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Nancy Mann recreating Valse chromatique from Reminiscence

Title
Nancy Mann recreating Valse chromatique from Reminiscence [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Benjamin Godard.
Publication
[New York] : George Balanchine Foundation, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Mann, Nancy Knot.
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • Godard, Benjamin, 1849-1895.
  • Bouder, Ashley
  • McDill, Nancy.
  • New York City Ballet.
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
  • George Balanchine Foundation. dnr NN-PD
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (34 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Nancy Mann, who performed Valse chromatique from George Balanchine's Reminiscence as an independent solo, coaches the New York City Ballet dancer, Ashley Bouder. In the interview section, she discusses learning the choreography for Valse chromatique by watching the original dancer Leda Anchutina, her overall impression of Reminiscence, and her past experiences as a dancer.
  • George Balanchine created Reminiscence for his company, American Ballet. The ballet was composed of a suite of dances: Entrée, Pas d'Action, Valse chromatique, Barcarole, Canzonetta, Fragment poétique, Tarantella, solo (Saturn), Pas de trois, Finale, with the exception of Valse chromatique Balanchine's choreography has been lost.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive
Uniform Title
Reminiscence (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Alternative Title
  • Valse chromatique
  • Reminiscence
  • Valse chromatique (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Additional comments from Nancy Mann include that two arabesques were inadvertently omitted just after the entrance of the second musical theme (measure 33).
Credits (note)
  • Camera, Amy Reusch ; sound, Robert Barnes ; lighting, Alan Pierce ; production, Reusch Dance Video ; post production, Teatown Communications Group ; on-line editor, Jon Fordham.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, on Jan. 29, 2001.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
Biography (note)
  • Reminiscence premiered Mar. 1, 1935, performed by American Ballet at the Adelphi Theater, New York City with Valse chromatique section danced by Leda Anchutina and later performed as an independent solo by Nancy Mann.
Contents
  • Valse chromatique (ca. 22 min.) / danced by Ashley Bouder.
  • Interview (ca. 12 min.) / interviewee, Nance Mann ; interviewer, Nancy Reynolds.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3244
OCLC
212625420
Title
Nancy Mann recreating Valse chromatique from Reminiscence [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] editor, Virginia Brooks ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Benjamin Godard.
Imprint
[New York] : George Balanchine Foundation, c2006.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive
Event
Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, on Jan. 29, 2001.
Credits
Camera, Amy Reusch ; sound, Robert Barnes ; lighting, Alan Pierce ; production, Reusch Dance Video ; post production, Teatown Communications Group ; on-line editor, Jon Fordham.
Performer
Danced by Ashley Bouder.
Interviewer, Nancy Reynolds ; pianist, Nancy McDill.
System Details
DVD.
Biography
Reminiscence premiered Mar. 1, 1935, performed by American Ballet at the Adelphi Theater, New York City with Valse chromatique section danced by Leda Anchutina and later performed as an independent solo by Nancy Mann.
Source
Gift; George Balanchine Foundation. NN-PD
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Interviewer
Mann, Nancy Knot. Teacher
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring. Editor
Godard, Benjamin, 1849-1895. Waltzes, piano, no. 5, op. 88, G major.
Bouder, Ashley, dancer.
McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
New York City Ballet.
George Balanchine Foundation.
George Balanchine Foundation. Donor NN-PD
Added Title
Reminiscence (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Valse chromatique (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3244
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