1 streaming video file (NTSC) (45 min.) : sd., b&w.
Genre/Form
Dance rehearsals.
Contents
CONTENTS. - Rehearsals of two ballets created for the Tchaikovsky Festival of the New York City Ballet, 1981: Brief glimpse of the finale of Mozartiana. Perf. by Farrell, Andersen, ensemble, and children. Balanchine, Dunleavy, and Richardson also appear on camera. - Hungarian gypsy airs. Perf. by von Aroldingen, Cook, and ensemble. Balanchine demonstrates movements at several points; Dunleavy rehearses the ensemble without the principals at the end of the run-through.
Call number
*MGZIDF 7005
Note
Rehearsal onstage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment, July 21, 1981.
Choreography: George Balanchine. Music: Peter Tchaikovsky (Mozartiana); Sophie Menter, orchestrated by Tchaikovsky (Hungarian gypsy airs).
Performed by the New York City Ballet (Suzanne Farrell, Karin von Aroldingen, Ib Andersen, Bart Cook, and others) and children from the area, rehearsed by David Richardson.
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Funding (note)
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.