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Additional authors

1. Schaufuss, Peter
2. Fewster, Barbara
3. Andersen, Frank
4. Dowell, Anthony
5. Kalioujny, Alexandre
6. Dupond, Patrick, 1959-2021
7. Hecht, Bjarne
8. Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005
9. Guizerix, Jean
10. Vasilʹev, Vladimir, 1940-
11. Kelly, Desmond
12. Samsova, Galina
13. Sibley, Antoinette
14. Wall, David, 1946-
15. Ellis, Wendy
16. Jeppesen, Lis
17. Maksimova, Ekaterina
18. Pontois, Noëlla, 1943-
19. Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
20. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
21. Khalfouni, Dominique
22. Ganio, Denys
23. Kent, Allegra
24. Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018
25. Ferri, Alessandra
26. Penney, Jennifer
27. Jefferies, Stephen
28. Cragun, Richard
29. Gascard, Michel
30. Touron, Patrice
31. Galante, Grazia
32. Harding-Irmer, Patrick
33. Terabust, Elisabetta
34. Schaufuss, Frank
35. Larsen, Niels Bjørn, 1913-2003
36. Evdokimova, Eva, 1948-
37. Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004
38. Bailey, Derek
39. Matheson, Julia
40. Crisp, Clement
41. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
42. Bournonville, August, 1805-1879
43. Brenaa, Hans, 1910-1988
44. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
45. Béjart, Maurice
46. Messerer, Asaf, 1903-1992
47. MacMillan, Kenneth
48. Gsovsky, Victor, 1902-1974
49. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
50. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
51. Balanchine, George
52. Cohan, Robert
53. Tetley, Glen
54. Royal Ballet. School
55. Opéra de Paris. Ecole de danse
56. Royal Danish Ballet School
57. Kongelige Danske ballet
58. Royal Ballet
59. Ballet du XXe Siècle
60. London Contemporary Dance Theatre
61. National Ballet of Canada
62. British Broadcasting Corporation
63. RM Arts (Firm)
64. Balanchine, George
65. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
66. Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
67. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988

Description

1. 4 videocassettes (192 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Documentary on various aspects of the lives and careers of male ballet dancers. This series was first telecast by the BBC in the U.K. in October-November 1984.

Uniform title

1. Corsair (Choreographic work) Pas de deux.
2. Ventana (Choreographic work : Brenaa and Schaufuss after Bournonville)
3. Enigma variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Macbeth (Choreographic work : Vasil'ev)
5. Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Béjart)
6. Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)
7. Mayerling (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
8. Kermessen i Bruge; eller De tre Gaver (Choreographic work : Brenaa after Bournonville)
9. Giselle (Choreographic work)
10. Grand pas classique (Choreographic work : Gsovsky)
11. Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
12. Amours de Franz (Choreographic work : Petit)
13. Orpheus (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
14. Notre-Dame de Paris (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
15. Messe pour le temps futur (Choreographic work : Béjart)
16. Class (Choreographic work : Cohan)
17. Sphinx (Choreographic work : Tetley)
18. Napoli (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)
19. Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work : Ashton)
20. Fantôme de l'Opéra (Choreographic work : Petit)
21. Chant du compagnon errant (Choreographic work : Béjart)
22. Folkesagn (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)
23. Sylphide (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)

