Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Vondersaar, Jeanette
2. Wilson, Zane
3. Katō, Miyoko
4. MacDonald, Brian
5. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
6. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
7. Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871.
8. Bolender, Todd
9. Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
10. Tygett, Bud
11. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
12. Harkness Ballet.
13. Harkness Youth Company.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (119 min.) : sd. b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Rebekah Harkness.

Uniform title

1. Firebird (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
2. Souvenirs (Choreographic work : Bolender)
3. Rendez-vous (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Shindig (Choreographic work : Tygett)

Alternative title

1. Firebird [and] Rendezvous [and] Shindig [and] Souvenirs

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Firebird [excerpts] (ca. 3 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y. ; choreography, Brian Macdonald ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; danced by members of the Harkness Ballet: Jeanette Vondersaar (Firebird), Zane Wilson (Prince), others.
2. Firebird [excerpts] (ca. 13 min.) / recorded in dress rehearsal, probably in a studio rather than a proscenium theater. Choreography and music credits as above ; costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; danced by the Harkness Ballet: Miyoko Kato (the snake), others. Includes the monsters' dance, the berceuse, and the finale.
3. Les rendez-vous (ca. 20 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y. ; choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Daniel Auber ; danced by the Harkness Youth Company.
4. Shindig (ca. 23 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on August 20, 1971 ; choreography, Loyd [Bud] Tygett ; danced by the Harkness Youth Company. Cassette 1 also contains the first 3 min. of Souvenirs, which is recorded in full on cassette 2.
5. Cassette 2. Souvenirs (ca. 19 min.) / recorded in dress rehearsal onstage, with piano accompaniment, in New Paltz, N.Y., on February 12, 1972 ; choreography, Todd Bolender ; music, Samuel Barber ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; danced by the Harkness Ballet.
6. Visions fugitives (ca. 17 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on May 23, 1971 ; choreographer not identified ; danced by the Harkness Ballet.
7. Unidentified ballet (ca. 22 min.) / recorded in studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, at Harkness House, New York, N.Y., on September 10, 1972 ; choreographer not identified, possibly Ben Stevenson ; music, Leos Janacek ; danced by the Harkness Ballet (?).

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6614

Note

1. Poor visual quality. Audio quality is also poor in some segments.

Title

1. [Harkness Ballet and Harkness Youth Company] [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1971-1972.

Local subject

1. Ballet in television. Firebird.
2. Ballet in television. Souvenirs.

Added author

1. Vondersaar, Jeanette, dancer.
2. Wilson, Zane, dancer.
3. Katō, Miyoko, dancer.
4. MacDonald, Brian, choreographer.
5. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
6. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
7. Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Composer
8. Bolender, Todd, choreographer.
9. Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Composer
10. Tygett, Bud, choreographer.
11. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Designer. Costume designer
12. Harkness Ballet.
13. Harkness Youth Company.

Added title

1. Firebird (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
2. Souvenirs (Choreographic work : Bolender)
3. Rendez-vous (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Shindig (Choreographic work : Tygett)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6614