Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
2. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
3. Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924-2020
4. Clavier, Josette
5. Kronstam, Henning
6. Bjørnsson, Fredbjørn
7. Manen, Hans van, 1932-
8. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
9. Sanders, Dirk, 1924-
10. Celada, Raoul
11. Lemaitre, Gérard
12. Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972
13. Constant, Marius, 1925-2004
14. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
15. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897
16. Clavé, Antoni, 1913-2005
17. Young, Terence, 1915-1994
18. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
19. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
20. Piltant, J. A
21. Adam, Alfred
22. Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013
23. Andréani, Jean-Louis
24. Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984
25. Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit
26. Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux
27. TAG Films Distribution

Description

1. 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of three ballet films featuring French ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire in choreography by Roland Petit. Bonus features include an interview with Petit and biographies of Jeanmaire and Petit.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Roland Petit.

Uniform title

1. Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
2. Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
3. Croqueuse de diamants (Choreographic work : Petit)

Subject

1. Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924-2020
2. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011 -- Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Carmen (ca. 35 min.) / letterbox format; excerpt from the film Un, deux, trois, quatre! [France, 1960; released in the U.S. in 1962 under the title Black tights]; directed by Terence Young; music, Georges Bizet; scenario, Meilhac and Halévy; scenery and costumes, Antoni Clavé; danced by the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: Zizi Jeanmaire (Carmen); Roland Petit (Don Jose); Josette Clavier (the brigand woman); Henning Kronstam (the toreador); Fredbjørn Bjørnsson, Hans Van Manen (the brigands); Régine Bourry, Sally Pierce, France Arnell, Irina Radkiewiecz (cigarette girls); others; music played by the Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Marius Constant.
2. Le jeune homme et la mort (ca. 15 min.) / filmed in 1966; choreography and direction by Roland Petit; music, Johann Sebastian Bach (Passacaglia and fugue in C minor), played by Pierre Marichal; scenario after the mimodrama by Jean Cocteau; scenery, J.A. Piltant after Georges Wakhevitch; danced by Zizi Jeanmaire and Rudolf Nureyev.
3. La croqueuse de diamants (ca. 28 min.) / letterbox format; excerpt from the film Un, deux, trois, quatre! [France, 1960; released in the U.S. in 1962 under the title Black tights]; directed by Terence Young; music, Jean-Michel Damase; lyrics, Raymond Queneau; scenario, Roland Petit and Alfred Adam; scenery and costumes, Georges Wakhevitch; danced by the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: Zizi Jeanmaire (the diamond cruncher); Dirk Sanders (the young man); Bertie Eckhardt (the cafe proprietor); Raoul Celada, Gérard Lemaitre, Hans Van Manen, Elwin Carel, Claude Jourdan (the gang members); introduced by Maurice Chevalier [in French with German subtitles]; music played by the Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Marius Constant.
4. Bonus features: Interview with Roland Petit. Une rencontre à l'Opéra: Roland Petit (ca. 32 min.) / produced by TAG Films Distribution; directed by Jean-Louis Andreani. Includes a discussion of the ballets seen on this recording.
5. Biography of Zizi Jeanmaire (ca. 11 min.) / spoken text in French, accompanied by still photographs.
6. Biography of Roland Petit (ca. 8 min.) / spoken text in French, accompanied by still photographs.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-50

Note

1. Aspect ratio is 4:3.
2. Additional program data from wrapper.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Language (note)

1. In French.

Title

1. Zizi Jeanmaire danse Roland Petit [videorecording] / TAG Films Distribution ; choreography by Roland Petit.

Imprint

1. Paris, France : TAG Films Distribution, c2003.

Country of producing entity

1. France.

System details

1. DVD.

Language

1. In French.

Added author

1. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
2. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, dancer.
3. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011. Director
4. Petit, Roland, 1924-2011. Interviewee
5. Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924-2020, dancer. Singer
6. Clavier, Josette, dancer.
7. Kronstam, Henning, dancer.
8. Bjørnsson, Fredbjørn, dancer.
9. Manen, Hans van, 1932- dancer.
10. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
11. Sanders, Dirk, 1924- dancer.
12. Celada, Raoul, dancer.
13. Lemaitre, Gérard, dancer.
14. Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972, actor.
15. Constant, Marius, 1925-2004. Conductor
16. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.
17. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Carmen.
18. Clavé, Antoni, 1913-2005. Designer
19. Young, Terence, 1915-1994, film director.
20. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
21. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
22. Piltant, J. A. Designer
23. Adam, Alfred. Scenarist
24. Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013, composer.
25. Andréani, Jean-Louis. Director
26. Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984. Set designer
27. Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit.
28. Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux.
29. TAG Films Distribution.

Added title

1. Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
2. Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
3. Croqueuse de diamants (Choreographic work : Petit)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-50