Research Catalog

Title

Gala performance [videorecording].

Publication

1976.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
• Van Hamel, Martine, 1945-
• Young, Gayle
• Morishita, Yōko, 1948-
• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
• D'Antuono, Eleanor
• Gelvan, Vladimir
• Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
• Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005
• Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
• Carter, William, 1936-1988
• Marshall, Dennis
• Tippet, Clark
• Ward, Charles, 1952 or 1953-
• Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
• Esquivel, Jorge
• Clark, William
• Smith, Frank (Dancer)
• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
• MacMillan, Kenneth
• Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
• Messerer, Asaf, 1903-
• Ailey, Alvin
• Minkus, L., 1826-1917
• Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
• Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
• Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
• Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
• Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856
• Paredes, Marcos
• Thompson, Frank L., 1920-1977
• Porcher, Nananne
• Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969
• Rose, Jürgen, 1937-
• American Ballet Theatre.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (120 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Bayadère (Choreographic work : Makarova after Petipa, M). Act IV.
• Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)
• Concerto (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
• Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Dolin after Petipa, M). Rose adagio.
• Side show (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
• Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)
• Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Petipa, M) Pas de deux.
• Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.
• River (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
• Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Music for Concerto : second movement is Concerto no. 2, Opus 12 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., on April 6, 1976.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Disc 1 (61 min.): Entree from La bayadère (12 min.) / choreography, Marius Petipa ; staged by Natalia Makarova ; music, Ludwig Minkus ; costumes, Marcos Paredes ; lighting, Nananne Porcher ; danced by the corps de ballet -- Homage to Isadora [Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan : excerpt] (3 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Johannes Brahms (Waltz in A flat) ; danced by Lynn Seymour -- Concerto : second movement (9 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Dimitri Shostakovich ; costumes, after original designs by Jürgen Rose ; lighting, Jean Rosenthal ; danced by Martine van Hamel and Gayle Young -- Rose adagio from Princess Aurora (10 min.) / choreography. Anton Dolin after Petipa ; music, Peter Tchaikovsky ; danced by Yoko Morishita with Clark Tippet, William Clark, Frank Smith, and Charles Ward -- Side show (11 min.) / choreography, MacMillan ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; danced by Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev -- Spring waters (3 min.) / choreography, Asaf Messerer ; music, Sergei Rachmaninov ; danced by Eleanor d'Antuono and Vladimir Gelvan -- Grand pas de deux from Don Quixote (13 min.) / choreography after Petipa ; music, Leon Minkus ; danced by Makarova and Fernando Bujones.
• Disc 2 (59 min.): Romeo and Juliet : Balcony scene (13 min.) / choreography, MacMillan ; music, Serge Prokofiev ; danced by Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov -- Black swan pas de deux (16 min.) / choreography after Petipa ; music, Tchaikovsky ; danced by Morishita and Bujones -- The river : Falls (5 min.) / choreography, Alvin Ailey ; music, Duke Ellington ; costumes, Frank Thompson ; danced by William Carter, Dennis Marshall, Tippet, and Ward -- Le corsaire pas de deux (12 min.) / choreography, Nureyev after Petipa ; music, Adolphe Adam ; danced by D'Antuono and Nureyev -- Swan lake : Act II pas de deux (13 min.) / choreography, Petipa ; music, Tchaikovsky ; danced by Alicia Alonso and Jorge Esquivel.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1860

OCLC

NYPY906028546-F

Title

Gala performance [videorecording].

Imprint

1976.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Performer

Danced by members of American Ballet Theatre and guest artists.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., on April 6, 1976.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-1498.

Filter and bells used to restrict taping. The final item on the program, Etudes, is listed on the videotape's temporary title card but is not on either cassette.

Added Author

Seymour, Lynn, 1939- dancer.

Van Hamel, Martine, 1945- dancer.

Young, Gayle, dancer.

Morishita, Yōko, 1948- dancer.

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.

D'Antuono, Eleanor, dancer.

Gelvan, Vladimir, dancer.

Makarova, Natalia, 1940- dancer.

Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005, dancer.

Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.

Carter, William, 1936-1988, dancer.

Marshall, Dennis, dancer.

Tippet, Clark, dancer.

Ward, Charles, 1952 or 1953- dancer.

Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, dancer.

Esquivel, Jorge, dancer.

Clark, William, dancer.

Smith, Frank (Dancer)

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.

MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.

Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983, choreographer.

Messerer, Asaf, 1903- choreographer.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, composer.

Minkus, L., 1826-1917, composer.

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Waltzes, piano, 4 hands, op. 39. No. 15-16.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975, composer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, composer.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer.

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943, composer.

Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953, composer.

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.

Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856, composer.

Paredes, Marcos, costume designer.

Thompson, Frank L., 1920-1977, costume designer.

Porcher, Nananne, lighting designer.

Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer.

Rose, Jürgen, 1937- designer.

American Ballet Theatre.

Added Title

Bayadère (Choreographic work : Makarova after Petipa, M). Act IV.

Brahms waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Concerto (Choreographic work : MacMillan)

Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Dolin after Petipa, M). Rose adagio.

Side show (Choreographic work : MacMillan)

Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)

Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Petipa, M) Pas de deux.

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)

Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.

River (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.

Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1860