Research Catalog

Title

[Rudolf Nureyev directing the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris] [videorecording]

Publication

1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
• Dupond, Patric, 1959-
• Platel, Elisabeth
• Jude, Charles, 1953-
• Opéra de Paris. Ballet.

Description

1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Daily rushes recorded for a French television newsreel. Nureyev does not dance in this footage.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Series Statement

Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Uniform Title

Raymonda (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)

Subjects

• Dupond, Patrick, 1959-2021 > Interviews
• Interviews
• Dance
• Dance rehearsals
• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 > Interviews
• Video

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Interviews.
• Video.
• Dance rehearsals.

Note

• Accompanied by data sheet.

Language (note)

• Interviews with Rudolf Nureyev in English ; other interviews in French.

Contents

• [Nureyev preparing for the Ballet de l'Opéra's Commedia dell arte program] (ca. 10 min.) / probably recorded at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, in March 1984 ; depicts Nureyev with dancers costumed for Ivo Cramér's ballet Arlequin, magicien par amour. In a brief interview Nureyev summarizes a typical day's activities, and describes his working method as a choreographer and his responsibilities as director of the Ballet de l'Opéra.
• [Rehearsal of Raymonda, daytime] (ca. 20 min.) / recorded in the Cour d'honneur, the open-air theater of the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France. Includes footage of dancers in practice clothes rehearsing Raymonda under the supervision of Nureyev, the choreographer. Also included are two interviews in French, the first with dancer Patrick Dupond, the second with an unidentified man; both of these interviews are conducted against the background of the rehearsal.
• [Dress rehearsal of Raymonda, nighttime] (ca. 3 min.) / recorded in the Cour d'honneur, Palais des Papes, Avignon.
• [Interview with Nureyev] (ca. 11 min.) / recorded in the Cour d'honneur, Palais des Papes, Avignon. Nureyev discusses a recent evening of ballets to music by Stockhausen, presented at the Opéra-Comique, for which he commissioned a piece by Karole Armitage. He describes what he has learned from his study of modern dance, his recent efforts to bring together classical and modern dancers, his reasons for reviving Raymonda for the Ballet de l'Opéra, the qualities of the Cour d'honneur as a performance space, the company's tours and his love of traveling.
• [Photo session with Nureyev] (ca. 2 min.) / recorded in the Palais des Papes, Avignon.
• [Rehearsal of Raymonda, daytime] (ca. 5 min.) / recorded in the Cour d'honneur, Palais des Papes, Avignon. Cast led by Elisabeth Platel and Charles Jude. Various excerpts ; dancers in costume, sometimes with sweatpants or legwarmers.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4096 RNC

OCLC

NYPY00-F1026

Title

[Rudolf Nureyev directing the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris] [videorecording]

Imprint

1984.

Series

Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Language

Interviews with Rudolf Nureyev in English ; other interviews in French.

Added Author

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Interviewee

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.

Dupond, Patric, 1959- Interviewee

Platel, Elisabeth, dancer.

Jude, Charles, 1953- dancer.

Opéra de Paris. Ballet.

Added Title

Raymonda (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4096 RNC