along Tokyo street. Japanese dancers perform a dance with tambourines on stage. Japanese dancer performs a traditional Japanese dance on stage. Rehearsal of Japanese traditional dancers: girls in kimonos in a rehearsal class; three dancers rehearse a dance with fans. The electric train approaches the platform. Soviet ballet dancers are walking along the platform. Among them are E. Maksimova, V. Vasiliev. Japanese audiences buy for the Bolshoi Theater performances. Spectators in the foyer of the theater before the performance (b / w). The poster of the ballet "Spartacus". Scenes from the ballet "Spartacus"; Spartak - V. Vasiliev, Phrygia - E. Maksimova, Crassus - B. Akimov, Aegina - S. Adyrkhaeva (sinhr.). Photo of V. Vasiliev in a Japanese newspaper. Part 5 View of one of the squares in Tokyo. Stone bridge over the river (b / w). The branches of the trees sway in the wind. Young people are sitting on a stone near a flower garden. Leaves sway in the wind. Streets of Tokyo. Locals on the streets. Traffic on Japanese women on the streets are under umbrellas. Street advertising. The electric train passes over the bridge in the city. Views of Tokyo in the evening. Luminous advertisements on buildings. People on the streets. The girl is dancing a modern dance on the street. Transport traffic in the evening. Street musicians are playing. Two girls are dancing on the street. Reflection of trees in the water. The interior of a traditional Japanese house. Water. Transparent water flows slowly over the rocky bottom. A man writes hieroglyphs. Types of an old Japanese garden with a pond, a bridge, stones, pines. Stone bridge over the reservoir. Tea house in the garden. Coniferous and deciduous trees in the garden. White stones on the path. Bolshoi ballet dancers dine in a traditional teahouse in the garden. Part 6 Panorama of the stone garden. There are 15 stones on the white sand of the stone garden. Visitors to the stone garden sit on wooden decks under a canopy. A girl in a kimono dances in front of ballet dancers in a teahouse. Multi-colored fish in the reservoir. Scenes from the ballet Swan Lake; Odette - N. Besmertnova. (sync). The audience applauds in the hall (b / w). All ballet dancers go on stage to bow. V. Vasiliev, E. Maksimova, N. Bessmertnova on stage. Flowers are presented to the artists. Musicians of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra take the stage. The curtain is closing.

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scriptwriters Y. Aldokhin, Y. Grigorovich, consultant L. Grisheleva, text read by A. Konsovsky, composer Sh. Kallosh, sound engineer I. Aipov, ass. directed by I. Belyavskaya, editing by A. Paramonava, editor V. Bokshitskaya, director of the picture A. Kart