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Variety and virtuosity American Ballet Theatre now

Title
  1. Variety and virtuosity [videorecording] : American Ballet Theatre now / produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Associates ; produced by Judy Kinberg ; ballets directed by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg.
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  1. New York, N.Y. : Thirteen/WNET, c1998.

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Additional authors
  1. Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
  2. Jaffe, Susan
  3. Carreño, José Manuel Torres
  4. McKenzie, Kevin
  5. Gardner, John W.
  6. McKerrow, Amanda
  7. Kent, Julie
  8. Hill, Robert A., 1961-
  9. Malakhov, Vladimir, 1968-
  10. Maynard, Parrish
  11. Roberts, Keith
  12. Ferri, Alessandra
  13. Bocca, Julio, 1967-
  14. Herrera, Paloma
  15. Corella, Angel
  16. Stiefel, Ethan
  17. Tuttle, Ashley
  18. Chen, Yan
  19. Everly, Jack
  20. Oakland, Ronald
  21. Bilach, Barbara
  22. Kinberg, Judy
  23. Grimm, Thomas
  24. Bhargava, Girish
  25. Adelman, Alan
  26. Venza, Jac
  27. MacMillan, Kenneth
  28. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
  29. Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001
  30. Skelton, Thomas R.
  31. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  32. Coronado, José.
  33. Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987
  34. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904
  35. Lee, Ming Cho
  36. Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999
  37. Tipton, Jennifer
  38. Kudelka, James
  39. Alie, Carmen
  40. Lavoie, Denis
  41. Zielinski, Scott
  42. Duato, Nacho
  43. Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916
  44. Fields, Brad
  45. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953
  46. Minkus, L., 1826-1917
  47. Loquasto, Santo
  48. Tippet, Clark
  49. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920
  50. Brown, Zack
  51. Marcus, Dain
  52. Duato, Nacho
  53. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  54. American Ballet Theatre
  55. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  56. Reiner Moritz Associates
  57. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. A sampling of American Ballet Theatre's current repertory, represented by seven excerpts and a full ballet, Remanso, danced by an array of the company's principal dancers. Interspersed with the ballets are commentaries by Kevin McKenzie, artistic director of American Ballet Theater, and twelve leading dancers, who discuss the ballets they perform on the tape, and their experiences and perceptions as members of the company.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Dance in America.
Uniform title
  1. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : MacMillan after Petipa, M)
  2. Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.
  3. Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
  4. Cruel world (Choreographic work : Kudelka)
  5. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
  6. Bruch violin concerto no. 1 (Choreographic work : Tippet)
Subject
  1. Dance companies > United States
  2. Video
  3. Television > Dance in America
  4. Pas de deux
  5. Dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Contents
  1. Polonaise from The sleeping beauty / choreography after Marius Petipa, staged by Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; set and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting, Thomas Skelton ; danced by the Company.
  2. Black swan pas de deux from Swan lake / choreography after Marius Petipa ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; costumes, José Coronado ; danced by Susan Jaffe and José Manuel Carreño.
  3. Pas de deux from The leaves are fading / choreography, Antony Tudor ; music, Antonín Dvořák ; set, Ming Cho Lee ; costumes, Patricia Zipprodt ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton ; danced by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner.
  4. Pas de deux from Cruel world / choreography, James Kudelka ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; costumes, Carmen Alie, Denis Lavoie ; lighting, Scott Zielinski ; danced by Julie Kent and Robert Hill.
  5. Remansos / choreography, set, costumes, lighting, Nacho Duato ; music, Enrique Granados ; associate lighting designer, Brad Fields ; danced by Vladimir Malakhov, Parrish Maynard, and Keith Roberts.
  6. Balcony pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Sergey Prokofiev ; set and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting, Thomas Skelton ; danced by Alessandra Ferri and Julio Bocca.
  7. Grand pas de deux from Don Quixote / choreography after Marius Petipa ; music, Léon Minkus ; costumes, Santo Loquasto ; danced by Paloma Herrera and Angel Corella.
  8. Third movement from Bruch violin concerto no. 1 / choreography, Clark Tippet ; music, Max Bruch ; set, Zack Brown ; costumes, Dain Marcus ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton ; danced by Ashley Tuttle and Ethan Stiefel, Julie Kent and Robert Hill, Paloma Herrera and Keith Roberts, Yan Chen and Angel Corella, and Company.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3063
Credits (note)
  1. Editor, Girish Bhargava ; lighting director, Alan Adelman ; executive producer, Jac Venza.
Performer (note)
  1. Introduction by Natalia Makarova.
  2. Interviewees: Susan Jaffe, José Manuel Carreño, Kevin McKenzie, John Gardner, Amanda McKerrow, Julie Kent, Robert Hill, Vladimir Malakhov, Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca, Paloma Herrera, Angel Corella, Ethan Stiefel.
