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Gala matinée of ballet in aid of the Royal Academy of Dancing Building Fund

Title
Gala matinée of ballet in aid of the Royal Academy of Dancing Building Fund [videorecording]
Publication
1963.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Beriosova, Svetlana, 1932-
  • Gable, Christopher
  • Drottnerová, Marta
  • Blažek, Jiří
  • Kriza, John, 1919-1975
  • Douglas, Scott, 1927-1996
  • Thompson, Basil, 1937-2004
  • Mayer, Christine
  • Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011
  • Lander, Toni
  • Fernandez, Royes
  • MacMillan, Kenneth
  • Vaĭnonen, V.
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Lander, Harald, 1905-1971
  • Gosling, Nicholas.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (39 min.) : si., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Rehearsal footage from a gala performance organized by Margot Fonteyn, who brought together dancers from American Ballet Theatre, the Czech National Ballet, and Britain's Royal Ballet.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Nicholas Gosling to the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
  • Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
  • Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
  • Diana and Acteon (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Vaganova)
  • Flames of Paris (Choreographic work : Vaĭnonen)
  • Fancy free (Choreographic work : Robbins)
  • Fest polonaise (Choreographic work : Lander, H)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
  • Title and program data from reviews by Peter Williams and Clive Barnes in Dance and dancers, Feb. 1964, p. 28.
  • Originally filmed on 16mm.
Event (note)
  • Filmed in rehearsals, in rehearsal clothes unless otherwise noted, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, in December 1963, in preparation for a performance on December 5, 1963 ; camera, Nicholas Gosling.
Contents
  • La sylphide. Act II [excerpts] (ca. 16 min.) / choreography after Bournonville, described as an "arrangement" of the Act II pas de deux ; danced by Margot Fonteyn (the sylphide) and Rudolf Nureyev (James). The first 3 min. are danced in rehearsal clothes under work lights ; the following 13 min. are danced in costume with follow spots. A substantial if not complete portion of the ballet begins at ca. 3 min. into the tape and runs for ca. 10 min. It is followed by shorter excerpts, out of sequence.
  • Fantasia in C minor (ca. 8 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev. Solo set to music by Bach. Kenneth MacMillan appears briefly, demonstrating a position. A full runthrough of the 2-min. solo begins at ca. 20 min. into the tape, signaled by the rise of the curtain.
  • Diana and Acteon pas de deux [excerpts] (ca. 6 min.) / choreography, Rudolf Nureyev after Agrippina Vaganova ; danced by Svetlana Beriosova and Rudolf Nureyev. Excerpts not performed in sequence ; some are very brief.
  • Flames of Paris pas de deux [excerpt] (ca. 2 min.) / choreography, Vasili Vaĭnonen, rehearsed by Rudolf Nureyev. Nureyev dances an excerpt from the male variation, the last part of which is repeated by Christopher Gable.
  • In the mist [excerpts] (ca. 2 min.) / choreography, Jiří Blažek ; danced by Marta Drottnerová and Jiří Blažek. Pas de deux set to music by Leoš Janáček.
  • Fancy free [excerpts] (ca. 1 min.) / choreography, Jerome Robbins ; set, Oliver Smith (from a revival of On the town) ; danced by John Kriza, Scott Douglas, and Basil Thompson (the sailors) ; Alexander Grant (the bartender). Only two of the three girls listed in the reviews (Diana Levy, Christine Mayer, Karen Krych) appear on the tape.
  • Fest polonaise [excerpts] (ca. 4 min.) / choreography, Harald Lander ; danced by Toni Lander and Royes Fernandez. Pas de deux set to music by Johan Svendsen.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4208 RNC
OCLC
NYPY01-F1033
Title
Gala matinée of ballet in aid of the Royal Academy of Dancing Building Fund [videorecording]
Imprint
1963.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Filmed in rehearsals, in rehearsal clothes unless otherwise noted, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, in December 1963, in preparation for a performance on December 5, 1963 ; camera, Nicholas Gosling.
Local Subject
Gala performances.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer, dancer.
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Beriosova, Svetlana, 1932- dancer.
Gable, Christopher, dancer.
Drottnerová, Marta, dancer.
Blažek, Jiří, choreographer, dancer.
Kriza, John, 1919-1975, dancer.
Douglas, Scott, 1927-1996, dancer.
Thompson, Basil, 1937-2004, dancer.
Mayer, Christine, dancer.
Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011, dancer.
Lander, Toni, dancer.
Fernandez, Royes, dancer.
MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.
Vaĭnonen, V., choreographer.
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Lander, Harald, 1905-1971, choreographer.
Gosling, Nicholas.
Added Title
Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
Diana and Acteon (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Vaganova)
Flames of Paris (Choreographic work : Vaĭnonen)
Fancy free (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Fest polonaise (Choreographic work : Lander, H)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4208 RNC
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