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Piano pieces [and] Gershwin concerto [excerpts] rehearsals.

Title
Piano pieces [and] Gershwin concerto [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsals. [Apr. 20, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and George Gershwin.
Publication
1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Cook, Bart.
  • Lopez, Lourdes
  • Fischer, Lindsay
  • Fugate, Judith
  • Huys, Ben
  • La Fosse, Robert
  • Kistler, Darci, 1964-
  • Calvert, Stacey
  • Krody, Margo
  • Matthews, Laurence
  • Neal, Philip, 1968-
  • Lyon, Robert, 1968-
  • Hendl, Susan.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet master Susan Hendl, directs a rehearsal of Piano pieces. Robbins gives corrections and demonstrates choreography.
  • Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet master Bart Cook, directs a rehearsal of excerpts from Gershwin concerto. The rehearsal covers a section of the first movement, and features principals Darci Kistler and Robert La Fosse and 8 corps dancers. At the beginning of the rehearsal, Robbins talks to the dancers about the style and mood of the ballet and the role of the corps.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Uniform Title
  • Piano pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)
  • Gershwin concerto (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 rehearsals, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on Apr. 20, 1990.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • Piano pieces is set to fourteen solo piano works by Tchaikovsky. Both Piano pieces and Gershwin concerto were performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June, 1990.
Contents
  • Piano pieces. Natha waltz, op. 51, no. 4 / rehearsed by Lourdes Lopez and Judith Fugate (20 min.) -- Reverie, op. 9, no. 1 / rehearsed by Lindsay Fischer, Ben Huys and Judith Fugate (15 min.)
  • Gershwin concerto. First movement [excerpts] / rehearsed by Darci Kistler, Robert La Fosse, Stacey Calvert, Margo Krody, Laurence Matthews, Robert Lyon, Philip Neal, and others (55 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6539 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F546
Title
Piano pieces [and] Gershwin concerto [excerpts] [videorecording] : rehearsals. [Apr. 20, 1990] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and George Gershwin.
Imprint
1990.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Performer
Piano pieces. Rehearsed by Lourdes Lopez, Lindsay Fischer, Ben Huys, Judith Fugate.
Gershwin concerto. Rehearsed by Darci Kistler, Robert La Fosse, Stacey Calvert, Margo Krody, Laurence Matthews, Robert Lyon, Philip Neal, and others.
Event
Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsals, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on Apr. 20, 1990.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
Piano pieces is set to fourteen solo piano works by Tchaikovsky. Both Piano pieces and Gershwin concerto were performed as part of New York City Ballet's festival of Jerome Robbins' ballets in June, 1990.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director
Cook, Bart. Director
Lopez, Lourdes, dancer.
Fischer, Lindsay, dancer.
Fugate, Judith, dancer.
Huys, Ben, dancer.
La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
Kistler, Darci, 1964- dancer.
Calvert, Stacey, dancer.
Krody, Margo, dancer.
Matthews, Laurence, dancer.
Neal, Philip, 1968- dancer.
Lyon, Robert, 1968- dancer.
Hendl, Susan. Director
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Concerto, piano, orchestra, F major.
New York City Ballet.
Added Title
Piano pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Gershwin concerto (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6539 JRC
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