J070 DVD Ballet Coppélia Australian Ballet Lisa Pavane ★★★ Used, but in near-new condition Recorded: 1990, Import Location: Sydney Opera House (Live) Running Time: 106 minutes Screen: 4:3 Cast & Ballet Company: Lisa Pavane Greg Horseman Colin Peasley, et al. The Australian Ballet ★★★ My thoughts on this work: I have been watching ballet for over 50 years, and I have never experienced a stage performance that was so enjoyable. Most people have a preconceived notion that ballet is only performed by ballet companies from England, France, Italy, and Russia, and I think this is a mistaken perception. I want people to realize that there are also wonderful ballet companies and ballerinas in other countries. The direction, costumes, and dancers are all superb, and I think this is the best performance of Coppélia ever. However, since it was performed in 1990, the picture quality is about the same as a VHS video, but the quality of the work makes you not care about that. The orthodox production is wonderful. I do not recommend this for beginners and intermediate viewers who can only see it from the perspective of picture quality. I recommend it to advanced viewers who want to see and dance the original Coppélia. ★★★ Quoted from web reviews below: ① Lisa Pavane's performance as Swanilda (a bit of a naughty girl is good). Her dancing, especially the footwork in the Bolero and Gigue of the second act, and the harmony with the music are wonderful, and I am impressed every time I see it. The other soloists, the corps de ballet, the costumes, and the stage are all among the best available in video. It's not just the three major ballet companies. This is the Australian Ballet's Coppélia. The picture quality is bright and very easy to see, and the corps de ballet is well-coordinated, which is pleasing. The stage set is solid and the stage looks great. The costumes are also very beautiful, and Swanilda's costumes are very cute. Lisa Pavane, who dances Swanilda, is a ballerina who represents the Australian Ballet. She is very beautiful and her dancing is also good. When she is Swanilda, her expressions are rich and her dancing is light. In the second act, Pavane doesn't blink once, and she brilliantly portrays the dolls and humans. The movements of the dolls in Coppelius's mansion in the second act are interesting, and they are so perfect that you wouldn't think they were played by humans, and it was very enjoyable. The second act makes you cry at the end.