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The South Bank show.

Title
The South Bank show. Sylvie Guillem [videorecording] / an LWT [London Weekend Television] programme for ITV ; produced and directed by Nigel Wattis ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Publication
U.K. : ITV, c1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Guillem, Sylvie, 1965-
  • Hilaire, Laurent
  • Cope, Jonathan
  • Solymosi, Zoltan
  • Percival, John, 1927-2012.
  • Crisp, Clement.
  • Dowell, Anthony.
  • Russell-Roberts, Anthony.
  • Thesmar, Ghislaine.
  • Béjart, Maurice.
  • Forsythe, William, 1949-
  • MacMillan, Kenneth
  • Ek, Mats.
  • Wattis, Nigel
  • Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
  • Opéra de Paris. Ecole de danse.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
  • Royal Ballet.
  • Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on the career of ballerina Sylvie Guillem, much of it told in her own words. Filmed on location in France, England, Switzerland, and Sweden, the program follows Guillem from her student days at the Paris Opéra Ballet school through her membership in the Paris Opéra Ballet and her decision to join Britain's Royal Ballet, while concurrently making guest appearances with other companies. Her special qualities and achievements as a dancer are discussed by Ghislaine Thesmar of the Paris Opéra Ballet, Anthony Russell-Roberts and Anthony Dowell of the Royal Ballet, and British dance critics John Percival and Clement Crisp. Additional insights are contributed by choreographers with whom she has worked: Maurice Béjart, who created Episodes and Sissi for her; and Mats Ek. Guillem is seen rehearsing with William Forsythe, Béjart, and Mats Ek; dancing in a studio in the south of France; in a student performance; in dance footage shot especially for the South Bank Show; and in the videodance Wet woman, commissioned from Ek by the South Bank Show. This documentary was entered in the Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse.
Uniform Title
  • Episodes (Choreographic work : Béjart)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  • In the middle, somewhat elevated (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
  • Sissi (Choreographic work : Béjart)
  • Manon (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
  • South Bank show (Television program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Video.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Sylvie Guillem, Maurice Béjart, John Percival, Clement Crisp, Anthony Dowell, Anthony Russell-Roberts, Ghislaine Thesmar, Mats Ek.
Event (note)
  • Telecast on October 31, 1993.
Contents
Dance excerpts: Episodes / choreography, Maurice Béjart ; danced by Sylvie Guillem and Laurent Hilaire -- Swan lake: Act II pas de deux / choreography, Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa ; danced by Guillem (Odette), Jonathan Cope (Prince Siegfried), and members of the Kirov Ballet -- The two pigeons: variation / danced by Guillem at the age of 15 -- In the middle, somewhat elevated / choreography, William Forsythe ; danced by Guillem and Hilaire -- Sissi / choreography, Maurice Béjart ; danced by Guillem -- Don Quixote: Kitri's solo / recorded in the studio, in rehearsal clothes ; danced by Guillem -- Swan lake: Act III, Black swan pas de deux / recorded in the studio, in rehearsal clothes ; danced by Guillem and Cope (?) -- Manon / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; danced by Guillem (Manon) and Zoltán Solymosi (Des Grieux) -- Wet woman [complete?] / videodance work ; choreographed and directed by Mats Ek ; music, Fläskkvartetten ; lighting, Goran Westrup ; special effects, Lars Berg.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5061
OCLC
NYPY96-F334
Title
The South Bank show. Sylvie Guillem [videorecording] / an LWT [London Weekend Television] programme for ITV ; produced and directed by Nigel Wattis ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Imprint
U.K. : ITV, c1993.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Performer
Interviewees: Sylvie Guillem, Maurice Béjart, John Percival, Clement Crisp, Anthony Dowell, Anthony Russell-Roberts, Ghislaine Thesmar, Mats Ek.
Event
Telecast on October 31, 1993.
Local Subject
Videodance.
Added Author
Guillem, Sylvie, 1965- ive, dancer.
Hilaire, Laurent, dancer.
Cope, Jonathan, dancer.
Solymosi, Zoltan, dancer.
Percival, John, 1927-2012. Interviewee
Crisp, Clement. Interviewee
Dowell, Anthony. Interviewee
Russell-Roberts, Anthony. Interviewee
Thesmar, Ghislaine. Interviewee
Béjart, Maurice. ive, choreographer.
Forsythe, William, 1949- choreographer.
MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.
Ek, Mats. ive, choreographer.
Wattis, Nigel, producer.
Wattis, Nigel, director.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- program editor.
Opéra de Paris. Ecole de danse.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Royal Ballet.
Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.
London Weekend Television (Firm)
Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse.
DHCA.
Added Title
Episodes (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa, M)
In the middle, somewhat elevated (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
Sissi (Choreographic work : Béjart)
Manon (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
South Bank show (Television program)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5061
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