Article: At home with dance's greatest generation: DVDs and books on the Ballets Russes.(DANCE MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS)(Video recording review)

Ballets Russes

Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller. Zeitgeist Video. DVD, 118 minutes. $29.95. www.zeitgeistvideo.com.

When this dazzling documentary film opened in theaters last fall, it made history. Can anyone remember the last time a ballet movie without a reigning superstar so stirred audiences who were not hardcore dance fans? Even if you can't tell the difference between Ballets Russes and charlotte russe, this chronicle of a fabled institution that expired of natural causes 44 years ago will hold you in the grip of enchantment for two hours.

It isn't the profusion of rarely seen dance clips that alone mesmerizes. What captivates ...

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