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Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief recreating the Gypsy pas de deux from Le baiser de la fée

Title
Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief recreating the Gypsy pas de deux from Le baiser de la fée [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Igor Stravinsky (1928, commissioned by Ida Rubinstein)
Publication
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Tallchief, Maria.
  • Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
  • Brown, Vida.
  • Lopez, Lourdes
  • Hübbe, Nikolaj
  • McDill, Nancy.
  • Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023.
  • Balanchine, George
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Tatge, Catherine.
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • New York City Ballet.
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
  • International Cultural Programming, Inc.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Working as a team, Maria Tallchief, Frederic Franklin and Vida Brown reconstruct the Gypsy pas de deux from Le baiser de la fée (1937). Tallchief and Franklin respectively danced the roles of the Fairy (here disguised as the Gypsy) and the Young Man in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo revival of 1946 ; Brown also danced the role of the Fairy. Tallchief occasionally consults notes she made in 1946. Following the footage of their working session with Lourdes Lopez and Nikolaj Hübbe, Tallchief and Franklin reminisce, in words and movement, about the ballet's final sequence, danced to the music of "None but the lonely heart." In an interview with Jack Anderson, Tallchief, Franklin and Brown discuss productions of the ballet by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (1940, 1946) and the Paris Opéra Ballet (1947), as well as Balanchine's later work Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (1972). They compare the role of the Young Man to that of the Poet in Night shadow (La sonnambula), and discuss some recurring themes in Balanchine's ballets, noting that Balanchine himself seldom voiced his artistic intentions.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography
Uniform Title
Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Alternative Title
Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief recreating excerpts from Le baiser de la fée with Vida Brown
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from original container.
  • Title on frame: Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief recreating excerpts from Le baiser de la fée with Vida Brown.
  • The George Balanchine Foundation's recreation of excerpts from Le baiser de la fée appear on two tapes, both of which include the interview with Jack Anderson. For the second tape, see: *MGZIA 4-3818 Frederic Franklin recreating the Bride and Bridegroom pas de deux and Bride's solo from Le baiser de la fée.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario, Igor Stravinsky after Hans Christian Andersen ; camera, Joel Shapiro ; additional camera, Virginia Brooks ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle, Bernard Russo ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming).
Performer (note)
  • Pianist, Nancy McDill.
  • Interviewer, Jack Anderson.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 15, October 21, and November 18, 1996.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3817
OCLC
NYPY00-F440
Title
Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief recreating the Gypsy pas de deux from Le baiser de la fée [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Igor Stravinsky (1928, commissioned by Ida Rubinstein)
Imprint
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1998.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography
Event
Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 15, October 21, and November 18, 1996.
Credits
Scenario, Igor Stravinsky after Hans Christian Andersen ; camera, Joel Shapiro ; additional camera, Virginia Brooks ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle, Bernard Russo ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming).
Performer
Danced by Lourdes Lopez and Nikolaj Hübbe, principal dancers of New York City Ballet.
Pianist, Nancy McDill.
Interviewer, Jack Anderson.
Local Subject
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Local Subject
Partnering in dance.
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Tallchief, Maria. Interviewee
Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee
Brown, Vida. Interviewee
Lopez, Lourdes, dancer.
Hübbe, Nikolaj, dancer.
McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023. Interviewer
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Librettist
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Author
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Director
Tatge, Catherine. Producer. Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring.
New York City Ballet.
George Balanchine Foundation.
International Cultural Programming, Inc.
DHCA.
Added Title
Baiser de la fée (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3817
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