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Balanchine essays.

Title
  1. Balanchine essays. Port de bras and épaulement [videorecording] / produced by the George Balanchine Foundation, Inc. in association with Tatge/Lasseur Productions, Inc. ; artistic directors, conceived and written by Merrill Ashley and Suki Schorer ; executive producer, Barbara Horgan ; producer, Catherine Tatge ; director, Merrill Brockway.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, Inc., c1994.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Ashley, Merrill.
  2. Schorer, Suki.
  3. Edwards, Jeffrey
  4. Fason, Maydelle
  5. Metzger, Rebecca
  6. Balanchine, George
  7. Boelzner, Gordon.
  8. Horgan, Barbara.
  9. Tatge, Catherine.
  10. Brockway, Merrill.
  11. George Balanchine Foundation.
  12. Tatge/Lasseur Productions.
  13. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (43 min., 19 sec.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of ballet port de bras and épaulement, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets Divertimento no. 15 and Symphony in C illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.
  2. Gift of Marilyn Dean Schwalm, additional copy.
Alternative title
  1. Port de bras and epaulement.
Subject
  1. Instruction
  2. Ballet > Study and teaching
  3. Video
  4. Dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Instruction.
  3. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 9131
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  1. Musical director and pianist, Gordon Boelzner.
Performer (note)
  1. Instructors: Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley.
  2. Demonstrators: Jeffrey Edwards, Maydelle Fason, and Rebecca Metzger.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded on June 28, 1994.
Title
  1. Balanchine essays. Port de bras and épaulement [videorecording] / produced by the George Balanchine Foundation, Inc. in association with Tatge/Lasseur Productions, Inc. ; artistic directors, conceived and written by Merrill Ashley and Suki Schorer ; executive producer, Barbara Horgan ; producer, Catherine Tatge ; director, Merrill Brockway.
Imprint
  1. New York, NY : George Balanchine Foundation, Inc., c1994.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Instructors: Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley.
  2. Demonstrators: Jeffrey Edwards, Maydelle Fason, and Rebecca Metzger.
Credits
  1. Musical director and pianist, Gordon Boelzner.
Event
  1. Recorded on June 28, 1994.
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4788.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Ashley, Merrill. Conceptor. Teacher
  2. Schorer, Suki. Conceptor. Teacher
  3. Edwards, Jeffrey, dancer.
  4. Fason, Maydelle, dancer.
  5. Metzger, Rebecca, dancer.
  6. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
  7. Boelzner, Gordon. Instrumentalist
  8. Horgan, Barbara. Producer
  9. Tatge, Catherine. Producer
  10. Brockway, Merrill. Director
  11. George Balanchine Foundation.
  12. Tatge/Lasseur Productions.
  13. DHCA.
Added title
  1. Port de bras and epaulement.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 9131
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