Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Robbins, Jerome
2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
3. Sondheim, Stephen
4. Frohlich, Jean Pierre
5. La Fosse, Robert
6. Diner, Elena
7. Soto, Jock
8. Ticotin, Nancy
9. Hübbe, Nikolaj
10. Toro, Natalie
11. Savoye, Sean
12. Wheeldon, Christopher
13. Otto, William, 1958-
14. Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975-
15. Higgins, Arch
16. Gold, Tom
17. Liang, Edward
18. Ritter, Alexander
19. Bello, Sant'gria
20. Wersinger, Robert
21. Kaiser, Russell
22. Mcdougall, Christopher
23. Long, Andrea, 1966-
24. Allen, Samantha
25. Gifford, Michele
26. Lorenzo, Riolama
27. Chipman, Jennifer
28. Fernández, Kristina
29. Rutherford, Rachel
30. Gemignani, Paul
31. Lorey, Rob
32. Robbins, Jerome
33. New York City Ballet

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (162 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Jerome Robbins, assisted by ballet master Jean Pierre Frohlich, directs a dress rehearsal of West Side story suite. The rehearsal consists of a complete run-through, with many interruptions and repetitions. Robbins gives corrections relating to the music and staging. At 16 min. into the second disc, there is a fifteen-minute break, during which Robbins works on stage with dancers. At other times Robbins speaks from off-camera. On the third disc, after the run-through, there is a brief rehearsal of a section from Robbins's ballet The four seasons: Christopher Wheeldon, James Fayette, Russell Kaiser and Alexander Ritter rehearse the male quartet from the Spring section. Nikolaj Hübbe rehearses the vocal for Cool, and guest singers rehearse the vocals for Somewhere.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of New York City Ballet.

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. *MGZIDVD 5-514 reel 1: Prologue through Cool (63 min.) -- *MGZIDVD 5-514 reel 2: America through Somewhere ballet (63 min.) -- *MGZIDVD 5-514 reel 3: curtain calls, vocals (36 min.)

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-514

Note

1. The picture is very dark on some parts of the tape.

Credits (note)

1. Conductor: Paul Gemignani. Singers: Rob Lorey and others.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in New York City Ballet dress rehearsal, with full orchestra accompaniment, on stage at the New York State Theater, New York City, on May 16, 1995.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Biography (note)

1. West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995, with guest artists Nancy Ticotin and Natalie Toro.

Title

1. West Side story suite [videorecording] : orchestra dress rehearsal. May 16, 1995 / choreography by Jerome Robbins; music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Imprint

1. 1995.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Credits

1. Conductor: Paul Gemignani. Singers: Rob Lorey and others.

Performer

1. Rehearsed by members of New York City Ballet, including Robert La Fosse (Tony), Elena Diner (Maria), Jock Soto (Bernardo), Nancy Ticotin (Anita), Nikolaj Hübbe (Riff), Natalie Toro (Rosalia), Sean Savoye (narrator), and Sébastien Marcovici, Russell Kaiser, Christopher Macdougall, Sant'gria Bello, Tom Gold, Arch Higgins, Alexander Ritter, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Wersinger, William Otto, Edward Liang, Michele Gifford, Riolama Lorenzo, Andrea Long, Kristina Fernandez, Samantha Allen, Jennifer Chipman, Rachel Rutherford, and others.

Event

1. Videotaped in New York City Ballet dress rehearsal, with full orchestra accompaniment, on stage at the New York State Theater, New York City, on May 16, 1995.

System details

1. DVD.

Biography

1. West Side story suite had its New York City Ballet premiere on May 18, 1995, with guest artists Nancy Ticotin and Natalie Toro.

Added author

1. Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
2. Robbins, Jerome, director.
3. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.
4. Sondheim, Stephen. Lyricist
5. Frohlich, Jean Pierre, director.
6. La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
7. Diner, Elena, dancer.
8. Soto, Jock, dancer.
9. Ticotin, Nancy, performer.
10. Hübbe, Nikolaj, performer.
11. Toro, Natalie, performer.
12. Savoye, Sean. Narrator
13. Wheeldon, Christopher, dancer.
14. Otto, William, 1958- dancer.
15. Marcovici, Sébastien, 1975- dancer.
16. Higgins, Arch, dancer.
17. Gold, Tom, dancer.
18. Liang, Edward, dancer.
19. Ritter, Alexander, dancer.
20. Bello, Sant'gria, dancer.
21. Wersinger, Robert, dancer.
22. Kaiser, Russell, dancer.
23. Mcdougall, Christopher, dancer.
24. Long, Andrea, 1966- dancer.
25. Allen, Samantha, dancer.
26. Gifford, Michele, dancer.
27. Lorenzo, Riolama, dancer.
28. Chipman, Jennifer, dancer.
29. Fernández, Kristina, dancer.
30. Rutherford, Rachel, dancer.
31. Gemignani, Paul. Conductor
32. Lorey, Rob. Singer
33. New York City Ballet.
34. Robbins, Jerome. West Side story suite.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-514 reels 1-3