Research Catalog

For thought: The art of ballet

Title
For thought: The art of ballet [videorecording]
Publication
[1992?].

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Blake, Lisa.
  • Erickson, Mark.
  • Connolly, Gloria.
  • Perlmutter, Donna.
  • Moore, Katherine (Dancer)
Description
  • 1 streaming video file (29 min., 42 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
  • 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col. ;
Summary
Documentary on the significance of ballet in modern life. The role of ballet in education is discussed by Mark Erickson and Gloria Connolly, respectively balletmaster and director of Ballet Arts in Westlake Village, California. Their young students are seen in classes, recitals, and studio performances. Donna Perlmutter, author of Shadowplay, a biography of Antony Tudor, talks about Tudor's contribution to 20th-century ballet. Dancer Katherine Moore discusses the restrictiveness of ballet technique compared with modern dance. She is seen in performance and teaching a floor barre class.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Lisa Blake.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Note
  • Part of the television series For thought. Produced by Sensible Shoes Productions. Creator/producer/writer/host: Lisa Blake. Photographer/editor: Alan Tavener.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8856
OCLC
NYPY936016004-F
Title
For thought: The art of ballet [videorecording]
Imprint
[1992?].
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-3519.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Television. For thought.
Added Author
Blake, Lisa. Producer. Author. Host
Erickson, Mark. Commentator
Connolly, Gloria. Commentator
Perlmutter, Donna. Speaker
Moore, Katherine (Dancer) Speaker. Teacher
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8856
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