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Additional authors

1. Marie Jeanne, 1920-
2. Taras, John
3. Schorer, Suki
4. Ashley, Merrill
5. Morgan, Aubrey
6. Crenshaw, Darius
7. Riggins, Carrie Lee
8. McDill, Nancy
9. Jordan, Stephanie
10. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
11. Balanchine, George
12. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
13. Tatge, Catherine
14. Brooks, Virginia Loring
15. Balanchine, George
16. School of American Ballet
17. George Balanchine Foundation
18. International Cultural Programming, Inc
19. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Students of the School of American Ballet are coached in the original version (1941) of George Balanchine's Concerto barocco by Marie-Jeanne, who created one of the ballet's leading roles at its premiere by American Ballet Caravan ; John Taras, a former ballet master of New York City Ballet ; and Suki Schorer, a former dancer with New York City Ballet who is now an instructor at the School of American Ballet. Merrill Ashley joins the cast in the ballet's second movement. Tempi, phrasing and choreographic details of the 1941 version are compared with today's performances, and the dancers perform alternate versions of various excerpts. Topics discussed in the interview include the changes in tempi and style over the years ; the fashion for jazzed-up musical interpretations of Bach in the 1940s, and the influence of jazz on Balanchine's choreography of the time ; Balanchine's approach to teaching company class ; the physical difficulty and musical complexity of Concerto barocco.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.

Series statement

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive

Subject

1. Balanchine, George
2. Balanchine, George > Concerto barocco
3. Marie-Jeanne, 1920-2007 > Interviews
4. Video
5. Interpretation in dance performance
6. Interviews
7. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3821

Credits (note)

1. Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Gary Silver ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming).

Performer (note)

1. Pianist, Nancy McDill.
2. Interviewers, Stephanie Jordan, Nancy Reynolds.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on June 16-17, 1996.

Title

1. Marie-Jeanne coaching Concerto barocco with John Taras and Suki Schorer [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Johann Sebastian Bach (Double violin concerto in D minor, B.W.V. 1043)

Imprint

1. U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1997.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive

Event

1. Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on June 16-17, 1996.

Credits

1. Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Gary Silver ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming).

Performer

1. Danced by Merrill Ashley, principal dancer, New York City Ballet.
2. Danced by students of the School of American Ballet: Aubrey Morgan, Darius Crenshaw, Carrie Lee Riggins, and others.
3. Pianist, Nancy McDill.
4. Interviewers, Stephanie Jordan, Nancy Reynolds.

Local subject

1. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Marie Jeanne, 1920- Interviewee
2. Taras, John. Interviewee
3. Schorer, Suki. Interviewee
4. Ashley, Merrill, dancer.
5. Morgan, Aubrey, dancer.
6. Crenshaw, Darius, dancer.
7. Riggins, Carrie Lee, dancer.
8. McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
9. Jordan, Stephanie. Interviewer
10. Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Director. Interviewer
11. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
12. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
13. Tatge, Catherine. Producer. Director
14. Brooks, Virginia Loring.
15. School of American Ballet.
16. George Balanchine Foundation.
17. International Cultural Programming, Inc.
18. DHCA.
19. Balanchine, George. Concerto barocco.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3821