Subject

1. Male dancers.
2. Ballet dancers -- Training of.
3. Dance schools.
4. Pas de deux.

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1 (ca. 48 min.). A proper job. Discussion of the athletic and artistic challenges facing the male dancer ; training male dancers at the schools of the Royal Ballet, the Paris Opéra Ballet (including a class taught by Alexandre Kalioujny), and the Royal Danish Ballet. Interviewees: Barbara Fewster, Fernando Bujones, Maurice Béjart. Dance excerpts: Le corsaire / danced by Peter Schaufuss -- La ventana / chor., August Bournonville ; danced by Frank Andersen -- The sleeping beauty / danced by Anthony Dowell -- Enigma variations / chor., Frederick Ashton ; danced by Dowell -- Don Quixote pas de deux / danced by Schaufuss -- A song for you / danced by Patrick Dupond -- La ventana / danced by Bjarne Hecht -- Swan lake / danced by Fernando Bujones -- Oiseaux tristes / chor. and danced by Jean Guizerix -- Macbeth / chor. and danced by Vladimir Vasiliev -- Rite of spring / chor., Béjart ; danced by Ballet du XXe Siècle.
2. Cassette 2 (ca. 48 min.). Double work. Discussion of partnering (illustrated by partnering classes at the Royal Ballet School), traditional and contemporary roles of the male dancer, equality of the sexes in August Bournonville's choreography, notable partnerships. Dance excerpts: Spring waters / chor., Asaf Messerer ; danced by Desmond Kelly and Galina Samsova -- The sleeping beauty / danced by Peter Schaufuss and Antoinette Sibley -- Mayerling / chor., Kenneth MacMillan ; danced by David Wall and Wendy Ellis -- Kermesse in Bruges / chor., Bournonville ; danced by Schaufuss and Lis Jeppesen -- Giselle / danced by Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasilʹev -- Grand pas classique / chor., Victor Gsovsky ; danced by Noëlla Pontois and Fernando Bujones -- Romeo and Juliet / chor., MacMillan ; danced by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev -- The loves of Franz [Les amours de Franz] / chor., Roland Petit ; danced by Dominique Khalfouni and Denys Ganio -- Agon / chor., George Balanchine ; danced by Allegra Kent and Arthur Mitchell.
3. Cassette 3 (ca. 48 min.). New moves. Discussion of five contemporary choreographers, who are seen rehearsing their works. Robert Cohan is also seen teaching company class to members of London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Interviewees: Kenneth MacMillan, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, Robert Cohan, Glen Tetley (voiceover only). Dance excerpts: La ventana / danced by Frank Andersen, Lis Jeppesen, and the Royal Danish Ballet -- Orpheus / chor., MacMillan ; danced in rehearsal by Schaufuss and Alessandra Ferri, and Stephen Jefferies and Jennifer Penney ; danced in performance by Schaufuss and Penney -- Notre-Dame de Paris / chor., Petit ; danced by Richard Cragun -- Mass for the future [Messe pour le temps futur] / chor., Béjart ; danced by Michel Gascard, Patrice Touron, Grazia Galante, and other members of the Ballet du XXe Siècle -- Class / chor., Cohan ; danced by Patrick Harding-Irmer and other members of London Contemporary Dance Theatre -- Sphinx / chor., Tetley ; danced by Schaufuss and Elisabetta Terabust.
4. Cassette 4 (ca. 48 min.). Peter Schaufuss in profile. Schaufuss is seen in his dual roles as dancer and producer in various countries ; this segment also includes views of company classes at the Royal Danish Ballet and Royal Ballet. Interviewees: Peter Schaufuss, Frank Schaufuss, Niels Bjørn Larsen, Kenneth MacMillan, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart. Dance excerpts: Don Quixote pas de deux / danced by Schaufuss and Elisabetta Terabust -- Napoli / chor., Schaufuss after Bournonville ; danced by the National Ballet of Canada -- The shepherdess and the chimney sweep / recorded for Danish television, 1960 ; chor., Harald Lander (?) ; danced by Schaufuss and unidentified ballerina -- two solos danced by Schaufuss, possibly Flower festival at Genzano and Le corsaire -- La fille mal gardée / chor., Frederick Ashton ; danced by Schaufuss with the Royal Ballet -- Orpheus / chor., MacMillan ; danced by Schaufuss and the Royal Ballet -- Phantom of the opera [Fantôme de l'Opéra] / chor., Petit ; danced by Schaufuss -- Song of the wayfarer [Chant du compagnon errant] / chor., Béjart ; danced in rehearsal by Schaufuss and Patrice Touron -- A folk tale / chor., Schaufuss after Bournonville ; danced in rehearsal by Schaufuss and Eva Evdokimova -- La sylphide / chor., Schaufuss after Bournonville ; danced by Schaufuss and Evdokimova ; followed by a brief speech by Dame Alicia Markova.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5510

Language

1. English

Note

1. This recording is a slightly abridged version of the series. Each of the four programs runs for ca. 48 min. rather than an hour, as in the original.
2. Segment titles and additional data from promotional brochure.

Credits (note)

1. Program consultant, Clement Crisp.

Performer (note)

1. [Host/interviewee:] Peter Schaufuss.

Country of producing entity

1. U.K.

Local subject

1. Male dancing.
2. Partnering in dance.

Local subject

1. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added title

1. Container of (work): Corsair (Choreographic work) Pas de deux.
2. Container of (work): Ventana (Choreographic work : Brenaa and Schaufuss after Bournonville)
3. Container of (work): Enigma variations (Choreographic work : Ashton)
4. Container of (work): Macbeth (Choreographic work : Vasil'ev)
5. Container of (work): Rite of spring (Choreographic work : Béjart)
6. Container of (work): Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)
7. Container of (work): Mayerling (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
8. Container of (work): Kermessen i Bruge; eller De tre Gaver (Choreographic work : Brenaa after Bournonville)
9. Container of (work): Giselle (Choreographic work)
10. Container of (work): Grand pas classique (Choreographic work : Gsovsky)
11. Container of (work): Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
12. Container of (work): Amours de Franz (Choreographic work : Petit)
13. Container of (work): Orpheus (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
14. Container of (work): Notre-Dame de Paris (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
15. Container of (work): Messe pour le temps futur (Choreographic work : Béjart)
16. Container of (work): Class (Choreographic work : Cohan)
17. Container of (work): Sphinx (Choreographic work : Tetley)
18. Container of (work): Napoli (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)
19. Container of (work): Fille mal gardée (Choreographic work : Ashton)
20. Container of (work): Fantôme de l'Opéra (Choreographic work : Petit)
21. Container of (work): Chant du compagnon errant (Choreographic work : Béjart)
22. Container of (work): Folkesagn (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)
23. Container of (work): Sylphide (Choreographic work : Schaufuss after Bournonville)