Kultur Video is a film company that specializes in the distribution and production of performing arts, history, literature, theater, and other genres on DVD, Blu-ray, and Streaming Video. The company has issued famous television programs by such artists as
Leonard Bernstein,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Placido Domingo Placido may refer to:
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,
Rudolf Nureyev
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,
Margot Fonteyn
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, and
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Among their releases are Baryshnikov's production of ''
The Nutcracker
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'',
Leonard Bernstein's ''
Young People's Concerts
The Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic are the longest-running series of family concerts of classical music in the world.
Genesis
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'', Mathew Bourne's ''
Swan Lake'',
Hal Holbrook
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's
Mark Twain Tonight
Mark may refer to:
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, ''La Boheme'' featuring
Luciano Pavarotti, The Life & Times of
Nelson Mandela, the
Birmingham Royal Ballet production of ''
Cinderella
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'', and The Best of
Riverdance
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.
Kultur Video has also been responsible for the Broadway Theatre Archive, a large selection on DVD of telecasts ranging from 1959 to 1990 of classic and modern plays, shown mostly on
PBS
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.
The company distributes some of the most premiere names in opera and ballet including
Warner Classics
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, Arthaus Music,
ITV, The Australian Broadcasting Company, & many more.
It has been operating for over 30 years.
The company was founded by
Dennis Hedlund Dennis M. Hedlund was born on September 3, 1947 in Hedley, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas with B.A. in Business Administration and also served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
He appeared as an extra i ...
who currently serves as its chairman. Kultur is distributed by Bayview Entertainment.
See also
*
New Year's Eve Concert 1992: Richard Strauss Gala
References
External links
*http://www.kultur.com
*http://www.kulturfilms.com
*http://www.kulturvideo.com
*http://www.bayviewentertainment.com
Film production companies of the United States
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