Mikhail Baryshnikov

A young boy who lives with his grandmother is terribly embarrassed by her behavior at first, but comes to realize that she is not just having fun, she has a reason for each strange action.

Russian version of the Cinderella fairy tale by Charles Perrault (1st work). An animated film based on movements from Modest P. Mussorgsky's symphony "Pictures from an exhibition" (2nd work). On New Year's Eve, young Christina is sent by her tyrannical stepmother to find flowers under the heavy snow for their imperious Queen. She succeeds with the help of the Twelve Months (3rd work). An elderly couple create a little girl out of snow and magic (4th...

Performances by Baryshnikov in three ballets fuul of human drama, with Elaine Kudo and others.

Gerta, an incredibly brave young girl, defies danger in order to save her dear friend Kai from the cold but beautiful Snow Queen.

In "Beauty and the Beast: a tale of the crimson flower", based on the classic folktale by S. Aksakov, Russia's version of, "Beauty and the Beast", a young woman transforms a monster into a handsome prince. "The nutcracker" is Hoffmann's classic Christmas tale with the music of P.I. Tchaikovsky. In "The prince, the swan, and the Czar Saltan", one of the most famous fairy tales written by Alexander Pushkin, although the Czar Saltan's newborn son is...

Videocassette release of Mikhail Baryshnikov's American television debut, featuring the dancer in solos and in pas de deux.