Research Catalog

Title

Richard Thomas: teaching at the New Ballet School: pirouettes [electronic resource]

Publication

1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Thomas, Richard, 1926-
• Alvarado, Rachel
• Davis, Naima
• Tuthill, Patricia
• Yu, Ha-Chi
• Jordan, Jason
• Luk, Sam
• Virolas, Jassen
• Walton, Jesse
• Cherry, Michael.
• Millard, Jay.
• New Ballet School (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 streaming video file (NTSC) (96 min.) : sd., col.

Summary

Third of a series of six videotapes made as a record of Richard Thomas's method of teaching classical ballet. The first four tapes (barre, *MGZIC 9-3394; adagio, *MGZIC 9-3395; pirouettes, *MGZIC 9-3396; and allegro, *MGZIC 9-3397) focus on specific areas of the class and were specially arranged for videotaping. The fifth tape (class, *MGZIC 9-3398) follows a standard class sequence. Thomas frequently pauses to explain the principles underlying the movements he is teaching, and to reminisce about his own teachers (who included Bronislava Nijinska, Vincenzo Celli, Anatole Oboukhoff, and Anatole Vilzak) and notable dancers. In the sixth tape (*MGZIC 9-3399), Thomas is interviewed by Eliot Feld.

Donor/Sponsor

nys

Note

• Videotaped by Jay Millard for the Jerome Robbins Archive at the New Ballet School, New York, on November 19, 1991, with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Teacher: Richard Thomas. Students: Rachel Alvarado, Naima Davis, Patricia Tuthill, Ha-Chi Yu, Jason Jordan, Sam Luk, Jassen Virolas, and Jesse Walton. Pianist: Michael Cherry.

Access (note)

• Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding (note)

• Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Contents

CONTENTS: (approx. 45 min.): Preparatory exercises for pirouettes; pirouettes from second position, en dehors and en dedans; pirouettes from fourth position, en dehors and en dedans; attitude turns en dehors. -- (approx. 26 min.): Attitude turns en dedans; preparatory exercise for fouettés; fouettés; pirouettes à la seconde; piqué turns.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 2275

OCLC

NYPY936006104-F

Title

Richard Thomas: teaching at the New Ballet School: pirouettes [electronic resource]

Imprint

1991.

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 9-3396.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Ballet technique.

Ballet in television. Richard Thomas: Teaching at the New Ballet School.

Ballet class.

Added Author

Thomas, Richard, 1926- Teacher. Commentator

Alvarado, Rachel, dancer.

Davis, Naima, dancer.

Tuthill, Patricia, dancer.

Yu, Ha-Chi, dancer.

Jordan, Jason, dancer.

Luk, Sam, dancer.

Virolas, Jassen, dancer.

Walton, Jesse, dancer.

Cherry, Michael. Instrumentalist

Millard, Jay. Videographer

New Ballet School (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 2275

*MGZIC 9-3396 (former)