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Washington Square [excerpts]

Title
Washington Square [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Charles Ives.
Publication
1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.
  • Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021.
  • James, Henry, 1843-1916.
  • Taulé, Antoni, 1945-
  • Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001.
  • François, Douce.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Rehearsal with the orchestra. The stage is frequently very dark, and the dancing is not always visible. In the first 30 min. of the tape, the excerpts are rehearsed out of sequence, and the male role of Morris is danced by a female dancer in male costume. Rudolf Nureyev may be the dark figure silhouetted downstage, occasionally seated in an armchair, who watches and directs the dancers. At 30 min. the rehearsal starts from the beginning of the ballet and continues without musical interruption for ca. 22 min. into the ballet, although some of the scenes are completely dark.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Douce François-Freitas.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
Washington Square (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario, Rudolf Nureyev and Jean-Claude Carrière after the novel by Henry James ; scenery, Antoni Taulé ; costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in rehearsal onstage with scenery, with some of the dancers in costume, at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on June 4, 1985; video documentation, Douce François.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4307 RNC
OCLC
NYPY03-F106
Title
Washington Square [excerpts] [videorecording] / [presented by] the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Charles Ives.
Imprint
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Videotaped in rehearsal onstage with scenery, with some of the dancers in costume, at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on June 4, 1985; video documentation, Douce François.
Credits
Scenario, Rudolf Nureyev and Jean-Claude Carrière after the novel by Henry James ; scenery, Antoni Taulé ; costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis.
Performer
Danced by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Scenarist
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Composer
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021. Scenarist
James, Henry, 1843-1916. Washington Square.
Taulé, Antoni, 1945- Set designer
Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Costume designer
François, Douce.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Added Title
Washington Square (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4307 RNC
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