Event (note)
  1. Ballets videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in November 1997. Telecast by Thirteen/WNET on the Great Performances: Dance in America series on May 27, 1998.
Title
  1. Variety and virtuosity [videorecording] : American Ballet Theatre now / produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Associates ; produced by Judy Kinberg ; ballets directed by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg.
Imprint
  1. New York, N.Y. : Thirteen/WNET, c1998.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Danced by American Ballet Theatre.
  2. Music performed by the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly ; violin soloist, Ron Oakland ; piano soloist, Barbara Bilach.
  3. Introduction by Natalia Makarova.
  4. Interviewees: Susan Jaffe, José Manuel Carreño, Kevin McKenzie, John Gardner, Amanda McKerrow, Julie Kent, Robert Hill, Vladimir Malakhov, Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca, Paloma Herrera, Angel Corella, Ethan Stiefel.
Credits
  1. Editor, Girish Bhargava ; lighting director, Alan Adelman ; executive producer, Jac Venza.
Event
  1. Ballets videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in November 1997. Telecast by Thirteen/WNET on the Great Performances: Dance in America series on May 27, 1998.
Local subject
  1. Television. Dance in America.
Added author
  1. Makarova, Natalia, 1940- host.
  2. Jaffe, Susan. ive, dancer.
  3. Carreño, José Manuel Torres. ive, dancer.
  4. McKenzie, Kevin. Interviewee. Commentator
  5. Gardner, John W., interviewee.
  6. Gardner, John W., dancer.
  7. McKerrow, Amanda. ive, dancer.
  8. Kent, Julie. ive, dancer.
  9. Hill, Robert A., 1961- Interviewee
  10. Hill, Robert A., 1961- dancer.
  11. Malakhov, Vladimir, 1968- ive, dancer.
  12. Maynard, Parrish, dancer.
  13. Roberts, Keith, dancer.
  14. Ferri, Alessandra. ive, dancer.
  15. Bocca, Julio, 1967- ive, dancer.
  16. Herrera, Paloma. ive, dancer.
  17. Corella, Angel. ive, dancer.
  18. Stiefel, Ethan. ive, dancer.
  19. Tuttle, Ashley, dancer.
  20. Chen, Yan, dancer.
  21. Everly, Jack. Conductor
  22. Oakland, Ronald. Instrumentalist
  23. Bilach, Barbara. Instrumentalist
  24. Kinberg, Judy. Producer
  25. Kinberg, Judy. Director
  26. Grimm, Thomas. Director
  27. Bhargava, Girish. Film editor
  28. Adelman, Alan, lighting designer.
  29. Venza, Jac, television producer.
  30. MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.
  31. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
  32. Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Designer. Costume designer
  33. Skelton, Thomas R.
  34. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
  35. Coronado, José. Costume designer
  36. Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987, choreographer.
  37. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Composer
  38. Lee, Ming Cho, set designer.
  39. Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999, costume designer.
  40. Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
  41. Kudelka, James, choreographer.
  42. Alie, Carmen. Costume designer
  43. Lavoie, Denis. Costume designer
  44. Zielinski, Scott, lighting designer.
  45. Duato, Nacho, choreographer. Designer. Costume designer
  46. Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916. Composer
  47. Fields, Brad.
  48. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Composer
  49. Minkus, L., 1826-1917. Composer
  50. Loquasto, Santo, costume designer.
  51. Tippet, Clark, choreographer.
  52. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920. Composer
  53. Brown, Zack. Set designer
  54. Marcus, Dain. Costume designer
  55. American Ballet Theatre.
  56. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  57. Reiner Moritz Associates.
  58. DHCA.
  59. Duato, Nacho. Remansos.
  60. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910. Don Kikhot. Pas de deux.
Added title
  1. Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : MacMillan after Petipa, M)
  2. Swan lake (Choreographic work). Black swan pas de deux.
  3. Leaves are fading (Choreographic work : Tudor)
  4. Cruel world (Choreographic work : Kudelka)
  5. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
  6. Bruch violin concerto no. 1 (Choreographic work : Tippet)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3063
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