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Friday, April 30, 2010

FF Friday: Debussy and Nijinsky

Two vastly different interpretations of Claude Debussy's classic, "Prelude to the Afternoon of A Faun".

First, from Italian animator, Bruno Bozzetto, and his film, Allegro non troppo:

 

Secondly, a performance of the classic ballet originally mounted and performed, infamously because of a simulated masturbation scene, by the renowned dancer Vaslev Nijinisky.


 


















Here is the link (the video is restricted from embedding): Afternoon Delight.

I'm not sure if the dancer here is the choreographer, Barry Moreland, or not. This is only Part One of two parts.

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