Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Jackson, Denise
2. Huffman, Gregory
3. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
4. Shaw, Brian, 1928-1992.
5. Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
6. Lambert, Constant, 1905-1951.
7. Joffrey Ballet.
8. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (18 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Rehearsal conducted by Brian Shaw of the Royal Ballet, who staged the ballet. Robert Joffrey, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, is also present. Shaw works on fine points of technique and performance, and there are many interruptions and repetitions of the choreography.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joffrey Ballet.

Series statement

1. Joffrey Ballet Collection.

Uniform title

1. Patineurs (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Variation of the skater in blue [man's variation] (ca. 7 min.) / several repetitions, danced by William Starrett (?) and others.
2. Pas de deux (ca. 11 min.) / repetition of excerpts, danced by two couples, Denise Jackson and Gregory Huffman, and Tom van Cauwenbergh (?) and Ingrid Fraley (?).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1983

Note

1. Title and date from original container.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York, on September 22, 1977.

Funding (note)

1. 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)

1. DVD

Title

1. Les patineurs [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Joffrey Ballet ; choreography by Frederick Ashton, staged by Brian Shaw ; music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, arranged by Constant Lambert.

Imprint

1. 1977.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Joffrey Ballet Collection.

Event

1. Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York, on September 22, 1977.

Performer

1. Danced by the Joffrey Ballet.

Funding

1. 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

1. DVD

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5353.

Added author

1. Jackson, Denise, dancer.
2. Huffman, Gregory, dancer.
3. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
4. Shaw, Brian, 1928-1992. Restager
5. Shaw, Brian, 1928-1992. Teacher
6. Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Composer
7. Lambert, Constant, 1905-1951. Arranger
8. Joffrey Ballet.
9. DHCA.

Added title

1. Patineurs (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1983