- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Jelko Yuresha papers.
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Kevin McKenzie talks about the abundance of strong male dancers in American Ballet Theatre (ABT); the revival of Variations for Four by Anton Dolin; acceptance of men as ballet dancers; McKenzie bringing the theater back into ABT and the elevation of technique; nurturing dancers and making a star (a complete artist) by finding the right package and working on their weaknesses and strengths; pushing individual artists and their talent; public relating to a particular star dancer; creating excitement and bringing the audience back, and the current exciting group of dancers that draw the audience in; traditional catagories for men in ballet and how men dancers are not fitting into those catagories; McKenzie's experience as a dancer helping him as artistic director of ABT; ABT has always been a deep and rich artistic institution; focusing on the institutional side of things to move forward; chemistry is crucial to making a good company; McKenzie having a dream about the Met and having a second season in New York with season focusing on new work. Ethan Stiefel discusses becoming a ballet dancer as a child because of his sister; studying at School of American Ballet (SAB) and School of Classical Ballet with Baryshnikov; taking class with Stanley Williams as a male dancer; how does it feel to dance classical ballet roles and what led him to ABT after dancing with New York City Ballet (NYCB); liking all types of dance and wanting to do modern dance; dealing with stress and injuries; dancing Variations for Four and what makes it interesting; all the incredible men dancers at ABT now from all over the world and how it is generating excitement; partnering work and not taking a subservient attitude, along with the importance of chemistry; stereotypes with being a ballet dancer in Wisconsin as a child; the importance and rewards of expressing yourself while performing; and difference between ballet and sports. Joaquin De Luz talks about becoming a ballet dancer as a child and joining Victor Ullate Ballet at the age of 15; coming to New York after winning a competition; recently becoming a soloist with ABT and what he loves about expressing himself as a dancer; performing with his brother-in-law Angel Corella; his dream role being Basil in Don Q; being a male ballet dancer in Spain and how it affected his friendships; and knowing Angel Corella since he was nine years old.
- Alternative Title
- Boys at the Barre
- Jelko Yuresha papers. Moving image materials.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Filmed dance.
- Interviews.
- Video.
- Dance.
- Nonfiction films.
- Note
- Title from original VHS cassette label.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Source (note)
- donated by Jelko Yuresha and Belinda Wright
- Contents
- Interview with Kevin McKenzie (Artistic Director, ABT) (36 min.) -- Interview with Ethan Stiefel (principal dancer, ABT) (16 min.) -- Interview with Joaquin De Luz (soloist, ABT) [ends abruptly] (approximately 6 min.).
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-7556
- OCLC
- 935390652
- Title
Boys @ the Barre : Interviews, 1998 / interviewees, Kevin McKenzie, Ethan Stiefel and Joaquin De Luz.
- Production
[1998]
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
video
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Event
Videotaped during interviews at ABT studio, New York, N.Y., 1998.
- Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
McKenzie, Kevin, interviewee.
Stiefel, Ethan, interviewee.
De Luz, Joaquin, 1976- interviewee.
Yuresha, Jelko, donor.
Wright, Belinda, 1929-2007, donor.
- Added Title
Jelko Yuresha papers. Moving image materials.
- Found In:
Jelko Yuresha papers.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7556