Ballet, Plays, Operas, Musicals

[Arlekino]

Dear Comrades
I advising to have special topics about Ballet, Plays, Operas Musicals
I do like good left wing operas or plays.

I did watched "Le Miserables" is about Paris Commune
There is Ballet about French revolution "France in Flames" which performed by Russian Bolshoi Ballet. Seems you can find online few parts to watch. I do believe some good shows on Chinese Revolution has made.
Plays I do love them but most of in Russian and I could not found with English subtitles for the moment.

[Arlekino]

Today I watched ballet "Flames of Paris" and I enjoyed. The worse I did not dress posh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU29nQCz-Oc

[Lev Bronsteinovich]

I don't know if this counts, but The Marriage of Figaro, which made fun at the expense of the nobility, is perhaps the greatest opera ever written. Overtly political art is often terrible, in my opinion. As for musicals, many, especially the Rogers and Hammerstein works had some kind of liberal, progressive message, but were not by any means revolutionary. Some of Bertold Brecht's plays (e.g., Cradle Will Rock) were kind of leftist, but I have not seen them. A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum is hysterically funny, but not terribly political.

[brigadista]

threepenny opera

[Arlekino]

threepenny opera
I watched few years ago it was interesting.
What about Maoist operas or ballet I did not watched anybody did?

[Red Future]

I watched few years ago it was interesting.
What about Maoist operas or ballet I did not watched anybody did?

Someone uploaded the full production of the "East is Red" from 1964. Easily one of the classic productions of the Cutural Revoution era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2RREUyPe38

(From Description)

The East Is Red

"The East Is Red", premiered in 1964, was on a much larger scale and higher artistic standards. Therefore, it had a greater influence on the people.

The dance epic was created on the initiative of Premier Zhou Enlai. Employing the art forms of song, dance and poetry, it depicted the arduous struggle of the Chinese people to achieve victory from past hardships. The team of directors and choreographers was led by Chen Yading and Zhou Weizhi. Both of them were artists and administrators in art and literature circles. There were 29 choreographers led by Zha Lie involved in this work and rehearsals for the dance epic lasted for months. The premiere of the work and the following performances were all held at the Great Hall of the People.

"The East Is Red" featured a close-knit structure, powerful presentation, exquisite designs and superb artists. In addition to large amounts of new work, the dance epic also included many excellent songs and dances, which were created after the founding of the People's Republic of China and were popular among the people. These selections were arranged into the whole work appropriately. Nearly all of China's best-known singers, dancers and musicians at that time participated in the show --a total of 3,000 performers, including some art troupes from outside Beijing.

"The East Is Red" described the Chinese people's revolutionary history. The performance also served as a review of China's development in song and dance, as well as a review of the achievements of artists after the founding of the PRC. It became the most significant art performance since 1949. In 1965, "The East Is Red" was adapted into an art film and received accolades from both home and abroad. Even today, three decades after the premiere of the film "The East Is Red", whenever it is staged, it receives a warm welcome from the Chinese people.

[Susurrus]

"Nixon In China" is one you might be interested in. I rather liked it myself. I think the whole thing can be found on youtube, but here's just the first scene.


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[brigadista]

hans eisler[victim of the HUAC] an bertholt brecht
the solidarity song

anything by bertholt brecht

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[Arlekino]

I know is not for everybody to see Ballet. Is enjoyable to watch Red Poppy film ballet and is good because is anti imperialist and such as beautiful dancing and body languages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkTm5OVKyKc

[Sasha]

"Nixon In China" is one you might be interested in. I rather liked it myself. I think the whole thing can be found on youtube, but here's just the first scene.


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Peter Sellars version of Ajax (performed on stage in washington a stonethrow away from the pentagon in contemparary uniforms with clear nods to the vietnam en cambodian wars) is a classic too; http://articles.latimes.com/1986-09-02/entertainment/ca-13641_1_la-jolla-playhouse

[Ghazkull]

I did watched "Le Miserables" is about Paris Commune

No-No-No!
"Les Miserables" shares the story with the same-named Victor Hugo novel about the Second French revolution (1830)

[Arlekino]

LiveStream play on Guardian website.
Live stream: watch Howard Brenton's Drawing the Line here
Hampstead theatre's production of Howard Brenton's play about the partition of India will be live-streamed here at 7.30pm GMT on Saturday 11 January and then available on demand - worldwide and free
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/interactive/2014/jan/10/live-stream-drawing-the-line-howard-brenton

Enjoy it.