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[Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère]

Title
[Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère] [electronic resource]
Publication
1992.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Lang, Jack, 1939-
  • François, Douce.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 streaming video file (46 min.) : sd., col. NTSC.
Summary
Video documentation of some of the events surrounding the premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's new version of Marius Petipa's ballet La bayadère. The recording begins with candid footage of offices of the Paris Opéra Ballet and a montage of clippings about Nureyev, then moves on to the Foyer de la danse, where preparations are under way for the post-performance party. Moving backstage, the camera visits the costume shop, then returns to the Opéra's grand staircase to view the arrival of the audience (among them John Taras and Anthony Dowell). The performance itself is fleetingly glimpsed in an excerpt from Act III, scene 1, set in Solor's chamber. Nureyev and members of his creative team (Ninel Kurgapkina, Patrice Bart, Patricia Ruanne, Ezio Frigerio, Franca Squarciapino, and others) join the dancers (headed by Isabelle Guérin, Laurent Hilaire, and Elisabeth Platel) onstage for bows after the performance. After the curtain has been lowered, Nureyev, seated in a gilded chair, receives the decoration of Commander of Arts and Letters from Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture and Education. The recording ends with footage of Nureyev and other guests at the post-performance party.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Douce François-Freitas.
Uniform Title
Bayadère (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Special event coverage and commentary.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Opéra Garnier, Paris, on October 8, 1992 ; video documentation, Douce François.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 5367
OCLC
NYPY03-F4
Title
[Premiere of Rudolf Nureyev's La bayadère] [electronic resource]
Imprint
1992.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Event
Videotaped at the Opéra Garnier, Paris, on October 8, 1992 ; video documentation, Douce François.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIA 4-4264 RNC.
Additional Copy: None.
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Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Depicted
Lang, Jack, 1939- Depicted
François, Douce.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Added Title
Bayadère (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 5367
*MGZIA 4-4264 RNC (former)
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