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Rudolf Nureyev, variations on an enigma

Title
Rudolf Nureyev, variations on an enigma [videorecording] / produced by Landseer for Christie's ; produced, directed and edited by Ross MacGibbon.
Publication
c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
  • Kennedy, Tessa.
  • Park, Merle.
  • Dowell, Anthony.
  • Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of, 1930-2017.
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991.
  • MacGibbon, Ross.
  • Bailey, Derek.
  • Etherington-Smith, Meredith.
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Landseer Film & Television Productions.
  • Christie, Manson & Woods.
Description
1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; c1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Profile of Rudolf Nureyev, recorded as a promotional video commissioned by Christie's in connection with two auctions of Nureyev's collections, held in New York in January 1995 and in London in November 1995. Nureyev's many facets, onstage and off, are illustrated through views of his art collections, described by Lord Hindlip of Christie's ; through still photographs by Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong-Jones) ; and through the remembrances of his contemporaries, among them dancers Margot Fonteyn, Merle Park, and Anthony Dowell. He is seen performing excerpts from Le corsaire pas de deux, The sleeping beauty, Swine lake (with Miss Piggy of The muppet show), Frederick Ashton's Marguerite and Armand (with Margot Fonteyn), and his Hollywood version of Cinderella, and rehearsing with Merle Park in his staging of The nutcracker.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
  • Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
  • Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
  • Marguerite and Armand (Choreographic work : Ashton)
  • Cinderella (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Alternative Title
Nureyev sale, Christie's New York, 12/13 January 1995
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
  • Heading at beginning of tape: The Nureyev sale, Christie's New York, 12/13 January 1995.
  • Unedited footage of interviewees appears on separate tapes, as follows: Lord Snowdon (*MGZIA 4-4079 RNC), Merle Park (*MGZIA 4-4080 RNC), Lord Hindlip (*MGZIA 4-4081 RNC), Anthony Dowell (*MGZIA 4-4083 RNC), Tessa Kennedy (*MGZIA 4-4082 RNC). Close-ups of selected items from Nureyev's collection appear on *MGZIA 4-4084 RNC.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer for Landseer, Derek Bailey ; executive producer for Christie's, Meredith Etherington-Smith ; still photos, Snowdon.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Lynn Seymour.
  • Interviewees: Lord Hindlip, chairman of Christie's Europe ; Tessa Kennedy ; Merle Park ; Anthony Dowell ; Lord Snowdon. Pre-recorded interviews with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4076 RNC
OCLC
NYPY00-F878
Title
Rudolf Nureyev, variations on an enigma [videorecording] / produced by Landseer for Christie's ; produced, directed and edited by Ross MacGibbon.
Imprint
c1994.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Credits
Executive producer for Landseer, Derek Bailey ; executive producer for Christie's, Meredith Etherington-Smith ; still photos, Snowdon.
Performer
Narrator: Lynn Seymour.
Interviewees: Lord Hindlip, chairman of Christie's Europe ; Tessa Kennedy ; Merle Park ; Anthony Dowell ; Lord Snowdon. Pre-recorded interviews with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
Local Subject
Television. Muppet show.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Interviewee
Seymour, Lynn, 1939- Narrator
Kennedy, Tessa. Interviewee
Park, Merle. ive, dancer.
Dowell, Anthony. Interviewee
Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of, 1930-2017. Interviewee
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Interviewee
MacGibbon, Ross. Producer. Director
Bailey, Derek. Producer
Etherington-Smith, Meredith. Producer
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Landseer Film & Television Productions.
Christie, Manson & Woods.
Added Title
Corsair (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M). Pas de deux.
Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Marguerite and Armand (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4076 RNC
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