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Camera Canada. The looking glass people

Title
Camera Canada. The looking glass people [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed and produced by Norman Campbell.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1962.

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Additional Authors
  • Franca, Celia, 1921-2007.
  • Samsova, Galina.
  • Smith, Lois.
  • Strate, Grant, 1927-
  • Jarvis, Lilian.
  • Oliphant, Betty, 1918-2004.
  • Cousineau, Yves.
  • Crum, George, 1926-
  • Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004
  • Applebaum, Louis, 1918-2000.
  • National Ballet School (Canada)
  • National Ballet of Canada.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the "looking glass world" of ballet, emphasizing the unglamourous side of life behind the scenes. Using the National Ballet of Canada as an example, the program examines various aspects of the dancer's life: company class and rehearsals ; the crucial support of pointe shoes ; the expense of ballet productions ; the physical strength and stamina required of the male dancer ; the rigors of touring ; the coordination of effort by performers and technical staff in preparing for a performance. In brief interviews, the dancers themselves share their experiences and observations. Among the ballets seen in performance are The sleeping beauty (Act III, coda of the Bluebird pas de deux ; finale) and The nutcracker (party and snow scenes). Rehearsal footage includes excerpts from the Rose adagio from The sleeping beauty, with Lois Smith as Aurora ; and the third movement of George Balanchine's Concerto barocco. Students of the National Ballet School are seen in ballet and academic classes, and at a weigh-in conducted by Betty Oliphant.
Uniform Title
  • Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Petipa, M)
  • Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Franca after Ivanov)
  • Concerto barocco (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Alternative Title
Looking glass people
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Norman Campbell Collection of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Credits (note)
  • Writer, George Salverson ; music, Louis Applebaum ; executive producer, Thom Benson.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: members of the National Ballet of Canada, including Judie Colpman, Cathy Carr, Nancy Schwenker, Jeanette Cassels, Yves Cousineau, Lois Smith.
  • Also appearing in program: members of the National Ballet of Canada: Celia Franca, founder and artistic director ; Carmen Guild, general manager ; George Crum, musical director ; Grant Strate, choreographer ; dancers Galina Samsova, Roberta Gibson, Lilian Jarvis ; and Betty Oliphant, principal of the National Ballet School.
  • Narrator: Budd Knapp.
Event (note)
  • Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on December 10, 1962.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5028
OCLC
NYPY01-F514
Title
Camera Canada. The looking glass people [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed and produced by Norman Campbell.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1962.
Event
Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on December 10, 1962.
Credits
Writer, George Salverson ; music, Louis Applebaum ; executive producer, Thom Benson.
Performer
Interviewees: members of the National Ballet of Canada, including Judie Colpman, Cathy Carr, Nancy Schwenker, Jeanette Cassels, Yves Cousineau, Lois Smith.
Also appearing in program: members of the National Ballet of Canada: Celia Franca, founder and artistic director ; Carmen Guild, general manager ; George Crum, musical director ; Grant Strate, choreographer ; dancers Galina Samsova, Roberta Gibson, Lilian Jarvis ; and Betty Oliphant, principal of the National Ballet School.
Narrator: Budd Knapp.
Added Author
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007.
Samsova, Galina.
Smith, Lois. ive, dancer.
Strate, Grant, 1927-
Jarvis, Lilian.
Oliphant, Betty, 1918-2004.
Cousineau, Yves. Interviewee
Crum, George, 1926-
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, producer.
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, director.
Applebaum, Louis, 1918-2000. Composer
National Ballet School (Canada)
National Ballet of Canada.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Added Title
Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Petipa, M)
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Franca after Ivanov)
Concerto barocco (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5028
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