Research Catalog
Footnotes - the classics of ballet.
- Title
- Footnotes - the classics of ballet. Ballet in Russia [and] Ballet in Asia [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions ; directed by Katherine Jeans ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
- Publication
- West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1997.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZIA 4-3503 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Augustyn, Frank.
- Fraser, John, 1944-
- Sibley, Antoinette.
- Vasilʹev, Vladimir Viktorovich, 1940-
- Lopatkina, Ulʹ︠i︡ana.
- Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005.
- Ruzimatov, Farukh.
- Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
- Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008.
- Kisselgoff, Anna.
- Villella, Edward, 1936-
- Littler, William.
- Vaziev, Makhar.
- Fadeechev, Alekseĭ.
- Mukhamedov, Irek, 1960-
- Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952-
- Maksimova, Ekaterina.
- Wu, Jing Shu.
- Strate, Grant, 1927-
- Lui, David Y. H.
- Jefferies, Stephen.
- Feng, Ying.
- Eagling, Wayne
- Jeans, Katherine.
- Bregman, Neil.
- Laewen, Michael.
- Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.
- Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet
- Central Ballet of China.
- Hong Kong Ballet.
- Sound Venture Productions (Firm)
- Kultur International Films.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Compilation of two programs from the series, which draws upon the perceptions and opinions of dancers, artistic directors, critics and others in dance-related professions.
- Series Statement
- Footnotes - the classics of ballet ; Volume 8.
- Uniform Title
- Last emperor (Choreographic work : Eagling)
- Alternative Title
- Footnotes - the classics of ballet. Ballet in Asia.
- Subjects
- Ballet > China
- Ballets russes
- Dance
- Vaganova, A. ︠I︡A (Agrippina ︠I︡Akovlevna), 1879-1951
- Dancers > China
- Dancers > Russia > 20th century
- Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
- Ballet > Russia (Federation) > History > 20th century
- Video
- Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
- Peking School of Dancing
- Ballet > China > Hong Kong
- Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
- Ballet > Russia
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Note
- Volume number from wrapper and original container.
- Running time given as 60 min. on wrapper and original container.
- Credits (note)
- Produced with the participation of Canadian Television and Cable Production Fund, Telefilm Canada-Equity Investment Program, CTCPF-License Fee Program in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; executive producer, Neil Bregman ; writer, Michael Laewen ; director of photography, Mike Parsons ; set and props, Marie-Christine Féraud.
- Performer (note)
- Host: Frank Augustyn.
- Contents
- Ballet in Russia (ca. 27 min.) / interviewees, John Fraser, Antoinette Sibley, Vladimir Vasiliev, Ulyana Lopatkina, Fernando Bujones, Farukh Ruzimatov, Evelyn Hart, Clive Barnes, Anna Kisselgoff, Edward Villella, William Littler, Makhar Vaziev, Aleksei Fadeechev, Irek Mukhamedov, Ludmilla Semenyaka, Yekaterina Maximova ; performance footage danced by the Bolshoi Ballet and the Kirov Ballet. Topics include the influence of the folk tradition on Russian ballet ; the role of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the revival of ballet in Western Europe ; the contributions of Marius Petipa and Agrippina Vaganova to the development of the Russian style ; the differences in style and technique between the Kirov and Bolshoi companies ; the defections of Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov ; Russian dancers in the era of new freedom ; and the future of ballet in Russia. Ballets represented include Swan lake, Raymonda, Giselle, Don Quixote, Spartacus, The sleeping beauty, La bayadère, Romeo and Juliet, and The nutcracker.
- Ballet in Asia (ca. 28 min.) / interviewees, John Fraser, Wu Jingshu, Zhang Chunzeng, Grant Strate, David Y.H. Lui, Stephen Jeffries, Mike Wang, Feng Ying, Xu Gang, Clive Barnes, Wayne Eagling ; performance footage danced by the National Ballet of China [formerly the Central Ballet of China] and Hong Kong Ballet, with some excerpts by the Bolshoi Ballet. Overview of the history of ballet in China beginning with the influx of Russian teachers in the 1950s ; effects of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, and the dominance of the propaganda ballet ; changes wrought by the Cultural Revolution of the 1970s, and the rising interest in the use of Chinese themes in ballet ; the Beijing Dance Academy ; economic and social conditions for Chinese dancers today ; the differences between dancers in mainland China and Hong Kong ; Wayne Eagling's full-length ballet The last emperor, created to celebrate Hong Kong's repatriation. Ballets represented include Giselle, Pas de quatre, Red detachment of women, Don Quixote, The sleeping beauty, Swan lake, The last emperor, and unidentified Chinese ballets.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3503
- ISBN
- 156127853X
- OCLC
- 44175561
- NYPY99-F874
- Title
- Footnotes - the classics of ballet. Ballet in Russia [and] Ballet in Asia [videorecording] / produced by Sound Venture Productions and Frank Augustyn Productions ; directed by Katherine Jeans ; produced by Neil Bregman ; co-producer, Frank Augustyn.
- Imprint
- West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1997.
- Series
- Footnotes - the classics of ballet ; Volume 8.
- Credits
- Produced with the participation of Canadian Television and Cable Production Fund, Telefilm Canada-Equity Investment Program, CTCPF-License Fee Program in association with Bravo! and Saskatchewan Communications Network ; executive producer, Neil Bregman ; writer, Michael Laewen ; director of photography, Mike Parsons ; set and props, Marie-Christine Féraud.
- Performer
- Host: Frank Augustyn.
- Added Author
- Augustyn, Frank. Producer. HostFraser, John, 1944- IntervieweeSibley, Antoinette. IntervieweeVasilʹev, Vladimir Viktorovich, 1940- IntervieweeLopatkina, Ulʹ︠i︡ana. IntervieweeBujones, Fernando, 1955-2005. IntervieweeRuzimatov, Farukh. IntervieweeHart, Evelyn, 1956- IntervieweeBarnes, Clive, 1927-2008. IntervieweeKisselgoff, Anna. IntervieweeVillella, Edward, 1936- IntervieweeLittler, William. IntervieweeVaziev, Makhar. IntervieweeFadeechev, Alekseĭ. IntervieweeMukhamedov, Irek, 1960- interviewee.Semen︠i︡aka, L︠i︡udmila, 1952- IntervieweeMaksimova, Ekaterina. IntervieweeWu, Jing Shu. IntervieweeStrate, Grant, 1927- IntervieweeLui, David Y. H. IntervieweeJefferies, Stephen. IntervieweeFeng, Ying. IntervieweeEagling, Wayne, choreographer.Jeans, Katherine. DirectorBregman, Neil. ProducerLaewen, Michael. AuthorLeningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova.Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. BaletCentral Ballet of China.Hong Kong Ballet.Sound Venture Productions (Firm)Kultur International Films.DHCA.
- Added Title
- Last emperor (Choreographic work : Eagling)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3503