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The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring

Title
The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring [electronic resource] / a co-production of WNET/New York and Danmarks Radio in association with Czechoslovak Television and BBC, La Sept, NOS Television ; dance directed by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Judy Kinberg and Thomas Grimm.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Rambert, Marie
  • Joffrey, Robert
  • Rodriguez, Beatriz
  • Valleskey, Carole
  • Shoemaker, Paul
  • Kinberg, Judy
  • Grimm, Thomas
  • Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Roerich, Nicholas, 1874-1947.
  • Hodson, Millicent
  • Archer, Kenneth
  • Brubach, Holly
  • Grauer, Rhoda
  • Venza, Jac
  • Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950.
  • Joffrey Ballet
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Danmarks radio
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences.
Summary
Documentary on the history and reconstruction of Vaslav Nijinsky's ballet The rite of spring (Le sacre du printemps). The 1913 premiere of the ballet is illustrated through still photographs and historical footage of interviews with Igor Stravinsky and Dame Marie Rambert. Dance historian Millicent Hodson and art historian Kenneth Archer describe the process of reconstructing the ballet, which is then seen in a performance by the Joffrey Ballet.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance in America.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Set coordinator, Ves Harper ; lighting, Jørgen Johannessen and Tim Hunter ; production executive, Rhoda Grauer ; writer, Holly Brubach.
  • Concluding performance by the Joffrey Ballet: choreography, Vaslav Nijinsky, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; scenario, Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Roerich ; scenery and costumes, Nikolai Roerich, reconstructed by Kenneth Archer ; artistic supervision of reconstruction, Robert Joffrey.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator, Kathryn Walker.
Event (note)
  • Telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Great Performances: Dance in America series on November 24, 1989.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 7034
OCLC
NYPY906008075-F
Title
The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring [electronic resource] / a co-production of WNET/New York and Danmarks Radio in association with Czechoslovak Television and BBC, La Sept, NOS Television ; dance directed by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Judy Kinberg and Thomas Grimm.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1989.
Performer
Narrator, Kathryn Walker.
Danced by the Joffrey Ballet: Carole Valleskey (A 300-year-old woman), Paul Shoemaker (Old sage), Beatriz Rodriguez (The chosen one), and others.
Music performed by the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, conducted by Allan Lewis.
Credits
Set coordinator, Ves Harper ; lighting, Jørgen Johannessen and Tim Hunter ; production executive, Rhoda Grauer ; writer, Holly Brubach.
Concluding performance by the Joffrey Ballet: choreography, Vaslav Nijinsky, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; scenario, Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Roerich ; scenery and costumes, Nikolai Roerich, reconstructed by Kenneth Archer ; artistic supervision of reconstruction, Robert Joffrey.
Event
Telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Great Performances: Dance in America series on November 24, 1989.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2081.
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Local Subject
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Ballet in television. The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring.
Television. Dance in America.
Added Author
Rambert, Marie. Interviewee
Joffrey, Robert. Director
Rodriguez, Beatriz, dancer.
Valleskey, Carole, dancer.
Shoemaker, Paul, dancer.
Kinberg, Judy. Producer
Kinberg, Judy. Director
Grimm, Thomas. Producer. Director
Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950, choreographer.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Composer. Scenarist. Interviewee
Roerich, Nicholas, 1874-1947. Designer. Costume designer. Scenarist
Hodson, Millicent. Restager. Speaker
Archer, Kenneth. Restager. Speaker
Brubach, Holly. Author
Grauer, Rhoda, television producer.
Venza, Jac, television producer.
Joffrey Ballet.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Danmarks radio.
DHCA.
Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950. Sacre du printemps.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7034
*MGZIC 9-2081 (former)
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