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Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The nutcracker

Title
Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The nutcracker [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director for The George Balanchine Foundation, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] director and producer, Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, Inc., c1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Tallchief, Maria.
  • Somogyi, Jennie
  • Whelan, Wendy
  • Woetzel, Damian
  • Balanchine, George
  • Croce, Arlene.
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Mason, Francis.
  • McDill, Nancy.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Tatge, Catherine.
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • Grange, Roger.
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
  • International Cultural Programming, Inc.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (110 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Maria Tallchief, who created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's version of The nutcracker for the New York City Ballet in 1954, coaches young dancers in excerpts from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography and describes the way in which Balanchine taught specific steps and movements. She also reminisces about the first performance, and compares the choreography to the Petipa-Ivanov version then being presented by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Camera, Roger Grange (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), Joel Shapiro (pas de deux) ; sound, Dale Whitman (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), Samantha Hylewyle (pas de deux) ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; associate producers, Beth Barbre, Martine Britell ; production company, International Cultural Programming, Inc.
Performer (note)
  • Pianist: Nancy McDill.
  • Interviewers: Arlene Croce, Nancy Reynolds, Francis Mason.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, on June 28, 1995 (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), and April 15, 1996 (pas de deux).
Contents
  • Sugar Plum Fairy variation (partial) (ca. 40 min.) / danced by Jennie Somogyi.
  • Interview (ca. 9 min.) / interviewers, Arlene Croce and Nancy Reynolds.
  • Pas de deux: Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier (ca. 56 min.) / danced by Wendy Whelan and Damian Woetzel.
  • Interview (ca. 4 min.) / interviewers, Francis Mason and Nancy Reynolds.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3012
OCLC
  • 39032350
  • NYPY98-F1391
Title
Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The nutcracker [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director for The George Balanchine Foundation, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] director and producer, Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, Inc., c1996.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive.
Event
Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, on June 28, 1995 (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), and April 15, 1996 (pas de deux).
Credits
Camera, Roger Grange (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), Joel Shapiro (pas de deux) ; sound, Dale Whitman (Sugar Plum Fairy variation), Samantha Hylewyle (pas de deux) ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; associate producers, Beth Barbre, Martine Britell ; production company, International Cultural Programming, Inc.
Performer
Danced by Jennie Somogyi, Wendy Whelan and Damian Woetzel of the New York City Ballet.
Pianist: Nancy McDill.
Interviewers: Arlene Croce, Nancy Reynolds, Francis Mason.
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Added Author
Tallchief, Maria. Interviewee
Somogyi, Jennie, dancer.
Whelan, Wendy, dancer.
Woetzel, Damian, dancer.
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Croce, Arlene. Interviewer
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Interviewer
Mason, Francis. Interviewer
McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Tatge, Catherine. Producer. Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring.
Grange, Roger.
George Balanchine Foundation.
International Cultural Programming, Inc.
DHCA.
Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3012
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