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The Bolshoi : Bolshoi ballet

Title
The Bolshoi : Bolshoi ballet / a BBC TV production in association with Flicker[s] Productions LTD and the Arts & Entertainment Network ; Omnibus (series).

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Additional Authors
  • Lushin, S. (Stanislav)
  • Houldey, Michael
  • Grigorovich, ︠I︡Uriĭ Nikolaevich, 1927-
  • Lavreniuk, Aleksandr, 1939-
  • Golovkina, Sofʹi︠a︡ Nikolaevna, 1915-2004
  • Ananiashvili, Nina
  • Struchkova, Raisa
  • Liepa, Andris
  • Lunacharsky, Anatoly Vasilievich, 1875-1933
  • Akimov, B. S.
  • Messerer, Asaf, 1903-1992
  • Lavrovskiĭ, Mikhail
  • Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998
  • Mukhamedov, Irek, 1960-
  • Bessmertnova, Natalia, 1941-2008
  • Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952-
  • Vasilʹev, Vladimir, 1940-
  • Maksimova, Ekaterina
  • Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015
  • Proctor, Martin
  • Zeiger, Neil
  • Megahey, Leslie
  • Lichtenstein, Olivia
  • Collins, Richard, 1947-2013
  • Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet, performer.
  • Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  • Flicker Productions.
  • Arts and Entertainment Network.
Found In
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive, 1960-2010.
Description
1 streaming video file (114 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Comments by choreographers, ballet coaches and ballet dancers intermingle with excerpts from recordings of dance rehearsals and performances. Topics include: life stories and careers of famous dancers and choreographers, the history of the Bolshoĭ Theater, creation of new ballets, Soviet choreographic school, its budget and structure, the essence of choreography, and classical ballet training. The host speaks about the history of the theater and the famous dancers and choreographers of the past who contributed to its progress and fame and, details of the theater's operation. This recording contains the only recorded speech made by Lunacharsky, the first Soviet People's Commissar of Enlightenment responsible for culture and education, who argued for the protection of arts after the Bolshevik Party came to power.
Series Statement
Omnibus
Uniform Title
  • Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Gorski after Petipa, M)
  • Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)
  • Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Lavrovskiĭ)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  • Spartacus (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
  • Ivan the Terrible (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
  • Raymonda (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski and Petipa, M)
  • Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Grigorovich, after Ivanov)
  • Giselle (Choreographic work : after Petipa, M)
  • Laurencia (Choreographic work : Chabukiani)
  • Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
  • Anna Karenina (Choreographic work : Plise︠t︡ska︠i︡a)
  • Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003)
Alternative Title
  • Bolshoi ballet
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title transcribed from printed label on container.
  • "Soviet Union film"-- on screen.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Stanislav Lushin, director ; chief choreographer and artistic director, Yuri (︠I︡Uriĭ) Grigorovich ; performance conductor, Alexander Lavreniuk (Lavreniuk) ; Martin Proctor, Neil Zeiger, producers ; film editor, Stephen Evans ; directed by Michael Houldey.
Source (note)
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov
Language (note)
  • In English; translation voiced over or subtitled.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 327
OCLC
879875390
Title
The Bolshoi : Bolshoi ballet / a BBC TV production in association with Flicker[s] Productions LTD and the Arts & Entertainment Network ; Omnibus (series).
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Omnibus
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Stanislav Lushin, director ; chief choreographer and artistic director, Yuri (︠I︡Uriĭ) Grigorovich ; performance conductor, Alexander Lavreniuk (Lavreniuk) ; Martin Proctor, Neil Zeiger, producers ; film editor, Stephen Evans ; directed by Michael Houldey.
Performer
Olivia Lichtenstein, Richard Collins, English voices ; commentary read by Leslie Megahey ; Sophia Golovkina, Nina Ananiashvili, Raisa Struchkova, Andris Liepa, Boris Akimov, Asaf Messerer, Mikhail Lavrovskiĭ, Galina Ulanova, ︠I︡Uriĭ Grigorovich, Irek Mukhamedov, Natalia Bessmertnova, Lyudmila Semenyaka, Vladimir Vassiliev (Vasilʹev), Yekaterina Maximova (Ekaterina Maksimova), Maya Plisetskaya (Maĭ︠i︡a Plise︠t︡ska︠i︡a), performers and commentators ; Aleksandr Lavreniuk, conductor ; Anatoly Vasilievich Lunacharsky, speaker.
Event
Broadcast on Arts & Entertainment Network 1986 September 9; Originally broadcast on BBC television in England 1986.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Language
In English; translation voiced over or subtitled.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Source
Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Lushin, S. (Stanislav), director.
Houldey, Michael, director.
Grigorovich, ︠I︡Uriĭ Nikolaevich, 1927- commentator.
Lavreniuk, Aleksandr, 1939- conductor.
Golovkina, Sofʹi︠a︡ Nikolaevna, 1915-2004, commentator.
Ananiashvili, Nina, commentator.
Ananiashvili, Nina, performer.
Struchkova, Raisa, commentator.
Liepa, Andris, commentator.
Liepa, Andris, performer.
Lunacharsky, Anatoly Vasilievich, 1875-1933, speaker.
Akimov, B. S., commentator.
Messerer, Asaf, 1903-1992, commentator.
Lavrovskiĭ, Mikhail, commentator.
Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998, commentator.
Mukhamedov, Irek, 1960- commentator.
Bessmertnova, Natalia, 1941-2008, commentator.
Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952- commentator.
Vasilʹev, Vladimir, 1940- commentator.
Maksimova, Ekaterina, commentator.
Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015, commentator.
Proctor, Martin, television producer.
Zeiger, Neil, television producer.
Megahey, Leslie, host.
Lichtenstein, Olivia, narrator.
Collins, Richard, 1947-2013, narrator.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet, performer.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Flicker Productions.
Arts and Entertainment Network.
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- donor.
Added Title
Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Gorski after Petipa, M)
Spring waters (Choreographic work : Messerer)
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Lavrovskiĭ)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Spartacus (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
Ivan the Terrible (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
Raymonda (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski and Petipa, M)
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Grigorovich, after Ivanov)
Giselle (Choreographic work : after Petipa, M)
Laurencia (Choreographic work : Chabukiani)
Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Anna Karenina (Choreographic work : Plise︠t︡ska︠i︡a)
Omnibus (Television program : 1967-2003)
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive, 1960-2010.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 327
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