Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kirkland, Gelsey
2. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
3. Mayer, Ruth
4. Van Hamel, Martine, 1945-
5. Smith, Frank (Dancer)
6. Blair, David, 1932-1976
7. Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994
8. Hall, Peter J., 1926-2010
9. Wayne, Lucia R.
10. American Ballet Theatre
11. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (NTSC) (91 min.) : si., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Excerpts from ballet performances and rehearsals, focusing on Gelsey Kirkland.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Gelsey Kirkland.

Uniform title

1. Giselle (Choreographic work : Blair after Coralli and Perrot)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Giselle [excerpts] (ca. 29 min.) / recorded at the Uris Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 22 and 27 (matinee), 1975 ; choreography, David Blair after Coralli and Perrot ; scenery, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Peter Hall ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland (Giselle), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Albrecht), Ruth Mayer (Berthe), Martine van Hamel (Myrta), and others. Excerpts from both acts.
2. Giselle [excerpts] (ca. 12 min.) / recorded at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., on July 31, 1975 ; same credits as above ; danced by American Ballet Theatre: Gelsey Kirkland (Giselle), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Albrecht), Frank Smith (Hilarion), Ruth Mayer (Berthe), Martine Van Hamel (Myrta), and others. Excerpts from both acts.
3. Don Quixote [excerpts] (ca. 50 min.) / recorded in American Ballet Theatre's studio, in rehearsal clothes, probably in 1978 ; choreography, Mikhail Baryshnikov after Aleksandr Gorski and Marius Petipa ; danced by Gelsey Kirkland. Footage from a series of rehearsals for dance and mime excerpts from the ballet.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4579

Language

1. English

Event (note)

1. Recorded by Lucia R. Wayne.

System details (note)

1. VHS.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Danced by Gelsey Kirkland and others.

Added title

1. Container of (work): Giselle (Choreographic work : Blair after Coralli and Perrot)