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Behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet

Title: Behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet [electronic resource] / presented by Peter Snell and Ion Voyantzis ; written, produced and directed by Ion Voyantzis ; executive producer, Peter Snell.
Publication: U.K. : [1965]

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Description

1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., b&w.

Summary

Documentary on the Royal Ballet, focusing on rehearsals for two ballets: Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, and Frederick Ashton's Monotones no. 2. In voiceover commentaries, Ashton talks about the company; the importance of the production of Romeo and Juliet, which had multiple casts; and the creation of Monotones. Two of the casts for Romeo and Juliet, Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, and Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, are seen rehearsing the three major pas de deux in the ballet (balcony scene, crypt, bedroom). The ballet's designer, Nicholas Georgiadis, confers with Covent Garden staff members on the ballet's sets, and discusses details of a costume with Lynn Seymour. Ashton is seen working in the studio on Monotones no. 2, danced by Anthony Dowell, Vyvyan Lorrayne and Robert Mead.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Donald Saddler and Herbert Graff.

Uniform Title

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Motion pictures.
Dance rehearsals.

Note

Part of this film appears on *MGZIC 9-2607 Pas de quatre [and] Raymonda: Excerpt [and] La bayadère: Excerpt [and] Le corsaire pas de deux [and] Behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet: Excerpt [and] Black swan pas de deux [videorecording].

Access (note)

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

Performer (note)

Interviewee: Frederick Ashton.
Also appearing in this film: Austin Bennett, Paul Brown, Peter Courtier, Norman Dixon, Edna Downing (pianist), Leslie Edwards, Nicholas Georgiadis, Diane Horsham, Morgan Rendell, Antony Twiner (solo pianist), Sidney Wheeler.

Event (note)

Telecast by the British Broadcasting Corporation on April 14, 1966.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 5084

OCLC

NYPY99-F1172

Title

Behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet [electronic resource] / presented by Peter Snell and Ion Voyantzis ; written, produced and directed by Ion Voyantzis ; executive producer, Peter Snell.

Imprint

U.K. : [1965]

Country of Producing Entity

U.K.

Event

Telecast by the British Broadcasting Corporation on April 14, 1966.

Performer

Interviewee: Frederick Ashton.

Dancers: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Lynn Seymour, Christopher Gable, Anthony Dowell, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Robert Mead.

Also appearing in this film: Austin Bennett, Paul Brown, Peter Courtier, Norman Dixon, Edna Downing (pianist), Leslie Edwards, Nicholas Georgiadis, Diane Horsham, Morgan Rendell, Antony Twiner (solo pianist), Sidney Wheeler.

Restricted Access

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

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZHB 12-2651.

Additional Copy: None.

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Added Author

Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer. Commentator. Interviewee

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.

Seymour, Lynn, 1939- dancer.

Gable, Christopher, dancer.

Dowell, Anthony, dancer.

Lorrayne, Vyvyan, dancer.

Mead, Robert, 1940-1988, dancer.

Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Designer. Costume designer

Voyantzis, Ion. Producer. Director

Snell, Peter, 1941- Producer

Royal Ballet.

DHCA.

Added Title

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)

Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 5084

*MGZHB 12-2651 (former)

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