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Beginnings [videorecording]

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Beginnings [videorecording]
Publication
c1977.

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Additional Authors
  • Stuart, Muriel, 1900-1991
  • Williams, Stanley, 1925-1997
  • Tumkovsky, Antonina
  • Kramarevsky, Andrei
  • Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981
  • Danilova, Alexandra, 1903-1997
  • Schorer, Suki
  • Dudin, Helene
  • Rapp, Richard
  • Reiman, Elise
  • Balanchine, George
  • Balanchine, George
  • Erskine, Maren
  • Erskine, Reed
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Maren Erskine.
Subject
  • School of American Ballet
  • Ballet in motion pictures. Beginnings
  • Dance schools
  • Dance > Auditions
  • Child dancers
Note
  • A LightWorks film by Maren and Reed Erskine. Produced by the School of American Ballet. Camera/editing: Maren Erskine. Sound: Reed Erskine. Dance consultant: Suki Schorer.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Local note
  • Former call number: *MGZIA 4-1535.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5990
OCLC
NYPY936037298-F
Title
Beginnings [videorecording]
Imprint
c1977.
Description
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details
DVD.
Summary
Film portrait of the School of American Ballet, New York, portrayed through scenes of classes taught by various teachers, auditions for admission, rehearsals for a workshop performance of George Balanchine's Symphony in C, and a rehearsal and performance of a children's dance in Coppélia. Voice-over commentaries by teachers and students give their observations of life at the school. Teachers on screen, in order of appearance, are: Muriel Stuart, Stanley Williams, Antonina Tumkovsky, Andrei Kramarevsky, Felia Doubrovska, Alexandra Danilova, and Suki Schorer. Teachers heard in voice-overs are: Helene Dudin, Richard Rapp, and Elise Reiman. Balanchine briefly appears in the Coppélia rehearsal footage.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIA 4-1535.
Local Subject
Ballet in motion pictures. Beginnings.
Local Subject
Dance -- Auditions.
Child dancers.
Added Author
Stuart, Muriel, 1900-1991. Depicted
Williams, Stanley, 1925-1997. Depicted
Tumkovsky, Antonina. Depicted
Kramarevsky, Andrei. Depicted
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981. Depicted
Danilova, Alexandra, 1903-1997, depicted.
Schorer, Suki. Depicted
Dudin, Helene. Commentator
Rapp, Richard. Commentator
Reiman, Elise. Commentator
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Balanchine, George. Depicted
Erskine, Maren.
Erskine, Reed.
Container of (work): Balanchine, George. Symphony in C.
Container of (work): Balanchine, George. Coppélia.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5990
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