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Brahms/Handel rehearsal.

Title
Brahms/Handel [videorecording] : rehearsal. [May 30, 1984] / choreography by Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp ; music by Johannes Brahms.
Publication
1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Tharp, Twyla
  • Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
  • Fiorato, Hugo.
  • Cook, Bart
  • Calegari, Maria
  • Andersen, Ib, 1954-
  • Ashley, Merrill
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (38 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp direct a run-through of Brahms/Handel. There are some interruptions and repetitions, and Robbins talks to the conductor about the music. The dancers are not in costume, but many wear blue or green shirts indicating to which group they belong. The very end of the fugue differs from the finished version of the ballet.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Uniform Title
Brahms/Handel (Choreographic work : Robbins and Tharp)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Note on tape: "First orchestra run-through".
  • No time/date code on frame.
Credits (note)
  • Conductor: Hugo Fiorato.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York City Ballet rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with orchestral accompaniment, on stage at the New York State Theater, May 30, 1984.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • Brahms/Handel was a choreographic collaboration between Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. The music is Johannes Brahms's Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel. The twenty-eight dancers (4 principals, 10 demis and 14 corps) are divided into two groups, one wearing blue and the other wearing green. For the most part, Robbins choreographed for the blue group and Tharp for the green group. Brahms/Handel premiered on June 7, 1984.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6227 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F256
Title
Brahms/Handel [videorecording] : rehearsal. [May 30, 1984] / choreography by Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp ; music by Johannes Brahms.
Imprint
1984.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Credits
Conductor: Hugo Fiorato.
Performer
Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet. Principals: Bart Cook, Maria Calegari, Ib Andersen, Merrill Ashley.
Event
Videotaped in New York City Ballet rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with orchestral accompaniment, on stage at the New York State Theater, May 30, 1984.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
Brahms/Handel was a choreographic collaboration between Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. The music is Johannes Brahms's Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel. The twenty-eight dancers (4 principals, 10 demis and 14 corps) are divided into two groups, one wearing blue and the other wearing green. For the most part, Robbins choreographed for the blue group and Tharp for the green group. Brahms/Handel premiered on June 7, 1984.
Local Note
For information on casting for performances, see *MGZB New York City Ballet June 1984.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director
Tharp, Twyla, choreographer. Director
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel.
Fiorato, Hugo. Conductor
Cook, Bart, dancer.
Calegari, Maria, dancer.
Andersen, Ib, 1954- dancer.
Ashley, Merrill, dancer.
New York City Ballet.
Added Title
Brahms/Handel (Choreographic work : Robbins and Tharp)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6227 JRC
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