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Footnotes - the classics of ballet.

Title
Footnotes - the classics of ballet. Partnerships [and] The ballerina [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions ; directed by Katherine Jeans ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
Publication
West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Augustyn, Frank.
  • Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005.
  • McKenzie, Kevin.
  • Kain, Karen.
  • Vasilʹev, Vladimir Viktorovich, 1940-
  • Maksimova, Ekaterina.
  • Crabb, Michael, 1947-
  • Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008.
  • Littler, William.
  • Kisselgoff, Anna.
  • Sibley, Antoinette.
  • Dowell, Anthony.
  • Fraser, John, 1944-
  • Villella, Edward, 1936-
  • Oliphant, Betty, 1918-2004
  • Harwood, Vanessa.
  • Thesmar, Ghislaine.
  • Gregory, Cynthia.
  • Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952-
  • Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
  • Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
  • Jeans, Katherine.
  • Bregman, Neil.
  • Laewen, Michael.
  • Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
  • Kultur International Films.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Compilation of two programs from the series, which draws upon the perceptions and opinions of dancers, artistic directors, critics and others in dance-related professions.
Series Statement
Footnotes - the classics of ballet ; Volume 7.
Alternative Title
Footnotes - the classics of ballet. The ballerina.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Volume number from wrapper and original container.
  • Running time given as 60 min. on wrapper and original container.
Credits (note)
  • Produced with the participation of Canadian Television and Cable Production Fund, Telefilm Canada-Equity Investment Program, CTCPF-License Fee Program in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; executive producer, Neil Bregman ; writer, Michael Laewen ; director of photography, Mike Parsons ; set and props, Marie-Christine Féraud.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Frank Augustyn.
Contents
  • Partnerships (ca. 27 min.) / interviewees, Fernando Bujones, Kevin McKenzie, Karen Kain, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yekaterina Maximova, Michael Crabb, Clive Barnes, William Littler, Anna Kisselgoff, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, John Fraser, Edward Villella. Topics include how a partnership develops ; the qualities of a good partnership ; examples of notable partnerships (Fonteyn and Nureyev, Markova and Dolin, Sibley and Dowell, Fracci and Bruhn, Maximova and Vasiliev, Kain and Augustyn), sometimes discussed by the partners themselves ; and the lack of great partnerships today. Ballets represented in performance excerpts include Romeo and Juliet, Spartacus, Giselle, Cinderella, The nutcracker, Don Quixote.
  • The ballerina (ca. 28 min.) / interviewees, Betty Oliphant, Vanessa Harwood, William Littler, Karen Kain, Ghislaine Thesmar, Michael Crabb, Kevin McKenzie, Clive Barnes, Cynthia Gregory, Antoinette Sibley, Yekaterina Maximova, Ludmilla Semenyaka, Evelyn Hart, Natalia Makarova. Topics include the idealization of the ballerina's image, due largely to pointe technique and the otherworldly quality it made possible ; the special qualities of Anna Pavlova ; physical changes caused by puberty ; balancing motherhood and a dance career ; weight and body image ; ballerinas as ordinary people ; being a ballerina and what it entails. Performance excerpts, many of them depicting the ballerinas interviewed, include Swan lake, The sleeping beauty, La sylphide, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Cinderella, The nutcracker, Raymonda, and Don Quixote.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3502
ISBN
1561278521
OCLC
  • 43515834
  • NYPY99-F873
Title
Footnotes - the classics of ballet. Partnerships [and] The ballerina [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions ; directed by Katherine Jeans ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
Imprint
West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1997.
Series
Footnotes - the classics of ballet ; Volume 7.
Credits
Produced with the participation of Canadian Television and Cable Production Fund, Telefilm Canada-Equity Investment Program, CTCPF-License Fee Program in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; executive producer, Neil Bregman ; writer, Michael Laewen ; director of photography, Mike Parsons ; set and props, Marie-Christine Féraud.
Performer
Host: Frank Augustyn.
Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Added Author
Augustyn, Frank. Producer. Host
Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005. Interviewee
McKenzie, Kevin. Interviewee
Kain, Karen. Interviewee
Vasilʹev, Vladimir Viktorovich, 1940- Interviewee
Maksimova, Ekaterina. Interviewee
Crabb, Michael, 1947- Interviewee
Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008. Interviewee
Littler, William. Interviewee
Kisselgoff, Anna. Interviewee
Sibley, Antoinette. Interviewee
Dowell, Anthony. Interviewee
Fraser, John, 1944- Interviewee
Villella, Edward, 1936- Interviewee
Oliphant, Betty, 1918-2004, interviewee.
Harwood, Vanessa. Interviewee
Thesmar, Ghislaine. Interviewee
Gregory, Cynthia. Interviewee
Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952- Interviewee
Hart, Evelyn, 1956- Interviewee
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- Interviewee
Jeans, Katherine. Director
Bregman, Neil. Producer
Laewen, Michael. Author
Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
Kultur International Films.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3502
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