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Footnotes--the classics of ballet.

Title
  1. Footnotes--the classics of ballet. La sylphide [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; [series] conceived by Frank Augustyn ; developed by Derek Diorio and Dan Lalande ; directed by Derek Diorio ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
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  1. Ottawa, Canada : Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions, c1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Augustyn, Frank.
  2. Glasco, Kimberly
  3. Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
  4. McKenzie, Kevin.
  5. Tennant, Veronica.
  6. Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014.
  7. Kain, Karen.
  8. Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005.
  9. Hübbe, Nikolaj.
  10. Tcherkassky, Marianna.
  11. Thesmar, Ghislaine
  12. Denard, Michaël
  13. Lacotte, Pierre, 1932-
  14. Bournonville, August, 1805-1879
  15. Bregman, Neil.
  16. Diorio, Derek.
  17. Lalande, Dan.
  18. Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
  19. Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
  20. Bravo Cable Network.
  21. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Viewing Filippo Taglioni's La sylphide as a radical achievement in its time, dancer Frank Augustyn and others explore its thematic and choreographic innovations. They discuss how it expresses Romantic preoccupations such as rebellion against convention and the fascination with the otherworldly. The female dancers describe their own experiences of dancing on pointe as they examine how ballet uses pointe technique to add to the theatrical illusion. August Bournonville's version of the ballet, long preserved by the Royal Danish Ballet, is compared to Taglioni's, particularly in the prominence it gives to the male dancer. The technical qualities of muscle memory and ballon are described and demonstrated. The discussion is illustrated by performance excerpts from Pierre Lacotte's reconstruction of Taglioni's choreography, and excerpts of Bujones and others dancing Bournonville's choreography.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Neil Bregman, Sound Venture Productions.
Series statement
  1. Footnotes--the classics of ballet ; 4.
Uniform title
  1. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Taglioni, F)
Subject
  1. Educational/cultural films and programs
  2. Taglioni, Filippo, 1777-1871
  3. Ballet slippers
  4. Video
  5. Sylphide
  6. Bournonville, August, 1805-1879
  7. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
  8. Ballet technique
  9. Romanticism in dance
  10. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Taglioni, F)
  11. Dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
  3. Educational/cultural films and programs.
Call number
  1. *MGZIC 9-5002
Note
  1. For a complete recording of the Paris Opéra Ballet performance seen in this tape, see *MGZIB 3-214 La sylphide.
Credits (note)
  1. Writer, Dan Lalande ; director of photography, Scott Plante ; original music, Wayne Bartlett ; set and props designer, Steve Sabados.
Performer (note)
  1. Host, Frank Augustyn.
  2. Ballerina, Kimberly Glasco.
  3. Performance excerpts danced by the Paris Opéra Ballet: Ghislaine Thesmar (the sylphide), Michael Denard (James), and others.
  4. Interviewees: dancers Evelyn Hart, Veronica Tennant, Ivan Nagy, Fernando Bujones, Nikolaj Hübbe, Karen Kain, Marianna Tcherkassky, and Kevin McKenzie.
Title
  1. Footnotes--the classics of ballet. La sylphide [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; [series] conceived by Frank Augustyn ; developed by Derek Diorio and Dan Lalande ; directed by Derek Diorio ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
Imprint
  1. Ottawa, Canada : Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions, c1995.
Country of producing entity
  1. Canada.
Series
  1. Footnotes--the classics of ballet ; 4.
Performer
  1. Host, Frank Augustyn.
  2. Ballerina, Kimberly Glasco.
  3. Performance excerpts danced by the Paris Opéra Ballet: Ghislaine Thesmar (the sylphide), Michael Denard (James), and others.
  4. Interviewees: dancers Evelyn Hart, Veronica Tennant, Ivan Nagy, Fernando Bujones, Nikolaj Hübbe, Karen Kain, Marianna Tcherkassky, and Kevin McKenzie.
Credits
  1. Writer, Dan Lalande ; director of photography, Scott Plante ; original music, Wayne Bartlett ; set and props designer, Steve Sabados.
Local subject
  1. Ballet technique.
Added author
  1. Augustyn, Frank. Producer. Host. Commentator
  2. Glasco, Kimberly, dancer.
  3. Hart, Evelyn, 1956- Interviewee
  4. McKenzie, Kevin. Interviewee
  5. Tennant, Veronica. Interviewee
  6. Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014. Interviewee
  7. Kain, Karen. Interviewee
  8. Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005. ive, dancer.
  9. Hübbe, Nikolaj. Interviewee
  10. Tcherkassky, Marianna. Interviewee
  11. Thesmar, Ghislaine, dancer.
  12. Denard, Michaël, dancer.
  13. Lacotte, Pierre, 1932- choreographer.
  14. Bournonville, August, 1805-1879, choreographer.
  15. Bregman, Neil. Producer
  16. Diorio, Derek. Director
  17. Lalande, Dan. Author
  18. Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
  19. Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
  20. Bravo Cable Network.
  21. DHCA.
Added title
  1. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Taglioni, F)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIC 9-5002
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