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The magic of dance, part IV

Title
The magic of dance, part IV [electronic resource]/ BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life TV and RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Patricia Foy.
Publication
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c1979.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991.
  • Hønningen, Mette
  • Ryberg, Flemming
  • Pericet, Angel
  • Pericet, Eloy
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
  • Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014
  • Morishita, Yōko, 1948-
  • Porter, Marguerite
  • Foy, Patricia.
  • Guest, Ivor, 1920-2018.
  • Bournonville, August, 1805-1879
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Kongelige Danske ballet.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
  • Royal Ballet.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation.
Description
1 streaming video file (PAL) (60 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Fourth in a six-part series that surveys the history of theatrical dance (non-chronological).
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the BBC.
Series Statement
Magic of dance ; Part IV.
Uniform Title
  • Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
  • Coppélia (Choreographic work : Petit)
  • Tales of Beatrix Potter (Choreographic work : Ashton)
  • Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
  • Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Part IV: The romantic ballet.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Historical consultant, Ivor Guest.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator/host: Margot Fonteyn.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
Marie Taglioni and Filippo Taglioni discussed, showing Marie's birthplace in Stockholm (5 min.) -- La sylphide: opening scene (6 min.) / choreography, August Bournonville ; performed by Flemming Ryberg and Mette Hønningen -- Court Theatre and Museum, Copenhagen (7 min.); Fonteyn displays their collection of ballet slippers and pointe shoes of past ballerinas and talks about how the footwear evolved over the centuries -- La sylphide: Act II [excerpt] (3 min.) / choreography, Bournonville ; performed by Ryberg, Hønningen, and the Royal Danish Ballet -- About Fanny Elssler and Marie Taglioni at the Paris Opéra. -- Cachucha (3 min.) / performed by Angel and Eloy Pericet -- Tales of Beatrix Potter: The pigs' waltz (1 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; performed by the Royal Ballet -- The sleeping beauty: Act I waltz (5 min.) / performed by the Royal Ballet -- Commentary on Emma Livry's career and death with her gravesite and that of Théophile Gautier shown (5 min.) -- Coppélia: The doll's dance (4 min.) / choreographed and performed by Roland Petit -- Les sylphides (10 min.) / choreography, Michel Fokine ; music, Chopin ; performed by Margot Fonteyn, Ivan Nagy, Yoko Morishita, Marguerite Porter, and the Royal Ballet.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 7267
OCLC
NYPY837013010-F
Title
The magic of dance, part IV [electronic resource]/ BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life TV and RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Patricia Foy.
Imprint
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c1979.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Series
Magic of dance ; Part IV.
Performer
Narrator/host: Margot Fonteyn.
Credits
Historical consultant, Ivor Guest.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-148.
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Local Subject
Animal dances.
Ballet in television. Les sylphides.
Ballet in motion pictures. Peter Rabbit and tales of Beatrix Potter.
Added Author
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Narrator
Hønningen, Mette, dancer.
Ryberg, Flemming, dancer.
Pericet, Angel, dancer.
Pericet, Eloy, dancer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, dancer.
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014, dancer.
Morishita, Yōko, 1948- dancer.
Porter, Marguerite, dancer.
Foy, Patricia. Producer
Guest, Ivor, 1920-2018. Consultant
Bournonville, August, 1805-1879, choreographer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Host
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Kongelige Danske ballet.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Royal Ballet.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Added Title
Sylphide (Choreographic work : Bournonville)
Coppélia (Choreographic work : Petit)
Tales of Beatrix Potter (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)
Sylphides (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7267
*MGZIC 9-148 (former)
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