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On the move the Central Ballet of China

Title
On the move [videorecording] : the Central Ballet of China / produced by Sheridan International, Ltd. and Simarka Productions, Inc. in association with Tatge Productions, Inc. ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Catherine Tatge.
Publication
c1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Dai, Ai-lian.
  • Bai, Shuxiang
  • Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018.
  • Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
  • Godreau, Miguel.
  • Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
  • Schorer, Suki.
  • Li, Chengxiang.
  • Kantor, Mary Yung.
  • Kantor, Sidney.
  • Brockway, Merrill.
  • Tatge, Catherine.
  • Balanchine, George.
  • Central Ballet of China.
  • Peking School of Dancing.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (60 min.) :bsd., col. with b&w sequences ;c1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the company's 1986 visit to New York City.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Catherine Tatge.
Uniform Title
  • Variations for four (Choreographic work : Dolin)
  • New Year's sacrifice (Choreographic work : Chiang, Tsu-hui)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Burmeĭster and Gusev after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  • Maid of the sea (Choreographic work)
  • Giselle (Choreographic work)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Distributed in 1987 by Direct Cinema, Ltd.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producers, Sidney Kantor and Mary Yung Kantor ; writer, Glenn Berenbeim ; editor, Paul Barnes.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: William Hao.
Contents
Performance excerpts from Variations for four, The New Year's sacrifice, The demon and the mermaid, Swan lake Act II, and The maid from the sea, and from rehearsals of The demon and the mermaid, Swan lake, and Giselle. Brief history of ballet in China. Ballet pioneer Dai Ai Lian is seen in film clips from 1946 and in her present capacity as artistic advisor of the company. Bai Shuxiang, a ballerina of the 1950s, rehearses Swan lake and Red detachment of women. Children at the Beijing Dance Academy are seen in ballet, folk and Chinese classical dance classes. The company members attend classes in New York City with Graciela Daniele, Paul Taylor, and Miguel Godreau. Alicia Markova coaches two dancers in the Swan lake Act II pas de deux; Suki Schorer teaches two women an excerpt from Concerto barocco. Ballet master Zhang Chunzeng and several dancers discuss their experiences (in Mandarin with English subtitles).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-613
OCLC
NYPY896014823-F
Title
On the move [videorecording] : the Central Ballet of China / produced by Sheridan International, Ltd. and Simarka Productions, Inc. in association with Tatge Productions, Inc. ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Catherine Tatge.
Imprint
c1987.
Credits
Executive producers, Sidney Kantor and Mary Yung Kantor ; writer, Glenn Berenbeim ; editor, Paul Barnes.
Performer
Narrator: William Hao.
Local Subject
Dance company tours -- United States.
Added Author
Dai, Ai-lian.
Bai, Shuxiang, dancer.
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018. Teacher
Daniele, Graciela, 1939- Teacher
Godreau, Miguel. Teacher
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
Schorer, Suki.
Li, Chengxiang.
Kantor, Mary Yung. Producer
Kantor, Sidney. Producer
Brockway, Merrill. Director
Tatge, Catherine. Producer
Central Ballet of China.
Peking School of Dancing.
Balanchine, George. Concerto barocco.
Added Title
Variations for four (Choreographic work : Dolin)
New Year's sacrifice (Choreographic work : Chiang, Tsu-hui)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Burmeĭster and Gusev after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Maid of the sea (Choreographic work)
Giselle (Choreographic work)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-613
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