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The nutcracker family behind the magic

Title
The nutcracker family [videorecording] : behind the magic / a film by Virginia Brooks ; produced by Delia Peters.
Publication
2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • Whittle, Garielle
  • La Fosse, Robert
  • Boal, Peter
  • Peters, Delia.
  • Somogyi, Jennie
  • Balanchine, George
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (94 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"A feature length documentary about the children who enter the stage door to rehearse and perform today, and about those who performed during the last fifty years. It emphasizes the rewarding aspects of hard work and mutual respect as moral values, and as elements of fulfillment and simple fun. It is intended to present the preeminent role of the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet in establishing the Nutcracker as an American cultural institution, a traditional ritual." -- about the film note, from Virginia Brooks Dance Films website.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • This production opened on Nov. 28, 2003 and closed on Jan. 4, 2004.
  • Special thanks to: The Dance Division of the Performing Arts Library of the New York Public Library.
  • Interviews from the Reunion with former cast members at the conclusion of documentery include: Nancy Goldner, Carolyn Dyer, Leslie Paine Anding, David Richardson, Jody Armstrong, Barbara Guilford, Leslie Urdang.
  • Interviews with the School of American Ballet students include: Isabella DeVivo, Ghaleb Kayali, Gregory Malek-Jones, Hans-Sebastian Palacios, Ansel Elgort, Faith Score.
  • Dance excerpts include: 1970 dress rehearsal of The nutcracker ; Maria Tallchief coaching Jennie Somogyi as Sugar Plum Fairy; duet rehearsal with Jennie Somogyi and Peter Boal.
Credits (note)
  • Filmed and edited by, Virginia Brooks ; steadicam operator, Jay Kim ; steadicam assistant, Roy Nowlin ; production consultant, William Otterson ; production assistant, Erica Francis ; post production, Teatown Communications Group ; avid symphony editor, Jon Fordham ; sound editing and remixing, Colin Weeks ; artistic consultant, Julian Hochberg.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped [at the School of American Ballet studios in The Rose Building, New York,] during auditions and rehearsals for the 2003-2004 production of the New York City Ballet's The nutcracker.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Virginia Loring Brooks.
Biography (note)
  • The nutcracker was first performed at the Maryinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. The first New York City Ballet performance was in 1954.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3199
OCLC
182581948
Title
The nutcracker family [videorecording] : behind the magic / a film by Virginia Brooks ; produced by Delia Peters.
Imprint
2006.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Event
Videotaped [at the School of American Ballet studios in The Rose Building, New York,] during auditions and rehearsals for the 2003-2004 production of the New York City Ballet's The nutcracker.
Performer
Ballet mistress, Garielle Whittle ; pianist, Arkadiy Figlin.
Dancers include: Jennie Somogyi, Robert La Fosse, Melissa Hayden, Maria Tallchief (coaching), Christopher D'Amboise, Peter Boal.
Credits
Filmed and edited by, Virginia Brooks ; steadicam operator, Jay Kim ; steadicam assistant, Roy Nowlin ; production consultant, William Otterson ; production assistant, Erica Francis ; post production, Teatown Communications Group ; avid symphony editor, Jon Fordham ; sound editing and remixing, Colin Weeks ; artistic consultant, Julian Hochberg.
Biography
The nutcracker was first performed at the Maryinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. The first New York City Ballet performance was in 1954.
Source
Gift; Virginia Loring Brooks. NN-PD
Added Author
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Editor
Whittle, Garielle, dancer.
La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
Boal, Peter, dancer.
Peters, Delia. Producer
Somogyi, Jennie, dancer.
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
New York City Ballet.
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Donor NN-PD
Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3199
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