Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
2. Chapman, Wes
3. Norton, Leslie, 1952-
4. Parkinson, Georgina
5. Kent, Julie
6. Kent, Julie
7. Hallberg, David
8. Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870
9. Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
10. Balanchine, George
11. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
12. Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
13. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
14. Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999
15. Cronson, Mary Sharp
16. Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870.
17. Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979.
18. Balanchine, George
19. American Ballet Theatre
20. American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
21. New York City Ballet
22. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (70 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program focuses on the long career of dancer Frederic Franklin. Live performances of ballet excerpts re-staged by Franklin and film clips from the documentary Ballets Russes are interspersed with panel discussions featuring Franklin, his biographer Leslie Norton, and Georgina Parkinson and Julie Kent of American Ballet Theatre. The panelists discuss the making of Norton's biography (published 2007); Franklin's early experiences dancing with Josephine Baker in Paris, in musicals and with the Markova-Dolin Ballet in London; his years with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and professional relationships with Léonide Massine and Alexandra Danilova; his work as a performer and re-stager at American Ballet Theatre; his reaction to receiving the designation of CBE (Commander of the British Empire); his legendary memory for choreography; and his feelings about performing in Balanchine's works. Franklin coaches dancers onstage in the Friends dance from Coppelia, and a video segment of Franklin coaching Julie Kent and Nikolaj Hübbe in Mozartiana is shown. Georgina Parkinson offers a tribute to Franklin's character and the pleasure of working with him.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. American Ballet Theatre
2. Ballets Russes du Col. W. de Basil
3. Dance
4. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
5. Video

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Czardas [from Coppelia] / choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon, staged by Franklin; music by Léo Delibes; performed by ABT II -- Discussion -- Gaité Parisienne pas de deux / choreography by Léonide Massine; music by Jacques Offenbach; performed by Kent and Hallberg -- Discussion -- Friends dance [from Coppelia] / choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon, staged by Franklin; music by Léo Delibes; performed by students of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School -- Discussion -- Mozartiana [excerpts] / choreography by George Balanchine; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; performed by Kent and Hallberg.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3643

Credits (note)

1. Costumes, Patricia Zipprodt.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 13, 2008.

Title

1. American Ballet Theatre, an evening with Frederic Franklin [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 2008.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Costumes, Patricia Zipprodt.

Performer

1. Host, Mary Sharp Cronson.
2. Moderator, Wes Chapman. Panelists, Frederic Franklin, Julie Kent, Leslie Norton, Georgina Parkinson.
3. Dance performed by Julie Kent and David Hallberg of American Ballet Theatre; Kaia Annika, April Giangeruso, Joseph Gorak, Ty Gurfein, Isaac Hernandez, Jaime Hickey, Isadora Loyola, Sae-Eun Park, Calvin Roal, Jose Sebastian of ABT II; Larissa Baseman, Kathryn Boran, Skylar Brandt, Elly Dembo, Daphne Fernberger, Alexandra McGlade, Elise Miller, Amber Neff, Alison Stroming of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 13, 2008.

Local note

1. For a complete recording of the film Ballets Russes, see *MGZIDVD 5-2756.

Added author

1. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee
2. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Restager
3. Chapman, Wes. Moderator
4. Norton, Leslie, 1952- Interviewee
5. Parkinson, Georgina. Interviewee
6. Kent, Julie. Interviewee
7. Kent, Julie, dancer.
8. Hallberg, David, dancer.
9. Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870, choreographer.
10. Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.
11. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
12. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Coppélia.
13. Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Composer
14. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
15. Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999, costume designer.
16. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
17. American Ballet Theatre.
18. American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.
19. New York City Ballet.
20. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
21. Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870. Coppélia
22. Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Gaîté parisienne.
23. Balanchine, George. Mozartiana.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3643