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Additional authors

1. Kain, Karen
2. Tetley, Glen
3. Moore, Bonnie
4. Chapman, Wes
5. Gad, Rose
6. Riggins, Lloyd
7. Durante, Viviana
8. Pickford, Errol
9. Lamy, Martine
10. Montague, Owen
11. Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
12. McKenzie, Kevin
13. Andersen, Frank
14. Mason, Monica
15. Taras, John
16. Wallis, Lynn
17. Wilder, Valerie
18. Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004
19. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
20. American Ballet Theatre
21. Kongelige Danske ballet
22. Royal Ballet
23. National Ballet of Canada

Description

1. 1 videocassette. 101 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Excerpts from the gala competition evening for the Erik Bruhn prize, featuring classical and contemporary selections performed by couples representing four ballet companies: Bonnie Moore and Wes Chapman (American Ballet Theatre), Rose Gad Poulsen and Lloyd Riggins (Royal Danish Ballet), Viviana Durante and Errol Pickford (Royal Ballet), and Martine Lamy and Owen Montague (National Ballet of Canada). Natalia Makarova and Kevin McKenzie also appear as special guests.

Uniform title

1. Swan lake (Choreographic work : Bruhn after Petipa, M). Black swan pas de deux.
2. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
3. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : MacMillan after Petipa, M)
4. Four seasons (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
5. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
6. Blue snake (Choreographic work : Desrosiers)
7. Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Tetley)
8. Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
9. Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.

Subject

1. Dance > Competitions > Canada
2. Erik Bruhn prize
3. Ballet in television > First annual Erik Bruhn prize

Contents

1. CONTENTS. - Introductory speeches by Kain and Tetley. Classical selections: Swan lake: Black swan pas de deux (chor: Bruhn, mus: Tchaikovsky; cos: Desmond Heeley), danced by Lamy and Montague. Don Quixote: Act III grand pas de deux (chor: after Petipa; mus: Minkus, orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery), danced by Durante and Pickford. La sylphide: Act II pas de deux (chor: after Bournonville; mus: Løwenskjold; cos: Henrik Bloch), danced by Poulsen and Riggins. The sleeping beauty: Act III pas de deux (chor: Kenneth MacMillan; mus: Tchaikovsky; cos: Nicholas Georgiadis), danced by Moore and Chapman. - Contemporary selections: The four seasons: Autumn and summer variations (chor: MacMillan; mus: Verdi), danced by Durante and Pickford. Romeo and Juliet: Act I pas de deux (chor: MacMillan; mus: Prokofiev; cos: Georgiadis), danced by Moore and Chapman. Blue snake: Balloon head dance (chor: Robert Desrosiers; mus: Ahmed Hassan and John Lang; cos: Jerrard Smith), danced by Lamy. Rite of spring: Dance of the chosen one (chor: Tetley; mus: Stravinsky), danced by Montague. The leaves are fading (chor: Tudor; mus: Dvorák; cos: Patricia Zipprodt), danced by Poulsen and Riggins. - Speech by Makarova. Swan lake: Act II pas de deux, danced by Makarova and McKenzie. - Introduction of judges and presentation of awards.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1073

Note

1. Title on tape frame: The first annual Erik Bruhn prize. Title on container: The Erik Bruhn gala: World ballet competition. A Primedia Production in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation. Released as a videotape by Home Vision, a Films Inc. Company, Chicago, Illinois. Producers: W. Paterson Ferns, Norman Campbell. Director: Norman Campbell.
2. Recorded at the O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, in May 1988. Masters of ceremonies: Karen Kain and Glen Tetley. Judges: Frank Andersen, Monica Mason, John Taras, Lynn Wallis, and Valerie Wilder.

Title

1. The first annual Erik Bruhn prize [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1988.

Local subject

1. Ballet in television. First annual Erik Bruhn prize.

Added author

1. Kain, Karen. Speaker
2. Tetley, Glen. Speaker
3. Moore, Bonnie, dancer.
4. Chapman, Wes, dancer.
5. Gad, Rose, dancer.
6. Riggins, Lloyd, dancer.
7. Durante, Viviana, dancer.
8. Pickford, Errol, dancer.
9. Lamy, Martine, dancer.
10. Montague, Owen, dancer.
11. Makarova, Natalia, 1940- Speaker
12. Makarova, Natalia, 1940- dancer.
13. McKenzie, Kevin, dancer.
14. Andersen, Frank.
15. Mason, Monica.
16. Taras, John.
17. Wallis, Lynn.
18. Wilder, Valerie.
19. Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, producer.
20. Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, director.
21. American Ballet Theatre.
22. Kongelige Danske ballet.
23. Royal Ballet.
24. National Ballet of Canada.
25. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910. Don Kikhot. Pas de deux.

Added title

1. Swan lake (Choreographic work : Bruhn after Petipa, M). Black swan pas de deux.
2. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
3. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : MacMillan after Petipa, M)
4. Four seasons (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
5. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
6. Blue snake (Choreographic work : Desrosiers)
7. Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Tetley)
8. Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
9. Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1073