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Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/18/96, 7:00-10:00PM

Title
  1. Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/18/96, 7:00-10:00PM [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.
Published by
  1. c1996.

Details

Additional authors
  1. De Lappe, Gemze.
  2. Graham, Randall.
  3. Ferrell, Elizabeth
  4. Barber, Jean
  5. Fischbach, Erica
  6. Godino, Stephanie
  7. Israel, Susannah
  8. Itow, Candice
  9. Kroll, Ruth-Ellen
  10. Mirabella, Joan
  11. Sheehan, Deirdre
  12. Chapman-Verges, Martha
  13. Klimczewska, Violetta
  14. Jankowski, Teresa
  15. McBrearty, Deanna
  16. La Fosse, Robert
  17. Foster, Tim
  18. Giffune, Gary
  19. Ingram, Tyler
  20. Lacy, Terry
  21. Saxon, Brandon L.
  22. Verges, Philipp
  23. Vodolaga, Yuriy
  24. Ward, William
  25. Radwick, John
  26. Versage, Susan Woodruff.
  27. McGlinn, John.
  28. De Mille, Agnes
  29. Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
  30. Millard, Jay.
  31. New York City Opera. Ballet.
  32. New York City Opera.
  33. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  34. Harmill Communications.
  35. DHCA.
Description
  1. 3 streaming video files (NTSC) (139 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
  1. Rehearsal of dances from the musical Brigadoon, supervised by Randall Graham and Gemze de Lappe. The rehearsal begins with the Wedding dance, which leads into the Sword dance, which in turn leads into the Reel. A section of the dance I'll go home with bonnie Jean is performed at the close of the rehearsal. The dancers listed include alternates who may not necessarily appear on camera. Graham and the dancers occasionally consult a video of a performance by students of the North Carolina School of the Arts, recorded in May 1996.
Alternative title
  1. Brigadoon
Subject
  1. Sword-dance
  2. Male dancing
  3. Musicals > Brigadoon
  4. Video
  5. Choreography > Reconstruction
  6. Dance rehearsals
  7. Dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
  3. Dance rehearsals.
Contents
  1. Cassette 1 (ca. 51 min.). Wedding dance / performed by Elizabeth Ferrell and mixed ensemble -- Sword dance / performed by Robert La Fosse and male ensemble -- Cassette 2 (ca. 58 min.). Sword dance, continued -- Reel / performed by Elizabeth Ferrell, Robert La Fosse, and mixed ensemble -- Cassette 3. Wedding dance, Sword dance, Reel (ca. 14 min.) -- I'll go home with bonnie Jean (ca. 16 min.) / performed by Robert La Fosse, Joan Mirabella (standing in for Leslie Browne, who plays the role of Maggie), and mixed ensemble.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-7955
Note
  1. Title devised by staff of Jerome Robbins Archive.
  2. 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)
  1. Closed.
Credits (note)
  1. Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 18, 1996, 7:00-10:00PM, by Jay Millard of Harmill Communications.
Funding (note)
  1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  2. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Title
  1. Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/18/96, 7:00-10:00PM [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
  1. c1996.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Women dancers: Elizabeth Ferrell (performing the role of Jean MacLaren), 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.
  2. Men dancers: Robert La Fosse (performing the role of Harry Beaton), Tim Foster, Gary Giffune, Tyler Ingram, Terry Lacy, Brandon L. Saxon, Philipp Verges, Yuriy Vodolaga, William Ward, John Radwick.
  3. Pianist: Susan Woodruff Versage.
Credits
  1. Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
Restricted access
  1. Closed.
Event
  1. Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 18, 1996, 7:00-10:00PM, by Jay Millard of Harmill Communications.
Funding
  1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  2. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5456.
Local subject
  1. Choreography -- Reconstruction.
  2. Male dancing.
Added author
  1. De Lappe, Gemze. Restager
  2. De Lappe, Gemze. Teacher
  3. Graham, Randall. Teacher
  4. Ferrell, Elizabeth, dancer.
  5. Barber, Jean, dancer.
  6. Fischbach, Erica, dancer.
  7. Godino, Stephanie, dancer.
  8. Israel, Susannah, dancer.
  9. Itow, Candice, dancer.
  10. Kroll, Ruth-Ellen, dancer.
  11. Mirabella, Joan, dancer.
  12. Sheehan, Deirdre, dancer.
  13. Chapman-Verges, Martha, dancer.
  14. Klimczewska, Violetta, dancer.
  15. Jankowski, Teresa, dancer.
  16. McBrearty, Deanna, dancer.
  17. La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
  18. Foster, Tim, dancer.
  19. Giffune, Gary, dancer.
  20. Ingram, Tyler, dancer.
  21. Lacy, Terry, dancer.
  22. Saxon, Brandon L., dancer.
  23. Verges, Philipp, dancer.
  24. Vodolaga, Yuriy, dancer.
  25. Ward, William, dancer.
  26. Radwick, John, dancer.
  27. Versage, Susan Woodruff. Instrumentalist
  28. McGlinn, John. Conductor
  29. De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.
  30. Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer
  31. Millard, Jay. Videographer
  32. New York City Opera. Ballet.
  33. New York City Opera.
  34. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  35. Harmill Communications.
  36. DHCA.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-7955
  2. *MGZIC 9-5456 (former)
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