Compilation of excerpts from three ballets, the first (La bayadère) recorded in the Netherlands, the second and third (Les rendezvous, Apparitions) recorded in England at a gala performance titled Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform title
Bayadère (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Act IV.
Rendez-vous (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Apparitions (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Genre/Form
Dance.
Video.
Contents
La bayadère. Act IV (excerpts) (ca. 27 min.) / recorded in performance in Amsterdam on October 2, 1975, by Henk Van Dyk ; choreography, Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa ; music, L. Minkus ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev with Het Nationale Ballet: Alexandra Radius and others. Begins with pas de trois.
Les rendezvous (excerpts) (ca. 9 min.) / recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, as part of Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton, on July 24, 1970 ; music, D.F.E. Auber ; scenery and costumes, William Chappell ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev with the Royal Ballet: Merle Park, Ann Jenner, Gary Sherwood, Petrus Bosman, Carole Hill, Lesley Collier, Ann Howard, Avril Bergen, and ensemble ; host, Robert Helpmann.
Apparitions (excerpts) (ca. 13 min.) / recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, as part of Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton, on July 24, 1970 ; music, Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Gordon Jacob ; costumes, Cecil Beaton ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev (the poet) with the Royal Ballet: Margot Fonteyn (the woman in the ball dress), , Ronald Hynd (the hussar), and others.
Call number
*MGZIDF 5088
Note
Accompanied by data sheet.
Additional program data for Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton from a review by Peter Williams and John Percival in Dance and dancers, Sept. 1970, p. 14.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
For Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton: devised and produced by John Hart and Michael Somes, assisted by Leslie Edwards ; music arranged and conducted by John Lanchbery.
Title
[Rudolf Nureyev] [electronic resource]
Imprint
1970-1975.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Credits
For Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton: devised and produced by John Hart and Michael Somes, assisted by Leslie Edwards ; music arranged and conducted by John Lanchbery.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.