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Margie Gillis wild hearts in strange times

Title
  1. Margie Gillis [videorecording] : wild hearts in strange times / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced, conceived and written by Veronica Tennant ; directed by Joan Tosoni.
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  1. Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1996.

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Additional authors
  1. Gillis, Margie
  2. Norman, Jessye
  3. Carver, Brent
  4. Harrington, Rex
  5. McKenna, Seanna
  6. Styron, Polly
  7. MacIsaac, Ashley
  8. Tennant, Veronica
  9. Tosoni, Joan
  10. Chiasson, Paul
  11. Densham, Gil
  12. Lavoie, Pierre
  13. Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016.
  14. García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936.
  15. Ballard, Stephanie
  16. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
  17. Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
  18. Friesen, Eugene
  19. Halley, Paul
  20. Gould, Glenn
  21. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  22. Kudelka, James
  23. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
  24. Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971.
  25. Faithfull, Marianne
  26. Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
  27. Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
  28. National Ballet School (Canada)
  29. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  30. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Profile of Canadian-born dancer and choreographer Margie Gillis. Ten works choreographed and/or performed by her are interspersed with her reflections on her life and career, and the observations of collaborators. Among the topics she discusses are her parents, who were renowned skiers; her late brother Christopher, a longtime member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company; her collaborations with poet-composer Leonard Cohen and choreographers Stephanie Ballard and James Kudelka; and her visit to China in 1979.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Veronica Tennant.
Uniform title
  1. How the rosehips quiver (Choreographic work : Gillis, M.)
  2. Take this waltz (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  3. Mara (Choreographic work : Ballard, S)
  4. Bloom (Choreographic work : Gillis, M)
  5. Little animal (Choreographic work : Gillis, M.)
  6. Variations (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  7. I'm a stranger here myself (Choreographic work : Kudelka)
  8. Broken English (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  9. Heaven I cannot see (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  10. Slipstream (Choreographic work : Gillis, M)
Subject
  1. Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016
  2. Gillis, Margie
  3. Dancers > Canada
  4. Ballard, Stephanie
  5. Kudelka, James
  6. Gillis, Christopher
  7. Choreographers > Canada
  8. Video
  9. Dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Contents
  1. Dance contents: How the rosehips quiver (1983) / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis ; music, Ashley MacIsaac.
  2. Take this waltz (1996) / choreography, Margie Gillis ; music and lyrics, Leonard Cohen ("Take this waltz"), based on a poem by Federico García Lorca ; danced by Rex Harrington, Paola Styron, and Margie Gillis.
  3. Mara (1989) / choreography, Stephanie Ballard ; music, Camille Saint-Saëns ("Aquarium" from Carnival of the animals). This work, usually performed to three repetitions of the music, is recorded here in triple exposure to a single playing of the piece.
  4. Bloom (1989) / choreography, Margie Gillis ; [text], James Joyce (Molly Bloom's soliloquy from Ulysses) ; performed by Margie Gillis and Seana McKenna (actor).
  5. The little animal (1986) / choreography, Margie Gillis ; music composed and performed by Eugene Friesen and Paul Halley ("Cathedral pines") ; danced by Margie Gillis and students of the National Ballet School of Canada.
  6. Variations / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis ; music, J.S. Bach (aria and 5th variation from The Goldberg variations), played by Glenn Gould.
  7. I'm a stranger here myself (1996, b&w and color) / choreography, James Kudelka ; music, Kurt Weill ("I'm a stranger here myself") ; lyrics, Ogden Nash ; danced by Margie Gillis and Brent Carver ; sung by Brent Carver.
  8. Broken English (1980) / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis ; music, Marianne Faithfull ("Broken English").
  9. The heaven I cannot see (1994) / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis and Paola Styron ; music, Henry Purcell ("When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas) and Gustav Mahler ("Urlicht" from Des Knaben Wunderhorn), sung by Jessye Norman.
  10. Slipstream (1985) / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis ; music, J.S. Bach (prelude from Suite no. 1), [played by] Eugene Friesen.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3128
Credits (note)
  1. Executive producer, Veronica Tennant ; creative consultant, Margie Gillis ; set, Paul Chiasson ; costumes, Anne Dixon ; lighting director, Gilray Densham ; lighting director for Margie Gillis, Pierre Lavoie.
Performer (note)
  1. Performers and interviewees: Margie Gillis, Jessye Norman, Brent Carver, Rex Harrington, Seana McKenna, Paola Styron, Ashley MacIsaac, students of the National Ballet School of Canada.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded at Studio 40, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, and the National Ballet School, Toronto, Canada.
Title
  1. Margie Gillis [videorecording] : wild hearts in strange times / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced, conceived and written by Veronica Tennant ; directed by Joan Tosoni.
Imprint
  1. Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1996.
Country of producing entity
  1. Canada.
Cast
  1. Performers and interviewees: Margie Gillis, Jessye Norman, Brent Carver, Rex Harrington, Seana McKenna, Paola Styron, Ashley MacIsaac, students of the National Ballet School of Canada.
Credits
  1. Executive producer, Veronica Tennant ; creative consultant, Margie Gillis ; set, Paul Chiasson ; costumes, Anne Dixon ; lighting director, Gilray Densham ; lighting director for Margie Gillis, Pierre Lavoie.
Event
  1. Recorded at Studio 40, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, and the National Ballet School, Toronto, Canada.
Added author
  1. Gillis, Margie, choreographer. ive, dancer.
  2. Norman, Jessye. voc
  3. Carver, Brent, dancer.
  4. Harrington, Rex, dancer.
  5. McKenna, Seanna. Actor
  6. Styron, Polly, dancer.
  7. MacIsaac, Ashley. Interviewee
  8. MacIsaac, Ashley. Composer
  9. Tennant, Veronica. Producer. Author
  10. Tosoni, Joan. Director
  11. Chiasson, Paul. Designer
  12. Densham, Gil.
  13. Lavoie, Pierre.
  14. Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016. Composer. Lyricist
  15. García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936. Author
  16. Ballard, Stephanie, choreographer.
  17. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Composer
  18. Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Author
  19. Friesen, Eugene. Composer. Performer
  20. Halley, Paul. Composer. Performer
  21. Gould, Glenn. Instrumentalist
  22. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
  23. Kudelka, James, choreographer.
  24. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Composer
  25. Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971. Lyricist
  26. Faithfull, Marianne. Composer
  27. Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.
  28. Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Composer
  29. National Ballet School (Canada)
  30. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  31. DHCA.
Added title
  1. How the rosehips quiver (Choreographic work : Gillis, M.)
  2. Take this waltz (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  3. Mara (Choreographic work : Ballard, S)
  4. Bloom (Choreographic work : Gillis, M)
  5. Little animal (Choreographic work : Gillis, M.)
  6. Variations (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  7. I'm a stranger here myself (Choreographic work : Kudelka)
  8. Broken English (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  9. Heaven I cannot see (Choreographic work : Gillis)
  10. Slipstream (Choreographic work : Gillis, M)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3128
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