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The magic of dance, part I

Title
The magic of dance, part I [electronic resource] / BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life TV and RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Patricia Foy.
Publication
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c1979.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991.
  • Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
  • Denard, Michaël
  • Astaire, Fred
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Bonino, Luigi
  • Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.
  • Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998
  • Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
  • Shellman, Eddie J.
  • Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
  • Foy, Patricia.
  • Guest, Ivor, 1920-2018.
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Tetley, Glen
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Ballet national de Marseille Roland Petit.
  • Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sound., color.
Summary
First in a six-part series that surveys the history of theatrical dance (non-chronological).
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the BBC.
Series Statement
Magic of dance ; Part I.
Uniform Title
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.
  • Fascinating rhythm (Choreographic work : Petit)
  • Greatest (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
  • Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
  • Pierrot lunaire (Choreographic work : Tetley)
  • Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Part I: The scene changes.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Historical consultant: Ivor Guest.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator/host: Margot Fonteyn.
Contents
Introduction by Fonteyn discussing her early training and career, with background shots of present-day Shanghai and London -- Swan lake: Act II pas de deux (7 min.) / performed by Natalia Makarova and Michael Denard -- Interview with Fred Astaire (5 min.) -- Fascinating rhythm [excerpt] (4 min.) / choreography, Roland Petit ; performed by Luigi Bonino and Ballets de Marseille -- Sammy Davis Jr. discussing and demonstrating several styles of tap dancing (8 min.) -- Galina Ulanova in a 1954 film excerpt of Romeo and Juliet with the Bolshoi Ballet (ca. 4 min.) -- The greatest (3 min.) / performed by Virginia Johnson and Eddie Shellman -- The corsair: pas de deux (ca. 8 min.) / from a 1964 film, performed by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev -- Interview with Nureyev -- Pierrot lunaire [excerpt] (3 min.) / choreography, Glen Tetley ; performed by Nureyev -- The sleeping beauty: Act III, Grand pas de deux (10 min.) / performed by Lynn Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2865
OCLC
NYPY837012981-F
Title
The magic of dance, part I [electronic resource] / BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life TV and RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Patricia Foy.
Imprint
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c1979.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Series
Magic of dance ; Part I.
Performer
Narrator/host: Margot Fonteyn.
Credits
Historical consultant: Ivor Guest.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-145.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Corsair.
Added Author
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Narrator
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- dancer.
Denard, Michaël, dancer.
Astaire, Fred, dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Interviewee
Bonino, Luigi, dancer.
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990. Performer
Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998, dancer.
Johnson, Virginia, 1950- dancer.
Shellman, Eddie J., dancer.
Seymour, Lynn, 1939- dancer.
Foy, Patricia. Producer
Guest, Ivor, 1920-2018. Consultant
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- choreographer.
Tetley, Glen, choreographer.
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Host
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Ballet national de Marseille Roland Petit.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.
Fascinating rhythm (Choreographic work : Petit)
Greatest (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
Pierrot lunaire (Choreographic work : Tetley)
Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2865
*MGZIC 9-145 (former)
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