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Additional authors

1. Boal, Peter
2. Fullington, Doug
3. Fullington, Doug
4. Smith, Marian, interviewee
5. Imler, Carrie
6. Körbes, Carla
7. Moore, James (Dancer)
8. Orza, Seth
9. Dameron, Allan
10. Saint-Georges, Henri, 1799-1875
11. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872
12. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856
13. Coralli, Eugène, 1779-1854
14. Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892
15. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
16. Cronson, Mary Sharp
17. Pacific Northwest Ballet
18. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Peter Boal discusses the process of recreating Giselle, an overview of the lecture, the history of the original creation of Giselle, and a synopsis of the Giselle plot. Doug Fullington discusses the Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov notation used for creating this reconstruction of Giselle, the history of the Steponov system, and what the Giselle notation revealed along with several slides showing how this system is deciphered. Marian Smith discusses how the musical score was composed in the studio along with the choreography and mime, information from the annotations, the ratio of dancing to mime/action, and how certain parts of the score's notes relate to the libretto.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Choreography > Reconstructions
2. Filmed ballets
3. Dance notation > Russia
4. Boal, Peter
5. Pacific Northwest Ballet
6. Dance
7. Smith, Marian, consultant
8. Fullington, Doug
9. Giselle (Choreographic work : Petipa after Coralli and Perrot)
10. Mime
11. Coralli, Jean, 1779-1854 > Giselle
12. Filmed performances
13. Video
14. Panel discussions
15. Composition (Music)

Genre/Form

1. Filmed ballets.
2. Panel discussions.
3. Filmed performances.
4. Video.
5. Dance.

Contents

1. Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson -- Discussion (ca. 21 min.) / by Peter Boals, Doug Fullington, Marian Smith -- Excerpts (ca. 48 min.).
2. Excerpts. Hilarion 1 (ca. 3 min.) / performed by James Moore -- Scène d'amour (ca. 8 min.) / performed by Seth Orza, Carla Körbes, James Moore -- Berthe's prediction (ca. 6 min.) / performed by Carrie Imler, Carla Körbes, Seth Orza -- Hilarion 2 (ca. 3 min.) / performed by James Moore -- Peasant pas de deux (entrée, first male solo, female solo) (ca. 9 min.) / performed by Carla Körbes, James Moore, Carrie Imler -- Hilarion 3 (ca. 1 min.) / performed by James Moore -- Myrtha (third variation) (ca. 4 min.) / performed by Carrie Imler -- Pas de deux from Act II (adagio, Giselle variaiton, Albrecht variation, Giselle waltz variation) (ca. 15 min.) / performed by Carla Körbes, Seth Orza, Carrie Imler.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6079

Credits (note)

1. Choreography, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa ; staging, Peter Boal ; choreography reconstruction, Doug Fullington ; historical adviser, Marian Smith ; libretto, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier ; music, Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmüller and Ludwig Minkus.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y. on Jan. 9, 2011 (3 pm).

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Mary Sharp Cronson.

Biography (note)

1. Giselle will be performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, Wash. from June 3-12, 2011.
2. Original production premiere was June 28, 1841 by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique (Paris), with choreography by Jean Coralli and Julies Perrot ; Petipa production premiered on Feb. 5, 1884 by the Imperial Ballet (St. Petersburg), with choreography by Marius Petipa.

Title

1. Pacific Northwest Ballet, Giselle revisited [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. c2011.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

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

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Choreography, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa ; staging, Peter Boal ; choreography reconstruction, Doug Fullington ; historical adviser, Marian Smith ; libretto, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier ; music, Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmüller and Ludwig Minkus.

Performer

1. Panel: Peter Boal (stager and PNB artistic director), Doug Fullington (choreography reconstruction), Marian Smith (historical adviser).
2. PNB performers (in alphabetical order): Carrie Imler, principal (Berthe, peasant pas de deux, Myrtha) ; Carla Körbes, principal (Giselle) ; James Moore, soloist (Hilarion, peasant pas de deux) ; Seth Orza, principal (Loys/Albreht) ; Allan Dameron (pianist and PNB acting music director and conductor).

Event

1. Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y. on Jan. 9, 2011 (3 pm).

Biography

1. Giselle will be performed by the Pacific Northwest Ballet at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, Wash. from June 3-12, 2011.
2. Original production premiere was June 28, 1841 by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique (Paris), with choreography by Jean Coralli and Julies Perrot ; Petipa production premiered on Feb. 5, 1884 by the Imperial Ballet (St. Petersburg), with choreography by Marius Petipa.

Local note

1. For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Source

1. Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson.

Added author

1. Boal, Peter. Restager
2. Boal, Peter. Interviewee
3. Fullington, Doug. Interviewee
4. Fullington, Doug, choreographer.
5. Smith, Marian, interviewee.
6. Imler, Carrie, dancer.
7. Körbes, Carla, dancer.
8. Moore, James (Dancer)
9. Orza, Seth, dancer.
10. Dameron, Allan. Instrumentalist
11. Saint-Georges, Henri, 1799-1875. Librettist
12. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872. Librettist
13. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856. Giselle. Selections.
14. Coralli, Eugène, 1779-1854, choreographer.
15. Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892, choreographer.
16. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
17. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Speaker
18. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
19. Pacific Northwest Ballet.
20. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
21. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6079