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Maria Tallchief coaching the pas de deux from Scotch symphony

Title
Maria Tallchief coaching the pas de deux from Scotch symphony [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Felix Mendelssohn (Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scotch," 1842)
Publication
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Tallchief, Maria.
  • Fugate, Judith
  • Boal, Peter
  • McDill, Nancy.
  • Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
  • Mason, Francis.
  • Balanchine, George
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
  • Tatge, Catherine.
  • Brooks, Virginia Loring.
  • Balanchine, George.
  • George Balanchine Foundation.
  • International Cultural Programming, Inc.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (109 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Maria Tallchief, a former principal ballerina with New York City Ballet, coaches two current principal dancers, Judith Fugate and Peter Boal, in the pas de deux from George Balanchine's Scotch symphony, created for Tallchief and André Eglevsky in 1952. Tallchief works with the dancers on refining details of the choreography, particularly in movements and positions of the head and upper body. In an interview she recalls watching a ceremony at Edinburgh Castle in 1952, an experience shared with Balanchine which may have been a source of inspiration for Scotch symphony. She, Francis Mason and Nancy Reynolds discuss the mythical figure of the sylph and its modern-day embodiment in this ballet. Tallchief discusses the dramatic quality of the ballet, conveyed largely through gesture. She describes Balanchine's method of choreography, noting his reliance on demonstration rather than verbal explanation, and his attention to detail and musical phrasing.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of The George Balanchine Foundation.
Series Statement
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming.
Performer (note)
  • Pianist, Nancy McDill.
  • Interviewers, Francis Mason, Nancy Reynolds.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 14-15, 1996.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3819
OCLC
  • 42765169
  • NYPY00-F436
Title
Maria Tallchief coaching the pas de deux from Scotch symphony [videorecording] / The George Balanchine Foundation ; project director, Nancy Reynolds ; [video] directed and produced by Catherine Tatge ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Felix Mendelssohn (Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scotch," 1842)
Imprint
U.S. : The George Balanchine Foundation, c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive
Event
Videotaped at the New York City Ballet studios, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., on April 14-15, 1996.
Credits
Camera, Joel Shapiro ; sound, Samantha Hylewyle ; editing, Virginia Brooks ; production, International Cultural Programming ; associate producers, Beth Barbre (The George Balanchine Foundation), Martine Britell (International Cultural Programming.
Performer
Danced by Judith Fugate and Peter Boal, principal dancers of New York City Ballet.
Pianist, Nancy McDill.
Interviewers, Francis Mason, Nancy Reynolds.
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Tallchief, Maria. Interviewee
Fugate, Judith, dancer.
Boal, Peter, dancer.
McDill, Nancy. Instrumentalist
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Interviewer
Mason, Francis. Interviewer
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Composer
Tatge, Catherine. Producer. Director
Brooks, Virginia Loring.
George Balanchine Foundation.
International Cultural Programming, Inc.
DHCA.
Balanchine, George. Scotch symphony.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3819
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