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Title

Yuri Grigorovich: choreographer [videorecording]

Publication

c1987.

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Additional Authors

• Timofeeva, Nina Vladimirovna, 1935-
• Liepa, Maris, 1936-1989
• Mukhamedov, Irek, 1960-
• Akimov, B. S.
• Bessmertnova, Natalia, 1941-
• Bylova, Maria
• Virsaladze, Simon Bagratovich, 1909-1989.
• Liepa, Andris
• Ananiashvili, Nina
• Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952-
• Bogatyrëv, Aleksandr
• Grigorovich, ︠I︡Uriĭ Nikolaevich, 1927-
• Aldokhin, Yuri.
• Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet
• Mezhdunarodnyĭ konkurs artistov baleta i khoreografov

Description

1 videocassette. 67 min. : sd. color with b&w sequences NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Documentary on Yuri Grigorovich's achievements as choreographer for the Bolshoi Ballet. He is seen working on his thirteenth ballet, The bolt, with the dancers and with the designer Simon Virsaladze, his longtime collaborator. Among his past and present triumphs, portrayed in film clips and still photographs, are the ballets Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, Swan lake, Legend of love, Ivan the terrible, and The golden age. He is also shown as a judge of the second International Ballet Competition in Moscow; meeting with Serge Lifar, Léonide Massine, and other major figures in dance and music; and giving a press conference in London on Ivan the terrible.

Uniform Title

• Spartacus (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
• Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski, Ivanov and Petipa, M)
• Legend of love (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
• Ivan the Terrible (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)
• Golden age (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Subjects

• Grigorovich, ︠I︡Uriĭ Nikolaevich, 1927-
• Ballet in television > Yuri Grigorovich: choreographer

Note

• Title from frame. Title on wrapper: Master of the Bolshoi: Yuri Grigorovich. Produced in the U. S. S. R. by the Entertainment Corporation and Sovinfilm exclusively for the Entertainment Corporation. Titles in Russian and English. Director: Yuri Aldokhin. Narrator: John Benson. Distributed as a videotape by Kultur, W. Long Branch, New Jersey.

Contents

DANCE CONTENTS: Excerpts from: Spartacus (1968, b&w), perf. by Nina Timofeyeva, Maris Liepa, and others. -- Spartacus (color), perf. by Irek Mukhamedov (Spartacus), Boris Akimov (Crassus), Natalia Bessmertnova (Phrygia), Maria Bylova (Aegina), and others. -- Romeo and Juliet: ballroom scene, perf. by Nina Ananiashvili (Juliet), Andris Liepa (Romeo), and others. -- Swan lake, perf. by Ludmila Semenyaka (Odette/Odile), Aleksandr Bogatyrëv (Siegfried), Akimov (evil magician), and others. -- Legend of love, perf. in dress rehearsal onstage; dancers not identified. -- Ivan the terrible, perf. by Mukhamedov (Ivan IV), Bessmertnova (Anastasia), Andris Liepa (Prince Kurbsky), and others. Sections of this ballet are also seen in rehearsal. -- The golden age. Dancers not identified. -- These excerpts are not always accompanied by the music to which they are actually danced.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1616

ISBN

1561272612

OCLC

• 78850119
• NYPY936036450-F

Title

Yuri Grigorovich: choreographer [videorecording]

Imprint

c1987.

Local Subject

Ballet in television. Yuri Grigorovich: choreographer.

Added Author

Timofeeva, Nina Vladimirovna, 1935- dancer.

Liepa, Maris, 1936-1989, dancer.

Mukhamedov, Irek, 1960- dancer.

Akimov, B. S., dancer.

Bessmertnova, Natalia, 1941- dancer.

Bylova, Maria, dancer.

Virsaladze, Simon Bagratovich, 1909-1989. Designer. Depicted

Liepa, Andris, dancer.

Ananiashvili, Nina, dancer.

Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952- dancer.

Bogatyrëv, Aleksandr, dancer.

Grigorovich, ︠I︡Uriĭ Nikolaevich, 1927- , choreographer.

Aldokhin, Yuri. Director

Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet

Mezhdunarodnyĭ konkurs artistov baleta i khoreografov

Added Title

Spartacus (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Swan lake (Choreographic work : Grigorovich after Gorski, Ivanov and Petipa, M)

Legend of love (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Ivan the Terrible (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Golden age (Choreographic work : Grigorovich)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1616