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[Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris]

Title
[Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris] [videorecording]
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Cage, John.
  • Johns, Jasper, 1930-
  • Lancaster, Mark.
  • 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.
  • Sauverzac, Jean-Loup de.
  • Tissier, Claude.
  • François, Douce.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (140 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Douce François-Freitas.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
  • Jour ou deux (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Washington Square (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in dress rehearsal onstage at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on January 29, 1986; video documentation, Douce François (?).
Contents
  • Un jour ou deux (ca. 65 min.) / choreography, Merce Cunningham; music, John Cage; scenery and costumes, Jasper Johns; lighting, Mark Lancaster.
  • Washington Square (ca. 75 min.) / choreography, Rudolf Nureyev; music, Charles Ives; scenario, Rudolf Nureyev and Jean-Claude Carrière after the novel by Henry James ; scenery, Antoni Taulé ; costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting, Jean-Loup de Sauverzac, Claude Tissier; danced by Rudolf Nureyev (father), probably with Monique Loudières (Cathy), Jean Yves Lormeau (Morris), Fanny Gaïda (mother), Isabelle Guérin (aunt), others. At ca. 112 min. into the tape there is a 2 min. break in the action; Nureyev is seen conversing with the dancers playing Cathy and Morris, conferring with a stage technician, and practicing steps.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4304 RNC
OCLC
NYPY03-F156
Title
[Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris] [videorecording]
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Videotaped in dress rehearsal onstage at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on January 29, 1986; video documentation, Douce François (?).
Performer
Danced by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Cage, John. Composer
Johns, Jasper, 1930- Designer
Lancaster, Mark. Designer
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
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
Sauverzac, Jean-Loup de. Designer
Tissier, Claude. Designer
François, Douce.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Added Title
Jour ou deux (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Washington Square (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4304 RNC
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