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Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/17/96, 3:00-6:00PM

Title
Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/17/96, 3:00-6:00PM [electronic resource] / [presented by] New York City Opera ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; original choreography by Agnes de Mille ; choreography recreation and additional choreography by Gemze de Lappe.
Publication
c1996.

Details

Additional Authors
  • De Lappe, Gemze.
  • De Lappe, Gemze
  • Graham, Randall.
  • Ferrell, Elizabeth
  • Barber, Jean
  • Fischbach, Erica
  • Godino, Stephanie
  • Israel, Susannah
  • Itow, Candice
  • Kroll, Ruth-Ellen
  • Mirabella, Joan
  • Sheehan, Deirdre
  • Chapman-Verges, Martha
  • Klimczewska, Violetta
  • Jankowski, Teresa
  • McBrearty, Deanna
  • Mosteller, Steven.
  • De Mille, Agnes
  • Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
  • Rosenberg, Lisa.
  • New York City Opera. Ballet.
  • New York City Opera.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • Harmill Communications.
  • DHCA.
Description
3 streaming video files (NTSC) (143 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Rehearsal of sections of the dance Come to me, bend to me, from the musical Brigadoon. Gemze de Lappe, assisted by Randall Graham, begins by working on short movement phrases from the choreography, then progresses to longer segments, with the dancers assigned specific positions onstage. She and the dancers occasionally consult a video of a performance by students of North Carolina School of the Arts, recorded in May 1996.
Alternative Title
  • Brigadoon
  • Come to me, bend to me
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title devised by staff of Jerome Robbins Archive.
  • Recording made possible by the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the cooperation of Gemze de Lappe, Randall Graham, David Grossberg, Floria Lasky, John McGlinn, Terrence S. Orr, Keith Viagas, the Agnes de Mille Foundation, New York City Opera, New York City Opera Ballet, and New York City Opera Orchestra.
Access (note)
  • Closed.
Credits (note)
  • Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 17, 1996, 3:00-6:00PM, by Lisa Rosenberg of Harmill Communications.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7952
OCLC
NYPY97-F491
Title
Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/17/96, 3:00-6:00PM [electronic resource] / [presented by] New York City Opera ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; original choreography by Agnes de Mille ; choreography recreation and additional choreography by Gemze de Lappe.
Imprint
c1996.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Danced by Elizabeth Ferrell (performing the role of Jean MacLaren) with Jean Barber, Erica Fischbach, Stephanie Godino, Susannah Israel, Candace Itow, Ruth-Ellen Kroll, Joan Mirabella, Deirdre Sheehan, Martha Chapman-Verges, Violetta Klimczewska, Teresa Jankowski, Deanna McBrearty.
Pianist: Steven Mosteller.
Credits
Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
Restricted Access
Closed.
Event
Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 17, 1996, 3:00-6:00PM, by Lisa Rosenberg of Harmill Communications.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5453.
Local Subject
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Musical comedies. Brigadoon.
Added Author
De Lappe, Gemze. Restager
De Lappe, Gemze, choreographer.
De Lappe, Gemze. Teacher
Graham, Randall. Teacher
Ferrell, Elizabeth, dancer.
Barber, Jean, dancer.
Fischbach, Erica, dancer.
Godino, Stephanie, dancer.
Israel, Susannah, dancer.
Itow, Candice, dancer.
Kroll, Ruth-Ellen, dancer.
Mirabella, Joan, dancer.
Sheehan, Deirdre, dancer.
Chapman-Verges, Martha, dancer.
Klimczewska, Violetta, dancer.
Jankowski, Teresa, dancer.
McBrearty, Deanna, dancer.
Mosteller, Steven. Instrumentalist
De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer
Rosenberg, Lisa. Videographer
New York City Opera. Ballet.
New York City Opera.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Harmill Communications.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7952
*MGZIC 9-5453 (former)
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