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The informer

Title
The informer [videorecording] / [presented by] American Ballet Theatre ; choreography by Agnes de Mille ; music, Celtic tunes arranged by Marc Blitzstein, Martha Johnson, John Morris, and Trude Rittman ; libretto after the book by Liam O'Flaherty.
Publication
1988.

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Additional Authors
  • De Mille, Agnes
  • Moore, Kathleen
  • Renvall, Johan
  • Barbee, Victor
  • Blitzstein, Marc.
  • Johnson, Martha.
  • Rittman, Trude.
  • Morris, John, 1926-2018.
  • O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984.
  • Loquasto, Santo
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Griffith, Mary Beth.
  • American Ballet Theatre.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (65 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Technical rehearsal (ca. 34 min.) recorded onstage with scenery, costumes, and lighting; recording contains repetition of the ballet's opening, and some movements are marked rather than danced full-out; technicians' voices are occasionally audible. Followed by performance (ca. 31 min.) recorded from a higher angle. Parts of the choreography are based on Irish step dancing.
Donor/Sponsor
Agnes de Mille Collection.
Uniform Title
Informer (Choreographic work : De Mille)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Irish step dancing consultant, Mary Beth Griffith; scenery and costumes, Santo Loquasto; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in technical rehearsal and in performance at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Calif., on March 16, 1988.
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.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1998
OCLC
NYPY97-F211
Title
The informer [videorecording] / [presented by] American Ballet Theatre ; choreography by Agnes de Mille ; music, Celtic tunes arranged by Marc Blitzstein, Martha Johnson, John Morris, and Trude Rittman ; libretto after the book by Liam O'Flaherty.
Imprint
1988.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Irish step dancing consultant, Mary Beth Griffith; scenery and costumes, Santo Loquasto; lighting, Jennifer Tipton.
Performer
Danced by members of American Ballet Theatre, led by Kathleen Moore, Johan Renvall, and Victor Barbee.
Event
Videotaped in technical rehearsal and in performance at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Calif., on March 16, 1988.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
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: *MGZIA 4-2445.
Local Subject
Irish step dancing.
Literature and dance.
Added Author
De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.
Moore, Kathleen, dancer.
Renvall, Johan, dancer.
Barbee, Victor, dancer.
Blitzstein, Marc. Arranger
Johnson, Martha. Arranger
Rittman, Trude. Arranger
Morris, John, 1926-2018. Arranger
O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984. Author
Loquasto, Santo, costume designer.
Loquasto, Santo, set designer.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Griffith, Mary Beth. Consultant
American Ballet Theatre.
DHCA.
Added Title
Informer (Choreographic work : De Mille)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1998
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