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[Balanchine rehearses L'enfant et les sortilèges]

Title
[Balanchine rehearses L'enfant et les sortilèges] [electronic resource] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Maurice Ravel.
Publication
1981.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Dunleavy, Rosemary
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Tomlinson, Mel
  • Love, Kermit.
  • Ardolino, Emile.
  • Byars, Christopher.
  • Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.
  • New York City Ballet.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (84 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Compilation of three rehearsals for the Dance in America program The spellbound child, first telecast on May 25, 1981. In the first rehearsal, choreographer George Balanchine, assisted by Rosemary Dunleavy, works with Christopher Byars, the little boy who sings the title role, and the adult and child dancers who form the ensemble of dragonflies, moths, bats, frogs, and toads. Emile Ardolino, the television director, and designer Kermit Love also appear on camera. The second rehearsal (ca. 2 min.) is a partial run-through of the dance of the shepherds and shepherdesses, accompanied by piano and counts from a woman off-camera. In the third rehearsal (ca. 8 min.), Balanchine works with Rosemary Dunleavy, standing in for Susan Freedman as the Chinese cup, and Mel Tomlinson as the Teapot. Christopher Byars appears briefly at the beginning of the rehearsal, and Arthur Mitchell appears towards the end, suggesting and demonstrating steps.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of New York City Ballet.
Uniform Title
Enfant et les sortilèges (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Unedited footage.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title from information provided by donor.
  • For the finished version of L'enfant et les sortilèges, reconceived for television by George Balanchine and directed by Emile Ardolino, see *MGZIC 9-513 The spellbound child.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, at New York State Theater, New York, on February 18, 1981, by Emile Ardolino's technical crew.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1668
OCLC
NYPY96-F122
Title
[Balanchine rehearses L'enfant et les sortilèges] [electronic resource] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Maurice Ravel.
Imprint
1981.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, at New York State Theater, New York, on February 18, 1981, by Emile Ardolino's technical crew.
Performer
Danced by members of New York City Ballet.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4819
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Enfant et les sortilèges.
Television. Dance in America.
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Balanchine, George, commentator
Dunleavy, Rosemary, dancer.
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Depicted
Tomlinson, Mel, dancer.
Love, Kermit. Depicted
Ardolino, Emile. Director
Ardolino, Emile. Depicted
Byars, Christopher. Performer
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Composer
New York City Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Enfant et les sortilèges (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1668
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