Research Catalog

Title

Ives, songs [excerpts] [videorecording] : [rehearsals. [June, 1987] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Charles Ives.

Publication

1987.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome
• Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.
• Matthews, Laurence
• Tracey, Margaret
• Caddell, Stacy
• Killian, Katrina
• Byars, Michael
• Boal, Peter
• Frame, Paul Edward
• Saland, Stephanie
• Otto, David, 1959-
• Calegari, Maria
• Woetzel, Damian
• Proia, Alexandre
• New York City Ballet.

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (45 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Jerome Robbins directs rehearsals of Ives, songs. The second, third, sixth and ninth pieces that are rehearsed were not used in the final version of Ives, songs. Many of the pieces are rehearsed in multiple versions and with multiple casts. Robbins gives corrections to the dancers and works on the choreography of The children's hour.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform Title

Ives, songs (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.
• Dance rehearsals.

Note

• No time/date code on frame.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in June, 1987.

Funding (note)

• Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biography (note)

• Ives, songs premiered on Feb. 4, 1988.

Contents

The children's hour / rehearsed by Stacy Caddell, Margaret Tracey, Katrina Killian (14:00) -- Charlie Rutlage / rehearsed by Damian Woetzel, Michael Byars and Peter Boal (3:00) -- Charlie Rutlage / rehearsed by Paul Frame (3:50) -- The children's hour / rehearsed by Stacy Caddell, Margaret Tracey, Katrina Killian, Laurence Matthews and others (7:00) -- Memories. Part a: very pleasant / rehearsed by Margaret Tracey, Stacy Caddell and Katrina Killian (:50) -- Unidentified duet / rehearsed by Michael Byars and Peter Boal (3:00) -- The see'r / rehearsed by Michael Byars (:50) -- The cage / rehearsed by Peter Boal and Alexandre Proia, Michael Byars and Paul Frame -- Pas de deux / rehearsed by Maria Calegari and Alexandre Proia, Stephanie Saland and David Otto (3:50)

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6571 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-F552

Title

Ives, songs [excerpts] [videorecording] : [rehearsals. [June, 1987] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Charles Ives.

Imprint

1987.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jerome Robbins Collection

Performer

Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Laurence Matthews, Margaret Tracey, Stacy Caddell, Katrina Killian, Peter Boal, Michael Byars, Paul Frame, Damian Woetzel, Alexandre Proia, Maria Calegari, Stephanie Saland, David Otto.

Event

Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in June, 1987.

Funding

Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biography

Ives, songs premiered on Feb. 4, 1988.

Added Author

Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Composer

Matthews, Laurence, dancer.

Tracey, Margaret, dancer.

Caddell, Stacy, dancer.

Killian, Katrina, dancer.

Byars, Michael, dancer.

Boal, Peter, dancer.

Frame, Paul Edward, dancer.

Saland, Stephanie, dancer.

Otto, David, 1959- dancer.

Calegari, Maria, dancer.

Woetzel, Damian, dancer.

Proia, Alexandre, dancer.

New York City Ballet.

Added Title

Ives, songs (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6571 JRC