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Additional authors

1. Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004
2. Platel, Elisabeth
3. Braham, Myriam Ould
4. Cozette, Emilie
5. Pujol, Laetitia
6. Daniel, Nolween
7. Laffon, Laurence
8. Moreau, Hervé
9. Mišković, Milorad, 1928-
10. Bonnay, Elena
11. Delouche, Dominique
12. Balanchine, George
13. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
14. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
15. Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigor'evich, 1876-1951
16. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
17. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856
18. Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
19. Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
20. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910.
21. Opéra de Paris. Ballet, performer
22. Films du Prieuré (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (91 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Dame Alicia Markova coaches dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in roles she formerly danced in five ballets: Le chant du rossignol [The song of the nightingale], Casse-noisette [The nutcracker], Giselle, La belle au bois dormant [The sleeping beauty], and Les sylphides. Her remarks include her reminiscences of various personalities associated with the ballets. Her own interpretations of some of the roles are seen in archival footage.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Dominique Delouche.

Uniform title

1. Song of the nightingale (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
2. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Sergeev, N after Ivanov)
3. Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
4. Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Subject

1. Dance rehearsals
2. Interpretation in dance performance
3. Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
4. Egorova, Lubov Nikolaevna, 1880-1972
5. Video
6. Spessivtzeva, Olga, 1895-1991
7. Field, John, 1921-1991
8. Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
9. Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigor'evich, 1876-1951
10. Balanchine, George
11. Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
12. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. Le chant du rossignol [The song of the nightingale]. The nightingale's variation / choreography, George Balanchine; music, Igor Stravinsky; danced by Myriam Ould Braham. Markova reminisces about Balanchine and Serge Diaghilev.
2. Casse-noisette [The nutcracker]. Sugar Plum Fairy variation / choreography, Marius Petipa; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; danced by Emilie Cozette. Markova teaches the version staged in the west by Nikolai Sergeev. In archival footage, she is seen dancing this variation on an outdoor stage in 1942.
3. Giselle. Giselle's Act I variation / choreography, Jules Perrot, Jean Coralli; music, Adolphe Adam; danced by Laetitia Pujol. Markova teaches the version staged by Sergeev. She reminisces about Anna Pavlova and Olga Spessivtzeva, and is seen dancing the variation in a film shot in 1952.
4. La belle au bois dormant [The sleeping beauty]. Princess Florine's variation, Act III / choreography, Marius Petipa; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; danced by Nolween Daniel. Markova teaches this variation from the Bluebird pas de deux as it was taught to her by Lubov Egorova.
5. Les sylphides. Prelude / choreography, Michel Fokine; music, Frédéric Chopin; danced by Elisabeth Platel. Markova is seen in a film clip, dancing this variation in 1953.
6. Les sylphides. Pas de deux / choreography, Michel Fokine; music, Frédéric Chopin; danced by Laurence Laffon and Hervé Moreau. In a film clip, Markova dances this pas de deux with John Field.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6758

Credits (note)

1. Artistic consultant: Clement Crisp.

Event (note)

1. Filmed in the rehearsal studio and Foyer de la danse of the Opéra de Paris, Palais Garnier.

Language (note)

1. Titles in French; Alicia Markova's remarks are in English with French subtitles.

Title

1. Markova, la légende [videorecording] / presented by Les Films du Prieuré, Dominique Delouche, and Muzzik ; a film by Dominique Delouche.

Imprint

1. France : Les Films du Prieuré, Muzzik, c2002.

Country of producing entity

1. France.

Event

1. Filmed in the rehearsal studio and Foyer de la danse of the Opéra de Paris, Palais Garnier.

Credits

1. Artistic consultant: Clement Crisp.

Performer

1. Appearing on film: Alicia Markova, with Elisabeth Platel and dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris: Laetitia Pujol, Nolwenn Daniel, Laurence Laffon, Hervé Moreau, Emilie Cozette, Myriam Ould Braham; with the participation of Milorad Miskovitch.
2. Pianists: Elena Bonnay, Kathy Ernould.

Language

1. Titles in French; Alicia Markova's remarks are in English with French subtitles.

Local subject

1. Interpretation in dance performance.

Added author

1. Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004, dancer.
2. Platel, Elisabeth, dancer.
3. Braham, Myriam Ould, dancer.
4. Cozette, Emilie, dancer.
5. Pujol, Laetitia, dancer.
6. Daniel, Nolween, dancer.
7. Laffon, Laurence, dancer.
8. Moreau, Hervé, dancer.
9. Mišković, Milorad, 1928- dancer.
10. Bonnay, Elena, musician.
11. Delouche, Dominique, director.
12. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
13. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer.
14. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
15. Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigor'evich, 1876-1951, choreographer.
16. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, composer.
17. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856, composer.
18. Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.
19. Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849, composer.
20. Opéra de Paris. Ballet, performer.
21. Films du Prieuré (Firm)
22. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910. Spiashchaia krasavitsa. Sini︠a︡i︠a︡ ptit︠s︡a i print︠s︡essa Florina.

Added title

1. Song of the nightingale (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
2. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Sergeev, N after Ivanov)
3. Giselle (Choreographic work : Dolin after Coralli and Perrot)
4. Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6758