Research Catalog

Title

West Side story suite [excerpt] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [Mar. 21, 1995] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein.

Publication

1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
• Frohlich, Jean Pierre.
• Castelli, Victor.
• Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12-
• La Fosse, Robert
• Diner, Elena
• Soto, Jock
• Ticotin, Nancy
• Stiefel, Ethan
• Van Kipnis, Pascale
• Wheeldon, Christopher
• Otto, William, 1958-
• Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975-
• Kaiser, Russell
• Higgins, Arch
• Gold, Tom
• Bowman, Benjamin
• Liang, Edward
• Ritter, Alexander
• Boehmer, Christopher
• Bello, Sant'gria
• Long, Andrea, 1966-
• Metzger, Rebecca
• McBrearty, Deanna
• Edge, Amanda
• Allen, Samantha
• New York City Ballet.

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (95 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet masters Jean-Pierre Frohlich, Victor Castelli and James Moore, directs a rehearsal of the Dance in the gym sequence from West Side story suite. There are numerous interruptions and repetitions. Robbins gives corrections to the dancers and discusses the importance of individual characterizations in the ballet.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform Title

West Side story suite (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 New York City, on Mar. 21, 1995.

Funding (note)

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

Biography (note)

• West Side story suite premiered on May 18, 1995.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6912 JRC

OCLC

NYPT04-F68

Title

West Side story suite [excerpt] [videorecording] : rehearsal. [Mar. 21, 1995] / choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein.

Imprint

1995.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jerome Robbins Collection

Performer

Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Robert La Fosse (Tony), Elena Diner (Maria), Jock Soto (Bernardo), Nancy Ticotin (Anita), Ethan Stiefel (Riff), and Pascale Van Kipnis, Samantha Allen, Amanda Edge, Andrea Long, Deanna McBrearty, Rebecca Metzger, Christopher Wheeldon, William Otto, Sébastien Marcovici, Russell Kaiser, Arch Higgins, Tom Gold, Benjamin Bowman, Edward Liang, Alexander Ritter, Christopher Boehmer, Sant'gria Bello and others.

Event

Videotaped in New York City Ballet studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in New York City, on Mar. 21, 1995.

Funding

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

Biography

West Side story suite premiered on May 18, 1995.

Added Author

Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Director

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.

Frohlich, Jean Pierre. Director

Castelli, Victor. Director

Moore, James, 1930 Dec. 12- Director

La Fosse, Robert, dancer.

Diner, Elena, dancer.

Soto, Jock, dancer.

Ticotin, Nancy, dancer.

Stiefel, Ethan, dancer.

Van Kipnis, Pascale, dancer.

Wheeldon, Christopher, dancer.

Otto, William, 1958- dancer.

Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975- dancer.

Kaiser, Russell, dancer.

Higgins, Arch, dancer.

Gold, Tom, dancer.

Bowman, Benjamin, dancer.

Liang, Edward, dancer.

Ritter, Alexander, dancer.

Boehmer, Christopher, dancer.

Bello, Sant'gria, dancer.

Long, Andrea, 1966- dancer.

Metzger, Rebecca, dancer.

McBrearty, Deanna, dancer.

Edge, Amanda, dancer.

Allen, Samantha, dancer.

New York City Ballet.

Added Title

West Side story suite (Choreographic work : Robbins)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6912 JRC