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City Center Joffrey Ballet documentary interview footage

Title
City Center Joffrey Ballet documentary interview footage [videorecording] / WNET/13, New York ; produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
Publication
1975.

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Additional Authors
  • Joffrey, Robert.
  • Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979.
  • Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
  • Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979
  • Arpino, Gerald.
  • Chryst, Gary
  • Holder, Christian
  • Brockway, Merrill.
  • City Center Joffrey Ballet.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (48 min.) : sd. and si., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • The Joffrey Ballet's artistic director, Robert Joffrey, discusses the origins of the company and its growth over the years ; its aims as a repertory company ; the special qualities of American dancers ; his ballet Remembrances, created for Francesca Corkle (ca. 8 min.).
  • Footage of Léonide Massine and Robert Joffrey on the set of Parade; Gary Chryst being made up for the role of the Chinese conjuror (ca. 3 min., si. and sd.).
  • Rehearsal of Parade, supervised by Léonide Massine and Robert Joffrey. The rehearsal is onstage with some dancers in costume and others in practice clothes or partial costumes. Includes piano accompaniment. Massine explains what the dancers should express in the final scene of the ballet, and clarifies details of the choreography (ca. 8 min.).
  • Rehearsal of The green table supervised by Kurt Jooss and Robert Joffrey. The rehearsal is onstage with some dancers in costume and others in practice clothes without masks. Jooss refines the positions of the diplomats in the opening scene (ca. 3 min.).
  • Kurt Jooss rehearses Christian Holder in the role of Death in The green table (ca. 1 min., si.).
  • In an interview, Kurt Jooss and Robert Joffrey discuss various aspects of The green table. Joffrey recalls his first viewing of the ballet in Seattle, ca. 1936. Jooss recalls the creation of the work in 1932, the concepts that shaped it, and its reception. Joffrey discusses his choice of the ballet for his company and its place in the repertory as an acknowledged classic. Jooss describes the experience of staging it for the company with his daughter Anna Markard and displays the new masks made for the production. Joffrey discusses audience responses to the ballet (ca. 20 min.).
  • In an interview, Gerald Arpino discusses his ballet Trinity, including its inspiration during the company's residency at Berkeley, its reflection of the youth movement of the 1960s, and its use of rock music (ca. 5 min.).
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance in America.
Uniform Title
  • Parade (Choreographic work : Massine)
  • Green table (Choreographic work : Jooss)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title from accompanying data sheet.
  • Footage recorded for the documentary City Center Joffrey Ballet, telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Dance in America series on Jan. 19, 1976. For the finished program, see *MGZIC 9-189 City Center Joffrey Ballet.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in New York in November 1975.
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 5-2623
OCLC
NYPY98-F531
Title
City Center Joffrey Ballet documentary interview footage [videorecording] / WNET/13, New York ; produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
Imprint
1975.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Interviewees, Robert Joffrey, Kurt Jooss, Gerald Arpino.
Danced by members of City Center Joffrey Ballet, among them Gary Chryst (Parade, The green table) and Christian Holder (The green table).
Event
Recorded in New York in November 1975.
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: *MGZIC 9-5579.
Added Author
Joffrey, Robert. Interviewee
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Commentator
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.
Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979, choreographer.
Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979, interviewee.
Arpino, Gerald. Interviewee
Chryst, Gary, dancer.
Holder, Christian, dancer.
Brockway, Merrill. Director
Brockway, Merrill. Producer
City Center Joffrey Ballet.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Parade (Choreographic work : Massine)
Green table (Choreographic work : Jooss)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2623
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