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The romantic era

Title
The romantic era [videorecording] / directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Joseph Wishy ; originally conceived, produced and directed for the stage by Joseph Wishy.
Publication
U.S. : ABC Video Enterprises, c1980.

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Additional Authors
  • Evdokimova, Eva, 1948-
  • Fracci, Carla
  • Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
  • Thesmar, Ghislaine
  • Esquivel, Jorge
  • Denard, Michaël
  • Schaufuss, Peter
  • Urbain, Jimmy
  • Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
  • Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
  • Gilpin, John, 1930-
  • Lacotte, Pierre, 1932-
  • Gai, Loris
  • Méndez, Alberto
  • Brockway, Merrill
  • Wishy, Joseph
  • Crum, George, 1926-
  • Wittstein, Ed, 1929-2011
  • Holmes, Ralph
  • Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999
  • Festival Internacional Cervantino (Guanajuato, Mexico)
  • ABC Video Enterprises.
Description
2 videocassettes (90 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Alicia Alonso, Carla Fracci, Ghislaine Thesmar, and Eva Evdokimova are shown in various pas de deux from the Romantic era of 19th-century ballet, and in Anton Dolin's Pas de quatre. Interspersed is a discussion by the four ballerinas on the romantic style, and comments by Anton Dolin about his version of the Pas de quatre.
Donor/Sponsor
Joseph Wishy Collection. Gift of Frederick Wildfoerster.
Uniform Title
  • Pas de quatre (Choreographic work : Dolin)
  • Péri (Choreographic work : Gai)
  • Laitière suisse (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Taglioni, F)
  • Esmeralda (Choreographic work : Gilpin after Perrot). Pas de deux.
  • Robert le diable (Choreographic work : Méndez after Taglioni, F)
  • Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Musical direction, George Crum ; set design, Ed Wittstein ; lighting, Ralph Holmes ; written by Faubion Bowers.
Event (note)
  • Taped during the eighth annual International Cervantino Festival (Cervantes International Festival) at the Teatro Juarez, Guanajuato, Mexico, in spring 1980.
Contents
  • Dance contents: Cassette 1. Défilé / music, Chopin ; introducing the eight dancers: Eva Evdokimova with Peter Schaufuss, Ghislaine Thesmar with Michel Denard, Carla Fracci with James Urbain, and Alicia Alonso with Jorge Esquivel -- Pas de deux from Esmeralda / reconstruction and choreography, John Gilpin ; music, Cesare Pugni ; danced by Evdokimova and Schaufuss -- Pas de deux from Natalie (La laitière suisse) / reconstruction and choreography, Pierre Lacotte ; music, Adalbert Gyrowetz and Michele Enrico Carafa ; danced by Thesmar and Denard -- Pas de deux from La péri / reconstruction and choreography, Loris Gai ; music, Friedrich Burgmüller ; danced by Fracci and Urbain -- Pas de deux from the 3rd act of Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Robert le diable / reconstruction and choreography, Alberto Méndez ; danced by Alonso and Esquivel ; introduced by Joseph Wishy.
  • Cassette 2. Adagio from Act II of Giselle / choreography, Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, arranged by Anton Dolin ; music, Adolphe Adam ; danced in sequence by Evdokimova and Schaufuss, Thesmar and Denard, Fracci and Urbain, and Alonso and Esquivel -- Pas de quatre / reconstruction and choreography, Anton Dolin ; music, Cesare Pugni ; danced by Alonso as Taglioni, Evdokimova as Grahn, Fracci as Cerrito, and Thesmar as Grisi ; introduced by Anton Dolin.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4507
OCLC
NYPY847010941-F
Title
The romantic era [videorecording] / directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Joseph Wishy ; originally conceived, produced and directed for the stage by Joseph Wishy.
Imprint
U.S. : ABC Video Enterprises, c1980.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Taped during the eighth annual International Cervantino Festival (Cervantes International Festival) at the Teatro Juarez, Guanajuato, Mexico, in spring 1980.
Credits
Musical direction, George Crum ; set design, Ed Wittstein ; lighting, Ralph Holmes ; written by Faubion Bowers.
Performer
Narrator: Erik Bruhn.
Danced by Eva Evdokimova with Peter Schaufuss, Ghislaine Thesmar with Michel Denard, Carla Fracci with James Urbain, and Alicia Alonso with Jorge Esquivel.
Music played by the Orchestra Sinfonic de Xalapa, conducted by George Crum.
Local Subject
Ballet in television. The romantic era.
Ballet in television. La laitière suisse.
Ballet in television. Pas de quatre.
Ballet in television. La péri.
Ballet in television. Giselle.
Ballet in television. Robert le diable.
Ballet in television. La Esmeralda.
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Added Author
Evdokimova, Eva, 1948- dancer.
Fracci, Carla, dancer.
Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, dancer.
Thesmar, Ghislaine, dancer.
Esquivel, Jorge, dancer.
Denard, Michaël, dancer.
Schaufuss, Peter, dancer.
Urbain, Jimmy, dancer.
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983, narrator, commentator, choreographer.
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986, narrator.
Gilpin, John, 1930- choreographer.
Lacotte, Pierre, 1932- choreographer.
Gai, Loris, choreographer.
Méndez, Alberto, choreographer.
Brockway, Merrill, director.
Wishy, Joseph, producer, director.
Crum, George, 1926- conductor.
Wittstein, Ed, 1929-2011, set designer.
Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.
Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999, author.
Festival Internacional Cervantino (Guanajuato, Mexico)
ABC Video Enterprises.
Added Title
Pas de quatre (Choreographic work : Dolin)
Péri (Choreographic work : Gai)
Laitière suisse (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Taglioni, F)
Esmeralda (Choreographic work : Gilpin after Perrot). Pas de deux.
Robert le diable (Choreographic work : Méndez after Taglioni, F)
Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4507
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