Title

American Ballet Theatre: A close-up in time [videorecording] / WNET/13-TV ; directed by Jerome Schnur ; produced by Jac Venza.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : WNET-TV, 1973.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ailey, Alvin,
• American Ballet Theatre.
• Blair, David, 1932-1976,
• Brock, Karena,
• Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986.
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
• D'Antuono, Eleanor,
• De Mille, Agnes,
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
• Everett, Ellen, 1942-
• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942,
• Gregory, Cynthia,
• Kivitt, Ted,
• Lander, Harald, 1905-1971,
• Mathis, Bonnie,
• Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976.
• Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014,
• Orr, Terry,
• Paredes, Marcos,
• Prinz, John,
• Riisager, Knudåge, 1897-1974.
• Sarry, Christine,
• Schnur, Jerome.
• Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.
• Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987,
• Venza, Jac.
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Wilson, Sallie,
• Young, Gayle,

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Cynthia Gregory and Hillary B. Miller.

Uniform Title

• Etudes (Choreographic work : Lander, H)
• Pillar of fire (Choreographic work : Tudor)
• River (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Rodeo (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work : Blair after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
• Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Subjects

• Dance
• Video
• Ballet in television > American Ballet Theatre: A close-up in time
• Dance companies > United States

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Associate producer, Ken Campbell.

Event (note)

• Telecast on October 8, 1973 by WNET/13-TV, New York.

System Details (note)

• DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassettes.

Contents

• Disc 1. Les sylphides (excerpts) / choreography, Mikhail Fokin ; music, Frédéric Chopin ; scenery, Alexandre Benois ; danced by Karena Brock, Ellen Everett, Christine Sarry, John Prinz and corps de ballet.
• Rodeo: Scene one / choreography, Agnes de Mille ; music, Aaron Copland ; sets, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Kermit Love ; danced by Christine Sarry, Terry Orr, Marcos Paredes, and company.
• Pillar of fire (complete ballet) / choreography, Antony Tudor ; music, Arnold Schönberg ; scenery and costumes, Jo Mielziner ; cast, Sallie Wilson (Hagar), Ellen Everett (Youngest sister), Bonnie Mathis (Oldest sister), Marcos Paredes (Young man from the house opposite), Gayle Young (Friend), and company.
• Swan lake: Black swan pas de deux (beginning) / choreography, David Blair ; music, Peter Tchaikovsky ; sets, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Freddy Wittop ; Performed by Cynthia Gregory and Ted Kivitt.
• Disc 2. Swan lake: Black swan pas de deux (conclusion).
• The river: Lake / choreography, Alvin Ailey ; music, Duke Ellington ; costumes, Frank Thompson ; danced by Cynthia Gregory, Marcos Paredes, and company.
• Etudes: Tarantella / choreography, Harald Lander ; music, Knuḋage Riisager ; sets and costumes, Rolf Gerard ; danced by Eleanor D'Antuono, Ted Kivitt, Ivan Nagy, and company.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5629

Title

American Ballet Theatre: A close-up in time [videorecording] / WNET/13-TV ; directed by Jerome Schnur ; produced by Jac Venza.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : WNET-TV, 1973.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassettes.

Event

Telecast on October 8, 1973 by WNET/13-TV, New York.

Credits

Associate producer, Ken Campbell.

Summary

Members of American Ballet Theatre are seen in rehearsal, in class, backstage, and in performance. Includes commentary by Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Lucia Chase, and others.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-229.

Local Subject

Ballet in television. American Ballet Theatre: A close-up in time.

Added Author

Sarry, Christine, dancer.

Prinz, John, dancer.

Orr, Terry, dancer.

Brock, Karena, dancer.

Everett, Ellen, 1942- dancer.

Paredes, Marcos, dancer.

Wilson, Sallie, dancer.

Mathis, Bonnie, dancer.

Young, Gayle, dancer.

Gregory, Cynthia, dancer.

Kivitt, Ted, dancer.

D'Antuono, Eleanor, dancer.

Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014, dancer.

Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986. Commentator

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.

De Mille, Agnes, commentator.

Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987, choreographer. Commentator

Blair, David, 1932-1976, choreographer.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Lander, Harald, 1905-1971, choreographer.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Composer

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Composer

Riisager, Knudåge, 1897-1974. Composer

Venza, Jac. Producer

Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976. Set designer

Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976. Costume designer

Schnur, Jerome. Director

American Ballet Theatre.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Rodeo (Choreographic work : De Mille)

Pillar of fire (Choreographic work : Tudor)

Swan lake (Choreographic work : Blair after Ivanov and Petipa, M)

River (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Etudes (Choreographic work : Lander, H)

Gift of Cynthia Gregory and Hillary B. Miller.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5629